anti-LGBTQ+ legislation Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/anti-lgbtq-legislation/ A platform for change Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The World Bank funding freeze will harm the queer Ugandans it claims to defend https://flux.community/khatondi-soita-wepukhulu/2023/09/the-world-bank-funding-freeze-will-harm-the-queer-ugandans-it-claims-to-defend/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:14:30 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14194 Last month, the World Bank announced that it would suspend new lending to Uganda in light of the country passing its Anti-Homosexuality Act, which the bank said “fundamentally contradicts our values”. In response, president Yoweri Museveni accused the bank on X (formerly Twitter) of coercing Uganda into “abandoning our faith, culture, principles and sovereignty using money”. and claiming that the […]

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]]> Identifying as LGBTIQ in Uganda on track to be punishable by life imprisonment https://flux.community/khatondi-soita-wepukhulu/2023/03/identifying-as-lgbtiq-in-uganda-on-track-to-be-punishable-by-life-imprisonment/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:09:36 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13045 Ugandan MPs last week approved a draconian new bill that makes identifying as LGBTIQ punishable by life imprisonment, and advocates the death penalty in certain cases. It also penalizes individuals and organizations who “promote” homosexuality and imposes a duty on Ugandans to report people in same-sex relationships to the authorities. Only two out of 389 MPs […]

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]]> Judge preemptively blocks LGBTQ+ protections in Title IX and the workplace https://flux.community/orion-rummler/2022/07/judge-preemptively-blocks-lgbtq-protections-in-title-ix-and-the-workplace/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:00:39 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11751 A federal judge in Tennessee has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration from enforcing expanded LGBTQ+ protections within its interpretation of Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools. The injunction also temporarily blocks enforcement of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s anti-discrimination guidance for LGBTQ+ workers. The plaintiffs, led by the state of Tennessee, […]

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]]> 10 anti-LGBTQ+ bills impacting students go into effect across six states https://flux.community/orion-rummler/2022/07/10-anti-lgbtq-bills-impacting-students-go-into-effect-across-six-states/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:00:09 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11548 Ten anti-LGBTQ+ bills largely focused on sports and education restrictions went into effect Friday across six states — Alabama, Florida, Indiana, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah. Two of the most prominent bills are one in Florida restricting classroom discussion of gender and sexuality, dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by opponents, and a bathroom bill in Alabama […]

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