homophobia
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
World
August 15, 2019
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Mashrou’ Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Mashrou’ Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Byblos festival has canceled a concert by the indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila “to prevent bloodshed”…
Brazil Supreme Court criminalizes homophobia
World
June 14, 2019
Brazil Supreme Court criminalizes homophobia
Brazil’s Supreme Court voted Thursday to criminalize homophobia, an important step for sexual minorities in one of the most dangerous…
US travel ban leaves LGBT refugees in limbo
Life & Style
March 13, 2017
US travel ban leaves LGBT refugees in limbo
Beaten by his brother because of his sexual orientation while growing up in Iran, Ramtin Zigorat's greatest wish is to…
Thousands rally across Israel following gay pride stabbing attack
Middle East
August 2, 2015
Thousands rally across Israel following gay pride stabbing attack
Thousands of Israelis attended demonstrations across the country on Saturday, two days after an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six people at…
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
World
June 28, 2015
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
Oleksandr had already lost his job for being gay in the rebel Ukrainian bastion of Donetsk when he was approached…
‘Emo’ killings raise alarms in Iraq
World
March 11, 2012
‘Emo’ killings raise alarms in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq,…
Islamic states, Africans walk out on UN gay panel
World
March 7, 2012
Islamic states, Africans walk out on UN gay panel
Brushing aside high-level UN appeals for cooperation to halt murder and violence against gays and lesbians around the globe, Muslim…