Korean University: No Jobs for Homosexuals

Korea Nazarene University, a Christian university in Cheonan, South Korea, is telling its job applicants that “drinking, smoking, and homosexuality are not allowed.”

The listing was published on Tuesday and spotted by The Korea Observer, who contacted the university:

Ahn Kwang-jin, a senior official at Korea Nazarene University, told The Korea Observer that his university has a strict policy against drinking, smoking and homosexuality.

“We are letting you know that even if you make an application, you wouldn’t get the job unless you meet the stated requirements,” he said.“

A clipping of the job listing for the Korea Nazarene University:

Further, the full job application includes a "self health check list” that requires applicants to disclose if they are HIV positive or have had a “transsexual operation.”

Learn more: LGBT rights in South Korea or LGBT rights by country

Equaldex Billboards Go Up In Orlando, Florida

Thanks to a generous donation by Love Is Equality, Equaldex billboards are now displaying in 16 locations across Orlando, Florida.

The billboards highlight and important LGBT rights fact – that being gay is illegal in 77 countries around the world. 

The digital billboards will be rotating throughout 16 locations over the next six months.

If you’re in the area and happen to see one, please share it!

Love Is Equality is a non-profit corporation that produces apparel including t-shirts, tank tops, hoodies, and accessories to spread the message of Equality. 60% of the organization’s profits from each sale are donated to equality organizations in the state that the order is shipped to.

Visit Equaldex: LGBT Rights by Country

Show Your Support for the Global LGBT Rights Movement, Donate a Social Post

Equaldex just started a Thunderclap campaign to promote the global LGBT rights movement. To support the campaign, all you need to do is donate a tweet, Tumblr post, or Facebook post.

If the campaign reaches 100 supporters by June 3rd, everyone will post at once at 12pm PDT.

In some countries, coming out as gay can mean losing your friends, in other countries, it can mean losing your life.

Not many people realize that there are over 75 countries where homosexual activity is illegal and in quite a few of those countries, the consequence can be life in prison, or even the death penalty.

In some of the most homophobic countries in the world, people can be killed for just being themselves. In South Africa and several other countries, lesbians have been “corrective raped" in an effort to "turn them heterosexual.”

The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement is a global one and it’s time to think global and show our support to those in need. Let’s urge our governments and people around us to recognize us as who we are; humans.

Equaldex is a new collaborative website aimed at crowdsourcing information about LGBT rights around the globe. Using data contributed by users, Equaldex will shine light on LGBT rights in a visual and compelling way.

Equaldex’s Interactive Map Shows Which Countries Are Most And Least Gay Friendly

Equaldex just released a new interactive visualization of the global opinion of homosexuality. Using PEW Research Center’s 2013 survey data, Equaldex now allows you to visualize which countries are the most and least gay-friendly.

View the global visualization of the acceptance of homosexuality

See also: Map of LGBT rights by country

Gay Marriage is Against Nature [Comic]

by Dan Piraro of Bizarro Comics (via Reddit)

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