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Recent elections have resulted in women holding over one quarter of provincial legislative seats, with women in urban and Western Canada seeing greater success. A much smaller proportion of seats are held by lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) politicians, although they are found in similar regions. This article identifies factors such as stronger parties of the left, less traditional social and economic structures, and a greater attention to diversity in more populous urban centers as attributing to these results for both female and LGB candidates.

Enshrined in the Bill of Rights of South Africa's Constitution[1] are a number of rights that affirm the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Section 9(3) states that 'The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.' Despite these rights, which are also embodied in policy and law at the highest levels internationally, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are subjected to discrimination, abuse, violence and even death because they do not fit into the expectations of what certain sectors of society consider to be the 'norm'.

This article intends to talk about a democratic initiative of the Brazilian Bar Association to promote human rights and sexual diversity in Brazil. Brazil is walking up the road to protect LGBTI citizens and to legally recognize same-sex couples. The country has guaranteed many rights to homosexual couples and their children, but the lack of a specific act to rule these matters is a problem in a country whose legal system is still very dependent to legal acts and positivism. This work tries to show the state of art of homosexual couples' rights in Brazil and how the proposal of a new statute to protect the rights of LGBTI people, in all aspects of their daily life could protect them and contribute for a democratic society.

This exciting and innovative book assists health practitioners in understanding the sexual diversity that now occurs in therapeutic consultations. The Internet with its anonymity and easy accessibility to all forms of sexuality and sexual behaviour, including cybersex, has enabled individuals to be more open and explorative in their sexual repertoire than ever before. Therefore, therapists can find themselves working with clients presenting issues of sexual diversity and sexual offending, with the latter mistakenly being confused as synonymous with the former. With this book, researchers and c

Enshrined in the Bill of Rights of South Africa's Constitution are a number of rights that affirm the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Section 9(3) states that 'The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.' Despite these rights, which are also embodied in policy and law at the highest levels internationally, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender and intersex (LGBTI) people are subjected to discrimination, abuse, violence and even death because they do not fit into the expectations of what certain sectors of society consider to be the 'norm'. ; http://www.samj.org.za ; am2016 ; Immunology

This book examines Russia's 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Lenskyj argues that Putin's Russia and the International Olympic Committee wield power in similar ways, as evident in undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and absence of accountability, Sexual Diversity and the Sochi 2014 Olympics: No More Rainbows examines Russia's 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. A century in the making, these laws reflect decades of sexual repression in the former Soviet Union. Despite societal changes since 1993, there is little acceptance of sexual diversity, and the 2013 anti-gay law has led to an increase homophobic violence. In its inadequate response to yet another human rights crisis in an Olympic host country, the International Olympic Committee relied on the myth that sport is apolitical. Once again, this strategy was successful. Magical thinking that sport unites the world led many critics to oppose an Olympic boycott, although some supported boycotts of sponsors' products. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj argues that Putin's Russia and the IOC are, in fact, well matched. Common features include undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy in leadership, homophobia, lesbian/gay invisibility, and promotion of 'sport-as-special' propaganda

Cover -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1: The Difference that a Border Makes -- PUBLIC OPINION -- 2: Culture War? -- 3: A Twenty-Year Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Homosexuality and Gay Rights -- EVANGELICALS -- 4: "Civility without Compromise" -- 5: The Pro-Family Movement in Canada and the United States -- 6: Evangelicals, the Christian Right, and Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States -- 7: Liberal, with Conservative "Vibrations" -- 8: Canadian Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage -- MAINLINE PROTESTANTS -- 9: It's All about Sex -- 10: Focusing, Framing, and Discerning -- 11: American Mainline Protestantism and Deliberation about Homosexuality -- ROMAN CATHOLICISM -- 12: Catholicism, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States -- 13: Roman Catholics and Same-Sex Marriage in Quebec -- NON-CHRISTIAN RESPONSES -- 14: Paths from Emancipation -- 15: Muslims and Sexual Diversity in North America -- POLITICAL PARTIES -- 16: The Conservative Party of Canada and Its Religious Constituencies -- 17: The Politics of Marriage and American Party Politics -- RIGHTS CLAIMING -- 18: The Supreme Court of Canada's Attempt to Reconcile Freedom of Religion and Sexual Orientation Equality in the Public Schools -- 19: Law, Sexuality, and Morality in the United States -- CONCLUSION -- 20: Cross-Border Parallels at the Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index.

El Área Mujer y Diversidad Sexual, dependiente de la Subsecretaría de Acción Social del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Santa Fe, a través de la cual se aborda la problemática de violencia hacia las mujeres, comenzó a funcionar en 2012, en sintonía con la entrada en vigencia de la Ley 26.485 de Protección Integral a las Mujeres. Desde la perspectiva de género, el espacio se creó para dar contención y orientación a las mujeres y también a los varones, centrando su trabajo en la transformación de las relaciones humanas en experiencias equitativas. Este trabajo da cuenta de la metodología empleada y de los resultados alcanzados. ; The Area Woman and Sexual Diversity, dependent on the Subsecretary of Social Action of the Government of the City of Santa Fe, across which the problematics of violence is approached towards the women, began to work in 2012, in tuning in with the entry in force of the Law 26.485 of Integral Protection to the Women. From the perspective of género, the space was created to give containment and orientation to the women and also to the males, centring his work on the transformation of the human relations on equitable experiences. This work realizes of the used methodology and of the results reached by this area. ; Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Learning to Speak -- 2. Talking About Homosexuality by the (Church) Rules -- Response to Mark D. Jordan -- 3. Lesbian Nuns: A Gift to the Church -- The Prophetic Life of Lesbian Nuns: A Response to Jeannine Gramick -- 4. Seminary, Priesthood, and the Vatican's Homosexual Dilemma -- 5. Same- Sex Marriage, the Right to Religious and Moral Freedom, and the Catholic Church -- 6. God Sets the Lonely in Families -- Response to Patricia Beattie Jung -- 7. Same-Sex Marriage and Catholicism Dialogue, Learning, and Change -- 8. Embracing the Stranger -- 9. Domine, Non Sum Dignus -- 10. Wild(e) Theology -- Afterword -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index