Author Vanja Skotnes

Vanja Skotnes

As a former journalist for Amnesty International, I will use this blog to write about human rights abuses. My intention is to create more awareness. Follow my posts and stay updated. Twitter: @vanjaskotnes

Anti-gay pastors and politicians who turned out to be gay

Vanja Skotnes

April 22, 2013

Health, International, Politics, Slider

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This Youtube video shows homophobic pastors and politicians who turned out to be gay. These are all people in power positions who loudly spoke out against gay rights, who repeatedly discriminated against homose...

Fighting homophobia with Day of Silence

Vanja Skotnes

April 19, 2013

Health, International, News, Politics, Slider

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Today students across the world protest against homophobia in schools. (more…)...

Gay marriage in Catholic Ireland?

Vanja Skotnes

April 15, 2013

Health, News, Politics, Slider

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Ireland's constitutional convention has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing gay marriage. (more…)...

“My principal told me I was disgusting”

Vanja Skotnes

April 6, 2013

Health, News, Politics

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When 'Emily' (20) was in Catholic school, a teacher spotted her holding hands with her girlfriend. "My life was made hell", she says. (more…)...

“Being gay is something to be frowned upon”

Vanja Skotnes

April 3, 2013

Health, News, Politics, Slider

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Amanda (22) is a teacher in a catholic school in Galway. She is also gay. No one knows of her sexual orientation, she is too fearful of the consequences to ever come out as gay, she says. (more…)...

“All human beings are precious in God’s eyes”

Vanja Skotnes

March 9, 2013

Health, News, Politics

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Says Irish Catholic Bishops. Yet, at their schools they teach teenagers being gay is wrong. (more…)...