SOUTH AMERICA GAY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER HOPES TO BECOME GUYANA’S

Dillon Mohamed is a gay air traffic controller in Guyana, the only nation in South America with a ban against homosexuality. He is also politically and religiously active.

His history, faith, political aspirations, and activism on behalf of Guyana’s sexual minorities were all topics of an interview with Erasing 76 Crimes.

“Guyana’s law that provides for incarceration for oral or anal sex is just an aberration,” Mohamed said. “And even though this repressive body of law is no longer enforced, it remains because of the lack of consensus among the political class and the fierce opposition of religious fundamentalists.”

Additionally, between 2015 and 2020, under President David Granger,

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Photo via Dillon Mohamed, Facebook.

LITHUANIA FINED FOR NOT PUTTING WARNING LABELS ON LGBT CHILDREN’S BOOKS

In a case involving the government’s contention that gay fairy tales are harmful to children, Europe’s top rights court sided with a deceased Lithuanian children’s book author.

The European Court of Human Rights determined that Lithuania’s restriction on the publication of a collection of fairy tales by author Neringa Macat was discriminatory since it demonstrated the preference of the authorities for oppositesex marriage over same-sex relationships. The Strasbourg-based court also determined that the government had breached her right to free speech.

According to Court House News, six contemporary fairy tales were included in “Amber Heart” which also included characters from underrepresented groups like same-sex couples, Roma nomads, and persons with impairments. there were noteworthy advancements, culminating in the legalizing of crossdressing in November 2018 and the planning of the first Pride March in the nation’s history that same year.

The Lithuanian University of Education released the book in 2013.