Sentences with phrase «homophobic violence»

In its judgment delivered today in the case Identitoba and Others v Georgia the European Court of Human Rights has held the Georgian authorities responsible for homophobic violence against participants of a pride march in 2012.

As the recent outbreak of homophobic violence in Chechnya demonstrates, politicians, police, pundits and clerics often endorse this violence, stating, among other things, that homosexuality and trans - identity are western constructs.

Police also actively support homophobic violence, fail to investigate complaints of abuse, and arrest and detain them based on their alleged homosexual conduct.

In two separate victories this semester, students in Miami Law's Immigration Clinic represented two Jamaican LGBT individuals seeking protection from homophobic violence in their home country.

In a break during the installation of a new display of her work at The Photographers» Gallery, South African photographer Zanele Muholi is holding forth ardently about the lives of the black lesbian women and trans men she portrays, showing me their portraits alongside their harrowing testimonies of homophobic violence, «curative» rape and extreme prejudice from the medical, religious, legal and political worlds.

Despite South Africa legalizing same sex marriage in 2006, the country is still riddled with continuous homophobic violence, corrective rape and murdering of LGBTI people.

When Van Sant and writer Dustin lance Black arrived at Dan White's infamous «Twinkie Defense,» a palpable disgust for him and those who continue to speak homophobic speech and practice homophobic violence rippled through the celluloid.

In the UK, spectator stands as well as reports of homophobic violence stood out as major areas of concern.

Not exact matches

Amnesty International condemns adoption of homophobic legislation in Lithuania: «The law classifies public information about homosexuality and bisexuality alongside material that portrays physical or psychological violence and the display of dead or mutilated bodies.

On the other hand, he's basically friendless, holds grudges, is homophobic without admitting it, is wildly jealous, prone to violence, and an alcoholic who falls off the wagon without any apparent repercussions.

Ministers from across the world will join leaders from civil society and multi-lateral agencies to address school - related homophobic and transphobic violence at an International Ministerial Meeting hosted by UNESCO on 17 - 18 May.

In some cases, homophobic police violence is a catalyst for violence and serious — sometimes lethal — abuse by others.

Depending on their personal situation, they may be at risk for homophobic bullying and violence if people find out they're gay or trans.

The study aims to determine whether receiving the Second Step intervention in middle school reduces youth aggression, sexual violence, and substance use, and teen dating violence when in high school; to evaluate Second Step program effects on trajectories of bullying, victimization, homophobic teasing, sexual harassment, and teen dating violence in high school, and to examine the relations among growth in aggression and substance use.

Over the last 22 years, she has authored over 180 peer - reviewed articles, six edited books, and 70 chapters on bullying, homophobic teasing, sexual harassment, dating violence, and gang violence.