Category: Anti-LGBTQ discrimination

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Anti-LGBTQ discrimination AOC Articles Government LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics United States

AOC defiantly vows to “champion” LGBTQ+ people after being heckled at

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has assured LGBTQ+ people that she will always “champion” the community after a group of hecklers stormed a town hall event of hers. Protesters at the event on 19 October, which took place in Queens, New York City, played drums and chanted as a way of attacking the politician’s ongoing support for LGBTQ+ equality. “AOC has got to go,” some can be heard shouting in a video, which had garnered almost 5.5 million times just five days after being shared to Twitter. In the clip, the…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles LGBTQ+ News Life News Qatar Qatar World Cup Sport World Cup World Cup 2022

LGBTQ+ people ‘arrested and abused’ in Qatar ahead of World Cup

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LGBTQ+ people were detained and subjected to “ill-treatment in detention” in Qatar as recently as last month, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). There were at least six cases of “severe and repeated beatings” reported, as well as five incidences of “sexual harassment in police custody between 2019 and 2022.” Some faced arrest in public places solely because of their gender expression, with there even being claims that security forces unlawfully searched the phones of detainees. Transgender women were ordered to attend government-sponsored sessions of so-called…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Government LGBTQ+ News Life News Peppa Pig Politics Russia

Russian MP says Peppa Pig is a ‘tool of war’ threatening ‘traditional values’

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Alexander Khinshtein, a Russian MP, said that media like Peppa Pig and South Park are “a tool of hybrid war” as they depict LGBTQ+ themes. In a clip shared to Twitter by Francis Scarr of the BBC, the politician stated that “traditional values” must be protected. “We must protect our society and our children. Let me very quickly demonstrate what kind of propaganda is already being waged against our society,” he added. He proceeded to flick through some of the slides on his presentation, showing screenshots of Call Me By…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ Sport Life News Research Sport Stonewall Study

British public overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ people in sport, study finds

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Stonewall has launched its ninth Rainbow Laces campaign by urging people to “stand up and call out” anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination at the World Cup in Qatar. The tournament has been marred with controversy since it was announced that it would take place in the Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and the LGBTQ+ community is subjected to discriminatory laws. “As we approach the 2022 Men’s World Cup, we must remember that Qatar is a country where LGBTQ+ people are persecuted simply for being themselves,” said Liz Ward, the Director of Programmes…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Conversion Therapy LGBTQ+ News Life Liz Truss Mexico News

Mexico Senate votes to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for all

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Mexico’s Senate has voted to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ and make carrying it on anyone out a criminal offence. The reforms would see anything used to “impede, restrict, diminish, annul or suppress a person’s sexual orientation, identity or gender expression” prohibited in the country, according to the Citizens Movement political party. The changes to the Federal Penal Code and Health General Law were approved by a vote of 69 in favour, two against and 16 abstenations, the Senate said on its official Twitter page on 11 October. The bill will…

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Amnesty International Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Iran LGBTQ+ News Life Nadia Whittome MP News

Nadia Whittome MP urges UK government to help LGBTQ+ activists sentenced to death in Iran

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Labour MP Nadia Whittome has called on the UK government to help two LGBTQ+ activists that were sentenced to death in Iran. Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubdar were found guilty of spreading “corruption on earth” by a court in Urmia this August, according to the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights. They also faced charges of “trafficking” as a result of helping at-risk people escape the country, where homosexuality is criminalised and punishable by death. “The women were targeted due to their real or perceived sexual orientation and/or gender identity and…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination anti-trans Articles Galop hate crime Home Office LGBTQ+ News Life News Police racism

Hate crimes reach record high in England and Wales as anti-trans offences double

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The number of hate crimes recorded in England and Wales reached a new high this year, official statistics show. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. There were a total of 155,841 hate crimes recorded by police in the year ending March 2022, an increase of 26% from the previous 12 months. It marks the largest annual rise since 2017. Offences targeting transgender people rose by 56% from 2020/21, showing the largest proportional increase for any group with a total of 4,355 anti-trans incidents on…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Bomb threat LGBTQ+ News Life Merriam-Webster Dictionary News

Man who threatened to “bomb” Merriam-Webster over LGBTQ+ inclusive definitions pleads guilty

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The man who inundated the Merriam-Webster offices with anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and bomb threats has pleaded guilty.  Back in April, a California man named Jeremy David Hanson was arrested for one count of “interstate communication of threats to commit violence” after he sent horrific messages to the dictionary-based business.  According to a statement from the District of Massachusetts’ US Attorney’s office, Hanson used the dictionary website’s “Contact Us” portal to submit the aforementioned messages between 2 October and 8 October 2021. In one of his posts, he wrote: “It is absolutely…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles EuroPride LGBTQ+ News Life News Russia Serbia

Thousands march against Pride event due to take place in Belgrade

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Thousands of religious and right-wing activists demonstrated against a planned Pride march due to take place in Belgrade. It came a day before the Serbian city commenced celebrations for EuroPride, a pan-European international event dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community set to get underway from 12 September. The event marks the first time a country in south-east Europe has hosted it, as well as being the first to take place outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). However, protesters opposed to it marched through the streets of Belgrade chanting slogans supporting…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Bimini Drag Race Drag Race UK Great Yarmouth Pride LGBTQ+ News Life News Pride

Drag Race UK’s Bimini responds to boy’s “heartbreaking” Pride attack

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Drag Race UK finalist Bimini Bon Boulash shared their “disgust” after a boy was attacked leaving Great Yarmouth Pride last week. The 13-year-old was targeted by a group for “expressing his sexuality and wearing a Pride flag” on 3 September, according to Great Yarmouth and Waveney Pride (GYWPride). “Homophobia is still happening and it’s heartbreaking to know that these people are being attacked and we can’t allow it to happen,” Bimini said of the incident, which took place in their hometown. They added that it was “amazing” to see a…

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