For generatns, livg openly as a gay person the Uned Stat was difficult, and often dangero. But there's been a dramatic change public attus toward gay people. This week, we explore one of the most strikg transformatns of public attu ever rerd. And we nsir whether the strategi ed by gay rights activists hold lsons for other groups seekg change.
Contents:
- KEIR MATHER: PUBLICLY GAY LABOUR MP NEW ‘BABY OF THE HOE’ AFTER BY-ELECTN W
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- GAY STAR NEWS
- RADILLY NORMAL: HOW GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CHANGED THE MDS OF THEIR OPPONENTS
- GENR NORMS AFFECT ATTUS TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LBIAN WOMEN GLOBALLY
- AMERINS’ SHIFTG ATTU ON GAY RIGHTS
KEIR MATHER: PUBLICLY GAY LABOUR MP NEW ‘BABY OF THE HOE’ AFTER BY-ELECTN W
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Stt Evans on Barbie, his brother Chris Evans’ support and challengg homophobia: ‘I have nothg to hi’.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
A Southern California school board has bee the latt proxy for culture wars brewg across the untry after a nservative bloc voted to formally reject state-endorsed curriculum that would have mentned gay rights figure Harvey Milk. * attitude gay news *
Ahead of Stt Evans playg a ‘Ken’ the new Barbie movie, Jujubee terviews the actor and talks g out, llg out homophobia, and what endurg support om his brother Chris — aka Capta Ameri — means to him. Back 2018, Mather spoke about his inty as a gay man when he challenged Rsian ambassador Alexanr Yakovenko over the torture and murr of gay men Chechnya.
The ambassador was forced to fend the natn’s rerd, and clared: “It’s difficult to say if there are any gay people Chechnya. — A Southern California school board has bee the latt proxy for culture wars brewg across the untry after a nservative bloc voted to formally reject state-endorsed curriculum that would have mentned gay rights figure Harvey Milk. Proponents of the ban say Milk was a sexual predator, referrg to a disputed claim that the gay rights in had an appropriate relatnship wh a mor.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Jacksonville Jaguars ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay, makg him the first out male ach a pro men's league. NBC Sports' Corey Robson explas why this is a big step for football. * attitude gay news *
This analysis foc on whether people around the world thk that homosexualy should be accepted by society or not.
GAY STAR NEWS
Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay. * attitude gay news *
Homosexualy should be accepted by society OR Homosexualy should not be accepted by society. The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey. Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment.
RADILLY NORMAL: HOW GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CHANGED THE MDS OF THEIR OPPONENTS
Attu, the bt-sellg and award-wng magaze for gay men the UK, celebrated 25 years of beg prt this week. The first issue appeared on shop shelv May 1994 wh gay pop star Boy Gee on the ver. And on Thursday 17 May, the magaze celebrated s 25th year wh an event at... * attitude gay news *
As was 2013, when the qutn was last asked, attus on the acceptance of homosexualy are shaped by the untry which people live. Those Wtern Europe and the Ameris are generally more acceptg of homosexualy than are those Eastern Europe, Rsia, Ukrae, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Ai. In many natns, there has been an creasg acceptance of homosexualy, cludg the Uned Stat, where 72% say should be accepted, pared wh jt 49% as recently as 2007.
GENR NORMS AFFECT ATTUS TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LBIAN WOMEN GLOBALLY
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Many of the untri surveyed 2002 and 2019 have seen a double-dig crease acceptance of homosexualy. There also have been fairly large shifts acceptance of homosexualy over the past 17 years two very different plac: Mexi and Japan.
AMERINS’ SHIFTG ATTU ON GAY RIGHTS
In both untri, jt over half said they accepted homosexualy 2002, but now closer to seven--ten say this. In Kenya, only 1 100 said homosexualy should be accepted 2002, pared wh 14% who say this now.
(For more on acceptance of homosexualy over time among all the untri surveyed, see Appendix A.
In many of the untri surveyed, there also are differenc on acceptance of homosexualy by age, tn, e and, some stanc, genr – and several s, the differenc are substantial. For example, some untri, those who are affiliated wh a relig group tend to be ls acceptg of homosexualy than those who are unaffiliated (a group sometim referred to as relig “non”). In many untri, those on the polil right are ls acceptg of homosexualy than those on the left.