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Nigeria’s New Law Criminalizing Gays
First India, and now Nigeria. Albeit, the situation in Nigeria is far worse. Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, signed into law a draconian anti-gay bill. Same sex relationships were already illegal in Nigeria but under the new law, anyone who enters into a Read More …
Open Letter to the Immigrant Rights Movement: Our Families Can’t Wait
I am cross-posting this letter, which was initiated by DRM Action Coalition, and signed by over 80 immigrant youth leaders. You can probably still sign on here in solidarity. Buzzfeed has the story. I disagree with the false binary setup Read More …
Community Voices: “The Reality Is My Family Cannot Afford An All Or Nothing Hardline on Citizenship”
This week, Jose Patino of “The Dream is Now” fame wrote great article on “What the undocumented community needs out of immigration reform” which raised a lot of eyebrows. Friend of this blog, Cesar Vargas, Founder of DRM Action, reiterated Read More …
Beats for Bangladesh
On April 24th a nine-story garment factory in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed. It is estimated that over 6,000 people worked in the building and as of today, the death toll is at 1,129. Approximately 2,500 injured people were Read More …
Happy Diwali and Halloween
Sheth, who describes himself as religious, said he, and his mother, find peace with his sexual orientation in the context of Hinduism. He says the god Shiva embodies a balance of male and female energy, even if he is physically Read More …