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took to Twitter to express his disappointment over the dire numbers with a controversial take that quickly garnered backlash.“Last night I snuck in and sat in the back of a sold out theater playing ‘Bros’ in LA. The audience howled with laughter start to finish, burst into applause at the end, and some were wiping away tears as they walked out. It was truly magical.

A community college instructor in Alabama has been placed on leave after posting anti-LGBTQ+ and racist remarks on Facebook, including a call for a rally against a Pride event.Leigh Ann Courington, who teaches history at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, posted on Facebook this week that Satan’s influence is involved in a Pride event, Cullman Comes Out, planned for October 8 in Cullman, a nearby town, TV station WIAT reports.“The devil is attacking our beautiful town of Cullman now apparently … and the police chief is in on it? I heard he was a crazy-ass liberal but this???” she wrote, according to the TV station. “We need a rally by the you-know-what to put an end to this foolishness.

In a statement published online today, September 28, Polish education minister Przemysław Czarnek formally apologised for homophobic remarks he made in 2020. The minister concluded his apology saying that he still stands “by his views”. Przemysław Czarnek became education minister in Poland in early October 2020. He is well-known for his opposition to LGBTQ+ rights […]

A new study has found bisexuals reported experiencing less workplace discrimination than their gay and lesbian counterparts, although the findings suggest the disparity may be the result of fewer bisexuals being out at work.The report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute, entitled “The Role of Sexual Orientation and Gender in Workplace Experiences of Cisgender LGB Employees” surveyed 935 LGB adults about their workplace experiences.The key findings of the report showed that significantly fewer bisexuals were out to their supervisors or coworkers than gays and lesbians. Only 36 percent of cisgender bisexual employees reported being out to their supervisors and only 19 percent reported being out to all their coworkers.

The minister of a church designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center recently told his followers he enjoyed using the word “f*gg*t,” but preferred using the word sodomite rather than homosexual because the latter was insufficiently negative in his opinion.Paster Aaron Thompson of the Sure Foundation Baptist Church in Vancouver, Washington, made the remarks in a sermon, excerpts of which were posted to Twitter by Hemant Mehta and reported by MetroWeekly.After saying “f*gg*t” three times within a single sentence in the clip, Thompson, who sports a classic bear physique, opined why he believed “sodomite” is the best description for gay men.“You can say homosexual, but it doesn’t have the negative connotation that it should have,” he said. “The negative connotation that it should have is that they’re a bunch of freaks and that God pronounces the death penalty upon them in Leviticus 20:13.

too gay!The press conference was held outside the Michigan Department of Education building Tuesday morning. Dixon, who is running against incumbent Democratic Gov.

In the early hours of July 11, a homophobic and racist attack took place against a mother in Derry. Due to safety concerns for her daughter, the woman wishes to remain anonymous. The mother is alleging that an individual attacked her home and car, vandalising them with eggs and graffiti. It’s also alleged that this […]

(CNN) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has apologized for a recent social media post in which he used homophobic language.On his Instagram story, which was recorded and shared by others before it was deleted, a person is apparently inside a car with the window partially rolled down and records a small gathering of men standing together at a short distance away.Some of the men are hugging. A voice can be heard saying "look at these queer a** n***ers.""What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I'm incredibly sorry," the 21-year-old wrote on his verified Twitter account on Sunday.

Yesterday, September 12, The Coalition Against Hate Crimes (CAHC), formed by several organisations and led by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL), launched the new campaign Hate Crimes Hurt Us All to raise awareness about the rising number of incidents of hate crime in Ireland and to demand a specific action plan from the […]

An investigation by the Inspector General for New York state courts has allegedly substantiated charges of racism and anti-LGBTQ+ bias by a judge in Brooklyn.According to the NY Daily News, which claims to have seen the IG report, Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court Judge Harriet Thompson used highly offensive language and disparaged others based upon their ethnicity and sexual identity. Thomas, who was kicked off the bench in December of 2021 pending an investigation, has denied all allegations and filed suit demanding she is reinstated.“I hate these gay white men” and “being gay is an abomination to mankind,” Thompson allegedly said.In another incident, Thompson was alleged to have said one gay judge was “fat now, from all of the evil of what he’s doing.”Thompson also reportedly displayed animosity towards members of the Hispanic community.“I do not like Hispanic people.

