Tag: LGBTQ+ Discrimination
The mother of 17-year-old Juleon Gonzalez is speaking out after she learned that a person in need rejected her son’s tissue donation because he was gay.
Christina Stewart, who is grieving the loss of her quiet and compassionate teenager who loved football and graphic design, was devastated to learn that...
Eight Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been dismissed for their alleged involvement in covering up the assault of a transgender man by a fellow officer.
According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, the incident, which took place in February 2023, involved Deputy Joseph Benza III, who pleaded...
A major new poll has found that nearly one in four LGBTQ+ individuals in Scotland faced discrimination in 2023, with a leading charity describing the findings as “no surprise.”
The Scottish Government's annual report, based on the 2023 Scottish Household Survey, revealed that 23% of respondents identifying as gay, lesbian,...
In an emotional tribute at Montreal’s Remembrance Day ceremony held in Place du Canada, LGBTQ+ purge survivors Martine Roy and Peggy Hayes laid a wreath to honour those impacted by the Canadian government’s historic "LGBTQ+ Purge."
This LGBTQ+ Purge campaign, which was active from the 1950s through the mid-1990s, targeted...
Following a series of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across Australia, advocates are calling on the Government to implement stronger legal protections for Rainbow communities.
Concerns have been expressed by Equality Australia that there is a lack of uniformity in laws across Australia, leaving the rainbow community vulnerable to hate speech and...
The Netherlands has voted to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. This means that individuals cannot be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation in areas such as employment, housing, and healthcare.
The ban, which has seen lawmakers amend the nation's constitution, was approved in a 56-15 vote by the...
The nation of Iran has reportedly executed two men following six years of imprisonment after they were convicted under Iran’s anti-gay laws.
According to the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA), Mehrdad Karimpour and Farid Mohammadi are said to have been executed in the Maragheh prison in northwestern Iran following their...
