Incidents of queer discrimination around the world

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June 2026

• LGBTQ+ group barred from Caserta festival over 'veiled' demand

  A board member of the Fondazione Casa Fratelli Tutti told the Arcigay Caserta association that to take part in the From Festival it would have to be 'more veiled', so the LGBTQIA+ organization withdrew from the event at the ex Macrico in Caserta.

  Jun 9 · Caserta, Italy1 source

• Council cancels Pride flag ceremony in Havering

  Havering Council cancelled its Pride flag ceremony and refused to fly the rainbow flag at the town hall, following Reform UK instructions to fly only the Union flag or St George's Cross.

  Jun 5 · Havering, United Kingdom1 source

• Senator berates same-sex couple for affection at Rome airport lounge

  A senator confronted a same-sex couple in a lounge at Fiumicino airport, telling them their displays of affection were inappropriate in a public place and to keep them at home.

  Jun 4 · Fiumicino, Italy3 sources

• Homophobic leaflets by Forza Nuova distributed in Civitavecchia

  Leaflets signed by the neo-fascist group Forza Nuova were distributed in Civitavecchia attacking the LGBT community, the Pride event, and school inclusion projects with homophobic language.

  Jun 3 · Civitavecchia, Italy1 source

• State office candidate posts anti-LGBTQ+ 'Happy Straight Month' message

  A Republican candidate for Connecticut's 50th District posted an anti-LGBTQ+ message on his campaign Facebook page during Pride Month, declaring 'Happy Straight Month' and pledging to fight against transgender and LGBTQ+ people.

  Jun 3 · Connecticut, United StatesReligious Discrimination1 source

• Tennessee congressman's account posts anti-gay message during Pride Month

  A post on Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles' social media account said 'Homosexuality has no place in America' during Pride Month; the post was later deleted and Ogles blamed a staffer.

  Jun 2 · Nashville, United States6 sources

• Mayor interrupts nonbinary teen's Pride speech in Cambridge, Ontario

  The mayor of Cambridge, Ontario cut off a 17-year-old nonbinary speaker during a Pride flag-raising event, telling them to remove a part of their speech referencing a councillor's anti-LGBT meme.

  Jun 1 · Cambridge, Canada1 source

May 2026

• Cuiabá councillor calls colleague homophobic slur during session

  During a city council session in Cuiabá, councillor Rafael Ranalli called fellow councillor Daniel Monteiro a homophobic slur, which was captured by the chamber's audio system before his microphone was cut.

  May 19 · Cuiabá, Brazil1 source

• Rovigo mayor calls Pride 'tribal' and refuses Piazza Matteotti

  The mayor of Rovigo, in a city council session, said the Pride is a 'tribal manifestation that takes us back to the jungle' and refused to allow the event in Piazza Matteotti, prompting organizers to denounce the exclusion.

  May 15 · Rovigo, Italy1 source

• Homophobic graffiti targeting councillor found on Santo Domingo bridge

  Homophobic graffiti naming a local councillor and first deputy mayor appeared on the Puente del Santo in Santo Domingo de la Calzada.

  May 15 · Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain1 source

• Pride flag stolen from Clarksville porch, caught on camera

  A man dressed in black was recorded on camera walking up to a Clarksville home's front porch and tearing down a pride flag before walking away.

  May 14 · Clarksville, United States1 source

• Sen. Rand Paul's son in antisemitic, homophobic tirade at DC bar

  The adult son of Sen. Rand Paul launched an antisemitic and homophobic tirade at Rep. Mike Lawler at a bar on Capitol Hill, saying the Iran war was 'about the gays and the Jews, and I hate them both.'

  May 13 · Washington, United StatesReligious Discrimination3 sources

• LGBTQ+ bar in Nashville vandalized with anti-gay graffiti

  An LGBTQ+ bar in Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood was spray-painted with anti-gay slurs and hateful messages on its back wall.

  May 12 · Nashville, United States1 source

• Executive detained after racist and homophobic insults on LATAM flight

  A Chilean executive on a LATAM Airlines flight from São Paulo to Frankfurt verbally attacked other passengers with racist and homophobic insults after crew restrained him from opening an aircraft door.

  May 10 · São Paulo, BrazilRacism7 sources

• Drag performer subjected to homophobic and transphobic slurs in Liverpool

  A drag performer was targeted with homophobic and transphobic slurs and confrontational comments by members of the public in Liverpool's Pride Quarter shortly after leaving a nightclub.

  May 9 · Liverpool, United Kingdom1 source

• Politician and partner attacked in homophobic assault in Berlin park

  Two men, including an FDP politician and his partner, were insulted with homophobic slurs and physically assaulted by an unknown man in Schustehruspark in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

  May 7 · Berlin, Germany1 source

• Man assaulted with homophobic slurs at post office in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

  A man waiting in line at the La Poste in Carnolès, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, was insulted with homophobic slurs and struck several times on the head and leg by another customer.

  May 6 · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France1 source

April 2026

• Russian court bans LGBT rights group as 'extremist'

  A court in St. Petersburg ruled the Russian LGBT Network an 'extremist' organization, making it illegal and exposing anyone associated with it to prosecution.

  Apr 27 · Saint Petersburg, Russia1 source

• Gabriel Attal denounces homophobic messages posted on his social media

  Gabriel Attal published a message on Instagram exposing a torrent of homophobic insults, caricatures, montages and threats posted on his social media accounts, and said he would always denounce homophobia.

  Apr 21 · France1 source

• Drag queen hospitalized after homophobic attack at São Paulo bar

  A drag queen and actor was verbally abused with homophobic slurs and then physically assaulted by a man and two others at a bar in the Cambuci neighborhood of São Paulo, leaving him with serious injuries including internal bleeding.

  Apr 19 · São Paulo, Brazil2 sources

Other categories

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