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13 June 2013
US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for ‘brutal’ childhood abuse 5 The Brooklyn Supreme Court has awarded $3.5 million (£2.2 million) to a gay activist who accused his cousin of carrying out "brutal" sexual abuse against him as a child - but he says it was "never about the money".
23 May 2013
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship 25 Campaigners have condemned the arrest and expulsion of a lesbian high school pupil for having a same-sex relationship with a younger student.
12 May 2013
Police release image of man in connection with homophobic train abuse case 18 Lancashire Police have released the image of a man linked to the case of three women who were subjected to homophobic abuse and attacked by a gang of men on a train in Lancashire.
8 May 2013
UK: Woman fined after hurling homophobic abuse at paramedic 3 South Central Ambulance Service says it will not tolerate abuse against its staff after a paramedic was subjected to anti-gay language by a drunk woman.
2 May 2013
Gay NBA player Jason Collins received Twitter death threats after coming out 9 The first openly gay player in a major US team sport, Jason Collins, who came out on Monday, has been subject to a tirade of abuse on the social networking site Twitter, including a number of death threats.
29 April 2013
Vatican not to conduct inquiry into Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s ‘inappropriate sexual conduct’ 44 The Catholic Church is to take no further action over Cardinal Keith O'Brien's admission of inappropriate "sexual conduct", following accusations from four priests.
9 April 2013
UK’s first youth crime commissioner quits following backlash over abusive tweets 10 Britain's first youth crime commissioner has quit, following a backlash which came after homophobic, racist and violent tweets were sent from her personal Twitter account.
3 April 2013
US: University basketball coach fired for physical and homophobic abuse recorded on video 4 The basketball coach at a New Jersey University has now been dismissed, despite an earlier decision that he would not be, following the release of a video which showed him subjecting players to physical and homophobic abuse.
2 April 2013
Surrey: Man cleared over bus gas poison plot 13 A man who claimed he became HIV positive as a result of sexual abuse by a “homosexual paedophile gang” has been cleared of planning to carry out a poison gas attack.
29 March 2013
Spain: University professor says women should stay with violent husbands and that gay people can be ‘cured’ 20 A Spanish academic has come under fire for allegedly saying homosexuality is “curable” and that pregnancy through rape was effectively God's way of compensating the victim.
29 March 2013
Ugandan asylum seeker has Heathrow deportation flight cancelled 9 The deportation flight of a female asylum seeker to Uganda has been cancelled with just hours to spare against Friday’s deadline.
28 March 2013
UK: Sexual abuse victim claims council would have treated case differently if father had not been gay 10 A man who was sexually abused by his gay father and his partner claims the abuse was swept under the carpet by Wakefield Council.
25 March 2013
Gay former Doctor Who producer accused of sexually abusing male fans 6 Allegations of sexual harassment have been made against the gay former producer of Dr Who, the late John Nathan-Turner and his deceased partner.
24 March 2013
Keith O’Brien accusers deny being part of a ‘gay cabal’ seeking ‘revenge’ 65 Four priests who have accused Cardinal Keith O'Brien of inappropriate sexual conduct, which led to his resignation, have denied that they are part of a "gay cabal" seeking "revenge" for his anti-gay stance.
6 March 2013
UK: 22 cases of LGBT people made to enter into forced marriages in 2012 8 Figures from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit show there were 22 cases of forced marriage involving victims who identified themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender last year.
21 February 2013
Study: 75% of US bullied LGBT gym class students feel unable to tell a teacher 3 Research by a gay support group in the US has found more than a quarter of LGBT student athletes report being harassed or assaulted while playing on a school sports team.
8 February 2013
Trans woman student abused and shoved out of toilets at Leeds University 267 A trans woman student at Leeds University was verbally abused and pushed out of the Student Union's female toilets by two girls.
8 January 2013
Billy Connolly: ‘It’s astonishing I’m not gay’ 21 Actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joked that he surprised that he is not gay because “the women in my life are nightmares”.
20 December 2012
Anti-gay comedian Jim Davidson signed up for Celebrity Big Brother 34 Jim Davidson, who recently suggested gay entertainers are more likely to be sexual abusers, has been signed up for Celebrity Big Brother – despite previously clashing with the show’s gay current host.
5 December 2012
US: 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.

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