Employment
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16 January 2013Hampshire Constabulary Chief receives Stonewall ‘Champion of the Year’ award 1 The Chief Constable for Hampshire's Constabulary has been named Stonewall's Individual Champion of the Year for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. -
16 January 2013Maine: Transwoman receives honourable discharge from US Marines 3 A transgender woman who went absent without leave from the US Military 31 years ago has received an honourable discharge. -
16 January 2013Chuck Hagel supports equal benefits for same-sex military couples + The all but appointed defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, has said that he supports equal benefits for same-sex military couples in a letter to Senator Barbara Boxer who questioned his previous stance on LGBT rights, before she would endorse him for the post. -
15 January 2013UK: Defeat for anti-gay Christians at European Court of Human Rights 86 Two Christians, who claim that they were fired because they wouldn’t work with gay couples, have lost their anti-discrimination case at the European Court of Human Rights. -
9 January 2013Witness accusing Big Brother star Jason Cowan of assault ‘thought he was gay’ + Former Big Brother runner-up Jason Cowan allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who had earlier thought he was gay, a jury has been told. -
8 January 2013Feature: Would you like to become a Trustee of StreetGames, a great UK sports charity? + StreetGames UK Limited is a sports charity launched in January 2007 to promote sport for young people living in the most disadvantaged communities. -
8 January 2013US: Military service members discharged for being gay receive severance settlement 5 Dozens of gay and lesbian former military service members who were discharged for being gay will receive the rest of their severance pay under a ruling made by federal court on Monday. -
8 January 2013US: Gallaudet University reinstates diversity officer suspended for signing equal marriage petition 15 The diversity officer of a university who was suspended for three months after she signed a petition sent by opponents of marriage equality in the state of Maryland has been reinstated. -
7 January 2013US: Gay employee sues airline association after being called a ‘fag’ and ‘bone sucker’ 16 A gay man in Washington DC is suing an airline association after he was subjected to homophobic abuse by a supervisor. -
5 January 2013UK: Mother tells employment tribunal of her depression after her husband came out as gay 27 A mother-of-two told an employment tribunal that she became depressed and had to stop working after her husband of twelve years told her was gay and brought his boyfriend to the family home. -
29 December 2012US: Church denied software for being “inclusive” of LGBT people 12 A church in Utah was not allowed to buy church management software, which enables efficient administration, because it was inclusive of LGBT people, which meant it was not "sufficiently Christian," reports suggest. -
26 December 2012UK: Christians complain about a film that doesn’t exist that depicts Jesus as a gay man 51 The British Board of Film Classification has said it has received complaints about a film depicting Jesus and his disciples as gay men despite the fact that the film has never actually been made. -
20 December 2012Canadian gay teacher suspended after showing class draq queen Christmas video 53 A gay teacher in Canada has been suspended after showing a class aged between nine and ten a video of draq queens lip-synching to a Bette Middler song. -
18 December 2012Rabbi: Bans gay teachers, says they are ‘perverts’ 36 A prominent Rabbi has said that people seeking private lessons, especially for their children, are not allowed to employ "perverted" gay teachers, "evil" atheists. -
14 December 2012Feature: UK fostering agency appeals for more LGBT foster carers to come forward + With more than 65,000 children currently living in care throughout England, Lancashire charity Modus is appealing for lesbian and gay families, couples and single people to think about becoming foster carers. -
5 December 2012US: University faculty votes unanimously ‘yes’ on equal benefits for same-sex partners 4 The Faculty Senate at the University of Memphis, voted on Tuesday to unanimously support, without much discussion, equal benefits for couples in same-sex partnerships. -
5 December 2012US: American Apparel CEO faces lawsuit over accusations of homophobic slurs and choking + The CEO of popular high street fashion store, American Apparel, faces legal action from a former branch manager, who says he was subjected to homophobic slurs, was choked, and had dirt rubbed in his face. -
5 December 2012Same-sex marriage opponent Donald Trump admits to attending a ‘beautiful’ gay wedding 12 George Takei says he hopes his lunch date with Donald Trump can help end the billionaire’s opposition to equal marriage, and has revealed that the social conservative recently attended a “beautiful” gay wedding. -
5 December 2012Poland: Gay man wins homophobia case against Danish supermarket Netto 13 A Polish gay man who was branded a ‘faggot’ by his former supermarket manager has won a discrimination case. -
1 December 2012US: University volleyball coach says he was sacked for being gay, will sue if not reinstated 7 A former university women's volleyball coach who was sacked in November, said his department's decision was based on the fact that he is gay.
