The Journal of the Order
Featured causes, news and updates from the Order
Featured Cause: Stop Gay Persecution in Chechnya
We were recently surprised by the news of gay persecution in Chechnya, were the police has allegedly rounded up more than a 100 gay men in a ‘prophylactic sweep’. Three men have also been reported as ‘missing’. The New York Times reports: The men were detained ‘in...
Featured Cause: Matthew Shepard Foundation
The 12th of October marks the anniversary of the tragic event that took young Matthew Shepard's life in 1998. On the 7th of October, Mathew was brutally attacked and tied to a fence in a field outside of Laramie, Wyoming, and left to die. He eventually succumbed to...
Cause of the Month: Campaign for Southern Equality
This month we would like to give a shout out to the Campaign for Southern Equality, one of the organisations that have been fighting against HB2 legislation in North Carolina. Launched in 2011, CSE is based in Asheville, North Carolina (US) as ‘a national effort to...
Cause of the Month: Athlete Ally
This month's featured cause is Athlete Ally, an organisation focused on fighting homophobia and transphobia in sports. They offer workshops in diverse educational levels as well as working together with sports organisations and leagues as the NFL and the NBA,...
Cause of the Month: The Albert Kennedy Trust
Our featured cause for the month of February is The Albert Kennedy Trust, founded in 1989 in Manchester (now also based in London and Newscastle), an organisation that works helping LGBT young people who need a place to live. A frequent example of this are young LGBT...
Cause of the Month: It Gets Better Project
We wanted to start our blog (and our featured causes) with a project that is celebrating its 5 years anniversary: the It Gets Better Project. This projects started back in 2010 as a YouTube channel to inspire young people facing harassment. 2010 was a big attention...
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