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14 March 2013UK: Green Party LGBT group criticises UK Border Agency following death of lesbian Ugandan asylum seeker Jackie Nanyonjo 16 The Green Party’s LGBT campaign group has criticised the UK Border Agency for deporting a lesbian asylum seeker who died last Friday in Uganda - with campaigners staging a protest outside the Home Office at 12.30pm. -
13 March 2013New Jersey: 4 police officers investigated over anti-gay violent rap video 13 Four police officers in Irvington, New Jersey, are under investigation for taking part in a homophobic “gangsta rap” video that includes violent imagery. -
13 March 2013UK: Protest planned outside Home Office following death of lesbian Ugandan asylum seeker 53 Campaigners are blaming the UK Border Agency for deporting an asylum seeker who has reportedly died in Uganda after she claimed she was at risk of homophobic persecution.
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12 March 2013Ohio: Health club fined for discriminating against transgender massage therapist 1 A health club in the US state of Ohio has been fined for discriminating against a transgender employee. -
12 March 2013Scotland: Case of trans man facing jail for sex ‘by fraud’ raises concerns of Scottish Transgender Alliance 23 The sentencing of Chris Wilson, a Scottish trans man who faces jail for "fraud" after he had relationships with two women without revealing his gender history, has shocked the Scottish Transgender Alliance who say the verdict will cause "fear and alarm" among the trans community. -
12 March 2013London: Mayor’s office accused by charity of failing to provide funding for male sexual assault services 3 Services for gay, bisexual and heterosexual men who have been the victims of sexual assaults are not receiving any financial support from the Mayor of London's Office, a charity has warned. -
12 March 2013Ecuador: Former presidential candidate fined for saying ‘gays are immoral’ 5 A former presidential candidate in Ecuador has been fined around £2,014 for making homophobic comments. -
11 March 2013Mississippi: Funeral held for slain gay politician Marco McMillian 1 The funeral of Marco McMillian, a gay Mississippi mayoral candidate who was killed late last month has taken place. -
11 March 2013Trial of gay porn actor accused of murder and mutilation begins in Canada 4 The trial of gay porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta who’s accused of killing and dismembering his lover is taking place in Canada. -
11 March 2013Australia: Video footage emerges of new angle on Sydney Mardi Gras alleged police brutality 3 New video footage has emerged which shows a different perspective on one case of alleged policy brutality at Sydney Mardi Gras, as it appears to show one of those who accused the police of brutality, resisting arrest. -
8 March 2013US: Texas woman charged for beating son with electrical cable for gay sex act 25 A woman in Texas who beat her son with an electrical cable after finding him having sex with her male cousin is facing charges, but claims the police officer who arrested her told her he would have done the same. -
8 March 2013FBI investigates gay and racist hate incidents at Ohio’s Oberlin College + The FBI has launched an investigation following a series of homophobic, racist and anti-Semitic incidents at an American university historically known for its tolerance. -
8 March 2013Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai accused of ‘hate speech’ by gay rights group 11 Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai has been criticised for denouncing homosexuality and reportedly saying marriage “should be between a man and a woman.” -
8 March 2013Canadian Government provides funding to Uganda’s embattled LGBT campaigners 8 A leading Canadian newspaper has revealed that Canada is quietly supporting the efforts of LGBT Ugandans in their fight against the country’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -
8 March 2013Mexico: Supreme Court rules that anti-gay slurs are hate speech 4 The top court in Mexico has ruled that two words, both anti-gay slurs which are commonly used in the country, are hate speech, and therefore should not be protected as freedom of speech under the constitution. -
7 March 2013US: FBI to investigate killing of Mississippi gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian as a possible hate crime 5 The FBI will investigate last week's killing of gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian as a possible hate crime, the agency has confirmed. -
7 March 2013Third claim of police brutality at Sydney Mardi Gras after man claims he was stripped naked in drugs search 12 A man claims he was ordered to strip naked during a drug search in full view of bystanders, amid allegations of police brutality at last month’s Sydney Mardi Gras. -
6 March 2013US: Congressman calls on FBI to investigate the killing of gay Mississippi mayoral candidate 1 A Mississippi congressman is asking the FBI to investigate the killing of gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian.
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6 March 2013Ruling upheld that Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples 20 A ruling by the Scottish Charity Regulator that a Catholic adoption charity was unlawfully discriminating against gay people by refusing to accept applications from unmarried couples, has been upheld. -
6 March 2013South Africa: Gay man killed after going on online date in Cape Town + Reports out of South Africa say a gay man has been killed after going on a date with a person he met over the internet.
