In thirty states, well over half the country, one can be legally fired just on the basis of having a non-conforming gender identity. ibid.
One in five trans people report having been homeless. ibid.
Welcome to Luton: it’s the birthplace of militant Islam. Divided States I: Europe, Tommy Robinson, History 2019
Muslims have essentially become the new Jews. ibid. commentator
EDL mobilised a new generation of activists who were just focusing on Islam. ibid.
The worst refugee crisis in central Europe for a generation. ibid. news
According to the UN, over 5 million Syrians have been forced to flee their country since the war began in 2011. ibid. caption
The AfD gained 94 seats in the German parliament. ibid. caption
In recent years intolerance has been on in the rise in the United States. Divided States II
Hellerton, Pennsylvania: New charges after a fight between students sparked by a racist video posted online. ibid. television news
Portland, Oregon: Police say a known extremist with white supremacist beliefs terrorised a young Muslim woman and her friend on a train, slashing three men who came to their aid. Divided States III, television news report
‘Oregon was found as a white racist utopia.’ ibid. woman
Portland, Oregon, is also home to a large anti-fascist group called Antifa. ibid.
A crowded restaurant with people watching basketball, a man yelled, Get out of my country, before opening fire into Indian Hindus working here … Adam Purinton is in … jail charged with murder. Divided States IV: Olathe, Kansas
‘We’ve seen a massive spike in anti-Muslim sentiment.’ ibid. Jonathan Greenblatt, anti-defamation league
In 1984 homosexuality was legalised in NSW. By 1986 AIDS had gripped the gay community. The fear of AIDS spread across Australia. The Sydney Murders: Deep Water, Sky Crime 2020
In the ’80s and ’90s there was clearly an epidemic of anti-gay and anti-lesbian violence. It was commonplace. ibid. Sue Thompson, former Gay & Lesbian consultant NSW police, captions
Despite David identifying two of his attackers, no-one was ever charged. ibid.
In 1990 three youths were found guilty of Richard Johnson’s murder and five of manslaughter. They became known as the Alexandria 8. ibid.
‘They told me the police car and the officers involved that night belonged to a troubleshooting squad.’ ibid. witness to attack
In November 2014 the NSW Minister for Police stated that no evidence has been found to implicate police in the assault. ibid. caption
Evidence went missing and did anybody care? ibid. victim’s relative
‘The deputy coroner has slammed New South Wales police for not properly investigating the deaths of three gay men in Sydney in the 1980s.’ ibid. TV news
In 2016 the NSW police announced they are reviewing 88 deaths to explore how many might be gay-hate cases. ibid. caption
In 1960s and ’70s Britain hundreds of black children were caught up in an extraordinary scandal. They were labelled as educationally subnormal by the state and wrongly sent to schools for children with low intelligence. A decision that would have a devastating impact on their lives. Subnormal: A British Scandal, BBC 2021
This is a story that exposed assumptions at the heart of the British’ schools system that has an enduring legacy today. ibid.
But how did these ideas about race and intelligence find their way into the British schools system? ibid.
The leaked report from the ILEA contained a multitude of damning admissions: it revealed that the education authority was well aware that Caribbean children were being wrongly placed in ESN schools at much higher rates than their white peers. ibid.
In 2013 it became illegal to tell anyone under eighteen that being homosexual was in any way normal. Gay and Under Attack: Reggie Yates’ Extreme Russia, BBC 2015
I meet the homophobes who are out to get them. ibid.
I still can’t understand what makes the average Russian so homophobic. ibid.