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Abbie Riley BSc (Hons) Criminology The Pink Triangle, also referred to as the hidden holocaust, is when Nazi homosexual men were sent to concentration camps as prisoners (Grau and Shoppmann, 2012). Although since paragraph 175 in 1871 (German Criminal Code Strafgesetzbuch – StGB, 2020), it has been an offence for men to have sex with […]… Continue reading Punishment and Society: The Pink Triangle — Social Sciences Blog

SpongeBob SquarePants’s big news has sent Twitter into meltdown after Nickelodeon seemingly revealed the iconic cartoon character is gay to celebrate Pride Month in June. via Nickelodeon hints SpongeBob SquarePants is gay to celebrate LGBT Pride Month — nyob.news

George Takei, the pioneering Asian-American Star Trek actor and LGBTQ icon, says the tens of thousands marching all over the world over George Floyd’s death in police custody has inspired confidence in the next generation, The Global Times reported. And while the massive anti-racism protests show the US is “making progress” on diversity, he warned… Continue reading Star Trek star sees US protests in progressive light — Asia Times

The Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday asked international media to “stop distributing fake news” after extensive coverage of a campaign speech in which he compared what he called LGBT “ideology” to Soviet-era communist indoctrination. LGBT rights have become a hot-button issue ahead of a June 28 presidential election in Poland, with Duda arguing that… Continue reading Polish President asks international media to stop distributing fake news — CorporateDispatch.com

June is the month of pride for the LGBTQ+ community, but little do people know the origins of pride in the first place. Pride was created to oppose the shame and social stigma that came with coming out. It helped open minds and create a movement. Brenda Howard, a bisexual activist is known as the […]… Continue reading A Brief History of Pride Month — Sunderland Global Media

I first met Lady Kitt through an art residency for Nasty Women in 2018. I’d applied on a website I’d found Curatorspace, trying to find ways to convince my Prince’s Trust Mentor (and myself) that I could find success with my artwork in Newcastle upon Tyne. I was still suffering from post natal depression, but […]… Continue reading Artists Who Will Inspire You: Lady Kitt — ART & TEA

There has never been a more important time to be an ally. Not just any ally but an active ally. Around the world, people have come together to stand in solidarity with the Black community. While the cynic in me says about time, what’s happening right now is progress. A lot of us are slowly […]… Continue reading Do the Right Thing – Be an Active Ally — the good talk

My first real memories of the LGBT community outside of watching “Ellen” and “Will & Grace” were in college. I grew up in a small town in the middle of Nebraska and I just don’t have many memories of knowingly interacting with LGBT people. It’s not to say it didn’t happen. I just don’t remember. […]… Continue reading Love is love — This Mom’s Life