Category: Homophobia

Christianity, Homophobia, Islam1 Comment

‘Even Satan wasn’t gay.’ Religious fanatics in Kenya unite to protest the legal registration of an LGBT+ group

Barry Duke

FOLLOWING our report that Christians and Muslims recently found common ground in Canada—their hatred of LGBT+ communities—comes news from Kenya that protests have taken place over a Supreme Court decision to allowed the registration of the National Gay and Lesbian … Continue reading ‘Even Satan wasn’t gay.’ Religious fanatics in Kenya unite to protest the legal registration of an LGBT+ group

Christianity, Homophobia, Islam, Transphobia1 Comment

Man who united thousands of Canadian Christians and Muslims against LGBT+ communities plans to do so again

Barry Duke

LAST month devout Muslim Kamel El-Cheikh, inset above, organised a “Million Person March” to protest “the indoctrination” and “compulsion” that he alleged goes on in Canadian schools with regard to sexual orientation and gender. Nowhere near a million ralllied to … Continue reading Man who united thousands of Canadian Christians and Muslims against LGBT+ communities plans to do so again

Christianity, Ex-gays, Homophobia, LGBT+ rights1 Comment

Ugandan ‘saved by the Lord from homosexuality’ is in jail awaiting trial for being gay

Barry Duke

ELISHA Mukisa, above, who became a poster-boy for the mainly Christian “ex-gay” movement in Uganda, is behind bars, ironically awaiting trial on charges of engaging in homosexuality. Last October, in a video posted to YouTube by Family TV, Mukisa told … Continue reading Ugandan ‘saved by the Lord from homosexuality’ is in jail awaiting trial for being gay

Homophobia, Same-sex marriage1 Comment

Evangelical Kentucky clerk who refused marriage licences to gay couples ordered to pay $100,000

Barry Duke

ONE of two couples who ran foul of the deeply-held religious beliefs of Kim Davis, above—David Ermold and David Moore—have been awarded $50,000 each in damages for the humiliation, mental anguish and emotional distress she caused them back in 2015. … Continue reading Evangelical Kentucky clerk who refused marriage licences to gay couples ordered to pay $100,000

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President of a homophobic hate group named in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by sacked former staffer

Barry Duke

TIM Wildmon, above, who heads the American Family Association, a designated hate group, is one of several AFA bigwigs named a lawsuit that alleges that a staff member was subjected to sexual harrassment. Plaintiff in the case Robert Chambers—former vice … Continue reading President of a homophobic hate group named in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by sacked former staffer

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What a drag! Tennessee judge blocks District Attorney from interfering with a Pride event.

Barry Duke

WHEN District Attorney Ryan K. Desmond, above, learned that a Pride event was scheduled to take place at the beginning of September, he warned in a letter that criminal prosecutions would follow if participants flouted Tennessee’s anti-drag law. But just … Continue reading What a drag! Tennessee judge blocks District Attorney from interfering with a Pride event.

Hate preachers, Homophobia, Islam, Misogyny1 Comment

Homophobic and misogynistic Muslim hospital chaplain cosied up to Taliban hardliners during a visit to Afghanistan

Barry Duke

AFTER photographs emerged of a meeting between Muslim chaplain Suliman Gani, above, and Afghanistan’s Taliban Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, inset above, the National Secular Society raised questions over Gani’s suitability to remain in the employ of the … Continue reading Homophobic and misogynistic Muslim hospital chaplain cosied up to Taliban hardliners during a visit to Afghanistan

Homophobia1 Comment

World Bank suspends funding to Uganda over its harsh anti-LGBT+ law. President Yoweri Museveni remains defiant

Barry Duke

MUSEVENI, above. yesterday (Thursday) denounced the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding in response to a harsh anti-LGBT+ law and vowed to find alternative sources of credit. According to Reuters, Uganda would have to revise its budget in the … Continue reading World Bank suspends funding to Uganda over its harsh anti-LGBT+ law. President Yoweri Museveni remains defiant

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Police remove protesters from a Lisbon church that hosted an LGBT+ Mass during World Youth Day

Barry Duke

GIVEN the rampant misogyny, homophobia and emotional and physical abuse that characterises the Roman Catholic Church it beggars belief that people—especially members of LGBT+ communities—would want to be associated in any way with this toxic, multinational corporation. But the sad … Continue reading Police remove protesters from a Lisbon church that hosted an LGBT+ Mass during World Youth Day