A long way to go on gay rights
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According to the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) seven majority Muslim countries still maintain the death penalty for homosexual activity.
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Objectification, sexual liberation and moralism - are some feminists chiming in with the anti-sex right? (AWL London forum)
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Date:
16 December, 2011 - 19:30 - 21:30
Location:
Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross St, London NW1
Description:
Have some feminists, concerned to fight the objectification and sexual exploitation of women, adopted positions on sex work, pornography and other issues which bring them close to the moralistic right-wing?
What should socialist feminists say about these issues? How do we develop a feminist politics which fights women being objectified and exploited while also championing sexual liberation and fighting the right-wing drive against sexual freedom?
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Putin's assault on LGBT rights
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Vladimir Putin’s ruling party is pushing a bill which would severely curtail freedom of speech and assembly for LGBT people in Russia.
Tatchell row on anti-EDL demo
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During the anti-fascist mobilisations in Tower Hamlets on Saturday 3 September, veteran LGBT activist Peter Tatchell had a placard which read, on one side, “gays and Muslims unite: stop the EDL”, and “no the EDL and far-right Islamists: against ALL hate” on the other.
Don't deport Betty Tibakawaa!
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Betty Tibakawa is a young lesbian from Uganda who fled to the UK, because in her own country she was violently attacked because of her sexuality.
Ugandan vote on death penalty for gays deferred
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The Ugandan parliament adjourned on 13 May, leaving homophobic legislation undebated. However, independent MP David Bahati pledged to re-introduce the bill after the elections.
Back into the closet?
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The Tories' "Clause 28" banned the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities.
AIDS: a socialist response?
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Socialists have to dispel myths about AIDS... counter the reactionary backlash accompanying the AIDS hysteria, and defend gay rights... oppose health cuts, demand free and easily available condoms... non-water soluble lubricants and spermicides (some of which can help in resisting HIV) should be available on the NHS...
How has the left measured up? Militant has kept a low profile... The SWP has been more upfront, but predictably collapses its conclusion into "the Labour Party can't be relied on... The answer lies in the struggle of the working class"... The grotesquely misnamed Revolutionary Communist Party says that the principal threat is 'not from AIDS, but from the safe sex campaign'... Their claim is mad...
Bieber fever
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Type the words “Justin Beiber” into Google and you’re presented with 139 million results; page after page of gossip, photo shoots and the occasional online shrine in the 17-year-old “sensation’s” name.