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The Catholic Church and LGBTQ+ “inclusivity”
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The Catholic Church and LGBTQ+ “inclusivity”

“Gay Priests? About Bloody Time, Catholic Church!” 🌈✝️ Hold onto your rosaries, dolls, because the Catholic Church is finally showing the tiniest sliver of progression. New guidelines reportedly suggest that gay men might – might – be allowed to become priests. But before we start throwing glitter in celebration, let’s take a closer look at this hot mess. The Catholic Church, infamous for its long-standing homophobia and exclusionary practices, seems to be dipping a reluctant toe into inclusivity. These new guidelines, while not groundbreaking, hint that gay men who remain celibate may be deemed “worthy” of serving God. Gee, thanks, Vatican – how generous of you. 🙄 But here’s the gag: queer people have always been in the church. From the choir directors serving soprano realness ...
Russia Anti-Gay laws make more victims every day.
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Russia Anti-Gay laws make more victims every day.

Russia’s Anti-Gay Crackdown: A Cruel Joke That’s No Laughing Matter 🌈💔 Alright, loves, let’s have a little chinwag about Russia’s latest disgusting display of anti-LGBTQ+ hate. The case of Anton Yevdokimov, a queer Russian comedian, is a stark reminder of the vile lengths to which this regime will go to silence and punish our community. And frankly, it’s enough to make anyone see red—no pun intended. The Tea on Anton Yevdokimov’s Arrest 🍵 Anton, a rising star in Russia’s comedy scene, has been arrested for daring to joke about being gay. Yes, you read that right—a joke. Under Russia’s oppressive "gay propaganda" laws, even a throwaway gag that affirms LGBTQ+ existence is deemed criminal. It’s tragic, really. Comedy has always been a way for marginalised groups to push back against po...
A Climate Deal Derailed by LGBTQ+ Rights: What’s the Real Cost?
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A Climate Deal Derailed by LGBTQ+ Rights: What’s the Real Cost?

Stopping the climate deal? It is always because of they gays, ain't it? Well, loves, the world’s been dealt another blow, and it’s as outrageous as it is heartbreaking. At a recent global summit meant to tackle the pressing climate crisis, a vital deal was blocked by none other than a coalition including the Vatican, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia. But here’s the kicker: their reasoning wasn’t about emissions or economics. No, these nations put the brakes on progress over LGBTQ+ inclusion. When Climate Meets Queerphobia The proposed climate agreement aimed to set ambitious goals for curbing emissions, but it also included language supporting LGBTQ+ rights in the context of climate justice. These clauses recognised that queer and trans communities, often among the most vulnerable to envi...
Shoah: when remembering gives us hope for a better future.
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Shoah: when remembering gives us hope for a better future.

For many of us, YomHaShoa - or day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Shoha - is a sad, almost mournful time every year. But then… why is it important to remember if it can hurt so much? As a gay and Jewish person, Remembering (and honouring) the victims of the Shoah is something I do almost every day, it is a good exercise for the memory, but also for my own sense of thankfulness: how lucky are we to be living in so much comfort and peace, in our houses, now? Certainly one could say that we do still have that feeling of “something’s still missing in my life”… but hey! We are here, we are safe, we are alive, and - again - in the full comfort of our own houses. My Grandmother - when still alive - used to remind me of how during deportation she had to flee her city, her parents escaped a...
Anti Homo-Transphobia bill in Italy gets completely stopped.
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Anti Homo-Transphobia bill in Italy gets completely stopped.

The journey from bill to law of what is known in Italy as DDL Zan (Anti Homo-transphobia bill) gets abruptly interrupted today. Twenty-three votes scuttled the Zan Bill. The centre-left was sure to have 149 votes on paper, but two abstained and 16 senators passed with the centre-right. The result was 154 votes for NO and 131 for YES, a ratio that was reversed compared to the theoretical starting point envisaged by the forces in the field.  From the Democratic Party, accusations were levelled at those belonging to the party of the Ex Prime-Minister, Mr. Matteo Renzi.  Now Ignazio La Russa (Far right party - Fratelli d’Italia) says: "There is a new majority". Dem leader Monica Cirinnà (famous for her battle to make a law on same sex marriages approved in Italy) said: "The centre-left ...
Latest Music Releases – “MAMMAMIA” by Måneskin and much more!
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Latest Music Releases – “MAMMAMIA” by Måneskin and much more!

