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13 November 2012
Analysis: A gay ‘witch-hunt’ 41 Scott Roberts assesses the controversy and fallout of last week’s warning made by David Cameron of a “witch-hunt”.
8 November 2012
David Cameron: Abuse scandal could turn into a gay ‘witch-hunt’ 191 David Cameron has warned that child abuse allegations against senior figures within the Conservative Party risked becoming a “witch-hunt” against people on the basis of their sexuality.
27 June 2012
New York Knicks player Amar’e Stoudemire fined $50,000 for gay slur Twitter message 6 The NBA, America's top professional basketball association, has fined New York Knicks player Amar'e Stoudemire for sending a fan an anti-gay slur on Twitter.
11 June 2012
Derbyshire Pride anti-gay protester guilty of distress charge 35 A court in Derbyshire has convicted a Muslim man, already jailed for inciting hatred against gays, of using threatening or abusive language at Derbyshire Pride.
8 June 2012
US study: Young bisexual and questioning people at more risk of alcohol abuse 10 Bisexual students and those questioning their sexual orientation are more at risk of alcohol abuse than their gay and straight counterparts, a US study suggests.
4 May 2012
Sweden: Deportation nears for trans woman abused in native Russia 130 Time is fast running out for a Russian trans woman who, it was reported recently in Pink News, fears being forced by Swedish authorities to return to Russia, where she expects to face violence and possible imprisonment at the hands of the authorities.
17 April 2012
Video: Street preacher calls Rosie O’Donnell a ‘lesbian pig’ 24 Video footage has emerged of Rosie O'Donnell involved in a strongly-worded exchange with a street preacher who tells her she should go home to do her dishes and calls her a 'lesbian pig'.
20 March 2012
Netherlands: Catholic Church ‘castrated boys as gay cures and punishments’ 47 A newspaper in the Netherlands claims to have uncovered cases in which boys in Roman Catholic care over half a century ago were castrated to stop them being gay or to punish them for uncovering abuse.
24 January 2012
‘Homophobic’ teacher struck off 43 A substitute teacher who verbally and physically abused his students, including using homophobic language, has been struck off, and is banned from teaching indefinitely.
28 October 2011
Child abuse claim against Stuart Walker was ‘malicious lie’ + An allegation of child abuse against murdered gay barman Stuart Walker was a malicious claim by a 44-year-old convicted rapist, reports say.
20 October 2011
Gay couple subjected to anti-gay abuse on London train 136 A gay couple were subjected to a torrent of offensive anti-gay abuse on a London Overground train earlier this month.
31 March 2011
Welsh teenager in court for anti-gay Facebook messages 48 A Welsh teenager ended up in court last week for sending homophobic messages on Facebook.
29 December 2010
Jobcentre staff accused of homophobia towards gay couple on benefits 27 A gay couple from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England have claimed that they have victimised by staff at their Jobcentre Plus because of their sexuality.
10 November 2010
‘Zero per cent’ rate of abuse for children with lesbian parents 11 A small study of children brought up by lesbian couples found that not one reported any sexual or physical abuse.
12 February 2010
Elton John and rugby chief support homophobia video – but footballers stay silent 24 Elton John, the chief of the Rugby Football Union and the gay Irish hurler Donal Óg Cusack have all given their support to the FA's anti-homophobia video but not a single footballer has come forward to condemn anti-gay abuse.
9 February 2010
Pope admits priests ‘violated’ the rights of children 18 Pope Benedict XVI has admitted in a speech that certain members of the church “violated rights” of children.
7 January 2010
Social worker struck off for abusing trans child 6 A social worker has been found guilty of shouting homophobic abuse at a child in his care.
15 December 2009
Video: Man guilty of homophobic murder and assault on gay couple 11 A man has been found guilty of murdering one man and attempting to murder his partner in a homophobic attack.
14 December 2009
Man evicted for homophobic hate campaign 6 A man who made his neighbours' lives hell has been served with a 56-day eviction notice.
14 December 2009
Straight teacher loses homophobic harassment claim 12 A straight Scottish teacher who tried to make a claim for homophobic harassment has lost his case.

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