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18 April 2013France: 4 people detained over gay bar attack 8 France’s Interior Ministry says four people have been detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a gay bar in Lille. -
18 April 2013Peru: Father named ‘Hitler’ accused of setting his gay HIV positive son on fire 12 A father in Peru has been accused of setting his son on fire after learning he was gay and HIV positive. -
17 April 2013Texas: El Paso Senator Jose Rodriguez urges repeal of sodomy law 2 A Democratic lawmaker is proposing that Texas repeals an anti-gay law overturned by the US Supreme Court a decade ago. -
17 April 2013European Parliament calls on European Commission to increase efforts against trans discrimination 7 The European Parliament has asked the European Commission to step up its work against discrimination faced by transgender people. -
16 April 2013Westboro Baptist Church blames same-sex marriage for Boston Marathon bomb attack 89 The vehemently homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has threatened to picket the funerals of those killed in the Boston Marathon bomb attack. -
16 April 2013Paris: Police arrest scores of anti-gay marriage protesters 20 Around 70 protesters demonstrating against equal marriage have been arrested in Paris. -
16 April 2013Hawaii: Judge rules in favour of lesbian couple turned away by B&B 6 The judge in the case of a US lesbian couple who sued a bed and breakfast in Hawaii which denied them a room because of their sexuality, has ruled in favour of the couple. -
15 April 2013US: Gay soldier files appeal over $100 White House protest fine 13 Dan Choi – who was fined $100 for chaining himself to the White House fence in protest over America’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law – is refusing to pay the fine. -
15 April 2013Former Commonwealth human rights head becomes Kaleidoscope Trust chair + LGBT charity the Kaleidoscope Trust has elected a former Commonwealth human rights senior official as its new chair. -
15 April 2013Video: Man sentenced over Leicester gay pub fire attack 2 A man has been sentenced for an attack at a Leicester gay pub which left two men with serious burns. -
15 April 2013Manchester: Lib Dem MP tables Early Day Motion in support of tackling homophobic football chants 4 Liberal Democrat MP John Leech is tabling an Early Day Motion calling on joint efforts by football clubs, supporters and the police to tackle homophobic chants during matches. -
15 April 2013Zambia: Lawmakers seek to ban ‘homosexuality’ and ‘lesbianism’ in new constitution 14 Lawmakers in Zambia are pushing ahead with plans to further ban same-sex activity in the country’s new constitution. -
14 April 2013South Africa: Government condemns anti-LGBT violence following attack + The South African Government has stated its opposition to anti-LGBT violence, following an attack on a gay man in Cape Town which left him missing part of one ear. -
12 April 2013Comment: The real face of Manif pour Tous 25 Journalist Patrick Cash writes about last weekend’s violent homophobic attack against Wilfred de Brujin in Paris and profile’s the anti-gay French group Manif pour Tous. -
12 April 2013Zambia: Gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona granted bail 1 A gay rights activist and HIV campaigner has been granted bail in Zambia, having called for same-sex relationships to be decriminalised. -
11 April 2013Manchester: Five charged in connection with Gay Village death + Five people have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who drowned in Manchester's Gay Village. -
11 April 2013Zambia: Gay rights activist pleads not guilty to promoting homosexuality 2 A Zambian gay rights activist has pleaded not guilty to promoting homosexuality.
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11 April 2013US: Man arrested and given restraining order for refusing to leave partner’s hospital bedside 43 An arrest was made this week in Missouri of a gay man who refused to leave the hospital bedside of his partner, and a restraining order has now been made against him preventing him from visitation. -
11 April 2013Bahrain: Male sex workers sentenced to jail by judge who claims ‘Homosexuality ruins nations’ 10 The judge in the case of two male sex workers in Bahrain has said he gave them the maximum penalty as a deterrent to others, and a sign that "Homosexuality ruins individuals and nations." -
11 April 2013US: Lesbian daughter of New York mafia boss pleads mercy for her ‘supportive’ father 4 The daughter of a high-ranking New York mafia boss has pleaded for mercy on his behalf, saying he supported her and her same-sex partner and deserves to spend time with their son.
