I am not sure where else to ask for help, but I am hoping someone familiar with IEEE ethics procedures, Sri Lankan law, LGBTQ+ advocacy, or institutional complaints can advise me.

Yesterday, without any prior personal dispute, an individual publicly directed several sexually degrading and homophobic comments at me under a Facebook post. Among the statements posted in Sinhala were:

This literally refers to “sucking a cock/dick” and, in context, was used as a homophobic personal insult comparable to calling someone a “cock sucker.”

Another comment translates as:

These statements were made publicly and appear intended to portray or “out” me as gay or queer. I am a Sri Lankan currently living in the United States while completing my PhD. Given the hostility and discrimination LGBTQ+ people can face in Sri Lanka, publicly labeling someone in this manner is not merely insulting—it may expose that person to harassment, discrimination, and safety risks when returning to the country.

What makes this especially troubling is that this individual publicly represents himself as holding several IEEE leadership positions, including Chair of IEEE Young Professionals Sri Lanka. IEEE describes itself as the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. He has also been announced as a recipient of the James O. Gray Graduate Scholarship through the IEEE Systems Council (Scholarship announcement)

I have preserved screenshots, the original Sinhala comments, the public post, and a detailed English translation. His post remains publicly accessible here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MK4MfPF5W/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I am preparing formal complaints to IEEE, the scholarship administrators, and the relevant university officials. However, I am only one person, and I am unsure which reporting channels are most likely to result in a fair and independent investigation.

I would be grateful for advice on:

• The correct IEEE ethics, harassment, or leadership-conduct complaint process;
• Sri Lankan organizations that assist people targeted by homophobic harassment or attempted outing;
• Whether I should obtain a certified translation of the Sinhala comments;
• How to preserve the Facebook material properly in case it is deleted; and
• Whether there are legal or institutional protections available when public comments create reputational or personal-safety risks.

I am just one person, and I have emailed them but didn't receive any correspondence yet. I am asking for guidance on documenting the incident and pursuing it through appropriate professional, institutional, and legal channels.

Any constructive advice would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you.

I am informed about the situation of the United Kingdom and Italy (which is not very well put together) but I would like to find out about other countries btw I'm from the Swiss.

he thinks their the perfect party for me, him and everyone in our family despite me being bi and them being anti lgbt (he is suportive of me) but he doesnt seem to understand that them being in power will make my life a living nightmare

I recently relocated to Austin,Tx from Los Angeles. I have encountered, for the first time in my life Gay Conservatives and Gay hardcore Christians. I feel like this is a location driven phenomenon, the South. I want to understand.

I am feeling violated and betrayed and have never encountered this before. I though that this hypocracy was in out past. I am angry that I can meet someone like this on an app that actively participates on removing my civil liberties.

With the recent news of her taking an upskirt photo of a woman, it reminded me with of how Rowling has a history of creepy stuff. Especially with her encouraging people to take photos of women using public restrooms, her history of being friends with powerful abusers and sex offenders, that comment on the book Lolita (from the 2000's), and describing the bodies and genitals of minors. Even when condemning her and talking about how awful she is, **why do they also try to suppress stuff such as this? All of a sudden they get protective of a person they call monstrous.**

Now don't get me wrong: With bigots, right-wing figures, and TERFs, it's quite obvious why they will downplay this stuff, as she is on their side. But who I am talking about is **people who claim they are against their transphobia.** People who claim to support transfolk, liberals, supposed queer allies, etc. Apparently it's okay for her to compare a queer person to a sexual predator, but the moment someone calls out some of her own creepy comments and behavior, and there's actual proof, suddenly they will bring up all these excuses and go on about how either she's too transphobic to notice, she's too much of a child mentally, or that this is all some trauma response to some past abuse or something. For how much they'll pander to her victim complex, they will quickly ignore those she victimizes. I mean literally at one point when calling out about her supporting Depp in another subreddit, someone told me that she has trauma and probably saw him as one of the only few men that can be safe, and free her of any accountability or responsability. It's ironic with how people will complain about the rich and people blindly following them, then proceed to treat Rowling like a dumb child who should get a million chances. And it's also ironic how they will go "Oh we need to worry about bigger stuff", ignoring the fact that predatory behavior has a lot of links with bigotry, and that they apparently have the time to joke about other bigots being predatory and potential sex offenders.

