Category: LGBTQ+ discrimination

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs horrific healthcare bill allowing anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a terrifying new law allowing medical professionals to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.  Since stepping into office, the Republican official and his political allies have targeted the LGBTQ+ community with harmful legislation.  From the disturbing ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to the various bills attacking the rights of trans youth, the state’s conservative lawmakers are showing no signs of slowing down their hateful rhetoric.  Now it looks like the DeSantis Administration is welcoming another law into the state of Florida that threatens the livelihood of LGBTQ+…

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South Korea Pride festival blocked in favour of Christian group: “We were unfairly denied”

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South Korea’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride festival has been blocked in favour of a Christian youth concert. Since 2000, local LGBTQ+ residents have celebrated Pride season at the annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF). During the festival, which takes place over two weeks, attendees are treated to various events and parties, including the Korea Queer Film Festival and a huge Pride parade. While SQCF has been a staple in Seoul for over 20 years, the event was recently hit with a significant roadblock ahead of its 2023 festival. On 3 May,…

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Italian Olympic skier Sofia Goggia apologises for her homophobic and transphobic comments

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Italian Olympic skier Sofia Goggia has apologised for her recent homophobic comments in a new statement. Recently, the professional athlete came under fire for making anti-LGBTQ+ comments in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. During the sit-down, the 29-year-old was asked if there were LGBTQ+ athletes within the competitive sport of skiing, to which she responded “no”. “Among women yes. Not for men, I would say. You have to throw yourself down the Streif in Kitzbuhel,” she told the publication. For non-skiers, the Streif is one of…

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Qatar official says rainbow flags may be confiscated during World Cup to “protect” fans

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A Qatar official revealed that rainbow flags might be confiscated during the highly anticipated 2022 FIFA World Cup. The upcoming event is set to take place between November and December in the Gulf state.  Since the news was announced, activists have expressed concerns over the tournament due to the country’s strict anti-LGBTQ laws.  In Qatar, homosexuality is illegal and can be punished by penalties including flogging, imprisonment and even execution. Even though World Cup officials have previously encouraged the LGBTQ+ community to attend the event, the flying of rainbow flags has…

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Anglican bishops in Ghana denounce the country’s “severe” anti-LGBTQ+ law

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Ghana’s House of Bishops has condemned the proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bill in a new statement.  In 2021, conservative political officials introduced the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill to the Ghanian parliament.  Since its introduction, LGBTQ+ activists and UN human rights experts have slammed the bill for harmful discrimination.  According to a report from The Church Times, the religious leaders have also come out condemning the “severe” bill.  “We agreed that, though human dignity is always dominant, LGBTQI+ activities are frowned upon by the Ghanaian ethnicity and…

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Chinese LGBTQ+ advocacy group shuts down amidst growing opposition

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A high profile Chinese LGBTQ+ rights group abruptly announced its closure due to growing anti-LGBTQ+ opposition.  According to a report from AP News, the LGBT Rights Advocacy China group revealed that they would be shutting down all activities on their social media channels. “We are deeply regretful to tell everyone, Queer Advocacy Online will stop all of our work indefinitely,” the group wrote. Shortly after their post, the organisation closed down their accounts on WeChat and Weibo – another social media platform. Before their closure, members reported trouble months prior…

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US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Catholic hospital that denied trans man surgery

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The US Supreme Court declined to hear a Catholic hospital’s appeal after it denied a hysterectomy to a transgender patient. Evan Minton, a trans man, had a hysterectomy scheduled at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in California in 2016. According to the lawsuit, the hospital cancelled the procedure after finding out why the patient wanted it and permitted the physician to perform it at a different facility a few days later. Minton accused the hospital of discrimination in state court, suing it for violating California’s civil rights law that protects…

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Father beats six-year-old son for sitting on boy’s lap in homophobic attack

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A father beat his six-year-old son before attacking the child’s mother after seeing him sitting on another boy’s lap. The man, who currently remains unnamed for legal reasons but resides in Mackay, North Queensland, was said to have erupted after seeing what he believed to be “sexual engagement” between the children. The father-of-three screamed “being gay is wrong” as he attacked his child, before adding “if they were adults I would have killed them”. Mackay District Court in Australia heard that the father continuously beat his eldest son, before throwing…

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