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26 April 2013
MEPs welcome European Court of Justice ruling on anti-gay Romanian football owner George Becali 7 A European Court of Justice preliminary ruling on the homophobic conduct of a football club owner in Romania has been welcomed by MEPs.
29 March 2013
US: Transgender man told he cannot divorce wife 27 An Arizona judge has rejected a divorce petition from Thomas Beatie, a transgender father of three.
15 March 2013
Gay former US Air Force Major settles ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ lawsuit 5 A former airman who was discharged from the US Air Force under ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ has settled his lawsuit against the Defense Department.
7 February 2013
Manchester: Trial of man accused of killing PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes begins + Dale Cregan is due to stand trial today for the murders of four people, including a police officer who had been making plans for a civil partnership with her girlfriend.
1 February 2013
UK: Lesbian couple found guilty of torturing pensioner to death 21 Two women in a civil partnership, said to be "drug addicts", have been found guilty of torturing a pensioner to death in order to get his PIN code.
25 January 2013
France: Court rules that Twitter must hand over details of homophobic and anti-semitic users 6 Twitter has been ordered by a French court to hand over details of users who posted anti-semitic tweets, in what could be a significant move against homophobia, racism and anti-semitism in the country.
11 January 2013
Serbia: Court makes landmark ruling against homophobic discrimination 8 A court in a city in northern Serbia set a legal precedent when it fined a man for discriminating against a work colleague because he was gay.
8 January 2013
Chinese Court: Gay man who married a woman that committed suicide not to blame for her death 6 A lawsuit was rejected today by a local court in China, brought by the parents of a woman who committed suicide after finding out her husband was gay.
26 December 2012
High Court Judge who criticised same-sex marriage had promised to ‘keep a low profile’ on subject 39 A high court judge has come under-fire for arguing that the government should not legislate for same-sex marriage as he claims it only benefits 0.1% of the population.
8 December 2012
Chile: Motel fined for discriminating against lesbian couple 4 In the first ruling under a new anti-discrimination law, a Chilean judge has fined a motel for refusing entry to a same-sex couple, and ordered that it can't refuse entry in future.
6 December 2012
Montana: Man charged with infecting partner with HIV also accused of killing 55 dogs 13 A 52-year-old man in the US state of Montana has denied a felony endangerment charge that alleges he infected an unknowing sexual partner with HIV.
5 December 2012
Ireland: Man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay + The trial of a 46-year-old man accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, is drawing to a close at the country’s Central Criminal Court.
19 November 2012
US: Trans prisoner requests electrolysis, and for court to refer to her as female 5 A trans woman prisoner incarcerated in an all male prison has requested electrolysis hair removal, and for the court to refer to her as female during ongoing proceedings, resulting in an appeal from prison officials.
19 October 2012
US: Court official faces same-sex marriage fraud charges 1 An investigation has been launched into the case of a court official from Iowa, who allegedly filed false documents saying she had married a same-sex couple from Florida, despite never having met the men, who had never travelled to Iowa for a ceremony.
16 September 2012
US: Oklahoma Judge denies name-change for those transitioning 53 A judge in Oklahoma has denied two trans people the right to change their name to fit with their transition, ruling that they were appealing to change for fraudulent purposes.
6 August 2012
‘Porn trial’ barrister ‘asks if sexual health clinics are for those who have riskier sex’ + A Crown Prosecution Service barrister has reportedly asked a trial witness whether people who attend sexual health clinics do so because they engaged in risky sexual practices.
6 June 2012
Ireland: Bid to overturn laws prohibiting gay marriages welcomed 29 A new legal challenge has been launched in Ireland to test the country's legislation which currently prohibits gay marriages from taking place.
30 May 2012
Scottish footballer Derek Riordan in court over ‘homophobic’ pub incident 10 Scottish Premier League footballer Derek Riordan has appeared in court today in Edinburgh charged with assault in an incident in which he allegedly used homophobic and sexually explicit language against bar staff.
1 May 2012
Convicted murderer ‘killed neighbour after second gay advance’ + A convicted murderer has told a court he killed his neighbour, claiming he became 'very, very angry' after the man made a sexual advance.
10 April 2012
Three admit drunken assault after anti-gay taunts 29 Two women and a man have admitted drunkenly assaulting a man outside a gay pub saying they were provoked by his gestures through the window and homophobic taunts.

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