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30 August 2012Arizona lesbian couple found dead in likely murder-suicide 6 A lesbian couple from Arizona have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. -
29 August 2012Detroit: Hate-crime assault suspect pleads guilty 2 A man in Detroit entered a guilty plea in court today, admitting that he assaulted a man in a corner shop based on the assumption that the victim was gay. -
29 August 2012Gay Met inspector claims he was pushed out of the force by ‘bullying’ 17 A gay police inspector has claimed he was forced out of his role after being unlawfully arrested by allegedly homophobic special constables. -
28 August 2012Prop 8 contributor and church youth leader indicted on child abuse charges 18 A church youth leader in California who donated money to the anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 campaign has been indicted on charges of child molestation. -
27 August 2012Update: Anti-gay former school teacher arrested after admitting sexually abusing children + Police have appealed for more victims to come forward after a 52-year-old man in California was arrested following an admission that he sexually abused numerous children since the early 1980s.
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27 August 2012Newcastle: Cabaret star living in fear after homophobic robbery 12 A cabaret performer has spoken out about how he lived in fear for months, after being attacked and robbed by a man he met on a night out after work. -
27 August 2012Supporters of deportee protest immigration office 4 A group of people opposed to the deportation of a Mexican man from Detroit, gathered outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office today to protest in favour of his release. -
22 August 2012Alleged false hate-crime victim to plead not guilty 1 A lesbian woman who allegedly made false claims that she was the victim of a violent hate crime, is to plead not guilty to the charge of false reporting. -
22 August 2012Town rallies to help out victim of homophobic vandalism 12 A student in Virginia who had his car vandalized four times this year with homophobic slurs has had his car restored and fitted with new features when auto-repair shops throughout the town rallied to his aid in a display of solidarity. -
22 August 2012Vicar returns to parish and vows celibacy after being attacked by his lover 18 A gay vicar who was scarred after being attacked by his lover has returned to work in his parish, vowing celibacy. -
21 August 2012Lawyer: Pussy Riot “may face physical harm and violence” 6 The defence lawyer for the Russian feminist punk bank, Pussy Riot, has said he is concerned for the wellbeing of the group who were jailed last week. -
17 August 2012California watchdog approves $49,000 fine for anti-marriage equality group 7 A campaign watchdog agency in California yesterday approved a $49,000 fine against the campaign committee for Proposition 8. -
17 August 2012Gunman responsible for Family Research Council shooting is charged 33 The gunman who opened fire at the offices of The Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington DC yesterday, whose full name is Floyd Lee Corkins II, has been charged with assault with intent to kill and interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition. -
17 August 2012Brighton: Police seek South African in connection with gay man’s murder + Sussex Police want to question Ricardo Pisano, also known as Brandon Victor Pillay, in connection with the murder of 63-year-old Michael Polding. -
16 August 2012Shooting in Baltimore leaves one gay man dead and another in a coma 26 Police in Baltimore are investigating a shooting which left a gay photographer dead and an LGBT community activist in a coma. -
16 August 2012Police: Gunman who opened fire at Family Research Council criticised the anti-gay group 158 A man arrested over the shooting and wounding of a security guard at the headquarters of the anti-gay Christian lobby group the Family Research Council made a negative comment about the group before opening fire, a police official has said.
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15 August 2012Mennonite pastor charged with aiding kidnapping in same-sex child custody dispute 25 A Mennonite pastor in Vermont has been charged with aiding in international kidnapping after he helped a woman flee the US with her child - because she did not want to share custody with her former lesbian partner. -
14 August 2012Police raid headquarters of Zimbabwean LGBT rights group 19 A police raid took place on the headquarters of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) association in Harare over the weekend, in which police arrested 44 gay rights activists. -
13 August 2012Homophobic slur made on gay-friendly Midwestern church 5 A homophobic slur appeared in a vandalised car parked outside a church in St Paul, Minnesota, where a service was taking place for an openly gay Lutheran pastor. -
10 August 2012Police in Michigan fail to take action against gay hate protest group 34 Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have said they would not be charging a group of Bible-preaching protesters who threatened to rape a woman at a gay event because no one came forward with a "specific complaint".
