LGBT people suffer widespread violent abuse, discrimination: new UN report

The report cites beatings, jailings and murder and says despite actions to reduce the abuse, human rights violations based on sexual orientation continue The United Nations human rights chief has said in a new report that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are victims of "pervasive violent abuse, harassment and discrimination" in all regions of the world and cites hundreds of hate-related killings. The high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, said actions by so...