Mental Health News & Updates

Mental Health News & Updates Mental health: a state of well-being Updated August 2014 Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. The positive […]

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International Transgender Day of Visibility

International Transgender Day of Visibility Transgender people come from all walks of life. We are your coworkers, family and neighbors. We are 7-year-old children and we are 70-year-old grandparents. We are a diverse community representing all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as faith backgrounds. International Transgender Day of Visibility is honored every year on March 31 and is a […]

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GLOBAL LGBT HEADLINES – 2019

  LGBT Headlines From Around The Globe News items by Eikon/Gay Nation. Click on the logo to sign up for news updates or visit the Gay Nation website   Homos, Or Everyone in America   Win For LGBTI Rights with Israel’s Medical Association Restricting Conversion Therapy   Auckland Pride Claims to be ‘All Go’ with No Sign of a Parade […]

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Malaysian Anti-LGBT Hostilities

Malaysian Anti-LGBT Hostilities    LGBT rights in Malaysia Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Malaysia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Sodomy is a crime in the country, under a British Empire colonial era law. Social attitudes towards the LGBT community are also shaped by Islam, the official religion in Malaysia. Human Rights Watch states that “Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people […]

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Conversion Therapy Confronted In the UK

  Gay Conversion Therapy Associated with Suicide Risk New study provides concrete evidence that gay conversion therapy is dangerous. When I went to see the new film Boy Erased this week, half the audience was in tears. The movie depicts the devastating practice of gay conversion therapy, in which therapists or religious professionals try to “cure” young people of their homosexuality. At […]

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Global LGBT Headlines

LGBT Headlines From Around The Globe       News items by Eikon/Gay Nation. Click on the logo to sign up for news updates or visit the Gay Nation website   President of Cuba Announces His Support For Same-Sex Marriage   Queer Eye and RuPaul Big Winners at Creative Arts Emmy Awards     Indian Supreme Court Rules Homosexuality is […]

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