Category: Anti-LGBTQ discrimination

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Comedian Jen Ives shares video exposing vile transphobic abuse she received at LGB Alliance conference

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Content warning: This story includes an incident of explicit transphobia that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Comedian Jen Ives has released a video showing extreme transphobic abuse she received while attending a conference held by the LGB Alliance. The LGB Alliance, which was formed in 2019, has continuously used its platform to “assert the rights of lesbians, bisexuals and gay men to define themselves as same-sex attracted” while excluding trans individuals. It held its event at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London on 21 October last year, which…

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Kosovo’s MPs overwhelmingly vote against recognition of same-sex unions

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Lawmakers in Kosovo overwhelmingly voted against legislation that would have seen same-sex civil partnerships formally recognised in the country. After a parliamentary debate on 16 March, a vote of 120 opposed to just 28 in favour saw the law fall short, Euractiv reported. The attempt to bring the country closer to marriage equality was set in motion by the government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Its success would have seen Kosovo become the first Muslim-majority country to introduce this type of law. With its leaders wanting Kosovo to join the…

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Guatemala ditches plans to ban same-sex marriage after president threatens to veto law

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Guatemala’s Congress has ditched plans to ban same-sex marriage and the teaching that “anything other than heterosexuality is normal” in schools. It comes after fierce backlash to the Protection of Life and Family law being passed by 160 votes in favour to just eight votes against on 8 March. To come into effect, Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala’s president and a conservative, had to give it his signature – though he stunned supporters of the legislation when he threatened to veto it. President Giammattei stated that the law was a violation of…

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Malaysia launches ‘conversion therapy’ app to help gay people “abandon homosexual behaviour”

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Malaysia’s government has launched a ‘conversion therapy’ app which it said would help LGBTQ+ people “return to nature”. The app, which is called Hijrah Diri Homoseksualiti, was announced on 9 March by JAKIM, the country’s Department of Islamic Development. “Hijrah Diri is an application of JAKIM’s initiative with Yayasan Ihtimam Malaysia to help the LGBT community return to nature,” the federal government agency wrote on Twitter. “Currently only available in the Google Play Store.” JAKIM provided more details of Hijrah Diri Homoseksualiti in a follow up tweet, stating that it…

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Person storms out of Rent performance because they “didn’t realise this show was about gays”

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An audience member walked out of a theatre performance of Jonathan Larson’s Rent because they “didn’t realise this show was about gays.” The incident occurred on 12 March at the Carriagework Theatre in Millenium Square, Leeds. According to a statement from Bite My Thumb, a community arts group, the “ignorant” person left the matinee showing of the play after a performance of Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me. It explained: “On exiting the individual turned to a member of the front of house team and declared ‘I DIDN’T REALISE THIS…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Anti-LGBTQ+ law Articles Guatemala Law LGBTQ+ News Life News Same-sex marriage Sexuality

Guatemala Congress votes to ban same-sex marriage and teaching of sexual diversity in schools

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Guatemala’s Congress has voted to ban same-sex marriage and teaching that “anything other than heterosexuality is normal” in schools. The Protection of Life and Family law was passed by 160 votes in favour to just eight votes against on 9 March. It predominantly targets the LGBTQ+ community, as well as worsening punishments for those seeking an abortion – a practice that is already illegal in the country except in cases where the pregnancy poses a threat to life. Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala’s president and a conservative, will have to give the…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Books Catholic Church Education LGBTQ+ News Life News Religion School Simon James Green

Catholic school’s diocese forces it to cancel visit from prominent LGBTQ+ author

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Teachers are threatening to strike after a prominent author of LGBTQ+ fiction had his visit to their Catholic school cancelled by the diocese. Simon James Green, the writer behind hugely popular books such as Sleepover Takeover and Heartbreak Boys, was due to visit the John Fisher School in Purley, Croydon on 7 March. However, The I newspaper exclusively reported that his talk was cancelled last minute when the local diocese intervened to stop it going ahead. The school’s senior leadership reportedly voted on the issue and wanted Green to talk…

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America Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Don't Say Gay Florida LGBTQ+ News Life News

Florida Senate passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill marking “another stain in the history” of the state

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Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed the widely controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill by a vote of 22-17, bringing it one step away from becoming law. It will now head to the desk of Governor Ron DeSantis, who will either veto it or give it his signature. However, it is expected that he will do the latter given that he has expressed his support for it in recent months, meaning it would go into effect from 1 July. The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, seeks…

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Texas has “initiated investigations” into parents over gender-affirming care for trans youth, lawsuit says

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Texas governor Greg Abbott recently compared gender-affirming care for trans youth to “child abuse” and ordered investigations into it. In a letter sent on 22 February to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), the 64-year-old wrote “all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such abuse, including doctors, nurses, and teachers” should report it immediately or face “criminal penalties”. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency…

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Exclusive: Rep. Carlos G. Smith says ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is “a very personal attack” on LGBTQ+ people

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“Politicians are less inclined to enact legislation that discriminates or targets the LGBTQ community when we are amongst them, when we are their colleagues, when we are their siblings, their children, their neighbours and their co-workers, being out and being authentic about who we are,” says Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith. In November 2016, the 41-year-old made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ Latin person elected to the Florida Legislature. Since then, the Democrat has used his position in the state’s House of Representatives to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights – which…

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