Tag: discrimination

Hasan Atik's nomination comes at a time when the situation for LGBTI people in Turkey is 'deteriorating' An openly gay man has been nominated to run for a seat in Turkey’s upcoming snap elections. The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) included Hasan Atik on its list of candidates for the 24 June election. Atik has long campaigned for LGBTI and HIV rights. He will run for a seat in the north-west province of Edirne. The HDP is a left-leaning political group, known to be...

When Ben Martella and Alec Jansen got picked up from Butler University, they thought they’d be on a simple lyft ride to Broad Ripple, Indianapolis. Sadly, that’s not what they got. While the couple was riding towards their destination, they decided to share a quick kiss. Once their lyft driver saw this, he ordered them to get out. When the two found themselves standing on the corner of Meridian and Westfield around 5 p.m. on May 5, they were deeply upset. "We...

The first trailer’s out for a Nigerian film that’s focused on ending discrimination in its home country. TIERS Nigeria: The Initiative for Equal Rights is an LGBTQ rights organization stationed in the West African country. They conduct multiple LGBTQ rights missions such as providing legal assistance, documenting LGBTQ abuse, hate crimes, and discrimination, political engagement to act as LGBTQ citizens’ voice, and creating media to share the lives and trials of LGBTQ people. Concerning the latter, TIERS Nigeria has created four...

A spokesperson called the mural "a symbolic way for the community, including police, to show that we’re taking a stance against violence and discrimination." Students threw balloons filled with paint against a police station in Australia to create a rainbow design to show support for LGBT equality. Around 400 students, from seven different schools, took part in the action at the Fawkner police station in Victoria, creating a mural that stretches some 260 fee https://twitter.com/VictoriaPolice/status/990826403233857536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fstudents-pelted-a-police-station-with-paint-filled-water-balloons-to-promote-lgbt-equality%2F05%2F2018%2F The project was organized ahead of the International...

Hate crimes against the LGBTI community have risen significantly in Germany in 2017 Three gay sex workers were beaten up in Cologne yesterday (29 April). One is reportedly in a coma and is ‘near-death’. Three men, a 30-year-old, a 31-year-old and 40-year-old, were together near the street at Cologne Eifeltor. It is alleged a 50-year-old and a 53-year-old man, at 1am, paid the men for sex. During the encounter, three darkly dressed men and attacked the sex workers with crowbars. The two men fled towards...

After a bartender in Orange County ordered the trio removed, the bouncer violently threw them onto the street. Three California men claim they were victims of a “gay bashing” at a Newport Beach restaurant earlier this month, when a bartender used a homophobic slur and a security guard physically threw them to the ground before shoving them out the door. Angel Bonilla, Colton Moyer, and Clement Serafin filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court on Monday, claiming that, on April...

New findings from Stonewall have revealed troubling discrimination in the workplace. The new report, which is based on YouGov research with 3,213 LGBTQ employees, found that over a third (35%) of LGBTQ people at work have hidden their identity out of fear of discrimination from colleagues. That figure rises to 42% for black, Asian and minority ethnic LGBTQ staff, and 51% for trans staff. Meanwhile, workplace bullying continues to be an issue, with almost one in five (18%) of LGBTQ people at...

"This case is really about the right of all Americans to speak in accordance with their beliefs." A pair of Arizona artists are suing for the right to refuse to design invitations and artwork for same-sex weddings. Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, co-owners of art and calligraphy business Brush and Nib Studio, say Phoenix’s inclusive anti-discrimination statute infringes on their First Amendment rights. The duo, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, didn’t wait for a same-sex couple to request their work...

A national ad campaign to fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation is using a real life family as the faces of the movement. Jami and Krista Contrearas are a happy couple living in Oak Park, Michigan. The married couple, along with their two children, just want a chance at the American dream. To work, to succeed, to be happy, and to be seen as equal. Unfortunately, that’s not what they’ve been given. Three years ago, the couple brought their then...

LGBT people can still be fired in 31 states. Nearly three years after Obergefell v Hodges, LGBT couples still face discrimination: In 31 states they can lose their job or their homes in moment’s notice, just for who they are or who they love. But a new Ad Council campaign is looking to change that. Created in partnership with the Gill Foundation, “Beyond I Do” brings awareness to the discrimination that LGBT people still face, even after marriage equality. Discrimination that...

100,000 people have signed a petition calling on Commonwealth countries to roll back their anti-gay laws. More than one billion people live in Commonwealth countries with colonial-era gay sex laws. Many Commonwealth countries continue to enforce penal codes that were first introduced under the British Empire, and never repealed. They include 10 years imprisonment and hard labour in Jamaica, 14 years in Kenya, 20 years plus flogging in Malaysia, and 25 years in Trinidad and Tobago. Homosexuality is punishable by death in member...

A new study explores the effects of sexual orientation discordance on high-schoolers. A disturbing new report reveals just how deadly the closet can be for young people: Published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine the study found that 46% of closeted teens had seriously considered suicide, compared to 22% of those who were comfortable with their sexuality. Researchers at the CDC examined “sexual orientation discordance,” or when a person’s internal sexual desire doesn’t match their actions. Specifically they were looking...

"It is my religious conviction that a male cannot have a husband." A married Texas couple is accusing a newspaper of anti-gay discrimination after it edited one of their names out of a family member’s obituary. Barry Giles and John Gambill have been together for 31 years. When Giles’ mother passed away, the local newspaper in Olton, Giles’ hometown, cut Gambill’s name from her obit, Fox 4 News reports. In Brenda Light’s original obit submitted to the Olton Enterprise, Giles wrote, “Those...

Lead by the Jesus is Lord group protestors say the bill discriminates against them because they don't support LGBTI Thousands of Christian protestors have converged on the Philippines’ to protest an anti-discrimination bill that would protect LGBTI people. Politicians have been working on versions of the SOGIE Equality Act for 20 years and last year it passed the Congress last year with a unanimous vote. SOGIE stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. But now the bill faces an uphill battle in...