On second look, to many it appeared to be a double-edged sword. That’s because as it put an end to that law, the Singapore government reiterated its opposition to gay marriage. Soon after announcing that consensual gay sex would no longer be illegal, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in …
Read More »As Historic Climate Bill Heads to Biden’s Desk, Young Activists Demand More
WASHINGTON — For the septuagenarian lawmakers who wrote the historic climate bill that Congress passed on Friday, and the 79-year-old president who is about to sign it into law, the measure represents a “once in a generation” victory. But younger Democrats and climate activists crave more. They look at the …
Read More »Frustrated Climate Activists Say ‘Extreme Tactics’ May Be Necessary To ‘Save The Planet’
As the 2022 midterm elections get closer, the problems for Democrats just keep mounting. The latest one may come in the form of radical climate activists, who say that the governments of the world are not taking action fast enough, and that they may be forced to resort to “extreme tactics,” …
Read More »Kakwenza and other activists who allegedly couldn’t keep ‘it’ in their pants
Exiled writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is being accused of acting inappropriately towards women. So much so that, in the public eye, he has gone from victim to villain in the never-ending story of Uganda’s unending woes. Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a friend and fellow traveller of Kakwenza’s, was the first to fire …
Read More »Kakwenza and other activists who allegedly couldn’t keep ‘it’ in their pants
“A married friend of mine does not wear condoms when he has sex with women who are not his wife, although I often nag him about the consequences of this lifestyle. This is not fiction,” wrote Nyanzi. “After making pregnant these women who are not his wife, this friend of …
Read More »Abortion rights activists strip naked during church service in pro-choice protest
A group of women protesting for abortion rights in the US were filmed stripping naked during a service at a pro-life church. The naked protest, which occurred on Sunday, June 12, was captured on video and shared online. In one of the videos shared online, a woman is seen standing on one …
Read More »Youth Survivors, Activists Will Hold Governments Accountable to Call to Action on Ending Child Labour
Our voices must be heard and listened to – now and in the future, say child labour survivors and activists at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban Badaku Marandi (India, survivor), Rajesh Jatav (India, survivor), Selimatha Dziedzorm Salifu (Ghana, survivor), Divin Ishimwe (Burundi activist), …
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