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Gay Pride 2008: "Michelle (è un anno che aspetto)"
Il 28 giugno 2008 sfila a Bologna la comunità gay, lesbica, bisessuale e trans italiana. In città arriva anche Michelle, diciottenne di Licata in provincia di Agrigento. E’ un anno che aspetta questo momento.
Questo pod racconta il Bologna Pride attraverso gli occhi di Michelle e allo stesso tempo descrive cosa significa essere omosessuale in una piccola città della Sicilia: le difficoltà e i sogni di una persona che ha scelto di essere se stessa. Il 28 giugno 2008 sfila a Bologna la comunità gay, lesbica, bisessuale e trans italiana. In città arriva anche Michelle, diciottenne d... more -
Gay pride parade in Jerusalem!!
Members of Jerusalem's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community and their supporters marched in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, and ultra-Orthodox Jews staged a protest from a safe distance in what has become an annual test of strength.
The gay community sees itself as deprived of full recognition, equality and rights. Ultra-Orthodox Jews reject homosexuality as depravity.
Posters signed by critical rabbinical authorities, sanctimonious eye-rolling on both sides, the inevitable petition to the supreme court, as well as the expected ruling in favor — everyone knows the drill.
In part, the gay issue taps into existing tensions in Israel between religious and secular and right- vs. left-wing politics, and the whole thing is often perceived as a package deal. Not surprisingly, protesters against the parade included Itamar Ben-Gvir, a career activist whose name is in the notebook of any reporter who ever covered a right-wing demonstration in Israel. Members of Jerusalem's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community and their supporters marched in Jerusalem on Thursday aft... more -
Let My Partner Stay
Because same-sex marriages are not recognized in the United States, certain marital benefits, like the advantage of permanent residency for a foreign born partner, are denied to bi-national spouses. This commonly results in the foreign partner being forced to leave the United States, and their loved ones, behind. Brittany and Joanna's story is one of thousands. Because same-sex marriages are not recognized in the United States, certain marital benefits, like the advantage of permanent residenc... more
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"Moscow Is Not Sodom!"
A group of representatives of Russian sexual minorities gather in central Moscow to demand equal rights and protest what they call the "homophobic" policy of Moscows mayor. The demonstration however was illegal and led to several arrests. Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov has opposed any sort of gay rights efforts and has been quoted relating a gay parade to being on par with a "satanic event." A group of representatives of Russian sexual minorities gather in central Moscow to demand equal rights and protest what they call the... more
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