Tag: homophobic
Man arrested after throwing a rock through a window of Pantibar
A man in his late teens was arrested last night after a rock containing a homophobic message was thrown through the window of one of Dublin’s most popular LGBTQ venues.
The Economic Cost of Homophobia
Peter Tatchell, just back from Russia, has launched a new report, with the backing of the Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, which shows that countries that criminalise homosexuality suffer significant economic disadvantages; lost tourism revenue lost inward foreign aid and investment and lost talent and skills as LGBT+ people flee abroad.
Homophobic chant reportedly heard at LA Galaxy during the team’s ‘Pride Night’ game
Chants of the word “puto” which is commonly seen as a homophobic slur, were recently heard at an L.A. Galaxy game on the team’s “Pride Night.”
Slovakian charged over homophobia-linked assault in Copenhagen
A Slovakian man has been charged with assaulting the partner of Denmark’s justice minister Søren Pape Poulsen earlier this month.
Youths who choked student until he apologised for being gay walk free from court
Two youths who choked a student and forced him to apologise for being gay in a vile homophobic attack on the Tube have walked free from court.
UN fails Ugandan LGBTI refugees abused in Kenya
“Ugandan LGBTIs have fled attempts to arrest and kill them. They have sought safety in Kenya but instead suffer arrest, beatings, hunger, insanitary conditions and sexual exploitation.