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LGBTQ+ are 'disgusting,' says incoming Police Chief Daniel Levi in a recording published by N12

Israel's incoming Police Commissioner, Daniel Levi, faces backlash after N12 exposed his homophobic remarks, sparking outrage from LGBTQ+ advocates.

Loyalist to Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei accuses Pezeshkian council of liberal bias and corruption

Hossein Shariatmadari also accused council members of holding secret meetings with Iran’s “known enemies” in the US, where they “received instructions to incite unrest in Iran.”

Colorado gay nightclub killer pleads guilty to federal hate crimes

Anderson Lee Aldrich, 24, has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges in a separate prosecution last year for the attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs.

By REUTERS
18/06/2024

Hate and harassment proliferates through social media, ADL survey finds

In both the adult and teenager surveys, it was concluded that Facebook is the platform where most harassment occurs at 61% of total online harassment.

Three things everyone should know about Hezbollah - analysis

From messianic convictions to executing political dissidents, from global terror attacks killing hundreds to LGBTQphobic discourse, here are three things that everyone should remember about Hezbollah

06/06/2024

US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBT community

These comments were made on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

17/05/2024

Iraq criminalizes same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Iraq didn't explicitly criminalize gay sex, though loosely defined morality clauses in its penal code had been used to target LGBT people, members of the community have also been killed.

By REUTERS
27/04/2024

‘Israelis have been raping Palestinian women,’ University of Illinois prof. claims

Professors critiqued arguments that Hamas persecutes LGBTQ+ in Gaza as "homophobic" during a conference on Palestine and imperialism.

Israel cuts 85% of budget for LGBTQ+ tolerance program in schools

Israel saw a record number of 3,309 instances of violence and hate speech directed at members of the LGBTQ+ community in 2022, according to The Aguda’s 2023 report.

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'Queer in Gaza' campaign aims to raise awareness about Hamas LGBTQ+ persecution

“Living as a Queer person in Gaza is punishable by torture and death by Hamas, the rulers of Gaza” the campaign notes.

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