Category: Around the World
Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has returned to the court wearing rainbow kit following criticism for using homophobic slurs during the Tokyo Olympics. Fognini, who was widely criticised for repeatedly yelled a homophobic slur after being defeated in the Olympics men’s singles against Russian Olympic Committee player Daniil Medvedev on the 28th of July, has […]
Belgium’s public broadcast network has suspended one of their sports commentators following an incident in which he made homophobic and misogynistic comments about the women’s national basketball team. The incident which occurred during a Facebook Live as the team was returning from the Tokyo Olympics included commentator, Eddy Demarez calling one of the women “manly” […]
German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel, who wore a Pride shirt during the national anthem at the Hungarian Grand Prix, has been reprimanded for the political display against the nation’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Taking place on the 1st of August in Budapest, Hungary, Aston Martin driver, Vettel was wearing a rainbow top that read “same love”, […]
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was among the targets. The IOC are investigating. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating several ugly anti-LGBT comments made on air by Russian television personalities. Russia under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin has taken an increasingly hostile approach to LGBT+ rights in recent years, with gay rights activists […]
Dua Lipa says she is “horrified” by her “Levitating” co artist’s HIV stigmatising remarks, while boohooMan dumps the rapper from ad campaign. Rapper DaBaby has made an apology (of sorts) for an incoherent and factually incorrect on-stage tirade against people living with HIV. Performing at Rolling Loud festival in Miami, DaBaby called for members of […]
A woman was removed from an aircraft in Texas after a vocal homophobic rant about “faggots corrupting Disney.” The passenger who was on a flight bound for DFW International Airport in Dallas, Texas, reportedly went on a homophobic tirade about LGBTQ+ people and their involvement in Disney. https://twitter.com/DallasTexasTV/status/1417580962133778434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1417580962133778434%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F07%2F22%2Fdisney-dallas-plane-homophobe-viral%2F Captured on a 46-second video (which according […]
Subjected to the debunked practice known as conversion therapy by his family, Blair Anderson has opened up about his shocking and disturbing experience in the UK. Speaking with Glasgow Live Anderson told of how he was forced to go to conversion therapy after coming out at 14 years of age. Anderson who says he grew up […]
LGBTQ+ bars from London to Los Angeles have sprung back to life, but how many will survive long term? Despite increasing COVID-19 cases, LGBTQ+ bars and clubs in the United Kingdom have reopened. While there were jubilant scenes across the country in a number of bars and clubs, not all have survived to usher in […]