A new documentary about Declan Flynn premiered on RTÉ last night prompting the community to call for urgent hate crime legislation. As well as remembering Declan and his life with friends and family, The Case I Can’t Forget: The Killing of Declan Flynn, which was commissioned to mark the 40th anniversary of the fatal attack, […]

On August 27, a 25 year-old Trans man was assaulted and beaten while he was participating in a Pride event in the city of Münster, Germany. Days later, on Friday, September 2, he passed away in the hospital. More than 10,000 people gathered in Münster for the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride celebrations, organised in […]

A gay inmate in Texas who died in prison was murdered and did not die by suicide.The death of Justin Levi Galloway, was a “homicide” resulting from “ligature/asphyxiation” according to local KJAS which obtained a copy of the autopsy report. On August 5, Galloway, 42, was found in his cell with a noose around his neck at the Gib Lew Unit in Woodville.

Historically, plenty of businesses have biases against hiring queer folks. Not all of them are so bold as to put it straight on Indeed!Reddit user “onlyinyaks” posted a job listing for the Yakima Union Gospel Mission thrift store to r/antiwork, and it quickly took off.The questions have to be read to be believed:At time of writing, the Indeed job listing is still up and intact.Related: WATCH: Right-wing troll demands store employees remove their Pride flagThe questions technically just ask the applicant’s feelings about these matters (for plausible deniability, of course).While they don’t explicitly say  “you must think gay is bad to work here,” it’s unlikely that such a deeply Christian company is just taking an innocent poll on this.The store’s official site states that their employees “look past what separates us to build healthy families, thriving neighborhoods, and stronger communities.” Healthy, traditional families!As strange as the questionnaire is for a job listing in this, the year of our Lord 2022, stranger is their own vagueness in questioning.

Russia is considering doubling fines for violation of its so-called gay propaganda law.The law, adopted in 2013, bans any positive discussion of LGBTQ+ issues or identities in venues accessible to minors. It has been used to ban Pride events and punish LGBTQ+ activists.

Former NBA professional basketball player Tim Hardaway expressed remorse for comments he made in 2007 where he declared he was “homophobic” and hated gay people.Hardaway, who played for the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat among other teams during a 15-year career, told Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this week that the comments were the result of his religious upbringing which instilled an anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice from an early age.“I grew up in a church, and that’s the way churches were — they instilled in you that [homosexuality] wasn’t the way you should be,” Hardaway told Kroichick and the Chronicle. “I was just taught differently. Don’t talk to them, don’t mess with them, leave them alone.

An Garda Síochána has been contacted regarding an alleged homophobic incident that occurred at a recent EVOKE.ie Women’s FAI Cup match. The quarter-final tie between rivals Shelbourne FC and Peamount United took place in Tolka Park on August 6, with the former side emerging victorious by a score of 3-2. In a statement released on […]

Peruvian trans activist Rodrigo Ventocilla has died in police custody in Bali after being arrested at Denpasar airport. Ventocilla was a Harvard Kennedy School student from Peru and was known as a prominent trans rights activist.The trans activist was detained on August 6 after local police found ‘suspicious items’ in his luggage while going through customs, as reported by the BBC.

When it comes to clapping back at homophobes, nobody does it better than Pennsylvania state lawmaker Brian Sims.The 43-year-old recently shared a tweet someone sent him in response to his remarks about people who accepted PPP loans whining about President Biden’s new student loan forgiveness program.Biden announced this week that borrowers who earn less than $125,000 a year and couples who earn less than $250,000 a year are expected to receive forgiveness of up to $10,000 on their federal student loan debt.Related: Brian Sims can’t resist a bear in a crop topA Twitter troll by the name of @hostile_1979 wrote to Sims: “Right! Cuz ZERO Demorats [sic] received any PPP loans! Are you still jealous of all the girls you [sic] twin brother got in HS? Thats [sic] why you went to the other side, right? At least thats [sic] what I heard from people you went to school with at Dowingtown Senior High.”Sims shared a screenshot of the homophobic tweet along with the reply: “My secret is out… I’m gay because my twin brother just took all the girls in high school. Nature finds a way.”My secret is out…I’m gay because my twin brother just took all the girls in high school.

A man who committed arson on an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Derry has been jailed for five years. Sebastian Prokop had told police, “I don’t like gays” upon his arrest, and the fire on January 9, 2020, caused an estimated £250,000 worth of damages, resulting in the demolition of the venue. After a trial earlier this […]

Homes displaying Pride decor in Frenchtown, New Jersey have fallen victim to a string of vandalism this week. Now, citizens and authorities are fighting back.Over the course of August 7th and 8th, eleven Pride flags were reportedly torn down across the city.

