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6 July 2012
European Parliament condemns violence against lesbians in Africa 4 The European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution on violence against lesbian women and gay and transgender rights more generally in Africa.
4 July 2012
South Africa and Brazil demand UN action on gay rights 17 United Nations ambassadors for South Africa and Brazil have demanded more action and discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity as part as universal human rights standards, and to combat hate crimes.
3 July 2012
Suffolk: Man fined after threatening transgender neighbour 17 A building worker in Ipswich has been convicted of what is believed to be the first offence officially motivated by transphobia in Suffolk.
2 July 2012
Elton John criticises Ukraine’s ‘tragic’ anti-gay draft law 4 Sir Elton John has said it is 'tragic' that Ukraine is currently considering laws which would severely curtail the freedom to discuss homosexuality in the country.
28 June 2012
Pride London to host conference on LGBT rights around the Commonwealth 8 Pride London, as hosts of WorldPride 2012, will hold a conference focussing on the importance of global decriminalisation of homosexuality in the capital next week.
21 June 2012
Malta: Gender identity and sexual orientation included in hate crime laws 10 The Maltese parliament has extended its hate crime laws for the first time to protect citizens on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
18 June 2012
Man searched at airport on suspicion of paedophilia ‘because he had a camera and a boyfriend’ 132 A gay man was stopped at Gatwick airport last year by a Border Force officer who suspected he was 'involved in paedophilia' because he had a camera and a boyfriend, a report into controls at the airport has revealed.
13 June 2012
Trans gay activist believed to have been brutally murdered in South Africa 14 Several reports have been circulating about a transgender and gay man brutally murdered after a homophobic and transphobic attack in South Africa.
12 June 2012
Kuwait: Trans man arrested for ‘imitating opposite sex’ 8 A transgender man has been arrested as Kuwait continues a campaign against ‘immorality’ which includes LGBT people among its targets.
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.
11 June 2012
Manchester: Police appeal after body found in gay village canal 10 Police in Manchester are appealing for information after a man's body was found this weekend in a canal in the city's gay centre.
8 June 2012
Portsmouth police appeal after gay man robbed at knifepoint in car 10 Police in Portsmouth have issued an e-fit of a man wanted for questioning after a gay man was robbed at knifepoint having entered a car expecting sex.
6 June 2012
Dubai: Man jailed for gay relationship after partner dies in window fall 23 A 24-year-old man in Dubai has been sentenced to a year in prison and subsequent deportation after his gay relationship was discovered when his partner fell from a window.
1 June 2012
Manhunt continues for ‘killer bisexual porn actor’ + The hunt for a man who is believed to have murdered and dismembered a male lover and sent parts of his body to government officials has continued today.
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.
29 May 2012
Second homophobic assault reported in Worcester in two weeks 12 A second homophobic assault has been recorded in the county town of Worcestershire in less than a fortnight.
29 May 2012
Friend tells court he thought Anders Breivik ‘may have been gay’ 33 A friend of the Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik told a court today he believed the killer may have been gay after he began expressing feminine traits and moved in with his mother, cutting himself off socially.
21 May 2012
Homophobic attack in Worcestershire may threaten Rainbow Picnic celebrations 17 A teenager was the victim of an unprovoked homophobic attack over the weekend after a night out in Worcester city centre.
18 May 2012
Woman jailed for train attack on 16-year-old lesbian 70 A 20-year-old woman has been jailed after she launched a physical attack on a young lesbian who had kissed her partner on a train.
16 May 2012
UAE: Two men jailed for alleged public gay ‘fondling’ highlight privacy issues 29 Two men were sentence for jail terms and deportation from the UAE following a complaint from a member of the public.

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