Tag: anti-LGBT

Abu Omer, known as "White Beard," was arrested in Mosul. An infamous ISIS leader reported to have overseen the executions of civilians suspected of being gay has been captured by Iraqi security forces. Abu Omer, known as “White Beard” because of his long facial hair, was arrested on January 1 after locals in Mosul reported he was in the city. The Islamic State has taken credit for murdering dozens of men accused of homosexuality in Iraq and Syria. Often the victims are...

"It could be a case of mistaken identity." The Providence Baptist Church in Vale, North Carolina was set on fire early Monday morning, but locals think the arsonists mistook it for another church in the area. At the scene of the fire graffiti was found spray painted on the church and the surrounding sidewalk which read “Anti-Gay Hate Group.” https://twitter.com/CarolineHicksTV/status/929995621506912256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fchurch-fire-providence-baptist-vale-north-carolina%2F11%2F2017%2F The problem is that the church isn’t anti-LGBT. “All are welcome,” Pastor Ernie Richards told local news station WBTV. According to WBTV there is...

Three in ten LGBT+ people avoid certain streets because they do not feel safe Hate crime committed against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in the UK has risen by 78% since 2013, according to a shocking new report. The research, conducted by Stonewall, showed that one in five LGBT+ people have experienced a hate crime or incident because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity in the last 12 months. The number of lesbian, gay and bi people in Britain who...

The England and Wales Cricket Board is backing Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign. The England and Wales Cricket Board has joined up to Stonewall’s famous Rainbow Laces campaign, in partnership with Sky Sports. Matches over the coming weekend (10-13 August) in both the Natwest T20 Blast and the Kia Super League will see cricket grounds across the country getting a rainbow makeover. Rainbow flags will be used in the guard of honour at every match and they will be using specially designed rainbow...

Axed TV host David Benham has claimed that same-sex marriage is a Satanic plot. David and Jason Benham were dropped as hosts of HGTV series ‘Flip it Forward’ in 2014, after it emerged they both had a record of anti-LGBT extremism. David Benham, who has previously compared same-sex marriage to Nazi Germany and protested against Pride marches, is now a regular fixture at religious right events, claiming he was victimised for his religious beliefs. Speaking on Liberty Counsel radio show ‘Faith and...

A gay, married couple had the front door of their apartment defaced on Friday with homophobic slurs. “Fags” was written in marker pen across the door of their shared apartment in Okemos, Michigan. A neighbour of the couple found the vandalism in the morning and reported it to the apartment block. When the tenants were made aware of the slurs, maintenance staff had already begun work to remove it. The couple Nikki Schartzer and Katie Dietrich, have been married for over a...

Find out where America's new President-elect stands on LGBT equality. The American people have voted for Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. The conclusion to a campaign that’s been widely regarded as one of the most socially divisive in modern American history is one that few LGBT people and their allies had hoped for, with many newfangled freedoms under threat, and the march towards equality at risk of being halted – or quite possibly reversed. In the...

Justin Trudeau came in power as Prime Minister of Canada last year, and ever since he has been a true support of the LGBT community. His opponents try to make him look bad for this, but actually they made him look pretty cool. “Justin Trudeau in his boyish enthusiasm for the homosexual agenda fails to understand that he is the Prime Minister of Canada and not the Prime Minister of the Homosexuals,” Gwen Landolt of the ‘REAL Women of Canada’ group...