Gay British man attacked in Haiti at his engagement celebration

[theHandpuppet]

Really, you've got to read the whole article. It's a jaw-dropper.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gay-british-man-attacked-in-haiti-at-his-engagement-celebration-8757562.html

Gay British man attacked in Haiti at his engagement celebration
The gay and lesbian community is often too afraid to report rights violations
Peter Popham Monday 12 August 2013

A gay British man has been attacked by angry locals hurling rocks and homemade bombs as he celebrated his engagement to his partner in Haiti.

Several people were reportedly injured during the homophobic attack, which occurred in the Caribbean nation’s capital Port au Prince over the weekend.

Cars were said to have been set on fire and windows smashed as an angry mob brandishing improvised weapons, including Molotov cocktails, descended on the party.

According to the French news agency AFP, it was only a last-minute intervention by police that prevented the couple and their guests from being killed. Charlot Jeudy, from the Haitian gay rights group Kouraj, said: “This is a criminal act and homophobic. There is no justification for this kind of attack on people in a private residence. Hopefully the justice authorities will react to the perpetrators of this act.”

MORE at link

[MNBrewer]

1. No, Russia isn't the only cesspool of homophobia in the world

But it's one of the more populated ones. Good thing the innocent victims were saved by the cops in this case. In Russia the cops are likely to be perpetrators.

[theHandpuppet]

2. I'm not sure but I think you misunderstood the intent of my post

It was in no way intended to draw some comparison between homophobia in Russia to that in the rest of the world. It's just that this news was published yesterday.

[MNBrewer]

3. I understand.

And thanks for bringing this to the forum. Lots of our focus has been on Russia lately, but we should not forget the other places where persecution (legal and illegal) occur.

It's good the cops were able to stop the mob, instead of participating in it themselves.

[theHandpuppet]

4. No prob

It's just tragic that GLBTs in so many places around the world are being assaulted and murdered -- not to mention those right here at home. Every day it's a new report.