Tag: homophobia
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Mediator brought in to resolve Birmingham LGBTQ teaching dispute
City council and affected parents appoint former CPS prosecutor Nazir Afzal.
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Munkedal Council in Sweden choose to exclude LGBTQ people
There is no political support for the proposal that previous municipal council Åsa Karlsson from Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) wrote about expanding the municipality’s guidelines with general flagging during West Pride festival.
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Ultra-right activists hound European lesbian conference with tear gas
Ultra-right activists in Ukraine have attempted to derail a European lesbian conference in the capital of Kiev and scuffled with security guards.
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Homophobic Muslim parents withdraw 600 kids from Parkfield School over LGBTQ row
Hundreds of pupils were taken out of classes as the row at Parkfield Community School escalates.
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Xavier Bettel confronted Arab League’s homophobia
On 24 and 25 February, Luxembourg’s prime minister Xavier Bettel was at the EU-Arab League summit in Sharm El Sheikh representing the Grand Duchy.
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Assistant head ‘threatened’ by parents in LGBTQ teaching row
A primary school teacher says he has received threats from parents amid protests over teachings about LGBTQ rights and homophobia.