Originally posted on Komaba Times:
Amaël Cognacq “Basically, in Japan, homosexuality’s existence itself is outrightly denied. I cannot be satisfied by this,” says a lesbian student at the University of Tokyo. In Japan, same-sex couples do not exist legally. Socially, homosexuality lacks both recognition and representation. In this uncomfortable situation, how do LGBT students of…
Category Archives: LGBT
February
12
Homosexuality: it’s time to talk about it
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
January
30
Benedict Cumberbatch And Stephen Fry Among Supporters Of Request For LGBT Pardon
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on EILE Magazine:
Alan Turing, photo Elliott & Fry Studio 1951 An open letter, calling on the British Government to pardon 49,000 individuals, of which 15,000 are still living today, who were convicted of homosexual acts, has been signed by such luminaries as Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch, along with Alan Turing’s niece,…
December
23
Trans Equality
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
On a Monday evening, I discovered the TV series Transparent. It is about the journey one Transgender person embarks on. Lets start the post with one distinction: Sex and gender are 2 different things. Sex is between your legs. Gender is between your ears. I have the utmost respect for the Trans Community. They are […]
December
05
Why America needs a new Harvey Milk
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Can't rest with the unrest:
“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet shoot down every closet door.” -Harvey Milk The Harvey Milk foundation leads Milk’s legacy after he was shot on November 27, 1978. Unlike other public figures, Milk knew he was going to be assassinated. But the…
December
03
“Dirty 30”: A New Docu-Series About HIV
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
DIRTY 30 is a 10 part docu-series about HIV premiering on YouTube this World AIDS Day 2014. The series has stepped up and filmed in the streets, boroughs, townships, and cities around the world to show the faces and experiences of HIV, 30 years after it’s discovery. Below is the Episode Schedule: 12.1.14 WORLD AIDS […]
December
01
World AIDS Day 2014
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Rarely do I use Bluxome Street Post for my personal causes. There are a few I feel very passionately about though… World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to […]
November
13
Relevancy: The Gay and The News; and The Pride in Coming Out
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Aries Gay Man Musings:
I have always been the kind of person that considers his sexuality something personal (which is not the same as private). Therefore, I’m not fond of the ‘Hey, I’m X and I’m Gay’. I simply do not consider it relevant at stage of the conversation. However, this ‘relevancy’…
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