Electoral secularism in Singapore : political responses to homosexuality by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah

“…In recent years, the interventionist self-avowed secular state of Singapore, like many non-Western countries, has had to wrestle with the issue of homosexuality and Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual and Bisexual (LGBT) rights. Managing the demands of the conservative elements of society alongside the increasingly vocal liberal factions is a priority for a state whose legitimacy depends, in large part, on maintaining social order. …”
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RECREATION OF PERSONAL ACTIVIST IDENTITY IN A POST-WAR WEST BALKAN CITY: PETRINJA by Deniz Yoldas

“…The interviews focused on topics related to activism topics: active citizenship, multiculturalism, local development, ecology, LGBT rights, Activists’ and associations' daily practices. …”
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Emotion analysis in socially unacceptable discourse by Jasmin Franza, Bojan Evkoski, Darja Fišer

“…We experiment with the proposed method on a corpus of Facebook comments, resulting in four datasets in two languages, namely English and Slovene, and two discussion topics, LGBT+ rights, and the European Migrants crisis. We reveal that SUD content is significantly more emotional than non-SUD comments. …”
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The Visual Politics of the Alternative for Germany (AfD): Anti-Islam, Ethno-Nationalism, and Gendered Images by Nicole Doerr

“…My findings on the AfD’s visual campaign politics document the instrumentalization and appropriation of the rhetoric of women’s empowerment and LGBT rights discourse, helping the AfD to rebrand its image as a liberal democratic opposition party, while at the same time, maintaining its illiberal political agenda on gender and sexuality. …”
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Global South Perspectives on Stonewall after 50 Years, Part II—Brazilian Stonewalls: Radical Politics and Lesbian Activism by Flávia Belmont, Amanda Álvares Ferreira

“…Abstract The riots against a New York City police raid at the Stonewall Inn bar in June, 1969, are often identified as having sparked the movement for LGBT rights, and the commemoration of the riots one year later in June, 1970, inaugurated a series of annual LGBT Pride events that continues to this day worldwide. …”
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Global South Perspectives on Stonewall after 50 Years, Part I—South by South, Trans for Trans by Mariah Rafaela Silva, Jaya Jacobo

“…Abstract The riots against a New York City police raid at the Stonewall Inn bar in June, 1969, are often identified as having sparked the movement for LGBT rights, and the commemoration of the riots one year later in June, 1970, inaugurated a series of annual LGBT Pride events that continues to this day worldwide. …”
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Populism, religion and family values policies in Israel, Italy and Turkey by Ben-Porat, Guy, Filc, Dani, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi, Ozzano, Luca

“…This paper specifically examines the politics of family values in the context of policies concerning gender equality, family planning and LGBT rights in three countries: Israel, Italy and Turkey. …”
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Same-Sex Parenting Competence Evaluation: The Role of Gender Essentialism, Political Orientation, and Attribution of Conflict by Chiara Ballone, Maria Giuseppina Pacilli, Manuel Teresi, Alessandro Taurino, Daniele Paolini, Stefano Pagliaro

“…Many countries are discussing LGBT rights, such as the right to wed and create a family. …”
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Attitudes, perceptions and knowledge among men who have sex with men towards the blood donation deferral policy in Israel. by Itzchak Levy, Liraz Olmer, Yuval Livnat, Adir Yanko, Eilat Shinar

“…Knowledge regarding HIV transmission by blood positively correlated with knowledge regarding other routes of HIV transmission (r = 0.11; p = 0.03), age (r = 0.10; p = 0.04), and higher rate of non-compliance with the current deferral policy (OR = 1.9; p = 0.02). Activism for LGBT rights was associated with lower risk for non-adherence (OR = 0.5; p = 0.03). …”
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Of sodomites and special rights : a critical discourse analysis of the media texts of an antigay lobby group. by Chew, Chang Hui.

“…Evangelical Christians are some of the most vocal opponents of the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. Christians conservative lobby groups, such as the Washington-based Family Research Council, lobby for American federal and state laws to be amended in order to proscribe the advancement of rights for LGBT individuals, disseminating their material through both the mainstream media in the United States as well as their own media channels. …”
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Discrimination, policies, and sexual rights in Brazil Discriminação, políticas e direitos sexuais no Brasil by Sergio Carrara

“…This article focuses on a politics arena that has been articulated through the impact of ideals of sexual rights on Brazilian sexual politics, namely the affirmation of "LGBT rights". These rights have been constructed both through attempts to extend civil and social rights to the LGBT population that were previously restricted to heterosexuals, and by the enactment of provisions directly banning homophobic discrimination and violence. …”
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大學生對於同志態度之研究：以一所教育大學為例 College Students’ Attitudes Toward LGBT Issues: An Investigation at a University of Education by 張德勝 Te-Sheng Chang, 王采薇 Tsai-Wei Wang

“…As expected, more than 90% of students agree on building a LGBT-friendly campus and more than 70% agree on willing to support LGBT rights. Female students have significantly higher percentages than do male students in building a gay-friendly campus, willing to contact and support LGBT peers, and respecting civil rights for LGBT people. …”
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Human Rights, Celebrity and Democracy by Wheeler, Mark

“…John’s celebrity had given him an entrée to speak directly to Putin as a legitimate spokesman for LGBT rights. Both Putin and John stated that they wanted to arrange the meeting when their schedules allowed them to do so. …”
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