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Men Without Guns: A Tribute to Larry McMurtry

…that when the scene was readied and the time came for them to fly, they refused. They had had enough of ignominy; better to remain on the limb indefinitely. Buzzards are not without patience. Profanity, fire-crackers, and even a shotgun full of rock salt failed to move them. I’m told that, in desperation, a bird man was flown in from L.A. to teach the sulky bastards how to fly. Describing one un-felled swoop, McMurtry has made mythologizing silly,…

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Sharbat Gula’s Experience Exemplifies the ‘White Savior’ Lens Through Which Most Americans View Afghanistan

…subjects of his photos. In 2002, while Ms. magazine’s Spring 2002 issue focused on “freeing” Afghan women, Sharbat Gula was featured on yet another National Geographic cover. This time, her face is covered by the specific style of burqa enforced by the Taliban regime. The caption simply read, “Found: After 17 Years / An Afghan Refugee’s Story.” The article reported Sharbat Gula was an orphan when McCurry took her photo. By depicting her as an indi…

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In This Week’s LGBT Recap: Are Gay Priests Overdue for a Stonewall Moment?

…in the field of homophobic and transphobic hate crime; non-discrimination; free movement between Member States, including for same-sex couples and their children; and access to employment, goods and services… It stresses that transgender people must not be considered mentally ill, and encourages the Commission to continue its work in the World Health Organisation to ensure that the upcoming International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will no lo…

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Morality and Marriage Vigilantes and More in Global LGBT Recap

…ularly attacked. Suicide is common, they say, and so is alcohol and drug abuse. But because the LGBT community’s existence isn’t legal in Zambia, help for its members is often unavailable. “No one wants to fund LBGTI programs because they are deemed illegal,” says Kennedy Palangwa, a program officer at ZANERLA. “The secrecy surrounding LGBTI hampers everything.” ZANERLA stands for Zambia Network of Religious Leaders Living With Or Personally Affec…

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Uncertainty About US Role In LGBT Human Rights Under Trump; Global LGBT Recap

…X) reports on the legal case of Antonella Rabanal Roca, who says she was abused by her mother and stepfather because of her sexual orientation. PROMSEX cites the parents’ membership in the World Missionary Movement, which it calls “one of the evangelical churches that promotes speech and discriminatory practices against LGBT people” and “conversion therapies.” India: Profile of ‘first LGBT student leader’ ScrollToday profiles Asmita Sarkar, a lesb…

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Can Eurovision’s Rainbow Arch Undermine Ukraine’s Orthodox Value System? This and More in Global LGBT Recap

…in Ukraine”. Russia boycotted Eurovision after the Ukrainian government refused to allow the Russian contestant into the country because she had performed in Crimea after Russia’s annexation. Indonesia: Prosecutor recommends 80 lashes for gay men A prosecutor has recommended a punishment of 80 lashes for two men who were arrested in March after vigilantes stormed into their apartment while they were naked. Human Rights Watch denounced the sentence…

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What My Christian High School Taught Me About Being a Black Girl

…aught never to question and to respect the authority of white men. And because they were telling me how to be good, it made them appear infallible. So I was silent because I knew nobody would listen if I spoke up. I was good. * I was in high school long before the Obama administration issued strict guidelines on Title IX cases reminding schools of their obligation to protect students. To be honest, I doubt these guidelines would have made a differ…

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Challenging Both Homophobia in Islam and Populist Bogeyman of ‘The Homophobic Muslim’; and More in Global LGBT Recap

…rm of Islam,” he tells me during a visit to the new mosque in Berlin. “Because we have freedom of speech and democracy and education and welfare.” The BBC reports that Ates “has received hundreds of death threats from extremists, mainly from Turkey and the Arab world.” The Young Queer Alliance in the Republic of Mauritius challenges the notion that being queer and Muslim is “an irreconcilable dichotomy.” Kilden, which calls itself “an information…

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Will International Criminal Court Bring Charges Against ISIS For Gender-Based Persecution?; And More in Global LGBT Recap

…the Penal Code, which criminalizes sex between men. The law is sandwiched between codes that ban sex with corpses (Section 377) and sex with animals (Section 377B) in the Penal Code, indication of official attitudes towards homosexuality in the wealthy city-state. Convictions under 377A allow for two-year prison terms. In a bid to placate both liberals and conservatives, the government has said that it will neither repeal the law nor proactively…

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Oedipus Complexity: Is it Enough to Fire Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct?

…actions are beyond the reach of law. And we do not share the kind of moral code that could exact penalties between those of the state and those of the employer or marketplace. This is a strange thing about our moment in history. The story of Oedipus reminds us that banishment and ostracism were once standard practices for protecting a community from the danger and rupture implicit in certain kinds of crimes. Early Christians who lapsed from their…

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