Gay rights in Honduras, family politics in North Korea and a boycott of Israeli universities

Gay rights in Honduras, family politics in North Korea and a boycott of Israeli universities
Gay rights in Honduras, family politics in North Korea and a boycott of Israeli universities

Gay rights in Honduras, family politics in North Korea and a boycott of Israeli universities

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Honduran gay rights activist Pepe Palacios says Honduran society is a “heterosexual society” where LGBT people are “always a target.” Violence against members of the LGBT community has escalated since the coup. We’ll find out why. Then, the young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently had his own uncle executed prior to commemorating the second anniversary of his father Kim Jong Il. We’ll talk with University of Chicago professor Bruce Cumings about the stability of the Kim dynasty, plus Chandan Reddy, a member of the American Studies Association’s executive committee and national council gives explains why the organization has decided to boycott Israeli universities. (Photo: A.P./Fernando Antonio)