Tag: persecution
Young LGBTQ people should have better mental-health conditions in Denmark
Over the summer, Denmark has put asphalt to several Pride parades, which honours LGBTQ people’s visibility and thus their right to exist in a society.
European Parliament: Russia must address LGBTQ persecution in Chechnya
In a resolution adopted today, the European Parliament has called on Russian authorities to end the campaign of persecution targeted at people perceived to be LGBTQ in Chechnya.
Canada : Apologises for persecution of gay public servants
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised on Tuesday for a decades-long campaign by previous governments to rid the military and public service of homosexuals, calling the dark chapter in the country’s history a “collective shame.”
Hostile environment for LGBTQ refugees
Once in Germany, gay and lesbian refugees continue to experience verbal attacks and homophobia.
New information – the situation in Chechnya as it stands
The violence directed at (perceived) gay and bisexual men was carried out with the direct involvement of local authorities, this pressure extended outside the borders of the Chechen Republic, and it led over 100 people to seek assistance from LGBTI organisations.
The Nazi war on gay people – Survivors speak out
The film Paragraph 175 reveals the forgotten ‘Holocaust’.