BBC Arabic accused of platforming anti-LGBTQ+ views
A new report has found BBC Arabic has been platforming homophobic views to its audience of 42 million.
Homophobia
Basingstoke man attacked in homophobic hate crime
A man in his 20s was attacked in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on April 17 near the town’s railway station.
Reading attacker given life sentence
Khairi Saadallah, who pleaded guilty to murdering three gay men in Reading last year, has been sentenced to life in prison.
BBC promises full investigation into BBC Persian Service
Following an expose by the Peter Tatchell Foundation into the BBC Persian Service’s alleged homophobia, the head of the BBC World Service, Jamie Angus, has promised a full investigation.
COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia
I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two.
Hate Crimes at record high, new figures from Home Office reveal.
Statistics released by the Home Office have revealed that hate crime has hit its highest level on record with 105,090 hate crimes recorded in 2019/20, up 8% compared with 97,446 offences in 2018/19.
Germany: Out Health Minister Abused by Anti-Lockdown Protesters
Cries of “shame” and “gay pig” were hurled at the Minister