Incidents of queer discrimination around the world

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July 2026

• Venezuelan content creator drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted in Bogotá taxi

  A 28-year-old Venezuelan content creator was drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted by two men in a vehicle after being picked up in Bogotá's Zona T. He also reported xenophobic remarks about his nationality and a homophobic attitude from a police officer at a medical centre.

  Jul 26 · Bogotá, ColombiaSexism / Gender-Based ViolenceXenophobia1 source

• Vehicle attack on Berlin Gay Pride kills one, injures 29

  A vehicle-ramming attack targeted Berlin's Gay Pride, killing one person and injuring 29 others.

  Jul 25 · Berlin, Germany4 sources

• Oradea authorities ban Pride march for fourth year, fining participants

  The Oradea city council denied permission for the LGTBIQ+ Pride march for the fourth consecutive year, and police fined participants who gathered in defiance of the ban.

  Jul 22 · Oradea, Romania1 source

• Spanish councillor reports homophobic insults and threats over family photo

  A PSOE councillor in La Rinconada, Spain, reported receiving homophobic insults and threats on social media after posting a photo with his husband and their two children.

  Jul 22 · La Rinconada, Spain2 sources

• LGBT bar in Funchal vandalised for third time in a week

  The Lust Vintage bar in the Zona Velha of Funchal was vandalised again, the third such attack in a week, which the owners described as homophobia.

  Jul 18 · Funchal, Portugal1 source

• Polish president vetoes bills granting rights to same-sex couples

  Poland's president vetoed two bills that would have introduced cohabitation agreements for couples, including same-sex couples, blocking rights on joint property, medical information and burial matters.

  Jul 17 · Poland2 sources

• LGBT+ Pride activists threatened with violence and murder in Serbia

  After announcing the Pride caravan, activists and organizers received numerous threats of violence and murder on social media, leading the association 'Da se zna!' to file a criminal complaint against nine people.

  Jul 13 · Vranje, Serbia1 source

• Teacher assaulted with homophobic slurs on São Paulo metro train

  A teacher was punched repeatedly in the head from behind and subjected to homophobic insults by a man on a São Paulo metro train on the Linha 5-Lilás.

  Jul 11 · São Paulo, Brazil1 source

• Trans woman assaulted in public square by teenager with Nazi tattoo

  A 16-year-old with a swastika tattoo punched and kicked a 43-year-old trans woman in a public square in São Miguel dos Campos as she walked home at night, while another youth filmed the attack.

  Jul 9 · São Miguel dos Campos, Brazil1 source

• Mall security guard confronts woman and her girlfriend over photos

  A security guard at the Grand Teton Mall shouted at a woman and her girlfriend and threatened to ban them after they took photos, and appeared to try to grab one woman's phone.

  Jul 8 · Idaho Falls, United States1 source

• Actor Paulo Guerra reports homophobic attacks online

  Brazilian actor and filmmaker Paulo Guerra, 36, reported being the target of homophobic attacks on social media for over a month, with hateful comments directed at his sexual orientation.

  Jul 7 · Brazil1 source

• Turkey blocks LGBTQ+ cruise ship from docking in Kuşadası

  Authorities in Turkey's Aydın province cancelled the scheduled port call of an LGBTQ+ charter cruise, saying the group's visit conflicted with the province's moral values.

  Jul 7 · Kuşadası, Turkey4 sources

• GB News guest links Pride and LGBTQ+ people to paedophilia on air

  On the GB News show Alex Armstrong Tonight, guest Caroline Farrow said Pride had become about celebrating 'bizarre and unhealthy kinks' and 'minor attracted people.

  Jul 5 · United Kingdom1 source

June 2026

• Father kills his trans son and the son's mother in Camaiore

  A man killed his son, a young trans person, and the son's mother in Camaiore.

  Jun 24 · Camaiore, ItalySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Two men beaten in homophobic attack after San Juan bonfire in Burgos

  Two young men leaving the San Juan bonfire celebration in Burgos were followed by a group of four youths who shouted slurs at them and beat them in the face and neck, leaving one unconscious.

  Jun 23 · Burgos, Spain1 source

• 21-year-old man spat on and pelted with stones in anti-LGBTQ+ attack

  A 21-year-old man was subjected to anti-LGBTQ+ insults, spat on, struck by a teenager on an electric scooter, and had stones thrown at him by a group of youths in Wiesbaden-Biebrich.

  Jun 22 · Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Germany1 source

• Lunenburg taxi owner accosted, subjected to homophobic slurs

  A Lunenburg taxi company owner was accosted by members of the public while working and had homophobic slurs directed at him, after he posted about banning the town's mayor from his service.

  Jun 17 · Lunenburg, Canada1 source

• Chiapas legislator makes anti-LGBT remarks from Congress floor

  A Morena legislator in Chiapas spoke against sexual diversity and gender-identity policies during a Congress session, saying LGBT people should exercise their rights only inside their homes.

  Jun 17 · Chiapas, Mexico1 source

• Man on motorcycle threatens and tries to run over pride flag carrier in Tel Aviv

  A 29-year-old Tel Aviv resident carrying a pride flag on his way to the pride march was cursed at, threatened, and nearly struck by a man riding a motorcycle who objected to the flag.

  Jun 12 · Tel Aviv, Israel1 source

• Hate pastor's broadcast claims female teachers and abuse turn boys gay

  On a episode of his Right Response broadcast, pastor Joel Webbon and his co-hosts said that female public school teachers and childhood molestation turn boys into homosexuals, and that feminine and gay men will not inherit the kingdom of God.

  Jun 9 · United States1 source

Other categories

• Racism 479
• Religious Discrimination 318
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 827
• Xenophobia 141