On being gay
How to be gay in 10 easy steps
The other day when I tweeted my distaste for the latest Kylie Minogue unattached (a form of sacrilege in some circles) one of my followers replied with one of my least favorite phrases: "We're going to revoke your gay card." Not only is this trite rejoinder (thanks to Ellen DeGeneres, we've been joking about earning toasters for nearly 15 years now) but it maintains the illusion that one must favor certain things in organize to be gay.
There's no such thing as a gay monolith. There are as many ways to be gay as there are colors in the rainbow (now who is being easy and glib?). Dishing out gay cards is like telling people they aren't allowed to be gay because they haven't seen the requisite number of Glee episodes.
But, then again, maybe they gay community needs some sort of shared exposure – outside of the trial of falling in care for with a member of the same sex – to bring us together. Gay men and women don't share a place of origin, skin shade , socio-economic class, religion, or anything else that would typify their experience.
In his new book, How to Be Gay, professor David M Halperin says: "Gayness i
March 02,
The Epidemic of
Gay LonelinessBy Michael Hobbes
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Homosexuality: The countries where it is illegal to be gay
BBC News
US Vice-President Kamala Harris who is on a tour of three African countries - Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia - has drawn criticism over her support for LGBTQ rights.
In Ghana, in a speech calling for "all people be treated equally" she appeared to criticise a bill before the country's parliament which criminalises representation for gay rights and proposes jail terms for those that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
The country's Speaker Alban Bagbin later called her remarks "undemocratic" and urged lawmakers not to be "intimidated by any person".
In Tanzania, a former minister spoke against US back for LGBTQ rights ahead of the visit and in Zambia some contradiction politicians have threatened to hold protests.
Where is homosexuality still outlawed?
There are 64 countries that have laws that criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of these are in Africa.
Some countries, including several in Africa, have recently moved to decriminalise same-sex unions and improve rights for LGBTQ people.
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