The Log Cabin Republicans, an organization that claims to “[represent] LGBT conservatives and straight allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality,” announced its 2023 class of Outspoken Ambassadors today. Outspoken Ambassadors, the organization explained, are social media “influences” who will offer “charismatic and thoughtful perspectives at a time when so many people feel bullied into […]
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Log Cabin Republicans Name Homophobic Bigot Isabella Riley Moody as an ‘Outspoken Ambassador’
Suspected homophobic attack prompts Spain to convene commission on hate speech
Spain has been left in shock after a violent homophobic assault on a man in broad daylight in central Madrid. The 20-year-old victim was attacked by eight masked men in the lobby of his apartment building in the fashionable Malasaña district on Sunday evening. Police said the attackers used homophobic language, slashed the man’s mouth […]
MEP says Orban’s anti-LGBT law is ‘most homophobic’ in Europe
Members of the European Parliament are calling for Hungary’s new anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation to be withdrawn and for EU leaders to sanction Budapest. Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld told the European Parliament: “we can already congratulate Mr Orbán for winning the European championship for the most homophobic law on the continent.” The legislation, which comes […]
Nationwide protests held in Spain over suspected homophobic killing
The brutal killing of a 24-year-old man in northwestern Spain has sparked nationwide demonstrations from LGBT+ groups. Samuel Luiz was found unconscious at the weekend outside a nightclub in A Coruña, after being beaten. Emergency services failed to revive him and he died on Saturday morning. Major protests have been held in a number of […]
U.K. Judge Says Street Preachers Accused of ‘Islamaphobic’ and ‘Homophobic’ Speech ‘Lawfully Arrested’
BRISTOL, UK — A U.K. judge ruled that four street preachers, two from America and two from the United Kingdom, who sued police over what they considered a “sustained campaign of harassment” as they have faced criminal charges and were jailed — and some were prosecuted for their gospel preaching, were “lawfully arrested” by police. […]
Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments
European Parliament group Renew Europe has expelled Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments. The politician had faced an internal disciplinary procedure for posting comments on social media where he referred to the LGBT+ community as “perverts”. In a statement on Wednesday, the liberal group confirmed Uspaskich’s expulsion “with immediate effect” following a vote. “There […]
Drag Queen ‘Lady Maga’ Attends Rallies to Show That ‘Trump Supporters Are Not Homophobic’
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> SALT LAKE CITY — A homosexual drag queen from Utah, who goes by the name “Lady Maga,” has been attending Trump rallies and other conservative events nationwide to personally generate support for the president […]
A California state senator is facing antisemitic and homophobic attacks — as well as death threats
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Fear in Poland’s LGBT community after president reelected with homophobic, antisemitic campaign
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Lockdown lifted at University of Toronto after police fail to find ‘suspicious’ man
Earlier, a video posted on twitter by @camilacore showed police vehicles, officers, and a fire truck at the scene. A separate arrest had been made by the police during the lockdown. The man already taken into custody was handcuffed and walked out of the university’s faculty of law building before being put into a police […]