Tag: LGBTQ+ issues

• ‘Hope is in humanity’: an interview with the activist raising thousands for Beirut’s queer civilians

  

  CN: this interview contains detailed discussion of queerphobic violence, abuse, trauma and persecution VIDEO On 4 August 2020, nearly 3 000 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. The explosion killed over 200 people and displaced an estimated 300 000. Within the broader humanitarian crisis that ensued, there exists another […]

  Georgio Konstandi

  20th Aug 2021

  Lebanon, Politika SWANA

  Beirut explosion, domestic abuse, domestic violence, human rights, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ issues, queer rights, queerphobia, society, violence

• Queerphobic violence in French homes: a preventable and unseen tragedy of the pandemic

  

  Support Politika News on Patreon CN: this article contains detailed discussion of homophobia, queerphobia, transphobia, murder and queerphobic violence CN: this article mentions rape and homophobic slurs OPINION Over this past year of lockdowns and restrictions, French LGBTQ+ rights organisation SOS Homophobie reported a rise in the number of queerphobic attacks taking place within the supposed safety […]

  Olivia Dean

  21st Jun 2021

  France

  COVID-19, gay rights, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ issues, queer rights, society, trans rights, violence