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• CLONEZONE: REWARD OFFERED OVER GAY VILLAGE SHOP ATTACKS
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• MAN ARRTED AFTER ‘SHOCKG’ HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
• BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK: MAN HANDS HIMSELF AFTER HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT
• MAN ATTACKED GAY VILLAGE SAYS HE IS RELUCTANT TO RETURN FOLLOWG SHOCKG ASSLTADAM SENR, 21, WAS KNOCKED UNNSC NEAR SACKVILLE GARNS AND SAYS HE IS CERTA THE ATTACK WAS DRIVEN BY HOMOPHOBIAMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYBETH ABB13:39, 2 JUN 2015UPDATED15:29, 2 JUN 2015BOOKMARKADAM SENR WAS KNOCKED UNNSC THE ATTACKTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GAY MAN SHED TO HOSPAL TO SAVE HIS SIGHT AFTER BEG LATT LGBT+ PERSON ATTACKED BIRMGHAM
• EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNGAY VILLAGE ATTACK: ONE SPECT ARRTED AND TWO OTHER MEN STILL SOUGHT BY POLICEBY JAM VMIROVICBIRMGHAMCRIMEPUBLISHED: AUG 21, 2021LAST UPDATED: AUG 22, 2021A MAN HAS BEEN ARRTED ON SPICN OF ASSLT FOLLOWG A HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK, AS POLICE NTUE TO LOOK FOR TWO OTHER SPECTS.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UPSTILL WANTED: ISHAAQ AYAZ AND SOHAIL KHANA WT MIDLANDS POLICE SPOKMAN SAID A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN HAND HIMSELF ON SATURDAY AFTER THE FORCE RELEASED THE NAM OF THREE SPECTS THEY WERE LOOKG FOR NNECTN WH AN CINT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE.TWO MEN, BOTH THEIR 30S, WERE ATTACKED WH BOTTL THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY AUGT 15 AFTER BEG SUBJECTED TO HOMOPHOBIC ABE BY THE OCCUPANTS OF A PASSG R BROMSGROVE STREET NEAR THE CY CENTRE.THE ATTACK, BRAND "SHOCKG" AND "OUTRAGEO" BY POLICE, LEFT ONE OF THE VICTIMS UNNSC AND THE OTHER WH NASTY CUTS.POLICE SAID THE MAN HAD BEEN ARRTED ON SPICN OF WOUNDG AND REMAED CTODY.OFFICERS ARE STILL SEARCHG FOR SOHAIL KHAN, 24, AND ISHAAQ AYAZ, 21, BOTH OM BIRMGHAM.SERGEANT MARC PETFORD SAID: "WE'VE HAD A GOOD RPONSE TO OUR APPEAL AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE SHARG FAR AND WI. THIS WAS A BTAL ATTACK AND WE NEED TO FD THE PEOPLE RPONSIBLE."ONE MAN HAS BEEN ARRTED FOLLOWG OUR APPEAL AND I WOULD ENURAGE THE OTHER TWO TO FOLLOW SU AND ALSO E AND SPEAK TO ."ANYONE WH RMATN N NTACT POLICE ON 101, QUOTG LOG 552 OF AUGT 15.THIS N BE DONE BY LLG 101 OR MSAGG THE FORCE ON LIVE CHAT AT ALTERNATIVELY, NTACT CRIMTOPPERS ANONYMOLY ON 0800 555111 OR AT CRIMENEWSBIRMGHAMLOL HUBSBY JAM VMIROVICSENR REPORTER@JAMVMIROVICSENR REPORTER AT THE EXPRS & STAR. CONTACT ME AT MOST READ
• GAY UPLE LEFT BLOODIED AND BEATEN HORRENDO HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
• MAN ARRTED ON SPICN OF ASSLT AFTER UPLE BEATEN BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
• RSIAN ANTI-GAY GANG VLENCE SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MERA
• COUPLE BEATEN AND STABBED ANOTHER BTAL HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RELEAS VIO SHOWG CINTS OF ANTI-GAY VLENCE RSIA
• POLICE SEEK THREE MEN NNECTN WH A RAPE VTIGATN MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE

CLONEZONE: REWARD OFFERED OVER GAY VILLAGE SHOP ATTACKS

Image source, CrimtoppersImage ptn, Detectiv are lookg for masked men seen on a motorbikeA £2, 000 reward has been offered for rmatn about "abhorrent" attacks on a shop Manchter's Gay Village. The bike was also ed three prev attacks, Crimtoppers anisatn said was a distctive red/orange off-road style GASGAS bike, which was thought to have been ed durg attacks at the store on 2 March, 13 April and 24 ptn, Clonezone Manchter scrib self as a "gay superstore"The chary has offered up to £2, 000 for rmatn that leads to the arrt and nvictn of those volved the attacks. Regnal manager for the North Wt, Gary Murray, said Manchter was "renowned for many thgs, cludg s diversy and world-famo Gay Village".

Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people. Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down.

”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry.

MAN ARRTED AFTER ‘SHOCKG’ HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE

”Six English-speakg natns the Caribbean still crimalize gay sex, cludg Domi, Jamai, Guyana, Grenada and St. Gonsalv prevly noted there’s been a history of discrimatn agast gay people.

”González wh Human Rights Watch noted that 2019, the ernment held a workshop for public employe on the importance of rpectg gay rights, a rare move for a nservative Caribbean natn.

Wt Midlands police have arrted a man and are searchg for two other spects nnectn wh an “outrageo” homophobic hate crime Birmgham’s Gay Village which two men were abed and then cut wh broken man, believed to be Mos Mahmood, 31, hand himself after an appeal which he was named along wh two others. Photograph: Wt Midlands Police/PAIn what police scribed as an “outrageo” and “shockg” attack, two men – named only as Rob and Patrick, who are their 30s – were left vered married uple om Oxfordshire were first subjected to homophobic abe by the occupants of a passg SUV r on Bromsgrove Street near the cy were then attacked wh bottl, wh both sufferg cuts and Patrick left Midlands police named and released photographs of three men after extensive quiri, cludg analysis of CCTV footage and rerdg several wns Sunday, Sgt Marc Petford said: “We’ve had a good rponse to our appeal and I’m grateful for people sharg far and wi. ”On Saturday, he said: “This was a shockg homophobic attack on two men enjoyg a night out our cy.

BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK: MAN HANDS HIMSELF AFTER HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT

Especially the Gay Village – that should be a safe area to be who you want and not have to tolerate people yellg homophobic remarks at you.

”Rob was quoted the Birmgham Mail as sayg: “They had no bs the Gay Village at 4am except for tryg to start fights wh gay people. A man has been arrted on spicn of asslt followg a homophobic attack as police ntue to look for two other spects.

MAN ATTACKED GAY VILLAGE SAYS HE IS RELUCTANT TO RETURN FOLLOWG SHOCKG ASSLTADAM SENR, 21, WAS KNOCKED UNNSC NEAR SACKVILLE GARNS AND SAYS HE IS CERTA THE ATTACK WAS DRIVEN BY HOMOPHOBIAMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYBETH ABB13:39, 2 JUN 2015UPDATED15:29, 2 JUN 2015BOOKMARKADAM SENR WAS KNOCKED UNNSC THE ATTACKTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

A Wt Midlands Police spokman said a 31-year-old hand himself on Saturday after the force released the nam of three spects they were lookg for nnectn wh an cint Birmgham’s Gay Village. Two men, both their 30s, were attacked wh bottl the early hours of Sunday Augt 15 after beg subjected to homophobic abe by the occupants of a passg r Bromsgrove Street near the cy Ayaz and Sohail Khan Cred: Wt Midlands Police.

A man believ he was knocked unnsc a shockg attack the cy centre bee he is gay. Adam Senr suffered juri to his head and face after beg stck durg an unprovoked attack the Gay Village near Sackville Garns on Saturday night.

GAY MAN SHED TO HOSPAL TO SAVE HIS SIGHT AFTER BEG LATT LGBT+ PERSON ATTACKED BIRMGHAM

Adam, om Stockport, says he is certa the attack was driven by homophobia and he is now reluctant to return to the Gay Village.

“I thk ’s a homophobic attack, I thk they’ve seen a gay lad standg on their own and done this. A gay man had to be shed to hospal after beg attacked Birmgham’s Gay Village, what he believ was a “hate crime”.

EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNGAY VILLAGE ATTACK: ONE SPECT ARRTED AND TWO OTHER MEN STILL SOUGHT BY POLICEBY JAM VMIROVICBIRMGHAMCRIMEPUBLISHED: AUG 21, 2021LAST UPDATED: AUG 22, 2021A MAN HAS BEEN ARRTED ON SPICN OF ASSLT FOLLOWG A HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK, AS POLICE NTUE TO LOOK FOR TWO OTHER SPECTS.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UPSTILL WANTED: ISHAAQ AYAZ AND SOHAIL KHANA WT MIDLANDS POLICE SPOKMAN SAID A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN HAND HIMSELF ON SATURDAY AFTER THE FORCE RELEASED THE NAM OF THREE SPECTS THEY WERE LOOKG FOR NNECTN WH AN CINT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE.TWO MEN, BOTH THEIR 30S, WERE ATTACKED WH BOTTL THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY AUGT 15 AFTER BEG SUBJECTED TO HOMOPHOBIC ABE BY THE OCCUPANTS OF A PASSG R BROMSGROVE STREET NEAR THE CY CENTRE.THE ATTACK, BRAND "SHOCKG" AND "OUTRAGEO" BY POLICE, LEFT ONE OF THE VICTIMS UNNSC AND THE OTHER WH NASTY CUTS.POLICE SAID THE MAN HAD BEEN ARRTED ON SPICN OF WOUNDG AND REMAED CTODY.OFFICERS ARE STILL SEARCHG FOR SOHAIL KHAN, 24, AND ISHAAQ AYAZ, 21, BOTH OM BIRMGHAM.SERGEANT MARC PETFORD SAID: "WE'VE HAD A GOOD RPONSE TO OUR APPEAL AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE SHARG FAR AND WI. THIS WAS A BTAL ATTACK AND WE NEED TO FD THE PEOPLE RPONSIBLE."ONE MAN HAS BEEN ARRTED FOLLOWG OUR APPEAL AND I WOULD ENURAGE THE OTHER TWO TO FOLLOW SU AND ALSO E AND SPEAK TO ."ANYONE WH RMATN N NTACT POLICE ON 101, QUOTG LOG 552 OF AUGT 15.THIS N BE DONE BY LLG 101 OR MSAGG THE FORCE ON LIVE CHAT AT ALTERNATIVELY, NTACT CRIMTOPPERS ANONYMOLY ON 0800 555111 OR AT CRIMENEWSBIRMGHAMLOL HUBSBY JAM VMIROVICSENR REPORTER@JAMVMIROVICSENR REPORTER AT THE EXPRS & STAR. CONTACT ME AT MOST READ

Over the summer, a gay uple were left vered blood after beg beaten wh glass bottl, while another gay uple were attacked wh kniv.

A man has been arrted on spicn of asslt followg a homophobic attack, as police ntue to look for two other wanted: Ishaaq Ayaz and Sohail KhanA Wt Midlands Police spokman said a 31-year-old man hand himself on Saturday after the force released the nam of three spects they were lookg for nnectn wh an cint Birmgham's Gay men, both their 30s, were attacked wh bottl the early hours of Sunday Augt 15 after beg subjected to homophobic abe by the occupants of a passg r Bromsgrove Street near the cy attack, brand "shockg" and "outrageo" by police, left one of the victims unnsc and the other wh nasty said the man had been arrted on spicn of woundg and remaed ctody. ”The killgs rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people. Two men were beaten wh glass bottl and left needg stch after a facg btal homophobic attack Birmgham.

On Augt 14, Partners, Rob and Patrick, om Bicter, Oxfordshire, were Birmgham for a iend’s hoewarmg party and, later that eveng cid to celebrate the famed Gay Village. “They did not like that and went to all sort of foul language, cludg homophobic slurs directed at , ” the pair told the BBC.

GAY UPLE LEFT BLOODIED AND BEATEN HORRENDO HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE

The group of men got out of the r and started to btally beat Rob wh glass bottl while shoutg homophobic slurs.

MAN ARRTED ON SPICN OF ASSLT AFTER UPLE BEATEN BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE

Thank you to @SouthsiDist safe space who took re of them after this awful, homophobic attack, ” Birmgham Pri tweeted. This shockg homophobic attack Birmgham shows how far we have to go creatg a society where everyone n live whout fear. “This shockg homophobic attack Birmgham shows how far we have to go creatg a society where everyone n live whout fear, ” the MP tweeted.

“They’ve suffered homophobic abe before beg physilly jured, and we are workg credibly hard to fd those rponsible. A man has been arrted on spicn of asslt followg a homophobic attack Birmgham's Gay Village, as police ntue to look for two other spects. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Rob and his hband Patrick were celebratg a iend's birthday and had jt left Missg bar Bromsgrove Street when they were targeted by the occupants of a black SUVThey were subjected to homophobic abe by the occupants of a passg r Bromsgrove Street near the cy attack, brand 'shockg' and 'outrageo' by police, left one of the victims unnsc and the other wh nasty cuts.

