Tag: LGBT
Irish company to launch tool to combat online homophobia and hate speech
A free tool to combat online homophobia and hate speech will be launched by award-winning innovation studio Connector tomorrow, Monday, 19th June, at 9.30am (Irish Time).
Impact of Social Media on LGBT Community Highlighted by LGBT Helpline
Growing numbers of LGBT people are choosing to come out online, according to the LGBT Helpline, the Irish national support service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people.
Newly elected LGBT Labour MP, won’t let the homophobic DUP take control of Westminster
Newly elected Lloyd Russell-Moyle is one of 45 LGBT MPs in Westminster, with a constituency in Kemptown that’s proudly diverse.
Malaysia: Health Ministry Propagates Harmful Anti-LGBT Myths
The Malaysian Ministry of Health, in its call for submissions to a National Creative Video Competition on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, has endorsed an erroneous and harmful theory that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identities can be “prevented” or “controlled,” Human Rights Watch said today.
Indonesia: Police Raids Foster Anti-Gay Hysteria
Indonesia’s national police force should immediately investigate recent raids by local law enforcement on gatherings of gay men, Human Rights Watch said Last Friday in a letter to national police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.
French president Emmanuel Macron calls on Putin to protect gay Chechens
French president Emmanuel Macron says he has urged Vladimir Putin to ensure that the rights of LGBT people are protected following allegations of a crackdown on gay men in the Russian republic of Chechnya.