Tag: homophobia
Elton John, Jennifer Saunders and Tony Blair help raise £394,000 to tackle homophobia in Britain and worldwide
Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall’s annual Equality Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel last night. The Dinner, hosted by Stella Duffy, raised a record-breaking £394,000 to support Stonewall’s campaigns against homophobia in Britain and worldwide.
Homophobia And Football The Most Natural Bedfellows
Homophobia and football are, both unfortunately and ironically, the most natural of bedfellows.
Eurovision : Stonewall calls on supporters to give nul points to homophobia
Stonewall is calling on its supporters to raise funds to tackle homophobia worldwide by staging fundraising parties during the Eurovision Song Contest on 18 May.
Sports Minister Backs ‘ Football vs Homophobia ’ Campaign
Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson has backed calls for professional football clubs to do more to combat homophobia.
Campaigners call for FIFA to show the red card to homophobia
The revelation that the head of the Nigeria Women Professional League (NPWL) has been actively discriminating against suspected lesbian footballers has unleashed a storm of protest including a petition to FIFA which has so far gathered nearly 50,000 signatures.
The European Parliament wants to outlaw homophobic crime and speech in the EU
Today the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text calls on the European Commission to add homophobia and transphobia to the list of EU-sanctioned hate speech and violence.