Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat ResistanceFeb 27
🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 26 ⚠️ February 26, 2014: Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act moves into active enforcement... See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai... #LGBTQHistory #HumanRights #Decriminalize #LGBTQNigeria

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#lgbtqhistory #humanrights #decriminalize #lgbtqnigeria | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 26 ⚠️ February 26, 2014: Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act moves into active enforcement By February 26, 2014, Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, signed earlier that year, was being actively enforced. Reports emerged of arrests in northern Nigeria under the new law, which criminalized same sex relationships and imposed penalties for participating in or supporting LGBTQ organizations. The legislation not only banned marriage but also outlawed membership in LGBTQ advocacy groups and public displays of same sex affection. The enforcement phase in late February marked a sharp escalation from legislative action to lived consequences for LGBTQ Nigerians. At this moment in history: 🕯️Individuals were arrested or detained under expanded criminal provisions 🕯️Community gatherings and advocacy meetings were forced underground 🕯️Public hostility intensified following government endorsement of criminalization 🕯️Access to HIV prevention and health services was disrupted due to fear February 26 serves as a context date marking when statutory discrimination translated into arrests and heightened vulnerability. The law became one of the most widely cited modern anti LGBTQ statutes in Africa and drew global condemnation. Who continues to defend and advocate Within Nigeria, organizations such as The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) and other local human rights defenders provide legal assistance, emergency response, and community support, often under significant risk. Regionally, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights networks monitor enforcement patterns and advocate for reform. Globally, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Outright International, and ILGA World have documented abuses, supported strategic litigation, and engaged international bodies to press for repeal and protection of LGBTQ rights. #LGBTQHistory #HumanRights #Decriminalize #LGBTQNigeria

Will Tuladhar-DouglasJan 9

Folks,

Here's a link that will help you write a letter opposing Ash Regan's hateful bill in the Scottish Parliament. Her bill intends to criminalise buying sex - a tactic that (1) only deters the very nicest clients (2) further stigmatizes and isolates sex workers from support services and legal protection and (3) is just another bit of oppressive prudery that's going to do real damage to good people. The bill is being considered on 15th January, so get out there and tell your MSPs to tell Ash Regan to keep her awful views to herself.

https://scotlandfordecrim.netlify.app/act/decrimnow

There is loads of really good research showing why the "Nordic model" hurts working people, and why decriminalisation is the best solution for the various problems people associate with sex work (violence, std's, exploitation...). If you have a problem with people selling sex, that's your prejudice. That's not a basis for a just society.

#Scotland #decriminalize

Scotland for Decrim

Demand full decriminalisation - write to your MSP now

Church of JeffJan 8

https://www.cato.org/blog/maduro-venezuela-drug-war

#EndTheWargWar #Decriminalize #drugpolicy #cannabis #psychedelics

Decriminalize MedicineDec 14

Congress is disproportionately rich, white, healthy; famous and powerful.

Prescription requirements don't mean anything when they can waltz into an office and tell the doctor what to green-light...
(their appointments paid for by our taxpayer money)

Being denied life-saving care isn't a reality of the world they live in.
It is in ours.

Being dismissed and denied treatment isn't an issue they face.
It is for us.

We the People must make our voices heard:
#Decriminalize our #Medicine

Decriminalize MedicineDec 14

Alcohol Prohibition - Repealed
Abstinence-only sex education - Scrapped
War on Drugs - Failed

Fearmongering, misinformation, and criminalization have never led to stable societal change.

We all have different needs, and curiosity is a natural part of life.

Education with genuine information, paired with good-faith harm reduction, must be the future of USA Drug Policy.

#decriminalizemeds #decriminalizealldrugs
#decriminalize #medicine

Church of JeffNov 3
#cannabis #Bigotry #racism #DrugPolicy #Decriminalize #EndTheDrugWar
Osna.FMSep 29
The German federal government has decided against decriminalizing the practice of "dumpster diving" a tactic employed to retrieve discarded, edible food, accord... https://news.osna.fm/?p=17399 | #news #decriminalize #food #germany #proposal
Germany Rejects Proposal to Decriminalize Food Scavenging - Osna.FM

Germany won't decriminalize food collecting - learn why the government isn't changing laws on retrieving discarded food & fighting food waste.

Osna.FM
Anti Commerciële Actie Beweging (A.C.A.B.)Apr 23, 2025

In UVandaag!

#anticommercieleactiebeweging #RTVutrecht #sekswerk #utrecht #sekswerkiswerk #decriminalize

BerlinFokusMar 25, 2025

"#SierraLeone could become the second country in #WestAfrica to #decriminalize #abortion, which health workers say would significantly improve the safety of pregnant women, decrease the number of preventable deaths and bring an end to the current colonial-era law."

https://apnews.com/article/sierra-leone-abortion-legalize-health-77dd89c92bfea5ed84db2d42acbebc5d

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Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as unsafe abortions lead to maternal deaths

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion. Health workers say it would significantly improve the safety of pregnant women and decrease the number of preventable deaths. The country has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world. Due to cost and stigma, many women and girls resort to unsafe methods like expired medication or sharp instruments. Supporters of legalizing abortion say it would be part of gender reforms like last year's ban on child marriage. But religious leaders have denounced the proposed bill as “ungodly” and “hellish.”

AP News
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Dec 24, 2024

#FactCheck:
#Germany Did NOT #Decriminalize #ChildPornography Possession In 2024

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/12/fact-check-germany-did-not-decriminalize-child-pornography-possession-in-2024.html

Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Decriminalize Child Pornography Possession In 2024

Did Germany decriminalize the possession of child pornography in 2024? No, that's not true: Possession of child pornography in Germany remains a crime as of this publication. However, in some cases, German lawmakers in May 2024 reduced the minimum jail...

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