BBC One’s new documentary Tom Daley: Illegal to be me is out and people are praising the diving champion for this insightful look into homophobia in the Commonwealth countries. In the documentary, he travels to different countries to talk to LGBTQ+ athletes impacted by homophobic legislation. Tom Daley is certainly not new to using his […]

Homophobes in Jamestown Township, Michigan coordinated to get their local library defunded for carrying LGBTQ+ books. Folks across the world stepped in to say “no way.”Patmos Library has faced homophobia in the past, with a former director stepping down after coming out due to intolerance and hate speech.Earlier this week, the library’s annual millage (aka funding from local property taxes) for 2023 failed to pass the town vote, with some citizens refusing to fund it for having queer books available.Books like Being Jazz by Jazz Jennins, Simon vs.

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.Stephen spent two years in prison, where he was regarded as a danger to others and subjected to weeks of solitary confinement should he make contact with another man.Police arrested him after he was found in a hotel room with a man; they subjected him to the humiliation of an anal examination, Stephen says, and charged him with having carnal knowledge of another person against the order of nature. He pleaded not guilty, and after a yearlong trial, heavily covered by the media, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.Stephen spent two years in prison, where he was regarded as a danger to others and subjected to weeks of solitary confinement should he make contact with another man.Police arrested him after he was found in a hotel room with a man; they subjected him to the humiliation of an anal examination, Stephen says, and charged him with having carnal knowledge of another person against the order of nature. He pleaded not guilty, and after a yearlong trial, heavily covered by the media, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Salt Lake City Police are investigating a hate crime against a gay couple in Sandy, Utah.According to the Associated Press, Christian Peacock, 18, and his boyfriend Jacob Metcalf, 18, were attacked by a group of young men outside Peacock’s family home just after midnight on August 6.Peacock told one of the young men,“You’re probably also gay and acting out because of it.”This is when Peacock was punched in the side of the head.  According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the punch was “so hard that he’s still got teeth marks indented inside his cheek from the impact.”He can then be heard on the video saying “You think you can just hit people?”According to Sandy Police Sgt. Greg Moffit,  a 17-year-old was arrested for assault.  Charges have not yet been filed.Moffit is looking into including a hate crime enhancement to the charges because he says, “it was very obvious that the suspect knew (Peacock) was a gay man and he was targeted for that.”He continued “We want our residents to know and we want the public to know that if this happens in our city we’re not going to tolerate it.

declared MPV a public health emergency, as has the World Health Organization, and they have recommended that people reduce their number of sexual partners. There is a vaccine against MPV, although supplies have been insufficient, and there is treatment for the virus.Schmidt-Crockett’s remarks echo those made early in the AIDS epidemic.

fourth time as prime minister, has become a darling of the American far right with policies that include bans on same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ content that is accessible to minors, and legal recognition of transgender identity. His address at CPAC, being held in Dallas this weekend, dealt with those subjects and touched indirectly on his recent remarks saying Europeans should not become “people of mixed race.”He said Hungary is devoted to supporting families and protecting “an institution of marriage as a union of one man and one woman.

The Reading Chronicle, that he was protesting the tour as it was "sexualizing children."As protesters unfurled a banner reading: "Welcome groomers" outside the library, two women who had pretended to be attendees disrupted the reading inside the building, calling Samuel an "adult entertainer" as they terrified parents and children in the process, according to Samuel. At least one mother was seen crying after the incident, Samuel said.The term "groomer" is a homophobic stereotype used to falsely smear queer people and their supporters as child sex abusers.At the end of the session, Samuel left the library with police protection as demonstrators hurled abuse.​Recent angry confrontations around events involving drag queens in the United Kingdom follow a disturbing precedent from the United States, where right-wing extremist groups ambush similar events and conservative politicians have pledged to criminalize adults taking children to drag shows.It has coincided with a wider movement to curtail rights ​related to bodily autonomy, ranging from abortion access to gender-affirming care​, punctuated by a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills and Justice Clarence Thomas questioning marriage equality as the US Supreme Court overturned the ​federal right to abortion ​in the United States."This is the same hate (as seen in the US) but just in a different context ...

