Tag: homophobic

Gay Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims was recently banned from Facebook (and subsequently reinstated) for sharing a post with an anti-gay slur that was directed at him. While posting homophobic messages does go against the social network’s community standards, its rules allow people to post slurs when quoting others or ascribing such terms to themselves (i.e. “I’m such a hot f*ggot”). Sims’ original post was from an alleged Baltimore resident named Jill Freb who sent him a message stating, “You...

Being gay isn't a choice and it's certainly not a phase, writes James Besanvalle Remember the guy who filmed a dead body in a Japanese suicide forest, then uploaded it to YouTube? Well, Logan Paul is back at it again almost exactly a year later, but this time with another tone-deaf take. On Wednesday (9 January), he revealed on his Impaulsible Podcast he was trying veganism and sobriety in January, then doing the opposite in February – lots of meat and booze. But...

Dario Larralde posted a homophobic rant saying he agreed with Adolf Hitler when it comes to gay people … but a backlash prompted a hasty backtrack A Mexican boxer, Dario Larralde, has issued several apologies after upsetting people with a homophobic rant that he posted to his social media. Back2Stonewall quotes him, translated from Spanish, as saying: ‘Fuck me fucking gays, I have a fucking phobia … everywhere I go there’s always a gay punk watching me … Everything your community...

The venue has rejected the accusations, but LGBTI local artists are calling to boycott it A popular Sydney LGBTI venue has been accused of removing all their rainbow flags for a private event attended by PM Scott Morrison. Concerns have been raised by Sydney band Stereogamous, who posted a Facebook story today (23 October) addressing last month’s incident at The Imperial Hotel. On 25 September, Scott Morrison took a selfie with boxer Danny Green at the venue. The bar is a favorite...

In April of 2017, former NFL player Aaron Hernandez committed suicide while incarcerated at Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts. The 27-year-old was serving time after having been found guilty of the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013. In the aftermath of his death, scores of news stories explored possible reasons why the former New England Patriots player would take his own life. In march of this year, a documentary titled Aaron Hernandez Uncovered on Oxygen featured his former lawyer saying, “This...

A Ukrainian citizen was stabbed by a group of strangers earlier today, because they thought he was gay. According to the Kyiv Post, a group of friends were leaving a club around 5:30 am while in the capital city of Kyiv. As the group walked in the direction of a subway station, a separate group of teenagers relaxing at a nearby bench approached them. This second group walked up to the first one and tried to instigate a fight. They insulted...

In order to get back at homophobic neighbors, a lesbian couple turned their house into pride colors. According to WTAE Pittsburgh, a couple named Lisa Licata and Seherry Lau live in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. When they moved into their home, they immediately knew that their next door neighbors were homophobic. Unfortunately, that hate turned its head to the couple as their neighbors, Ron Makay and Iolanda Wieczorkowski, started to call them slurs like d**** and homo. Things escalated into violent measures last...

Homophobes and the religious intolerant are using a recent fire to spread homophobic rhetoric. On Tuesday (August 29), a sudden blaze broke out at the Primark building in Belfast, North Ireland. The 233-year-old building went up in smoke, but 80 firefights fought to make sure that the fire didn’t spread to any other buildings, according to Metro. While the building didn’t entirely burn down, experts are currently investigating what caused the fire and if the building’s structure is damaged beyond repair. As...

On Friday, August 3, Nick Hurley, 27, was walking home from work when he heard something disturbing. A man, driving past in his car, shouted the slur "f****t" out the window at him. Fortunately, Hurley knew exactly what the situation called for. Hurley, who happens to be gay, told the story in his own words: I had just stopped off on the way to pick up some glitter before heading home to get changed and pick up a bag I...

A big scandal between the Russian-speaking LGBT community represented by Alexey Gorshkov (co-president of Russian LGBT) (https://www.facebook.com/lyosha.gorshkov) and one of the pro-Trump activists and a possible candidate to the New York City government from Brighton Beach Malka Shahar (https://www.facebook.com/shagaraeva) has broken out recently. The story began with a broadcast on the RTVi channel dedicated to state social assistance in the USA. The experts who were invited to take part in it were Alexey Gorshkov and Malka Shahar. During this broadcast...

The tea is hot! Or should we say French fries? One Connecticut McDonalds has thrown some shade at its new neighbor, a Chick-fil-A. Managers at a McDonalds location in Glastonbury, C.T., seemed to put the notoriously anti-gay fast food chain on blast with their latest display, which faces the unopened Chick-fil-A and reads, “We Welcome Everyone.” The general manager of the McDonalds in question told NBC News Connecticut that the sign was just a welcoming gesture. “It just means that everyone is...

'If I could meet the guy I would apologize. I didn't mean to go out there to distress him like that.' A London bus driver has issued an apology for making a video of himself mocking a man wearing high heels. TFL confirmed to Gay Star News they are investigating the incident. The driver, who works in Merton, asked GSN to not name him to ‘protect his family’. Bus driver makes video that goes viral He told us the incident happened a couple weeks ago...

Violent star once beat a gay cell mate for 'staring' at him, saying: 'I was gonna kill him' Rapper XXXTentacion was shot dead outside a motor sports store in Florida yesterday. The news was confirmed by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Twitter last night. It is believed the star was the victim of an armed robbery. He was inside his black BMW at the time of the attack when approached by two armed suspects. The homophobic singer often charted his troubled life in...

A gay football fan has been left with serious brain injuries after being viciously attacked in Russia. O. Davrius and his partner had travelled to Russia from France to cheer on their home country, but were beaten in St Petersburg after catching a taxi. Their phones and wallets were stolen in the horrendous attack. Davrius was left with more severe injuries than his partner, suffering with a fractured jaw, brain contusion and an open craniocerebral injury. Two men have been arrested in...