BIG READ: Why LGBTQ+ is increasingly in the crosshairs of right-wing populism
Community poses what Paleo-conservatives, right-wingers and religious fundamentalists see as a danger to societies
06 December 2022 - 05:05
The lives, choices and very presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer people, and the free choice of sexual preferences or gender choices (LGBTQ+), have become politically globalised recently.
The most high-profile evidence of this has been the tension about displaying signs of symbols that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at the World Cup in Qatar. More than anything it is a reminder of the power to resist, oppose and simply erase anything that does not fit the values of what is considered “normal,” or what runs against religious dogma...
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