His rise is a sign that more L.G.B.T. people are finding spiritual homes in houses of faith.
Category: Queer
Lens: Photos of Lesbian Lives Meant to Inspire a Movement
Joan E. Biren began to photograph at a time when it was almost impossible to find authentic images of lesbians and aimed to help build a movement for their liberation. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/lens/lesbian-lives-movement-jeb.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
With public concern about migration on the wane, the governing Law and Justice party is making opposition to gay rights a cornerstone of its campaigning. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/europe/poland-gay-rights.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Sultan of Brunei: Opulence, Power and Hard-Line Islam
When Brunei made gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning, it cast a light on Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the country’s monarch and main enforcer of religion. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/world/asia/who-is-sultan-brunei.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
One of America’s Most Prominent Net Neutrality Activists Just Released a Folk Punk Album
For the last few years, Evan Greer has been one of the most constant presences in the ongoing fight for net neutrality and internet freedom more broadly. Through her nonprofit Fight for the Future, Greer has helped organize widespread internet blackouts that protested the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills, and numerous letter writing and phone… Continue reading One of America’s Most Prominent Net Neutrality Activists Just Released a Folk Punk Album
TIMES INSIDER: I Wanted to Change the World for Gay Black People. Starting With Myself.
I’m working on a book based on my Times article, “Queer Love in Color,” a celebration of the joy and romance that queer couples and families of color share. Here’s how it came about — and how you can help. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/reader-center/queer-love-jamal-jordan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
ICE Raid on Samsung Repair Contractor Shows Big Tech’s Reliance on Exploitative Labor
CVE Technology Group, a Texas-based electronics repair company that was the target of the largest workplace raid by the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in a decade, is a major subcontractor of Samsung, the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. The relationship between CVE and Samsung is so close that, for years, Samsung engineers were… Continue reading ICE Raid on Samsung Repair Contractor Shows Big Tech’s Reliance on Exploitative Labor
Gay Artist Wants to Change Poland, Starting With One Village
Daniel Rycharski’s work is the subject of a major exhibition at Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art. But that doesn’t mean he’s found acceptance. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/arts/design/daniel-rycharski-poland.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Mayor Pete Is Plenty Gay
And Democrats better not eat their own. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/opinion/pete-buttigieg-joe-biden.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Brunei Introduces Death by Stoning for Gay Sex and Adultery
Harsh punishments based on a version of Shariah, or Islamic law, which also include amputations and whippings, have prompted an international outcry. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/world/asia/brunei-stoning-gay-sex.html?partner=rss&emc=rss