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.

Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.
File photo: Ugandan Members of Parliament stand as they participate during the passing of the anti-Homosexuality bill, at a sitting inside the Parliament Buildings in Kampala, Uganda May 2, 2023.

Uganda abandons prosecution in first 'aggravated homosexuality' case under controversial 2023 law

Burned flag found in home of 16-year-old from Bnei Brak.

Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv

An Indonesian man convicted for having gay sex is publicly caned by Sharia Law official in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, August 26, 2025.

Islamic court sentences two men to be publicly caned after they were caught kissing


Hate surge on X after new gay and half Jewish French PM assumes office

The appointment of Attal, the son of a Jewish man, as Prime Minister has, according to the UEJF, led to "a wave of hatred" on Twitter.

File Photo: Gabriel Attal, newly-named French Junior Education Minister, arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 17, 2018.

Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.

 Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye takes oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020.

'Rainbow Club in Yeshiva': JQY's animated LGBTQ videos aim to foster dialogue

The videos aim to frame a new community conversation about LGBTQ+ issues that allows "disagreements without divisiveness."

 Participants in the annual Jerusalem pride march on June 1, 2023

Pamphlets blaming Holocaust on LGBT people appear for 2nd time in a week

Thousands of men were sent to concentration camps as "homosexual offenders" during the Holocaust.

The LGBT community marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, Meir Park in Tel Aviv, on May 1, 2019

Man assaulted in Rehovot in suspected LGBTQ-phobic attack

The attack is the second anti-LGBTQ assault reported in Rehovot in the past month.

 LGBTQ+ protest in Rehovot. July 2023

Haifa residents receive pamphlets blaming LGBTQ+ community for rise of Nazism

The pamphlet, which was distributed in mailboxes on Berl Katznelson Street in Haifa, blames the LGBTQ+ community for the Holocaust and calls for the community to be outlawed by society.

 THE ANNUAL Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, internationally acclaimed as one of the most proud and gay-friendly cities in the world.

US Gay man stabbed to death in hate crime for dancing to Beyonce

One of O'Shae Sibley's friends, who witnessed the attack and tried to save him, said “they murdered him because he’s gay, because he stood up for his friends.”

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020.

Children of LGBTQ parents: We were raised with so much love

The children of LGBT families spoke out against Welfare Minister Yaakov Mergi's statements against LGBT families being allowed to adopt.

 Israelis march in Jerusalem during the pride march on June 1, 2023

Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia

The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, July 21, 2023.

Neo-Nazis picket Jewish center outside Toledo after first protesting LGBTQ event

They had come directly from picketing Toledo Love Fest, an LGBTQ event. Federation officials said it appeared that their decision to head to the Jewish community immediately after was spontaneous.

 Neo-Nazis wave swastika flags outside of Georgia synagogue this past June