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Racism and homophobia incidents in English football rise by 59 percent, says pressure group Kick It Out
According to its mid-season report, Kick It Out said it had received more than 300 reports relating to 282 cases of discriminatory abuse by the end of 2017, a 59 percent increase from last season, when there were 177 incidents.
Subramanian Swamy receives social media backlash for comments on punishment for 'flaunting' homosexuality
Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday sparked off a controversy through his comments on decriminalising homosexuality, and promptly received a Twitter backlash
The 111 Thoughts You Have While Talking To A Homophobe
'Does he think I am hitting on him?'
Malaysia offers up to $1,000 for best 'homosexuality prevention' video
The Malaysian government is offering cash prizes of up to $1,000 for the best videos explaining how to "prevent" homosexuality.
White House omits husband of Luxembourg's gay prime minister from photo caption, corrects it later
The White House put up a picture of the spouses of NATO leaders but omitted the husband of Luxembourg's openly gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel from the caption.
Gay men flee Chechnya after strongman Ramzan Kadyrov's regime begins persecution of sexual minorities
Ilya looks tired and drawn. After being beaten and tortured by men in military uniform in Russia's Chechnya region, he fled to Moscow but still fears for his life because he is gay.
On Air With AIB Episode 2: Science, homophobia and religious fundamentalism
This episode of On Air With AIB saw the comedians tackle the stigmas surrounding science and also made jokes about homophobia and religious fundamentalism
The Guysexual Guide: Every possible guy’s handbook for attending the Pride March
Support for your LGBT friends aside, here are four reasons why you need to walk in the Queer Pride March today
No homo? Bar's refusal of entry shows all-access spaces for the LGBT are still a dream
Nothing will change if we don’t go to Shiro’s in Worli or the Bar Stock Exchange in Mumbai. The 'Guysexual' of Firstpost will still be doling out his homo gyaan. The earth will still revolve around the sun.
Delhi Queer Pride Parade: Hundreds march seeking 'a life without fear'
Draped in rainbow colours, hundreds of people on Sunday marched in the heart of the national capital for the 9th Queer Pride Parade to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community in making a united call for equality of gender and sexuality and seeking "a life without fear".
Two out of five students in IIT Bombay think homosexuality is a disease: Report
The report said that 38 percent of the students — or almost two out of every five students — think that homosexuality is a disease.
Homophobia has surged in Mexico after gay marriage push: NGO
Homophobia has surged in Mexico since President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed to legalise same-sex marriage in May, a gay rights group said, reporting 26 hate-fueled murders this year.
Gay pride march in France sparks a row in hard right party, National Front
While the student wing tweeted out to show solidarity to the gay march, party vice-president and senior leaders disapproved of the pro-march message.
Royal stance: Prince William to appear on the cover of a gay magazine
Prince William will appear on the July cover of Attitude speaking out against homophobia, the first time a British royal has been photographed for the front of a gay publication, the magazine said on Wednesday.
Orlando shooter himself a regular at gay club, say media reports
The gunman who massacred 49 people at the Pulse club in Orlando was himself a regular at the gay nightspot, four clubgoers have said.
Aligarh proves how homophobic Indians really are
The amount of backlash Aligarh is receiving from homophobic groups is reminiscent of similar treatment towards films such as Deepa Mehta's Fire.
Extremist stabs six at Israel gay pride parade
Revelers dancing and singing through the streets of Jerusalem during the holy city's annual gay pride parade were left shrieking in pain and panic on Thursday night, as an anti-gay extremist lunged into a group leading the march and stabbed six people, Israeli police and witnesses said.
Dressing up homophobia: Subhash Jha and Bollywood's gay kiss of death
There’s enough substantiated, in-your-face overt homophobia out there in society to not need an article that connects dots at will to cook up the big gay scare.
Anti-gay Christian group cry save children from 'sounds of sodomy', gets trolled on Twitter
A Christian group has come up with a warning poster against gay marriages in Ireland and it's ridiculous.
UN to recognise all same-sex marriages of its staff across the world
The UN will now recognise all same-sex marriages of its staffers across the world as it put in place a new policy aimed at ensuring "greater equality".