Lately, a set of new fresh songs by Eurovision artists dropped. Now, without further ado, check out below the most recent new releases. Måneskin - "MAMMAMIA" The winners of Eurovision 2021 are back with a massive heat filled up with sensuality and sexual tension. Damiano's smoky voice portrays all the confidence of a real "Italiano". The lyrics go about crossing boundaries, being yourself and "feeling sexy and freee..." Amir - "Rétine" Amir brings back the French classic ballad sounds. Stripped-back from the beginning, it builds up to something modern, avant-garde and even electronic-inspired in the second half of the song. The song was written by Amir himself together with producers Nazim Khaled and Stav Beger. Little Big – "Welcome To The Internet" ...
Vatican VS Italy for LGBT+ rights
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Vatican VS Italy for LGBT+ rights

The State of Vatican has just started a sort of diplomatic war against Italy while the Italian Parliament gets ready to discuss a law against Homophobia. If Italy is a very socially advanced country where finally same-sex unions are granted by the legislation and have almost same rights as a heterosexual marriage, surely it is still not a country where the LGBT+ population is fully protected against discrimination and abuse We have already spoken here about the Zan Bill Proposal (aka DDL Zan) and that still, after more than year since the PM Alessandro Zan proposed this bill, and after the thousands of revisions that the entire bill received from the right and conservative opposition, the Italian Parliament was almost ready to start the final discussion in order to approve and pass the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Government is thinking to tougher laws against the LGBT+ community.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Government is thinking to tougher laws against the LGBT+ community.

Un unthinkable and unacceptable reinforcement of discriminating laws agains the rainbow community of Kuala Lumpur is about to be voted by the government soon. Putrajaya’s Government is decided to go ahead with a new set of laws that foresees heavier and punishments for all people found guilty of practicing LGBT+ related acts (eg. Having sex with someone of the same gender, or being in a same-sex relationship, etc), by increasing the sentencing limits to the Syariah Courts - which is part of the criminal jurisdiction - according to the Act 1965-355. Religious affairs minister - Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri - earlier this year said that “LGBT+ culture is not just against Islamic law, but even human nature”, and this is the reason why Putrajaya will push the agenda for the Act 355. Al-Bakri al...
Trans conversion therapies: more than 50% of ex-patients attempted suicide.
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Trans conversion therapies: more than 50% of ex-patients attempted suicide.

This shocking and still so true news is the result of a study conducted in October 2020 by the Gender Identity Research & Education Society, the LGBT Foundation, the Ozanne Foundation and Stonewall. It is scary to read that 9 out of 10 trans and non-binary patients who were treated with conversion-therapies, have then experienced symptoms of anxiety and depression, but it is even worts to read that at least half of them have attempted suicide. The research that you can read here, also found that gender identity conversion therapy is “more widespread and often more violent” than most people actually realise. These therapies too often force their “patients” to unwanted nudity, and include corrective rape, food and sleep deprivation, physical and verbal abuse, as part of the “cure”.  T...
Homocaust – the Holocaust of Gay People – Part 2
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Homocaust – the Holocaust of Gay People – Part 2

Paragraph 175 is one of the saddest and hardest chapters of our modern history. As we said in the previous part of this article, Hitler assumed that homosexuality was a "degenerate behaviour" (later said by one who was a slave to at least 80 different types of drugs that he injected or took every day ...) and that represented a threat to the demographic capacity of the state: gays were denounced as "enemies of the state" and accused as "corrupters" of public morality that endangered the birth rate of Nazi Germany. More than a million gays were victims of the Nazi regime even if they were not immediately given the same treatment as Jews; as components, albeit "deviant", of the "master race" (at least for those not of Jewish origin) he tried to convince them to adopt a "correct" sexuality. ...
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