Tag: homophobia
IDAHOT Statement: LGBTIQ Youth Continue to be Disenfranchised
May 17th has become a day to raise awareness of violations against the rights of LGBTIQ people.
Croatia’s Eurovision entry accused of being a massive homophobe
Zagreb Pride nominated him as the Homophobe of the Decade, Gay Star News reports.
LGBT Denmark: Praise to Danish football for a new initiative against homophobia
This week a longer campaign against homophobia in Danish football are launched.
Indonesia: Release Gay Men at Risk of Torture
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two men detained in Aceh province under a local ordinance that criminalises homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said today.
European Parliament condemns detention, torture and killings gay men in Chechnya
Last weekend, Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published an article revealing that over 100 people in Chechenya have been detained on suspicion for being gay, and suffered torture and humiliation. At least three men were killed.
Muslim parents protest against gay teacher at Berlin kindergarten
Muslim parents have threatened to gather signatures for a petition against a Berlin preschool, after discovering that one of its male teachers is gay. Many of the parents have removed their children from the nursery.