http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/gay-rights Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 11:11:13 -0400 Sun, 24 May 2026 11:11:13 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1510/the-rise-of-gay-liberation-in-toronto-from-vilification-to-validation By Renee S. Grozelle - When it comes to social perceptions of sexuality, media portrayals cannot be ignored, and in most cases provide important insights into the ideologies present at a certain point in history. In terms of Toronto, in the late 1960s, mainstream media reported increasing concern over commercial and residential locations in the downtown area having a substantial gay presence (Warner, 2002). It was expressed with some fear that the increase of gay individuals could cause Toronto to be seen as the homosexual capital of Canada (Nash, 2005). With the growing presence of homosexuals within the public domain... Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:55 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1510/the-rise-of-gay-liberation-in-toronto-from-vilification-to-validation http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1321/a-silent-dissonance-lgbt-rights-and-geopolitics-in-maidan-and-post-maidan-ukraine By Jesse Sanchez - A faceless speaker cries out in a crowded square. Around him is an uneven cacophony produced by an undefined group of people. Fires crackle, smoke soars, and skies blacken. These masses rush frantically toward a new world order beckoning lustfully, greedily with open arms. They rush toward a vision of a new Ukraine–a European Ukraine–no longer bound to a traumatic destiny with its neighbor Russia. A European Ukraine could spell infinite possibilities but, most importantly, is seen as an optimistic future for a Ukrainian nation scarred by centuries of foreign control. Unfortunately,... Fri, 01 Jan 2016 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1321/a-silent-dissonance-lgbt-rights-and-geopolitics-in-maidan-and-post-maidan-ukraine http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1241/korean-lgbt-trial-error-and-success By Jonathan Kim - South Korea does not have a strong and visible lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender social movement in the public, despite active issue advocacy organizations, political representation from the Democratic Labour Party, and popular television shows that portray LGBT characters and themes.1 The LGBT movement has had a difficult time growing in South Korea because, as some have argued South Korea has long been ignorant about homosexuality and awareness of ‘gay' had not been discovered until the early 1990s.2 I will look at three causal reasons that best describe the dearth of a growing social... Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1241/korean-lgbt-trial-error-and-success