Category: Anti-LGBTQ discrimination

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Trans and gender non-confirming people on brink of being banned from Malaysia’s mosques

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Senior officials in Malaysia are considering a ban on transgender and gender non-conforming people entering mosques. The move would mirror a similar ban that was implemented in the country’s northern state of Perlis in June 2021. According to local news outlet Free Malaysia Today, the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, praised the action taken by Perlis. He is reported to have said the ban protects the sanctity of mosques, as well as preventing confusion within the Muslim community. On 24 September, Shaary told reporters: “I…

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Soccer team rallies around “brave” out player after he is called anti-gay slur during game

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An American soccer team rallied around a gay player after he was subjected to homophobic abuse during a game. Couper Gunn, who is a defender and team captain on the Colby-Sawyer College men’s soccer team, the Chargers, was competing in a match against the Rivier University Raiders when the incident took place. Right before halftime during the 22 September game, one of the opposing team’s players approached Gunn, who was wearing a rainbow-coloured armband. “Get that f****t armband off of you,” Gunn says he was told. In the immediate aftermath…

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Trans woman stabbed on her own doorstep in ‘shocking targeted attack’

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A transgender woman was stabbed on her own home’s doorstep in what police are treating as a “targeted hate crime”. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. According to the West Midlands Police, the “shocking transphobic attack” saw the woman stabbed in the stomach and leg after opening her front door to a man she had met online earlier that day. The two had arranged to meet on the evening of 30 November 2020, which resulted in the 33-year-old victim being left with…

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Angela Rayner defends calling Boris Johnson’s “homophobic” government “scum”

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Angela Rayner has defended comments she reportedly made about the current Conservative government at the Labour Party conference. During the annual event, held in Brighton from 25-29 September, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party spoke to a group of activists. According to the Daily Mirror, she said: “I’m sick of shouting from the sidelines, and I bet you lot are too. “We cannot get any worse than a bunch of scum, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute vile… banana republic, vile, nasty, Etonian… piece of scum…and I held back a little…that…

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Polish region abandons ‘LGBT-free’ zone status after EU funding threat

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Swietkorzyskie revoked its anti-LGBTQ+ commitment after the European Union threatened to take away its funding. The regional assembly of Swietkorzyskie voted for the removal of the status on 22 September, becoming the first time an area in Poland has done so. According to Euronews, the Polish government asked areas to revoke the declaration and no one at the meeting opposed stepping back from ‘LGBT-free’ status – though three councillors abstained. Around 100 towns and regions have made the pledge to oppose “LGBT ideology” since 2019, which they say undermines Poland’s…

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Germany compensates hundreds persecuted by Nazi-era anti-gay law

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Hundreds of people have been compensated after a law criminalising homosexuality continued to be enforced after the Second World War. The legislation saw people investigated or persecuted for their sexuality, which German authorities are now trying to make up for. Paragraph 175 was created in 1871 before being repealed in 1994, with it being most severely implemented under Nazi rule. Up to 50,000 men were convicted under it between 1949 and 1969 and it was predominantly used against gay men. On 13 September, the country’s Federal Office of Justice shared…

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Man, 67, hospitalised after being tied to tree and beaten in apparent hate crime

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The mayor of a small town is in hospital after being stripped, tied to a tree, beaten up and robbed in an apparent anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime. Content warning: This story may include topics that some readers may find uncomfortable. The 67-year-old, who remains unnamed at this time, is reportedly a mayor in the Aveyron department in the south of France. He was allegedly leaving a parking lot that is also a gay cruising area when the attack took place, sparking concerns that he was the victim of a discriminatory attack.…

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Rainbow arch “deliberately” set on fire at UK LGBTQ+ Pride festival

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Pride organisers in Milton Keynes have shared that a rainbow arch was “deliberately” set on fire in what is likely a homophobic hate crime. In an update from the Milton Keynes Pride Festival (MKPF), it was revealed that the arch “had been fenced and secured” which means it was likely set alight “on purpose”. “MKPF team are extremely saddened to discover that a person or persons have deliberately broken into the PRIDE site and set fire to the beautiful rainbow arch that was donated by @mymiltonkeynes,” the statement shared on…

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Rainbow crossing vandalised with Bible verse just days after installation

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A rainbow crosswalk was vandalised with a Bible verse claiming the LGBTQ+ community stole the symbol from God. The crossing in Port Colborne, Canada, had been installed just days before and is being repainted as a result of the damage. Genesis 9:13 was used to deface the rainbow and is a Bible verse that is commonly used by homophobic Christians to claim that the LGBTQ+ community stole the symbol from God. It reads: “I have set my rainbow in the clouds and it will be the sign of the covenant…

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Gender and race most common reasons for dancefloor discrimination, report finds

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A shocking report has revealed how widespread and common dancefloor discrimination is across the world. According to the Resetting the Dancefloor report from Ballantine’s True Music, gender and race were the most commonly cited reasons for someone experiencing prejudice. Intersectional identities including gender, sexuality and race have dealt with this at an alarming rate, with 64% having dealt with it at a music event. More generally, one in three people have experienced discrimination in this environment and 84% have witnessed it. “I have so much intersectionality to deal with,” DJ…

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