LGBTQ Rights

Arab Gulf Nations Demand Netflix to Remove 'Immoral' LGBT Content

The Gulf countries are known for censoring many movies and TV shows in the past. Their new decision may not come as a shock to many. The Arab countries have now demanded the immensely popular streaming site Netflix remove "offensive content," citing material that "violates Islamic and societal values and principles."

LGBT Activists Sentenced to Death by Iran for "Spreading Corruption"

Two LGBTQ rights activists were sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly promoting homosexuality. Activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Chobdar were charged with “Corruption on Earth,” a vague yet lethal charge.

The Urmia Revolutionary Court handed the ruling in Urmia City, western Iran, close to its borders with Turkey.

Anti-LGBT Christian College Probed by State of WA Amid Student Protests

Seattle Pacific University, a private Christian liberal arts university in the US state of Washington, is facing an investigation over an alleged prohibition of hiring members of the LGBT community.

The school mandates that employees are not to engage in same-sex sexual activity, extramarital sex, and cohabitating before marriage.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said his office is investigating the alleged discrimination.

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