Incidents of queer discrimination around the world

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89 incidents, newest first.

November 2026

• Woman insulted over her sexuality and slapped in dog-walk dispute

  A man insulted a woman over her perceived sexual orientation, slapped her in the face, pushed her against a fence and threatened her during an argument between dog owners near a supermarket.

  Nov 2 · Frankfurt, Germany1 source

October 2026

• Man arrested after machete attack on member of gay couple

  A man attacked a member of a gay couple with a machete in La Granja, Córdoba, after years of homophobic harassment and death threats, according to the victims.

  Oct 27 · La Granja, Argentina2 sources

• Swastikas and slogans scrawled in gender-neutral toilet at Berlin university institute

  Swastikas and slogans such as 'Love Nazis' and 'FCK Linke' were found scrawled in a gender-neutral toilet at the Institute for Theatre Studies in Berlin-Steglitz, an act the student committee described as queer-hostile and right-wing extremist.

  Oct 23 · Berlin, Germany1 source

• Man harasses gay couple at McDonald's in Lima

  A man verbally harassed and threatened a Venezuelan man and his partner while they ate at a McDonald's in Lima, calling homosexuality a sin and saying he was homophobic.

  Oct 12 · Lima, Peru1 source

• School board votes to end daily Pride flag display at California high school

  The Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 3-2 to approve a new flag policy that ended the daily display of the Progress Pride flag at Sonoma Valley High School, where it had flown since 2019.

  Oct 8 · Sonoma, United States1 source

• Italian politician Vannacci uses homophobic slur against gay people

  Roberto Vannacci, leader of Futuro Nazionale, publicly said that those who declare an erotic preference for men have 'inverted tastes', a slur targeting gay people, during a dispute with journalist Tommaso Cerno.

  Oct 6 · Italy1 source

• Catholic bishop targeted with homophobic and religious slurs online

  A bolsonarist blogger published a series of online attacks against a Catholic bishop, calling him 'besta fera' and 'cloaca de Satanás' and using homophobic and sexual insults, then extended the attacks to bishops of the CNBB.

  Oct 1 · Brazil1 source

September 2026

• Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of homophobic, racist slurs against colleague

  A Pennsylvania state representative was overheard in a Harrisburg bar calling an openly gay Black lawmaker an anti-gay slur and a 'gay, Black [slur]', and falsely claiming the colleague lost weight because of AIDS.

  Sep 29 · Harrisburg, United StatesRacism3 sources

• Man beaten in homophobic attack near Cartagena festival camp

  A 28-year-old man was assaulted by a group of youths who shouted slurs at him and beat him near the Carthagineses y Romanos festival camp in Cartagena, leaving him with a facial gash and bruises.

  Sep 24 · Cartagena, Spain1 source

• Uganda health minister posts homophobic remarks on X

  Uganda's Minister for Health posted on X that homosexuality is not African and is a learned behaviour that Ugandans 'detest', drawing condemnation from human rights activists.

  Sep 23 · Uganda1 source

Other categories

• Racism 479
• Religious Discrimination 318
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 826
• Xenophobia 141