Try as they might, homophobes will never be able to stop queer folks from locking lips — and Lord knows they do try.Jorge Esteban Farias and Santiago Maldonado were sharing a kiss in a park in Bogotá, Colombia this week when things took a violent turn.Neighboring citizens aggressively confronted them, yelling that the two were being openly sexual in front of children. One woman was even attempting to hit the couple with a broomstick throughout the confrontation.The couple recorded the situation until men began shoving and attacking them:Nos vemos mañana a alas 11am en Cl 49a #69-05 bogota.

OC Media reports. Gulaliyev said he had gone to Hafizli’s house to give him a “final warning.”“I told him to return to turn from this path [homosexuality], and he said ‘It’s my life, go and do your job,’” Gulaliyev told the court, according to OC Media.

BBC Northern Ireland has defended an episode of radio programme The Nolan Show that contained a discussion on monkeypox that has been deemed “homophobic”. LGBTQ+ charity The Rainbow Project commented on the segment by saying: “blatant emphasis on gay or bi male sexual acts, questions and comments focused on sexual activity were homophobic”. On Wednesday, […]

British Olympian Tom Daley will explore homophobia in Commonwealth countries in an upcoming BBC documentary. The film will premiere just after the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where the queer diver will take a stand in support of the LGBTQ+ community and in protest of state homophobia.  In over half of the Commonwealth’s 56 states, same-sex relations […]

won’t accept is “personal attacks about me.”The individual, identified as Stephen LaFrance in the email, sarcastically wrote “Nice job,” followed by a homophobic slur.

Donald Trump said Tuesday before a rapt audience that his political consultants had advised him not to criticize transgender athletes as he regaled the crowd with a long transphobic rant.During his speech at the America First Agenda Summit in Washington, D.C., Trump said: “By the way, we should not allow men to play women’s sports. It’s so disrespectful to women.” When his comment was met with wild applause, the former president paused for nearly 20 seconds to revel in the attention he was receiving.“So crazy.

The Associated Press.In the second incident, which occurred in central Berlin at around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, a group of eight people confronted and yelled homophobic slurs at a 32-year-old man.

Komitid reports.Authorities identified two suspects — an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old — who were found driving the victim’s car that they had stolen, according to PinkNews. The 17-year-old has not been charged with the attack but he may face charges related to stealing the car.

More than four months since Russia first invaded Ukraine, over 9.6 million refugees have since left Ukraine, and an estimated 8 million people had been displaced within the country by May 3.Trans women and trans men have faced difficulties while trying to leave Ukraine, with a shortage of medical services and supplies including necessary hormone therapy drugs and HIV medication. Trans women have also been turned back at the border due to personal identification documents failing to match their gender or physical examinations by border officials who have declared them to be men. When Russia first moved troops towards the border, The Kyiv City Council posted a map that indicated the nearest shelters that people could find in the event of bombings or assault.

Two apparent homophobic attacks were reported following Berlin’s annual pro-LGBTQ+ Christopher Street Day celebration on Saturday, police said Sunday. Assailants attacked three young people, then a 32-year-old, after the demonstration through Berlin.A group of nine made anti-LGBTQ+ comments to two 16- and 17-year-old girls, along with a 15-year-old boy, in the Berlin Mitte neighborhood of Germany’s capital city on Saturday around 8 p.m. It appears the group was offended by the young people’s clothing, according to the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.Police told the paper that when the 16-year-old confronted one of the suspects, he knocked her hat off her head and tripped her, causing her to fall.

press release from the EEOC. According to the EEOC complaint, the employee, who is Black and gay, was subjected to near-constant abuse while working at the restaurant, with the two co-workers uttering racial and homophobic slurs and epithets loud enough so he could hear them. They also allegedly cracked homophobic jokes about his sexual orientation.

July 20, 2022This came after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to protect gay marriage rights on Tuesday.Many trolled her for her delay in speaking up about the cause.

“Unfortunately, these malicious bad-faith attacks are escalating and I no longer feel safe to serve in my capacity as mayor,” he wrote in a statement on Twitter. “It’s with a heavy-heart that I tender my resignation effective immediately.”Bruce Stone, the city manager of The Village, said that if the city council does not appoint a mayor before the new term begins next May, it could be short one member for a year.According to NBC News, Graham had entered office with the intent of shaking things up, promoting “new ideas” that sought to alter the political status quo.

