Ist das nicht übertrieben?

A ten-year-old boy has been placed on a hate register for calling a fellow pupil a ‘gay boy.’ .. continue reading ..

Der Künstlername des Rowan Atkinson scheint in etwa die Größe seiner Welt zu beschreiben.

Er erklärt, dass man Menschen wegen ihrer Rasse nicht hassen darf,

To criticise a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous

wohl aber wegen ihrer Religion,

but to criticise their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom.

denn das sind nur fixe Ideen,

“The freedom to criticise ideas, any ideas – even if they are sincerely held beliefs – is one of the fundamental freedoms of society.”

und da aus seiner Sicht Homosexualität auch nur eine fixe Idee, ein Glaube ist, darf man schwule Menschen hassen: .. continue reading ..

Colombia: Protest the Murder of LGBT Human Rights Defender

The Issue

On March 6, 2009, unknown men killed the human rights defender Álvaro Miguel Rivera in the city of Cali, Colombia.

Álvaro was the representative of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) organization, Tínku. He was also a member of Planeta Paz, a national peace network, and of the Polo Rosa, the LGBTI section of a left wing political party. Álvaro was far and foremost a committed activist who worked for the rights of the LGBTI community and people living with HIV. In the past, threats against his life had already made Álvaro flee Villavicencio, a city in Eastern Colombia. .. continue reading ..

Drei Priester machen dieser Tage von sich reden:

1. Marcos Zapata

The Rev. Marcos Zapata, the head of an evangelical group that operates centers for troubled children in the Galicia region, recently held a seminar for parents titled: “How to Raise Heterosexual Children”.

People who attended the speech say that Zapata called homosexuality an illness and an addiction, comparing it to alcoholism and drug abuse. He went on to say that that homosexuality could be “cured” through therapy.

Zapata said that in his own family he reinforces masculine roles for his two sons by watching professional wrestling.

He also told fathers to “hug your sons as much as you can, because if you don’t, perhaps another man will”.

The regional government said it has opened an investigation to determine if the speech violated Spanish law which bans hate speech against gays. (Quelle: 365Gay.com)

Was lernen wir daraus: Wrestling ist nichts für Schwule (hahaha *Lachanfall*) – Mann ist dieser Priester blöd! Wichtiger aber: Spanien hat sich nach, gerade im vergangenen Jahrhundert, wechselvoller Geschichte und trotz andauernder interner Probleme (‘ETA’) zu einer belastbaren Demokratie und einem vorzeigbaren Rechtsstaat entwickelt. Es gibt Anti-Hass-Gesetze, die auch schwule Menschen schützen, und dieser Kirchentrottel wird damit nun Bekanntschaft machen. Der vergleichende Blick auf Deutschland zeigt, dass wir immer weiter zurückfallen und schon längst nicht mehr als europäisches Vorzeigeland taugen. .. continue reading ..

Fünf Jahre hat es gedauert, jetzt muss es auch der Ex-Pastor mit seiner Concerned Christian Coalition zur Kenntnis nehmen.

A former pastor and the Christian group he belonged to broke Alberta’s human rights law by writing an anti-gay letter published in a Red Deer newspaper, a panel ruled Friday.

In 2002, Stephen Boissoin wrote a letter to the editor of the Red Deer Advocate that compared gay people to pedophiles and drug dealers. It was published under the headline “Homosexual agenda wicked.” .. continue reading ..