Tag: homophobic

The star insists that he makes it 'very evident' in his music Craig David has spoken out about rumours concerning his sexuality. The R&B singer has faced persistent chatter about his sexuality for years, mostly due to the fact he has remained single throughout the majority of his hugely successful career in the music industry. In a chat with The Sun last month (October), the 36-year-old singer insisted that he shouldn’t have to clarify his sexual preference just because he’s famous, and...

‘The people of Zimbabwe deserve better‘ LGBTI and human rights groups have ‘welcomed the demise of the brutal homophobic tyrant Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Many groups are now calling on whoever replaces the ousted leader to improve the country’s human rights record. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years and resigned on Tuesday after a military coup and rising tensions in his own party. In his 37 years of rule, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people were tortured, forcibly disappeared or...

While mainstream Hollywood continues to catch up when it comes to LGBT+ representation in blockbuster movies, there are plenty of directors out there highlighting issues within the gay community through slick visuals. For now, some of the most compelling and hard-hitting LGBT+ cinema exists in short films. From tackling the homophobic world of football, to a teacher exploring the sex party scene in New York City, they are touching upon real life emotions that your local Odeon is probably little...

Coming out of the closet is an incredibly difficult thing to do for anyone. Some of us have it easier than others, but the freedom in doing so is universally the same in that it gets the biggest weight we have on our shoulders off. It may be difficult for friends and family members to accept who you truly are after you have done so, but the feeling of being your authentic self is something that each LGBTQ person should...

On Sunday, Georgian soccer player wore a rainbow armband in support of LGBT rights when he played for his Dutch soccer club. It was part of the Netherland's larger "Coming Out Day" initiative and to stand up for LGBT rights. Kashia also plays for the Georgian National team. What was the reaction at home to the simple colorful armband? Rioters in his home country protested outside the Georgian Soccer Federation in Tbilisi, demanding Kashia be removed from the team. Demonstrators shouted...

When he heard his pastor deliver a homophobic sermon, church organist Jason Biel decided to walk out, and not look back. Biel used to attend the local Adventist church in LaCombe, Alberta. While speaking to the I’m From Driftwood project, he explains what happened: “It was when the sermon started that things seem a little different. It wasn’t the usual head pastor who was doing the sermon. They had a chaplain from the university doing it. “The service started like any other, I...

Following reports of Egypt's LGBT "crackdown," a MP has allegedly drafted a new homophobic law to criminalize homosexuality. Earlier this month, Egyptian men were reportedly arrested for “promoting sexual deviancy” and “debauchery,” subjected to forced anal examinations, according to Amnesty International. At least 11 men were arrested, and according to reports, more were being "hunted." Continuing the homophobic trend, a new law drafted by an Egyptian MP would criminalize gay sex. Additionally, heterosexual "supporters" and/or "promoters" of homosexuality would also face jail...

"People actually fought hate with peace, which is exactly what should be going on." When an anti-gay protester interrupted a celebration of the LGBT community at the University of Maine last week, the students involved chose to counteract the hate with a message of love. More than 100 students were gathered for a Coming Out Week event, which was meant to promote LGBT inclusion and acceptance on the campus, when a man carrying a sign with a Bible verse began to...

Science teacher Joshua Onduso has been convicted of saying offensive and homophobic words to his Berkshire students at The Reintegration Service for Moorside Community Center. When asked by a pupil what he thought of gay people, Mr Onduso allegedly responded by saying: “Gay people have a disease.” He then pointed to his head and said: “They have something wrong upstairs.” When another student then asked whether he thought gay people were like animals, Mr Onduso nodded and said that he did....

“We have never experienced this kind of homophobic vandalism on our billboards before," said a spokesman for Squirt. Vandals in Washington, D.C. defaced an ad for a gay hookup site by drawing rifle scopes on the foreheads of a gay couple pictured on it. A poster for Squirt located inside the Shaw-Howard University Metro station was vandalized on September 21. In addition to the bullseyes, the word “gay” was written on one of the men’s arms, with “fag” scrawled on the...

People panicked when the man started saying "death is not the end." A man shouting anti-gay passages from the Bible on a London train this week caused passengers to panic and flee onto the tracks. The South Western Railway line into Waterloo experienced delays after passengers became frightened of the man for shouting Bible verses that declared gay men should be put to death. https://twitter.com/cyclingbetting/status/914753896542859264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Ftrain-homophobic-bible-verses-evacuate%2F10%2F2017%2F One of the passengers spoke to the Richmond and Twickenham Times about the incident, saying that riders near...

The mail said if same-sex marriage is legalized, women will be more likely to be raped in public toilets Benedict Brook is a Sydney-based journalist who has been in a relationship with his partner Cameron for more than 10 years. Here he shares their reaction to receiving an anti-marriage equality leaflet in the mail during Australia’s postal survey on the issue. Benedict and Cam’s story Lying among a pile of envelopes on the living room table, it looked innocent enough. Between a bill and...

The teens have all been given a six-month prison sentence for attack on a gay couple Three UK teenagers were jailed today after pleading guilty to attacking two train passengers because of their sexuality. Two of the male teens were aged 16 and the other aged 17. They attacked Phil Poole and Zbynek Zatloukal while they were heading home from a night out in Reading. One of the 16-year olds walked through the carriage after the three boarded the train and spotted Poole...

What do you do when your parents hate you? I know I am not the only one who has gone through these things. But I hope my experience will help others realize that there are no such thing as hopeless situations. You must always have hope, because everything will find its way to settle down in the end. I began suspecting I was gay, I believe, around the age of 13 or so and I became positive when I reached 18....