Keyword: homophobia
Police appeal for help after violent homophobic attacks
Police in Leeds and Glasgow appeal for witnesses after separate homophobic attacks over the past two weekends. Continue reading
Police arrests following vicious transphobic attack on Soho drag queens
Two people have been arrested following a vicious attack on a number of drag queens in Old Compton Street last night Continue reading
Man arrested for Vauxhall bleach attack hate crime
A man has been arrested following a series of hate crimes in which people were sprayed with ammonia Continue reading
Why straight men ‘feel unclean’ after going near gay people
A new survey proves that many straight men feel ‘unclean’ even after imagined contact with gay men; researchers suggest reasons why Continue reading
A crime to be gay: 77 countries where you’d be arrested for being you
There are almost 80 countries around the world where just being gay would get you arrested. 10 would have you executed. Continue reading
Amnesty blasts governments on LGBT rights
Governments around the world are still failing to live up to their obligations to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, according to Amnesty International, speaking on International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. Today marks the … Continue reading
UK tops European LGBTI human rights league – but most scores ‘still very low’
New report shows how badly most European countries are doing on human rights for LGBTI people Continue reading
Azerbaijan human rights group pioneers ‘Hate kills’ message
Azerbaijan human rights group pioneers Hate Kills campaign ahead of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia – and we ask for your experiences Continue reading
Homophobic Tom Daley tweets inspire artist
The thousands of homophobic tweets sent to diver Tom Daley when he came out inspired one artist to create something special. Continue reading
UKIP councillor: Floods are God’s revenge for gay marriage
UKIP councillor David Silvester says that floods are God’s revenge for gay marriage. Continue reading