“Out & Proud Diamond Group invites you to a peaceful protest against the brutal murder of Jamaican transgender Dwayne Jones in Jamaica and for LGBTI rights in Jamaica. the protest will take place on 28/ august 2013 starting at 4:30 pm venue Jamaican Embassy in London 1-2 Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BZ, nearest underground […]
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Cashman: Putin's Hate Speech Caused Murders
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning Russian MPs for passing a draconian homophobic censorship law, with Labour MEP Michael Cashman saying “hate speech” from President Putin and others has resulted in the “barbaric killing of gay men”. Several violent homophobic killings have taken place in Russia since the start of 2013 – the […]
Gay Murdered By Nazis in Chile
An openly gay Chilean student left brain dead in a neo-Nazi attack on March 3rd has died in hospital in Santiago. Daniel Zamudio, 24, had been beaten, including a very violent blow to the head, his body burned with cigarettes and scarred with Nazi symbols. Part of his ear was cut off. “He is a victim of […]
200 Transphobic Murders Last Year
According to a trans research group, 200 people were killed in transphobic attacks, many of which involved frenzied violence or were ritualistic. The Transrespect vs Transphobia project released the figures in the build up to Trans Remembrance Day on November 20th. Although nowhere is safe, Brazil and Honduras seem to be particularly dangerous places for […]