Same-sex acts between two consenting adults are illegal in 70 UN member states. In other countries, laws prohibit discussion of LGBTQ+ rights or leave LGBTQ+ people unprotected from discrimination and violence. It is difficult to gauge just how many LGBTQ+ identifying people live in these areas (note: a 2016 Gallup poll found that 4.1% of […]
LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Look For a New Life in the US
Alex needed a place to escape. With only one year left in his University studies, he could no longer stand the threats and physical violence he faced in his home country, even if that meant leaving his family, friends, and entire life in Russia behind. Now, just a few years later, Alex, who did not […]
Henry Kissinger’s NYU visit met by protests
A crowd of over 200 filled NYU’s Gould Plaza yesterday, to protest the university’s decision to host former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Stern School of Business. Students and activists screamed chants of “War and occupation will never bring liberation,” and “Hey, Kissinger, what do you say? How many kids have you […]
Anti-Columbus Day Protests Take Over The American Museum Of Natural History
Over a thousand protestors gathered outside the American Museum of Natural History yesterday, to show their frustration with the museum’s legacy of celebrating colonialism. The anti-Columbus Day protest was designed to bring to light the misrepresentation of Native Americans and other people of color in the museum. Activists want the museum to hire more indigenous curators […]