To persecute people for their sexual orientation is to violate their fundamental human rights. All over the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people defend their right to be who they are, often at the risk of their lives. That is why those who are about human rights are doing something about it.
The Mardi Gras spirit was still alive and well in the streets of Sydney, long after the final float passed last night, with this year’s Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade drawing a massive crowd of enthusiastic supporters who were treated to an explosion of queer colour.
It’s easy to think that AIDS is something for other people to worry about - reckless people, drug users, people who sleep around. This is wrong - all teens, whoever they are, wherever they live need to take the threat of HIV seriously.
Coming out is the process of telling people that you are gay. Coming out is often referred to as 'coming out of the closet'. The closet represents the hiding of your sexuality.
