https://theprogressnetwork.org/same-sex-marriage-world/
"One piece of feedback about this newsletter that we receive more than I would
have expected is a request to cover LGBTQ issues less often. That request could
be coming from a variety of places. But I do wonder if it’s sometimes because
those of us living in the 34 countries where same-sex marriage is legal—to use
that as an imperfect proxy for LGBTQ rights generally—forget that we are global
outliers.
That’s not to say that life for LGBTQ people in these more progressive
countries is idyllic, and of course big variations in rights and attitudes
exist across them. But most LGBTQ people in the world are operating in
environments closer to, and in many cases much worse than, the one in Greece,
where I live, for example.
Here, only 48 percent say homosexuality should be accepted by society. The
country’s first openly gay political leader was announced last month. He
received society-wide blowback, including from within his own party. Don’t ask
me how common it is to use derogatory terms for gay people in everyday
conversation.
So that’s what I have in mind when I include LGBTQ issues in the newsletter. In
the case of the world vs. equal rights for all, we are far from resolution.
Progress, however, is inching forward in a variety of places. In Greece, the
center-right government has put same-sex marriage on the table for discussion,
although there hasn’t been concrete action yet. And today I’d like to highlight
some other notable goings-on for LGBTQ rights, many of which are in Asia."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
