S MADE . . . TO COME !
Africa ( 34 countries ) Asia ( 20 countries ) Caribbean ( 8 countries ) South Pacific ( 6 countries ) Entities ( 4 ) It ’ s really ugly that being gay / lesbian is punishable with death penalty in 10 countries of Africa and Asia .
And it ’ s beyond nasty that in two presumably civilized countries the so-called “ anti-propaganda laws ” obstruct any advocacy for LGBT : Lithuania and Russia .
In Our Own Backyard
It ’ s good that the US is on the “ good ” countries list , and that according to Gallup , there exist major shifts in Americans ’ attitudes about the morality and legality of gay and lesbian relations in the past two decades . Whereas 38 % of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002 , that number has risen to 63 % today . And while 35 % of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999 , 60 % favor it today . So the tendency moves to more inclusion — but not everything is picture-perfect :
It ’ s bad that of an estimated 904,000 LGBT adult immigrants in the US , 30 percent are undocumented and living in dual shadows .
Don ’ t they need more understanding ?
It ’ s ugly that there exists a network of American extremists who work tirelessly to undercut LGBT people worldwide . They spew poisonous rhetoric and discredited science , misrepresenting American public . Isn ’ t it time to take action ?
LGBT Creativity Case
The first time I heard about remarkable LGBT creativity was at the famous PR firm headquarters when the HR director advised me ( before my seminar ) that many of their employees are gay — because they are “ super creative .” That started me thinking : if creativity is a gift dealt to us at random , what factors / dimensions can boost it ?