Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose has been hit with abuse after donating to a Texas LGBT centre.
US: Evangelical Leaders Aligned with Trump-Pence Launch Vicious Attack on LGBTQ People
More than 150 conservative Evangelical Christian leaders, including prominent members of the Trump-Pence administration’s Evangelical Advisory Board, released a vicious, anti-LGBTQ manifesto Tuesday attacking LGBTQ people as immoral and sinful, asserting their opposition to marriage equality and denying the dignity of transgender people.
Jordan: Gay-bashing in Jordan - by the government
Australia: The controversial past of mother-of-four who appeared in advertisement against same-sex marriage
Australia: Shorten blames Turnbull for 'total rubbish' TV ad from same-sex marriage opponents
UK: Police investigate online abuse against charity for transgender children
Nigeria: Fear-mongering inflicts new abuses on 40 Nigerians
South Africa: Op-Ed: Jon Qwelane’s hate speech – why words and context matter
The likes of Jon Qwelane might try to claim their entitlement to bigotry based on the right to freedom of expression. However, seeking that protection – critical to an open society – is also subject to limitations. And in a court ruling last week, Jon Qwelane’s bigoted utterances against gays were declared to be hate speech.
