Homophobia
Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'
The court found Paivi Rasanen guilty of incitement against a group by claiming on social media and on her website that it was scientifically proven that homosexuality was a developmental disorder.
Uganda abandons prosecution in first 'aggravated homosexuality' case under controversial 2023 law
Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv
Islamic court sentences two men to be publicly caned after they were caught kissing
Loyalist to Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei accuses Pezeshkian council of liberal bias and corruption
Hossein Shariatmadari also accused council members of holding secret meetings with Iran’s “known enemies” in the US, where they “received instructions to incite unrest in Iran.”
Colorado gay nightclub killer pleads guilty to federal hate crimes
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 24, has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges in a separate prosecution last year for the attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs.
Hate and harassment proliferates through social media, ADL survey finds
In both the adult and teenager surveys, it was concluded that Facebook is the platform where most harassment occurs at 61% of total online harassment.
Three things everyone should know about Hezbollah - analysis
From messianic convictions to executing political dissidents, from global terror attacks killing hundreds to LGBTQphobic discourse, here are three things that everyone should remember about Hezbollah
US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBT community
These comments were made on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.
Iraq criminalizes same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
Iraq didn't explicitly criminalize gay sex, though loosely defined morality clauses in its penal code had been used to target LGBT people, members of the community have also been killed.
‘Israelis have been raping Palestinian women,’ University of Illinois prof. claims
Professors critiqued arguments that Hamas persecutes LGBTQ+ in Gaza as "homophobic" during a conference on Palestine and imperialism.
Israel cuts 85% of budget for LGBTQ+ tolerance program in schools
Israel saw a record number of 3,309 instances of violence and hate speech directed at members of the LGBTQ+ community in 2022, according to The Aguda’s 2023 report.
'Queer in Gaza' campaign aims to raise awareness about Hamas LGBTQ+ persecution
“Living as a Queer person in Gaza is punishable by torture and death by Hamas, the rulers of Gaza” the campaign notes.
Duolingo 'spreads LGBTQ+ propaganda', gets investigated by Russian media watchdog - report
Radetel, which claims to protect “public morality, culture, and traditional values”, argues that Duolingo isn’t suitable for children because it includes references to the LGBTQ+ community.
