Tag: gay equality

Liberian Gays Assaulted | African Press and The Anti-Gay Attacks

January 22, 2012

by Melanie Nathan, January 22, 2012 In Liberia where same-sex relationships are outlawed and sodomy criminalized with fines, a Liberian pro-Gay group, “Movement in Defence of Gay and Lesbian Rights”  came under physical assault when promoting LGBT  rights. The group’s leaders, LeRoy Archie Pon-pon and Abraham Kamara, apparently escaped death last week at the hands … More Liberian Gays Assaulted | African Press and The Anti-Gay Attacks

The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce reveals the most gay friendly corporations in the world

July 30, 2009

A  Group Posting on LinkedIn cited by Marion Mulder of  ING Global from Netherlands (here in full below) sent my mind tumbling into a political quandary.     I wondered about the dichotomy between corporate pride in achieving these milestones while functioning in societies where there continues to be disdain, invalidation and  inequality toward the LGBT citizenry. This … More The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce reveals the most gay friendly corporations in the world