The openly gay mayor of city in Oklahoma announced he’s stepping down after allegedly suffering homophobic abuse, possibly from local police officers.Adam Graham is the mayor of The Village, a small enclave city of about 9,500 residents, just outside of Oklahoma’s capital city. Or rather, he was the mayor until earlier this week when he tendered his resignation, effectively immediately.In a tweet accompanying his letter of resignation, he wrote: “For almost five years, I’ve proudly served The Village as Councilmember and Mayor.

A 48-year-old man, accused of leading the terrorist group ‘Shura’, allegedly plotted to carry out attacks on Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and other places, a NSW court heard this week. Sydneysider resident Hamdi Alqudsi is facing trial after being charged with heading a terrorist organisation, which was preparing to carry out terror attacks. In their opening statement before the jury, the prosecution detailed the evidence against Alqudsi, who has claimed he is “innocent”. According to the prosecution, Alqudsi formed Shura in 2013 and recruited people in Australia to travel to Syria to fight against the commonwealth. When the Australian Federal Police and NSW police foiled the plan, the group veered to planning domestic terror attacks.Crown prosecutor Patricia McDonald SC told the jury that there were plans to attack a naval base in Sydney, the Israeli embassy, courthouses and the Mardi Gras, reported News.com.au.  The prosecution said that the attack on Mardi Gras was suggested by the terror group’s contact in Syria, Mohammad Ali Baryalei in September 2014.

Some members of the neo-nazi cult Patriot Front are finally facing charges for planning to storm an Idaho Pride event this June — but does their punishment fit the attempted crime?Idaho police pulled over a U-Haul en route to a Pride in the Park event after an anonymous tipster witnessed the Patriot Front members loading up inside.The caravan of 31 uniformed men armed with riot gear and smoke grenades inside were all zip-tied, unmasked, and arrested for conspiracy to riot.Though the men were all originally charged and held on just over $300 bail, only six will now be facing the charges in court.Related: Patriot Front member’s mom tells him to find new home after Pride arrestIn addition to only affecting a fraction of the planned rioters, the crime they’re charged with is only a misdemeanor. The charge carries a maximum sentence of a fine and five years in prison.While police intervening on behalf of the queer community is a nice surprise, the fact is that most of this violent militia gathered from across the country to target an LGBTQ+ event is being let off largely scot-free, with just a handful of them facing low-level sentencing.The planned descent on the Idaho Pride event was just one of many attacks on queer events this past June; while legislators railed hard against queer people as “groomers“, right-wing Proud Boys tried to break up Drag Queen Storytime events across the country.Related: White supremacists destroyed a Pride mural. The video they made got them arrested.Two of the aforementioned Patriot Front members were also recently arrested for defacing a mural dedicated to Pride in Olympia, Washington; they were taken in after their own recording of the event was discovered by police.In addition to these two,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: “The virus can spread from person-to-person through: direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids; respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling, or sex; touching items (such as clothing or linens) that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids; pregnant people can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta.” At least one Twitter user shared that information in response to Mandel’s tweet. The current outbreak, which has resulted in 1,814 confirmed U.S.

Several intolerant Iowa citizens have come together to sabotage their own community by bullying the single library in the town into closing.The Vinton Public Library has faced opposition from certain community members for not supporting their narrow worldviews for years, and a Pride book display this year seemed to be a bridge too far for those folks.One resident, Brooke Kruckernberg, openly accused the library of having a “liberal agenda” at a city meeting in March, citing “the staff hiring decisions and the books that have crept in our children’s section of the library” as unacceptable points of contention.”I don’t believe the library is representing our town well with hiring a majority of staff who are openly a part of the LGBTQ community,” she stated.The recent resignation of openly gay interim director Colton Neely, the latest in a string of departures from the library, was the final straw causing the library to close due to lack of personnel.Related: Mob of conservative mothers demand library burn Pride display booksAmong the previous employees the community has also lost to intolerance is former director Renee Greenlee, a nationally recognized and beloved librarian.Greenlee received the I Love my Librarian award from the American Library Association — an honor only extended to ten people across the country annually.Following her resignation in May, several local citizens spoke out at a city council meeting, chastising the community for chasing off such an accomplished and lovable figure.“She’s a gem and shame on us for losing this,” stated Vinton council member Tami StarkRelated: Man ordered to take down rainbow lights by HOA won’t be dulling his shine any time soonAt the meeting in March, Kruckernberg’s mother