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20 May 2013
Stonewall shocked by violent homophobic south London attack 3 Stonewall has described a violent attack on a gay couple in south London as “shocking”.
14 May 2013
France: Watchdog reports 27% spike in homophobia leading up to equal marriage debate 7 A leading gay rights watchdog has reported that, in 2012 leading up to the French Parliament's approval of a bill to allow equal marriage and adoption, homophobic attacks and slurs increased by over a quarter.
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.
11 May 2013
New York: Two arrests follow homophobic attack + A brutal attack on two gay men in New York City has led to two arrests, but police say they are still searching for three more suspects.
29 April 2013
Admiral Duncan pub nail bomb memorial ‘missing’ 8 The memorial plaque installed to commemorate the victims of a nail bomb at central London pub the Admiral Duncan, has disappeared.
23 April 2013
US: Government says Family Research Council shooter should get 45 years 9 Prosecutors say Floyd Corkins who planned a mass killing at the headquarters of an anti-gay Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison.
19 April 2013
US: Woman who faked homophobic hate crime given jail sentence 5 A Nebraska woman who faked an anti-gay hate crime in an attempt to progress the gay rights movement, and claimed she was handcuffed, and had anti-gay slurs carved into her skin, has been found guilty of false reporting and sentenced to a week in prison.
8 April 2013
France: Gay couple beaten in Paris for walking arm in arm 28 A gay couple were beaten badly in Paris on Saturday, which campaigners say is symptomatic of a 30% rise in homophobic attacks in France since debates on same-sex marriage began.
28 March 2013
UK: Alleged bus poison plotter claims he became HIV positive by ‘homosexual paedophile gang’ + A man who claims he became HIV positive as a result of sexual abuse by a "homosexual paedophile gang" had "violent fantasies" about causing a deadly poison attack on a bus in Surrey, a court has heard.
21 February 2013
Source: Jamaican supermarket attacked by gang of gay men in drag 7 A Jamaican newspaper has claimed that an attack on a supermarket last weekend was carried out by a group of gay men, some of whom were in drag.
20 February 2013
New York: Gay man attacked on subway and called ‘faggot’ as other passengers look on 39 A 23-year-old gay man was attacked while riding the New York subway with his partner, who said that other passengers watched while he was beaten.
8 February 2013
US: Man gets 18 months for homophobic petrol station assault 2 The attacker in a homophobic assault at a petrol station in the US city of Detroit in 2011 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty.
15 January 2013
Canada: Vancouver Judge acquits brothers in attack on gay couple 15 Two brothers have been acquitted in the case of an assault on two gay men, after a judge ruled that prosecutors had not proven they were the same men who beat up the men outside their Vancouver condo.
8 January 2013
US: Teen to be charged with plotting to kill gay teacher and black students in school explosion 14 An Alabama student is to face court after police uncovered what they said was a plot to kill a gay teacher and six students using homemade explosives.
28 December 2012
Turkish gay fashion designer receives bloody nose in Istanbul attack 26 Gay rights activists in Turkey have condemned the attack on gay fashion designer Barbaros Şansal.
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.
18 December 2012
New York: Body-building fireman acquitted of attacking trans partner 2 A jury has acquitted a firefighter of several assault charges brought against him by his transgender ex-girlfriend – and in a twist to the story is now dating another transgender woman who herself was cleared of a fatal strangulation charge.
13 December 2012
US: Trans model still loves ex-partner despite violent attack 3 The trial of a New York fire fighter accused of attacking his transgender ex-partner in a hotel room is drawing to a close.
6 December 2012
Essex: Gay hairdresser who launched scissor attack after receiving homophobic abuse is jailed 39 A gay hairdresser has been jailed for two and a half years after he stabbed a man with a pair of scissors due to a homophobic remark.
4 December 2012
Attacked Alabama lesbian Mallory Owens: I still fear for my life 7 Mallory Owens, an Alabama lesbian in Mobile who was allegedly attacked by her girlfriend's brother Travis Hawkins Jr.

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