Research from a University of Nottingham sociologist has revealed that “homosecular” assumptions can influence and shape the credibility of asylum-claim assessments for LGBTIQ+ claimants who identify with a religious faith.
Too religious to be queer? Faith and LGBTIQ+ asylum in the UK
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With US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “proud” cancellation of the military’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program, the “war on woke” has found its latest frontier—war itself.This post was originally published on this site
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Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated deal on natural resources. The deal would open up some of the war-torn country’s mineral and energy resources to the United States.This post was originally published on [...]
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This election, social media has been a major battleground as candidates try to reach younger voters. As Gen Z and Millennials now make up the dominant voter bloc in Australia, securing their support is more [...]
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In early April 2025, the Trump administration terminated the immigration statuses of thousands of international students listed in a government database, meaning they no longer had legal permission to be in the country. Some students [...]
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As demonstrators gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 30, 2025, about whether Oklahoma can operate the nation’s first faith-based charter school. St. Isidore of Seville would be a virtual K-12 school [...]
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Terrorist attacks are more common during security and economic crises, but they decrease during humanitarian disasters.This post was originally published on this site
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Donald Trump won the US election on a campaign that included rolling back environmental laws. In the UK, Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has called the national net zero target “impossible.” And former prime minister [...]
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Donald Trump’s tariffs will make many things more expensive for his fellow US citizens. The price of imported cars, building materials and some tech will go up—and so will the cost of the food on [...]
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At the 2024 Paris Olympics, organizers opted for an eco-friendly cooling system in athlete housing, skipping central air in favor of a low-energy alternative. Countries responded by bringing their own air conditioning units—a move that [...]
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A study led by researchers at the Columbia Butler Aging Center and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health has unveiled a framework for rethinking political decision-making—drawing inspiration from how the human body maintains stability [...]
