Homophobia* on a global scale.

(*Homophobia is a fear of homosexual people.)

Now that the definitions are out of the way, on to what this blog is actually meant to be about.
How the issue of LGBTQPA rights are constantly being violated on a global scale.

Around 10% of the world's population is made up of people who are not heterosexual. This does not, by any means, mean that 10% of the world's population is not "human", as many people would have us believe.

According to http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_suic.htm, 1,488 suicides are commited each year by homosexual youth

LGBTQPA people are being ostrasized just because they don't like the same things that other people like. Some homosexual youths live in constant fear for themselves, not only at school around their peers and teachers, but even at home, where they are scared of their own parents. There have been cases of children being killed by their own parents, just because the parents are disgusted by the idea of homosexuality, and won't accept it in their own children, who they are meant to love their whole life. Sad but true.

No matter where in the world it is, be it in the US, or in Africa, homosexualism is seen as a sin by many of the population, some of whom take it upon themselves to "punish" those who are "sinning" against their god. (Many different religions, so i may be biased when i say this, because i only really know the christian faith. If anyone wants to help me with other religions and their beliefs, just let me know in the comments, thanks.)

The Independant (a british newspaper) published an article on January 31, 2013, about the different ways different countries deal with sexual orientation. 75 countries will imprison you if you are found to be homosexual while only 53 countries have anti-descrimination laws that apply to sexual orientation, and only 26 countries will recognise same-sex union.

In britain, same-sex couples are now allowed to adopt children, have an equal age of consent as that of heterosexual people, a law to protect them from discrimination, and are now even allowed to "tie the knot" (AKA get married).

If you are interested in reading more into this, go to http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/more-than-70-countries-make-being-gay-a-crime-2040850.html.

The pink list was created by IoS, and is a list of LGBTQPA people who others think are influential. The list is then run past a panel of judges. The Pink List was created to "suprise, amuse, challenge, and inspire [people]".(the Independant)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2012-8216187.html

-EL