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Half of LGBTQ+ people in the Czech Republic are still closeted at work. Which companies give them the confidence to be themselves?
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (281+ words) The Big Step Forward award for the biggest year-on-year shift went to E. ON. The award for the most active employee initiative in the area of LGBTQ+ inclusion went to "koda Auto with its employee group "koda PROUD. It's not just…...
Support for LGBT+ people in the US is declining. Just a few years ago, it was growing; today, America is turning in the opposite direction
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (689+ words) Until recently, the rights of LGBT+ people in the United States seemed to be advancing almost unstoppably. Marriage for all was becoming a'reality, public support for the queer community was growing, and younger generations were more open than ever. But…...
"The Heteros don't have a parade either." The most common argument against Pride only sounds logical until you really think about it
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (782+ words) It's the same every year. As soon as Pride starts to approach, not only those who object to it on principle will speak up, but also some gay people who need to distance themselves from it a'bit more ostentatiously. "I…...
In June, company logos will again turn rainbow colours. But where does real support for LGBT+ people end and hypocrisy begin?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) When support becomes decoration The rainbow courage often ends at the first heckle What this shows is that pinkwashing today doesn't just take the form of over-the-top rainbow marketing. Sometimes it manifests itself in the opposite way - a'brand stands up…...
How did the word for merriment, sin, and lovers of women become a term for men who love men? The surprising history of the word "gay"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (888+ words) First, simply joy, colour and lightness. In this original sense, it was a'word that belonged to the world of festivities, dancing, flashy clothes and good cheer. One could be in a'"gay mood", that is, a'jolly mood. A'bowler hat or…...
Ji" "unek was outraged by a gay man in his English graduation test. He turned one listening task into a symbol of the
4+ week, 1+ day ago (965+ words) Graduation in the Czech Republic causes emotions every year. Some people complain that the math is too hard, others about the nonsensical wording in Czech, others complain about Cermat and the fact that students are under enormous pressure because of…...
Vomiting, shocks and surgery: this is how homosexuality used to be
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (789+ words) The American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its diagnostic manual of diseases in 1973, and the World Health Organization stopped classifyingit as a'mental disorder in 1990. Historically, that's not that long ago. Many people living among us today grew up in a'time…...
"The Czech Republic still has a lot of catching up to do in the area of LGBTQ rights," says Monika Ladmanov, Head of the European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic. Why are we below the EU average?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1177+ words) The Czech Republic has been in the European Union for over two decades. When you look back today, what do you think EU membership has changed most in people's everyday lives, without us perhaps even realising it? According to a'STEM…...
"Keep it at home." Olomouc's rainbow fair for LGBT people is arousing disapproval on social media. What exactly is it about it that irritates people so much?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (629+ words) In short, a'classic urban event with a'twist. Yet - or precisely because of this - it has become a'target of emotions that are often far from a'cultural debate even before it starts. On the face of it, a'banal internet discussion. But in…...
"One cooks, the other makes money, and all they think about is sex?" Myths about gay relationships that won't go away
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1586+ words) When two men form a'couple, a'part of the environment still feels the need to fit them into a'familiar pattern. It's as if a'relationship without a'woman and a'man automatically creates panic in the system: who will be "the guy" and who…...