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27 June 2012
Egyptian diplomat suggests gays are ‘not real people’ 46 Egypt’s chief diplomatic representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva declared last week at a meeting about the universal right to association that gays do not warrant protections and are considered not to be “real people” in the Middle East.
12 January 2012
Tel Aviv ‘best gay city destination’ of 2011 49 The city of Tel Aviv in Israel was dubbed the best gay travel destination of last year but the poll has caused concerns to resurface over alleged human rights "pinkwashing".
30 November 2011
Italian Footballers’ Association head “would not recommend coming out” to players 20 The President of the Italian Footballers' Association Damiano Tommasi has suggested gay players keep their sexuality quiet, because the sport is "different to every other profession".
22 November 2011
Two charged in Southampton after homophobic football chants 5 Two people were arrested at the weekend by Hampshire police for chanting homophobic abuse at the Brighton & Hove Albion football team.
18 November 2011
Interview: Alice Nkom and Jonathan Cooper on the future of criminalisation 9 Alice Nkom talks about defending people charged with homosexual offences, as the newly-launched Human Dignity Trust aims to help lawyers overturn those laws.
16 November 2011
Footballer fined £1,200 for “fully homophobic” tweet 22 Hope Akpan denies sending the tweet himself, claiming a member of his family was responsible, and said he had "no option but to plead guilty".
15 November 2011
Lithuanian lesbians send handwritten postcards to every MP 8 The Lithuanian Gay League say the country's female LBT community is poorly represented nationally.
31 October 2011
Brighton football supporters urge FA to tackle anti-gay chants 86 Sussex football team's supporters suffer homophobic chants at away games, as FA urges personal responsibility to ticket-holders.
21 October 2011
Black children perform poorly at school because ‘academic success is seen as gay’ 166 African-Caribbean children perform poorly at school because doing well is perceived as 'gay' or 'feminine', the head of the Jamaican Teachers Association has said.
30 September 2011
New website lists gay-friendly therapists 35 A new website allows LGBT people to find sensitive, non-judgemental therapists and counsellors.
8 February 2011
British Muslim group condemns Bahrain gay arrests 31 The Association of British Muslims has condemned the arrests of more than 130 gay men in Bahrain.
3 February 2011
Survey finds football fans disapprove of homophobia 19 A survey released to coincide with LGBT History Month says that the vast majority of fans strongly oppose homophobia in football.
21 January 2011
Comment: Daily Mail ‘neo-Nazi’ gay cartoon incites hatred based on sexuality 81 PinkNews.co.uk reader Nick Lowe argues that the publication by the Daily Mail of a cartoon which depicts a gay couple checking in to a Christian run hotel as 'neo-Nazis' incites hatred of homosexuals.
17 January 2011
Christian therapist may be struck off for trying to turn gay man straight 73 A Christian 'conversion therapist' may be struck off this week after telling a gay undercover reporter that she could turn him straight.
6 January 2011
Turkish LGBT group shut down by court 35 Another Turkish LGBT organisation has been ordered to close.
4 January 2011
Founder of gay football team honoured with MBE 4 A founder of one of the UK's first gay football teams has been awarded an MBE in the New Year honours list.
30 November 2010
Reported hate crime rises by 12.5 per cent 11 There were 50,000 reported hate crimes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland last year, new figures show.
5 February 2010
Brazilian general says gay soldiers can’t command troops 10 A Brazilian general told a hearing this week that gay soldiers should not be allowed to command troops because they would be disobeyed by other officers.
27 January 2010
National Trans Police Association criticised over state funding 9 A national body for trans and intersex police officers will be officially launched and recognised by the police service in March.
15 December 2009
Updated: Christian registrar Lillian Ladele loses appeal 254 An Islington registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships for gay couples has lost her appeal.

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