Read more about the challenges gay people face around the world:
In Haiti, Jamaica, Istanbul, Nepal and many others members of the LGBTQI community face widespread discrimination, risk of violence and even death. As the global voices article linked above demonstrates, slow progress is being made but a lot of work remains.
“I arrived in a short dress and sandals—I had no idea what I was going in for,”
Natalia Manzurova was a 35-year-old nuclear engineer in Russia when she was assigned to be part of the clean-up crew at the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine, the site of the worst nuclear accident in history. On the 25th anniversary of the disaster, Manzurova reflects on broken state promises, a lifetime of illness and the future of nuclear power.
Great video, especially when paired with Ethan Zuckerman’s (of Global Voices - yes, they have a Tumblr) more recent TED Talk, “Listening to Global Voices"