World of Politics

US: Betsy DeVos took away my moment of justice op-ed

Laura L. Dunn is the founder and executive director of SurvJustice, a national nonprofit organization that represents sexual assault victims on campuses across the country. After hearing the speech Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave Thursday on campus sexual assault, promising to replace the “failed system” the Obama administration had put in place, Dunn was horrified. Here, she writes her opinion about the decision and what it will mean.

US: Letter: LGBTQ Allies Cite Dreiband as Evidence of Trump’s Disdain for Civil Rights

People For the American Way was among the nearly fifty national, state, and local LGBTQ and allied organizations that sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the nomination of Eric Dreiband to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

Canada sets international example in LGBT rights, op-ed

"Take them to Canada," Chechen despot Ramzan Kadyrov said when renewing his cynical vow to rid the North Caucasus territory of gay people. 

Canada: How Canada has been secretly giving asylum to gay people in Chechnya fleeing persecution

Canada has quietly brought in 22 people, with more to come, despite risks to Canada-Russia relations, John Ibbitson reports