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28 January 2013
East London ‘Muslim vigilantes’ homophobia victim makes contact with police + A man who was subjected to homophobic abuse by a group of men claiming to be "Muslim vigilantes" has come forward to police.
28 December 2012
Maryland: Gay hairstylist viciously attacked on Christmas Eve 35 A gay man in the US city of Baltimore, Maryland, has been left battered and bruised after he was attacked on Christmas Eve.
17 December 2012
Brighton: Gay couple left devastated and traumatised after homophobic attack 32 Sussex Police are appealing for information after a gay couple were violently attacked in Brighton while holding hands on a street.
14 December 2012
Brazilian student strangled to death with seatbelt in homophobic murder 10 Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old student in Brazil, with one of the suspects declaring: “He wanted to kiss me and I wanted to kill him.”
28 November 2012
Alabama attack not due to homophobia says lesbian victim 17 A lesbian in Mobile, Alabama, who was severely beaten by her girlfriend's brother on Thanksgiving Day, says she does not think she was attacked because of her sexual orientation.
27 November 2012
UK: Two men jailed for 2 years after anti-gay New Years Day attack 13 Two men have been jailed for a homophobic attack in the Lincolnshire coastal town of Mablethorpe.
20 November 2012
Brighton: 2 students charged with transphobic attack + Two students have been charged in connection with an attack on a transgender woman in Brighton.
12 November 2012
South Africa: Lesbian dies after being stabbed with spear 8 19-year-old Sihle Sikoji was fatally attacked by a gang after visiting a bar.
9 November 2012
Manchester: Homophobic train passenger’s caution branded ‘lenient’ 39 Two gay men who were subjected to a homophobic rant on a train say the decision to give the perpetrator a caution was “too lenient”.
7 November 2012
Video: Train passenger’s anti-gay tirade caught on YouTube 113 A 56-year-old man has been cautioned after shouting homophobic abuse and several expletives at two men on a train.
26 October 2012
Jamaica faces legal action over anti-gay laws 15 Three people have launched legal against Jamaica due to the country’s continued enforcement of anti-gay laws.
25 October 2012
Manchester: LGBT hustings for police commissioner candidates 1 The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) has announced that those running to become the first elected police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester are due to take part in a hustings event for the LGBT community.
23 October 2012
Kentucky: Relative gives evidence in gay hate trial + A relative of two men charged in connection with a homophobic attack in the US state of Kentucky has said the two suspects laughed about assaulting the victim and said they did it because the man is gay.
23 October 2012
Wales: Judge’s anger at light sentence for anti-gay neighbour 13 A judge has spoken of his frustration after he was forced to allow a woman who has caused years of homophobic torment for her neighbours, to be given a suspended sentence.
23 October 2012
Macedonia: Anti-gay attacks on the rise 14 MEPs have expressed concern over an increase in homophobic incidents in Macedonia.
22 October 2012
US: Gay man falsely imprisoned by extremist church 25 Four members of a church in North Carolina have been charged with false imprisonment over allegations that they held a young gay man against his will.
22 October 2012
David Cameron: Hate crime levels are ‘appalling’ 53 David Cameron has reaffirmed the government’s commitment in tackling homophobic crime and has described the current hate crime statistics for England and Wales as “appalling”.
22 October 2012
London: Low turnout for hate crime vigil 38 Organisers of Saturday’s London Vigil against Hate Crime say they were left disappointed at the low turnout but believe it was still a success.
19 October 2012
Kentucky: Bisexual wife of gay attacker testifies against husband + The wife of Anthony Ray Jenkins has given evidence against her husband who stands accused of attacking a gay man in the US state of Kentucky.
17 October 2012
US: Cousins accused of attacking gay victim in a park stand trial 9 Two cousins in the US state of Kentucky charged with attacking a gay man in a park have gone on trial.

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