"#Sexwork in #Sweden operates under the #NordicModel, also known as the “Equality,” “Entrapment,” or “End Demand Model,” which #criminalizes #buyingsex but not selling sex. The text of the newly-passed bill states that criminal liability for the purchase of #sexualservices shouldn’t have to require physical contact between the buyer and seller anymore, and should expand to online sex work, too.

Sweden’s law isn’t isolated to European countries. In the U.S., #Maine adopted the Nordic Model in 2023."

https://www.404media.co/sweden-sex-work-internet-law-nordic-model/

#TeamLGBTQ is currently in 6th place. The medal count is currently 5 #gold medals, 11 #silver medals and 8 #bronze medals.

That’s ahead of every single #country that #criminalizes being #gay.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #France #Paris #Olympics #Representation #Culture #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/3/24098533/olympics-medal-count-paris-team-lgbtq-gold-silver-bronze/

#TeamLGBTQ is now #tied with #SouthKorea for 8th in #ParisOlympics #medal #count.

That’s ahead of every single #country that #criminalizes #beinggay.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #France #Paris #Entertainment #Sports #Olympics #Representation #Culture #RoleModels

https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/1/24098533/olympics-medal-count-paris-team-lgbtq-gold-silver-bronze/

Did #Kentucky Legalize #Shooting #HomelessPeople?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDPuXZr364

Kentucky’s crazy #SaferKentuckyAct decriminalizes #deadlyforce against #homeless people.

The bill which goes into effect in July, allows #privateproperty owners to #shoot first and questions later if they believe that a trespasser or homeless person is going to commit a #felony or is attempting to “deposses” them.
The set of #toughoncrime laws also #criminalizes being homeless.

#LGBTQ+ #activists in #Africa await another #LegalChallenge to an #AntiGay #law in #Uganda & a proposed one in #Ghana, Western donors are urged to increase #funding for the movement, develop more effective narratives to support rights in the #GlobalSouth & counter Western #evangelical influence.

The bill #criminalizes LGBTQ+ sexual activity, prescribing prison sentences ranging from 6 months to 3 yrs for engaging in such acts.

https://www.devex.com/news/what-african-lgbtq-activists-need-from-donors-amid-anti-gay-law-surge-107589

#HumanRights #LGBTQrights #discrimination

#Liberians #React to #Ghana's #AntiHomosexualityBill.

The #Homophobic #legislation, which #criminalizes #LGBTQ+ #activities with #penalties ranging from #fines to #imprisonment, has sparked #concerns about #humanrights and #discrimination within the #region.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Liberia #Ghana #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://allafrica.com/stories/202403040344.html

#LGBTQ+ folks #rally for “#Strippers’ #BillofRights” that would also end #policeraids on #gay #bars

One #stripper said the state's "#lewdconduct" #regulations are #symptoms of a #society that #criminalizes both #sexwork and the #LGBTQ+ #community.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Washington #Politics #Activism

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/lgbtq-folks-rally-for-strippers-bill-of-rights-that-would-also-end-police-raids-on-gay-bars/

A #Proposed #Law in #Ghana Would #Require #Citizens to #Report #LGBTQ+ #People to #Authorities

Introduced in 2021, this bill not only #criminalizes #LGBTQ #relationships, but also those who #support #LGBTQ #rights.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ChristianDarkMoney #ExportingHate

https://www.advocate.com/world/ghana-anti-lgbtq-bill