Police released the name of Sohail Khan, 24, om Birmgham, relatn wh the attackRellg the cint, he said: 'They had no bs the Gay Village at 4am except for tryg to start fights wh gay people. 'They've suffered homophobic abe before beg physilly jured, and we are workg credibly hard to fd those rponsible.

RSIAN ANTI-GAY GANG VLENCE SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MERA

' Andy Street, Wt Midlands openly gay directly elected mayor, said: 'There is no place our home for this disgtg, homophobic behavur. Shockg footage of the vlent groups that target gay men and lbian women Rsia will reveal the dangero levels of homophobia the untry the nup to the Sochi Wter Olympics this week.

A Channel 4 documentary, Hunted, to be broadst the Dispatch strand on Wednday at 10pm, will clu the first televisn reportg of the ncerted timidatn and huiatn rried out by the anti-gay groups Parents of Rsia and Occupy Paedophilia.

COUPLE BEATEN AND STABBED ANOTHER BTAL HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE

They operate wh impuny and unr the ver of the remarks [Vladimir] Put has ma suggtg that children are at risk om homosexuals, " Mackean add. "Occupy Paedophilia liberately blurs the l between paedophilia and homosexualy, " said Tom Porter, missng edor of the documentary.

"In another sequence, Timur Isav, a self-styled csadg member of Parents of Rsia, is shown attendg a lbian and gay event and handg out bags ntag a length of rope, wh the tentn of suggtg they m suici. "Mackean said the gay Rsians she terviewed were agast a boytt of the Gam, bee they feared would lead to creased reprisals. Internatnal human rights groups plan to step up their protts agast Rsia's anti-gay laws durg the event a bid to reverse legislatn that they say is rponsible for a dramatic rise homophobic attacks.

Athlete Ally, an anisatn foced on endg homophobia and transphobia sports, is among the anisatns that have lled for worldwi peaceful actn on Wednday as part of a "Global Speak Out" event support of Rsian LGBT people.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RELEAS VIO SHOWG CINTS OF ANTI-GAY VLENCE RSIA

The Prciple Six mpaign the language of the charter to give athlet and fans a way to speak out agast discrimatn before and durg the Sochi Olympics whout breakg Rsian anti-gay laws or vlatg the Olympic ban on polil speech. "Gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell, who will be attendg the London prott at Downg Street on Wednday eveng, nmned "wardly" Gam sponsors, such as McDonald's, Co-Cola and Visa, for not speakg said: "None of the rporate sponsors have explicly nmned the Rsian anti-gay law or homophobic vlence Rsia. There are no Nuremberg laws or ncentratn mps, but the hateful anti-gay propaganda is siar to the antisemism stirred by the Nazis the early 1930s.

From behd two heavy metal doors, Nika, a gay man who recently set up a small LGBT support group Kyrgyzstan’s pal, ggerly opens the door. Popularly known as the “anti-gay propaganda law” has unleashed a mpaign of vlence and timidatn agast the LGBT muny, wh a near 300% crease reported attacks sce the legislatn was people have been asslted, cludg one gay man who was beaten unnsc and gang-raped this year. It’s a iends’ get-together – except this is now the only safe way they n meet bee of the spate of homophobic attacks.

“If I uld afford , I would leave tomorrow, ” says Sergo, one of his ’s dner party: ‘The new law enuraged everyone to go after , whout fear of beg punished’ Illtratn: Andrew North/Coda StoryLeang eastIt was never easy beg lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr Kyrgyzstan’s patriarchal, Mlim-majory society.

POLICE SEEK THREE MEN NNECTN WH A RAPE VTIGATN MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE

Until recently there were even several gay clubs over the past few years, ternal and external forc have “dragged the LGBT muny to a battle for Kyrgyz inty, ” says Met Tiulegenov, chair of ternatnal and parative polics at the Amerin Universy and landlocked, Kyrgyzstan has been a geopolil and enomic supplint ever sce beme pennt after the llapse of the Soviet Unn, always vulnerable to bigger powers.

First me a virtual clone of Mosw’s offensive on NGOs, wh legislatn mandg all groups receivg external fundg clare themselv as “foreign agents”, targeted at human rights groups, cludg those advotg for the LGBT, March 2014, MPs om the lg aln announced the “anti-gay propaganda” measur, wh even harsher penalti on paper than the Rsian versn. In effect, beg anti-wtern and homophobic have bee two ends of the same bone a Kyrgyz versn of dog-whistle polics. “Beg anti-LGBT has been very profable for the natnalists, ” says the meantime, homophobic vlence has risen.