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French Parliament Approves Law to Ease Return of Colonial-Era Art

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/france-parliament-approves-law-to-ease-return-of-colonial-era-art-artifacts/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/189219/ South Africa returns looted Zimbabwean remains and sacred artefact #Africa #ColonialEra #GaytonMcKenzie #HumanRemains #MinisterOfSports #ReverendPaulBayetheDamasane #SouthAfrica #zimbabwe #ZimbabweBird #ZimbabweanFlag

#Politicians show up for #PinkDot despite #Conservative #scorecard #grading their support for #traditional '#familyvalues' (Religion), say it's #important to #engage with different #HumanRights groups

This is the second Pink Dot since #Section377A, a #ColonialEra #law #criminalising #gay #sex, was #repealed in November 2022.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Singapore #Representation #Culture #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pink-dot-sg-lgbtq-community-hong-lim-park-politicians-4445501

#Politicians show up for #PinkDot despite #Conservative #scorecard #grading their support for #traditional '#familyvalues' (Religion), say it's #important to #engage with different #HumanRights groups

This is the second Pink Dot since #Section377A, a #ColonialEra #law #criminalising #gay #sex, was #repealed in November 2022.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Singapore #Representation #Culture #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pink-dot-sg-lgbtq-community-hong-lim-park-politicians-4445501

#Jamaican #SupremeCourt #upholds #colonialera #sodomy #law. #MauriceTomlinson #challenged #statute in 2015.
Four of the #hategroups #defending the #law. “have #American #affiliates.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Caribbean #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ExportingHate
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/27/jamaican-supreme-court-upholds-colonial-era-sodomy-law/

#Jamaican #SupremeCourt #upholds #colonialera #sodomy #law. #MauriceTomlinson #challenged #statute in 2015.
Four of the #hategroups #defending the #law. “have #American #affiliates.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Caribbean #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ExportingHate
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/27/jamaican-supreme-court-upholds-colonial-era-sodomy-law/

Today in #Connecticut History, September 21: A Punishing Treaty Ends the Pequot War

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/09/21/september-21-a-punishing-treaty-ends-the-pequot-war/

#17thcentury #colonialera #colonizationandsettlement #colonyofconnecticut #connecticuthistory #hartford #militaryhistory #mohegans #narragansetts #nativeamericans #pequotwar #pequots #september #treatyofhartford #waranddefense

Meet the #LGBTQ #activist who challenged his #Caribbean #country’s #antisodomy #law and #won.

Facing #ostracism and risking his #life as the public face of the #LGBTQ #movement, David took his #government to #court in 2022 to demand an end to his country’s #ColonialEra #antisodomy #law.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Caribbean #AntiguaAndBarbuda

https://thegrio.com/2023/06/11/lgbtq-activist-challenged-caribbean-country-anti-sodomy-law-and-won/

Meet the #LGBTQ #activist who challenged his #Caribbean #country’s #antisodomy #law and #won.

Facing #ostracism and risking his #life as the public face of the #LGBTQ #movement, David took his #government to #court in 2022 to demand an end to his country’s #ColonialEra #antisodomy #law.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Caribbean #AntiguaAndBarbuda

https://thegrio.com/2023/06/11/lgbtq-activist-challenged-caribbean-country-anti-sodomy-law-and-won/

Today in #Connecticut History, June 9: Saving the Oldest Wooden House in Connecticut

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/06/09/june-9-saving-the-oldest-wooden-house-in-connecticut-2/

#17thcentury #20thcentury #colonialamerica #colonialera #colonizationandsettlement #connecticuthistory #eastlyme #housemuseums #june #preservation #thomaslee #uspresidents #williamhowardtaft

Today in #Connecticut History, May 26: The English Strike Back — Hundreds of Pequots Die at Mystic.

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/05/26/may-26-european-style-warfare-comes-to-connecticut-hundreds-of-pequots-die-at-mystic-2/

#17thcentury #colonialera #colonizationandsettlement #connecticutatwar #connecticuthistory #johnmason #may #mohegans #mystic #narragansetts #nativeamericanhistory #pequotwar #pequots #waranddefense

#Jamaica’s break from #British #monarchy must bring about #queer #liberation, #activists say.

#Jamaica has also retained #colonialera #laws #criminalising #samesex #sexual #activity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Caribbean #Jamaica

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/20/jamaica-republic-lgbtq-rights-kings-coronation/

#Jamaica’s break from #British #monarchy must bring about #queer #liberation, #activists say.

#Jamaica has also retained #colonialera #laws #criminalising #samesex #sexual #activity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Caribbean #Jamaica

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/20/jamaica-republic-lgbtq-rights-kings-coronation/

#SupremeCourt in #SriLanka clears path for #decriminalisation of #homosexuality

#LGBTQ+ #rights #activists in the country have been #campaigning for years to change the #ColonialEra #law in a country where #homosexuality is still #punishable by a #prison #sentence and a #fine, leading to the private member’s #bill presented in #parliament last month.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ SriLanka #SexualOrientation #Decriminalization #SameSexCouples #Intimacy

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-09-sri-lanka-supreme-court-clears-path-for-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality/

#SupremeCourt in #SriLanka clears path for #decriminalisation of #homosexuality

#LGBTQ+ #rights #activists in the country have been #campaigning for years to change the #ColonialEra #law in a country where #homosexuality is still #punishable by a #prison #sentence and a #fine, leading to the private member’s #bill presented in #parliament last month.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ SriLanka #SexualOrientation #Decriminalization #SameSexCouples #Intimacy

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-09-sri-lanka-supreme-court-clears-path-for-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality/

Today in #Connecticut History, April 23: Pequot and Wangunk Warriors Attack English Settlers at Wethersfield

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/04/23/april-23-pequot-and-wangunk-warriors-attack-english-settlers-at-wethersfield/

#17thcentury #april #colonialera #colonizationandsettlement #colonyofconnecticut #connecticuthistory #nativeamericanhistory #nativeamericans #pequotwar #pequots #waranddefense #wethersfield

Today in #Connecticut History, December 28: When Eastern Pennsylvania Belonged to Connecticut

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https://todayincthistory.com/2022/12/28/december-28-when-eastern-pennsylvania-belonged-to-connecticut-4/

#17thcentury #18thcentury #charterof1662 #colonialera #connecticans #connecticuthistory #continentalcongress #danbury #december #frenchandindianwar #kingcharlesii #militaryhistory #pacificocean #pennsylvania #revolutionarywar