Discrimination against LGBT people triggers health concerns
Published on Saturday, 08 February 2014 16:56
Fiona Clark Several countries are introducing anti-gay laws and homophobia seems to be increasing in nations usually thought of as liberal. What are the health consequences? Fiona Clark reports. When the Olympic teams touch down in Sochi, Russia, for the start of the winter games this week, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members among them will apparently be making history. Just like Neil Armstrong on the moon, these individuals will be the first gay people to step foot in the Black Sea resort, according to the city’s mayor, Anatoly Pakhomov. “It’s not accepted here in the Caucasus where we live. We do not have them in our city”, he told the BBC’s Panorama programme. …
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