Chinese Expat Pens a Personal Story
Auckland, New Zealand – August, 2012 – a Chinese expat, Dave Yan, who possesses a personal story of dedication, perseverance and ingenuity, released a biographical fiction novel, Over A Year, to celebrate being granted his New Zealand residency. Set in Auckland, the story surrounds the life of an international student, Dave, for the time period … Read more
A Dying Gay Brother Inspires a Children’s Story on Tolerance
In a world where gay rights recognition vary tremendously from recognition of same-sex marriage or other types of partnerships, to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex sexual activity or even expression of identity, many of us are longing for positive change and cutting with prejudices, hate and fear of the different. From such thoughts, … Read more
‘Icontroversy’, Italian Movie to Denounce Homophobia
From the first sight, ‘Icontroversy’ a short movie directed by Italian graphic designer and director Antonio Prisco gives a feel of anger, darkness and discontent. The short movie to be first screened in Melbourne, Australia is a violent and personal view of the actual social and religious life in Italy. The lead performer in … Read more
l’Homosexualité en Tunisie, vue d’ensemble et prochaine étapes
Article par Admine page: Association Gay et Lesbiennes LGBTT (Tunsie) Personne n’a eu le courage d’aborder le sujet de l’homosexualité puisque c’est déjà une affaire classée pour certains : c’est un pêché. Mais si on prend le risque de s’aventurer dans ce monde là, on va découvrir toutes sortes de choses. Et c’est ce que … Read more
Arab and African Country Leaders Walk Out of UN Panel on Gay Rights
Arab and African countries walk out of the Human Rights council panel after UN Secretary General and Human Rights high commissioner address words around violence against LGBT people. Arab and African countries walked out of the chamber following a recorded message addressed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and a word by Navi Pillay, human … Read more
Amnesty International’s Letter in Response to Human Rights Minister
Amnesty International has addressed a letter on February 23rd, to Samir Dilou, Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice to express its alarm at statements he made about homosexuality in a television talk-show earlier this month. In summary Amnesty International call on Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice to: - Publically retract the … Read more
Tunisia- A Social Revolution? Is it ever Good Time to Speak up for LGBT Rights?
Online homophobic reactions are excessively taking place on the Tunisian corner of the internet. The reactions stirred first by the unprecedented outing of an un-authenticated black and white video, filmed by a prison security camera. The video features the current Minister of Interior, Ali Laarayedh, member of the ruling moderate Islamist Party, Ennahda, in an intimate and … Read more
A Gay Teenage Dream
This article is based on a true story though the headline is actually inspired from Katy Perry’s song, “a teenage dream”, sang by Boyce Avenue, a very calming and inspiring piano acoustic version. Listen to it here. The song brought back to me visions from my teenage hood and my first unlabeled gay thoughts. I … Read more
Isn’t it Time for the LGBT Community to Unify in Post-revolutionary Tunisia?
By Idriss The Tunisian society has a different idea of “tolerance” than the western countries. Tolerance in Tunisia is here often called “respect”, but is not a tolerance by conviction, but by tradition and expectations of the society. Well this is a question that I want to address to everyone who believes in Human Rights. … Read more
History of Anti-Gay Marriage
The topic of gay marriage has only recently become a widely-debated issue. Gay couples began to demand equal civil rights, including the right to the legal protections of marriage, in the early 1970s. But public comment against gay marriage didn’t begin until material moves toward legalizing the act were made. As a consequence, anti-gay marriage … Read more
