Homophobia

L.G.B.T. People Are More Likely to Be Targets of Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority Group

L.G.B.T. People Are More Likely to Be Targets of Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority Group Hereon Park and Iaryna Mykhyalyshyn, The New York Times  16 June 2016  Image: Photo: Sarah Rice/Getty Images Even before the shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were already the most likely targets of hate crimes in America, according to an analysis of data collected by the Federal Bureau

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2016: The Year in Hate and Extremism

 The Year in Hate and Extremism The number of hate and antigovernment ‘Patriot’ groups grew last year, and terrorist attacks and radical plots proliferated. Mark Potok, Intelligence Report 17 February 2016     Charleston. Chattanooga. Colorado Springs. In these towns and dozens of other communities around the nation, 2015 was a year marked by extraordinary violence from domestic extremists — a year of living dangerously. Antigovernment

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Gay Azerbaijan Teenager Set Ablaze by Homophobic Parents

Gay Azerbaijan Teenager Set Ablaze by Homophobic Parents By Dominic Glover, International Business Times   August 12, 2014   A teenager fled for his life after being set ablaze in a homophobic attack by his own parents after they found out he was gay. The incident happened in Azerbaijan and reportedly came after the 18-year-old, known only as Malik, had been blackmailed on social media. His mother and father were sent a photo of him at

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A Precarious End to Uganda’s Anti-Gay Act

A Precarious End to Uganda’s Anti-Gay Act BY ALEXIS OKEOWO, The New Yorker August 5, 2014   Late last week, Uganda’s constitutional court struck down the country’s anti-homosexuality act, a law that mandates severe sentences—including, in some cases, life imprisonment—for homosexual behavior. On Friday, at the court house in Kampala, a swell of press and lawyers and activists from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania awaited the judgment. Martin

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Uganda: Program for Male Rape Victims Threatened by Antigay Law

Uganda: Program for Male Rape Victims Threatened by Antigay Law   BY THOM SENZEE, Advocate.com   July 29, 2014   Ironically, the same Ugandan police forces expressing willingness to help male victims of rape overcome stigma have been accused as perpetrators of assault against LGBT Ugandans. Men of Hope Refugee Association in Uganda (MOHRAU) is a program of Makerere University Law School's Refugee Law Project that helps men and boys

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South Africa Takes a Step Backwards

South Africa Takes a Step Backwards By Graeme Reid, City Press July 7, 2014 South Africa’s inexplicable support for a regressive resolution at the UN Human Rights Council brings into question its commitment to gender equality and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. A controversial “protection of the family” resolution was passed on June 26. Not only did South Africa vote in favour, but astoundingly supported

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Uganda passes draconian anti-gay law

By Associated Press in Kampala 19 June 2014 The Guardian Ugandan politicians have passed an anti-gay law that punishes "aggravated homosexuality" with life imprisonment. The bill drew wide condemnation when it was first introduced in 2010 and included the death penalty, but that was removed from the revised version passed by parliament. Although a provision for the death penalty was removed from the original bill, the law passed on Friday sets life

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Links to Homophobia Resources

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ An Abominable Crime: Anti Gay Violence in Jamaica by Common Good Productions Do you think of Jamaica as a vacation paradise or as a country where gays and lesbians are hunted down in the streets? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Newspaper Articles/Dossiers:

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Articles

Homophobia ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Le gouvernement sénégalais n’a jamais envisagé la dépénalisation de l’homosexualité, a affirmé jeudi à Dakar le Chef de l’Etat sénégalais, Macky sall soulignant avec ‘’fermeté’’ qu’il exclut totalement une telle option sous son magistère. par Star d'Afrique 11 Avril 2013   Réagissant

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Archived Updates

23 July 2012 "Gay Lincoln woman says attackers cut slurs into her skin," By Roseann Moring & Leslie Reed, Omaha World Herald 18 July 2012 "Jamaica: Combat Homophobia," By: Human Rights Watch 17 July 2012 "Boy Scouts of America affirm ban on gay members and volunteers," By: Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian 28 June 2012 "Bulgarian Authorities Must Adopt Stricter Legislation Governing LGBT-Targeted Hate Crimes," By Amnesty International 26 June 2012

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