praisethelorde:

theafrosistuh:

lifeiseazye:

ellentansey:

fyeahafrica:

Gay Oppression in Africa: Map outlining the penalties targeting gays & lesbians in Africa 

submitted by planetxerox.tumblr.com

It is always important to know that homosexual oppression was devised in the West and imposed on Africa. Many anti-homosexuality legislation remains in place from colonial laws, not native African ones.

this is awful 

OMG

disgusting. 

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audreismysoul:

2011 Aug. 6: As the world met in Sweden for Stockholm Pride, people marched alongside our fellow activists from Africa, Europe, Asia…. People marched for all those LGBTI individuals who did not make it due to queerphobic hate crimes. These individuals remembered all victims of brutal hate crimes and survivors of ‘curative rapes’ in South Africa and around the world. They pray for the ongoing hate crime cases to be resolved by those who are in charge of the legal system. They pray for the families, lovers, friends, daughters and sons whose beloved succumbed to queerphobia/ transphobia…

and I am with them, in solidarity

zerofailure:

stormageddonismypatronus:

The two teenage boys sitting on the sofa opposite are different in almost every way. On the left is James: he’s black, he’s gay, he’s gregarious, and he’s academic. He’s taking three A-levels next summer, and wants to go to university. Daniel, sitting beside him, is white. He’s straight, he’s shy, and he didn’t enjoy school at all. He left after taking GCSEs, and hopes that his next move will be an apprenticeship in engineering.

So, given that they are diametrically opposed, there is one truly surprising thing about James and Daniel. They are twins. They were born on 27 March 1993, the sons of Alyson and Errol Kelly, who live in south-east London. And from the start, it was obvious to everyone that they were the complete flipside of identical. “They were chalk and cheese, right from the word go,” says Alyson. “It was hard to believe they were even brothers, let alone twins.”

The boys’ colour was the most obvious, and extraordinary, difference. “When James was born he was the spitting image of Errol, and I remember seeing his curly hair and thinking – he’s just like his dad. It was another two hours before Daniel was born: and what a surprise he was! He was so white and wrinkly, with this curly blond hair.”

read full story here

This is actually fairly common but the media always makes it seem like they’re super unusual. Other cases of one “black” twin and one “white” twin:

• Two sets of twins in the Spooner-Durrant family
• Triniti and Ghabriael Cunningham
• Ryan and Leo Gerth
• Remee and Kian Hodgson
• Alicia and Jasmin Singerl
• Layton and Kaydon Wood
• Orlando and Natalia Balasco
• Leo and Hope Wales
• Marcia and Millie Biggs
• Fraser twins

And this is only cases where both twins have the same biological parents. I turned up a few more where the twins had different fathers. If a quick Google search turns up all these results from just the past few years I think this must be a more common occurrence than the media gives it credit for.

I think they look similar.

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fuckyeahlgbtqlatinxs:

The Experiences of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Students of Color in Our Nation’s Schools, 2009

For all LGBT students, having access to school-based resources, such
as students clubs that address LGBT students’ issues, school staff
who are supportive of LGBT students, and LGBT-inclusive curricular
resources, can make a positive impact on their school experiences and
overall school climate. Unfortunately, the majority of LGBT students of
color did not have these important resources in school:
• Only about a third of LGBT students of color (36%) reported that
their school had a student club that addressed LGBT issues, such
as a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). Among students who did have
a GSA in school, however, a majority regularly participated in club
activities – 57% of African American and multiracial students, 59%
of Latino/a students, 60% of Asian/Pacific Islander students, and
69% of Native American students participated in GSA activities at
least sometimes.
• The majority of LGBT students of color (82%) in our survey could
identify at least one teacher or other school staff member who
was supportive. However, only 36% of students of color reported
having many (six or more) supportive staff available to them in
school.
• Few LGBT students of color had access to LGBT-inclusive
curricular resources in school. Less than a fifth of students had
been taught about LGBT-related people, history, or events in their
classes, or had such information available in their textbooks (14%
each). Furthermore, only 38% reported that they could access
LGBT-related resources in their school library.
• Less than a fifth of all LGBT students of color (18%) reported that
their school had a comprehensive policy to address in-school
harassment and assault, which provided specific protections
based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.