Tag: transphobic
European Parliament speaks out against online homo- and transphobic hate speech
In a report adopted Thursday, the European Parliament expresses its concern over online homo- and transphobic hate speech, and calls for strong measures to counter online hate speech.
HRC Blasts Ted Cruz’s New Transphobic Ad
Last week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement on Ted Cruz’s despicable new campaign ad attacking transgender people.
Honduras: 215 LGBT people murdered in 7 years
A new report from Index on Censorship exposes the torture, imprisonment and assassination of LGBT people and activists in Honduras.
TLDEF Responds to Guilty Plea in Killing of Islan Nettles
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) responded to news from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. that 25-year-old James Dixon has pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter in the August 2013 killing of Islan Nettles, a 21-year-old African American transgender woman from Harlem. Dixon faces 12 years in prison after accepting the plea deal.
Stonewall launches Training Partners and Education Equality Index at annual Education Conference
Stonewall, Britain’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, today hosted its Education for All Conference for over 400 teaching staff and young people at the QEII Conference Centre in London.
Istanbul Pride 2015: historic for all the wrong reasons
For the first time in 12 years, Istanbul’s Pride parade was disrupted by the police on Saturday (27 June 2015) as they fired water cannons and rubber bullets at those who had peacefully gathered to celebrate diversity. The authorities had also banned the parade at the last minute. ILGA-Europe strongly condemn the actions of the police and view their actions as a severe infringement on the right to freedom of assembly in Turkey.