Category: Anti-LGBTQ discrimination

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Two gay men ‘executed on charges of sodomy’ in Iranian prison

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Two men were reportedly executed in an Iranian prison six years after being convicted of charges related to homosexuality. The victims, who have been identified as Mehrdad Karimpour and Farid Mohammadi, were in the Maragheh prison in northwestern Iran at the time of their deaths, the Human Rights Network in the country reported. On 30 January, the Iran Human Rights Monitor tweeted more details about the incident: “Two #Iranian men were executed today after being found guilty of charges related to homosexuality. “#Humanrights websites identified the men as 32 yo…

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LGBTQ+ fans tackle homophobic chanting in English football

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England’s decision to classify a soccer chant as anti-gay shows a game in transition, LGBTQ+ fans say, as authorities confront homophobia and racism in the home of modern football. Players from Chelsea FC, currently third in the Premier League, are routinely mocked from the stands with loud chants of “rent boys” – slang for male sex workers and a dig at the area’s historic reputation as a gay hotspot. But this month, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for England and Wales – an independent body that decides which cases to…

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UK equality watchdog suggests delaying trans conversion therapy ban in “deeply shocking” report

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Activists are questioning whether or not the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is “truly fit for purpose” after it suggested a “differentiated approach” to a trans conversion therapy ban. In a report published on 26 January in response to the UK government’s plans to legislate a conversion therapy ban, the human rights watchdog said the consultation does not “address the possible need to consider a differentiated approach in relation to sexual orientation and being transgender so as to ensure, in particular, that clinicians and therapists are not prohibited…

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Football team fined over fans subjecting Josh Cavallo to homophobic abuse

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The Melbourne Victory football club has been fined over the death threats and abuse Josh Cavallo received from their fans at a recent game. On 8 January, Adelaide United played an away game against the team. During the match’s second half, spectators spewed homophobic remarks at Cavallo – with some being removed and the team promising to “ban any individuals identified as having engaged in the conduct” from future games. Shortly after the game, the 22-year-old condemned the abuse in a lengthy post on Instagram. “I’m not going to pretend…

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Gay man ‘beaten by bouncers’ at popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Manchester

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A gay man alleged that he was “targeted” and “beaten” by bouncers at a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Manchester. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Ronan Gordon said that during a visit to Bloom on 22 January, he was subjected to a brutal attack at the hands of the venue’s security guards. “Last night while I was in Bloom I was targeted by 5 bouncers and beaten in a unprovoked attack,” he wrote on Instagram, “I have a broken nose a shattered…

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Lesbian couple found tortured, shot and dismembered in trash bags in Ciudad Juárez

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Nohemí Medina Martínez and Yulizsa Ramírez were found roughly 17 miles apart from each other on a stretch of Juárez-El Porvenir Road. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The women, who were both 28-years-old and of El Paso, Texas, were discovered on 16 January the day after seeing family whom they had travelled to visit in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, El Diario reported. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Chihuahua Committee for Sexual Diversity director Karen Arvizo confirmed that the pair were parents to…

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92% of parental control apps block sex ed and LGBTQ+ websites

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LGBTQ+ and sex education sites were being wrongly blocked as “adult content” by more than 92% of parental control apps. Top10VPN conducted the research towards the end of 2021 by examining the top parental control apps available on the Google Play store. The aim of these apps is to protect minors from potentially harmful or explicit content by prohibiting access to it. Websites such as Chatroulette, 4Chan and Only Fans were permitted by the apps, though others such as Stonewall, The Trevor Project and Switchboard LGBT were forbidden. 11 out…

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Michael Phelps weighs in on trans athletes in sport: “It has to be a level playing field”

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Michael Phelps said sport “has to be a level playing field” when asked about the controversy surrounding Lia Thomas. Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania, previously spent three years competing on the men’s team. She has become the topic of debate among those questioning trans participation in sport, with Phelps now weighing in on the topic. The 36-year-old, who is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, compared the discussion surrounding Thomas to that of doping in sport and stated…

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LGBTQ+ activist finally “treated like a human” in Australia after fleeing Jordan

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A 25-year-old LGBTQ+ activist who escaped Jordan in 2020 has finally started a new life after two tumultuous years. Alshaima Omama Alzubi, a non-binary lesbian, landed safely in their new home of Australia on 1 January. After first fleeing to Turkey in July 2020, they later made it to Lebanon where they spent a week in custody last Christmas. They were stripped of their passport and made aware of an Interpol Red Notice out for their arrest, though managed to get to Australia thanks to the endless work of NGOs…

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Polish govt introduces ‘de-facto ban’ on LGBTQ+ teaching in schools

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Poland’s parliament has approved a law that will essentially ban teaching LGBTQ-inclusive topics in schools. On the afternoon of 13 January, the educational reform was adopted into law after being debated in the Sejm (the lower house of Poland’s parliament) a day earlier. Named ‘Lex Czarnek’ or ‘Czarnek’s Law’ after minister of education Przemysław Czarnek, its contents bring the country in line with Hungary and Russia who previously adopted similar anti-propaganda legislation. It gives superintendents the power to overrule any teaching materials that are given to schools by outside groups,…

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