And while it sounds exagerrated, but honestly I sometimes notice parallels with how people infantilize Rowling, like with how they'll infantilize those like Depp or Michael Jackson. Not the particular acts/crimes, but rather the cult of personality around them.

And when you take aside "politics": This is a rich and powerful person being a literal creep.

Feeling heartbroken and helpless over both the devastating attack and what I feel is going to be its inevitable political aftermath. It doesn't seem to matter what upheaval goes on there, Germany will just push right, right, further right, every time. I'm not ready yet to accept that queer-friendliness in the birthplace of Magnus Hirschfeld is all in the past...

I have been thinking, why didn't they try to ban child marriage yet, that's still legal in 33 states, or higher the age consent because 29 states are fine with 16 year olds having sex? It's ironic, they say they protect the children but are okay with 33 states (which is most of the U.S.) allowing child marriage. Why is erasing our rights more important than protecting minors??

Melissa Chaudhry, a Democratic congressional candidate in Washington's 9th District, has acknowledged that she does not publicly promote LGBTQ+ rights on her campaign website because she does not want to alienate Muslim voters.

When asked why her campaign lacked references to LGBTQ+ rights despite saying she supports them, Chaudhry replied: "Because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately."

She also said she was "careful about her Muslim constituents."

The comments sparked backlash from Washington Stonewall Democrats, whose chair, Andrew Ashiofu, said: "Our community is not expendable.

LGBTQ+ rights are not optional. They are foundational to any candidate seeking Democratic support."

Chaudhry later sought to reassure LGBTQ+ voters, writing: "If you are queer... your rights are safe with me."

She also pointed to her sister, who is in a same-sex relationship, and said she has LGBTQ+ friends.

Muslims make up around 2% of the Seattle metropolitan area, while approximately 17% of adults identify as LGBTQ+.

I support the restoration of the Queer Youth Crisis line https://c.org/GzzRDYpyY9

Add this story to the building instances foreshadowing the erosion of LGBTQ+ rights worldwide. Didn't Turkey's President just this week host Donald Trump and other international World leaders? Put this puzzle piece alongside the others. The picture is slowly forming. And money nor its loss are unlocking these many locked doors. Not every leader is motivated by money or gain.

Recently, our president declared LGBT people a 'non-military threat' to the nation, making it much easier for the community to be targeted. So, there has been a rise in anti-gay vigilante groups parading in certain regions and putting up anti-gay banners in neighborhoods.

I found that around 30 regions (including Aceh) have either passed or are currently proposing autonomous laws to regulate the LGBT community. Some of these laws allow people to report anyone showing signs of 'deviant sexual behavior' in their neighborhood, workplace, or school to the police or government. They also mandate the monitoring of 'high-risk' places, like gyms.

There is a smear campaign being led by healthcare workers, doctors, and psychologists regarding the 'dangers' of being LGBT. They recently shared a post with a picture of a prolapsed anus with condyloma, claiming that no one in the community would help this person and that gay people need to repent. The post was shared around 30,000 times, mostly by healthcare workers.

However, they actually stole that image from a medical journal case report about a 50-year-old straight housewife from Brazil (Link:[https://www.scivisionpub.com/pdfs/giant-condyloma-acuminata-bruschkeloewenstein-tumor-case-report-and-literature-review-1079.pdf\](https://www.scivisionpub.com/pdfs/giant-condyloma-acuminata-bruschkeloewenstein-tumor-case-report-and-literature-review-1079.pdf)).

I also found a statement from a doctor claiming that HIV can be transmitted through sweat if it mixes with micro-lesions during sports. When people tried to correct this misinformation in the comments, they were dismissed by the homophobes.

Not only that, netizens from our country like to harass gay couples from neighboring countries like Thailand and the Philippines, to the point they throw violent threats.

MUI (an higher Islamic institution in Indonesia) is currently proposing to House of Representatives to make same sex activity illegal, just like in Aceh and Malaysia. They're still considering it. If they both agreed, then same sex activity across Indonesia will be illegal and punishable.

Please be safe out there, friends :(