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13 May 2013
Russia: Identity of man killed and raped with beer bottles revealed 10 A photograph has emerged which is believed to show the 23-year-old gay man tortured and killed in a brutal attack in Russia on Friday.
12 May 2013
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was ‘raped with beer bottles’ 55 A gay man from the southern Russian city of Volgograd who was tortured to death in an apparent hate crime, was sexually assaulted with beer bottles, and had his skull "smashed with a stone", authorities said on Sunday.
18 April 2013
UK: Court of Appeal to review sentence of man who burnt gay teenager to death 12 The Attorney General's Office has told PinkNews.co.uk that a decision of a judge to hand down a three and a half year sentence for the killing of a gay teenager has now been referred to the Court of Appeal.
9 April 2013
Twitter confusion over Margaret Thatcher’s death led users to believe Cher had died 12 Confusion broke out over Twitter as the hashtag used to spread the news of Margaret Thatcher's death led some users to believe that the singer Cher, had died.
9 April 2013
Judy Garland song likely to be in UK Top 40 in response to Margaret Thatcher’s death 17 A Facebook campaign to get a song by gay icon Judy Garland into the Official UK Top 40 Chart this week, as a response to Margaret Thatcher's death, looks as though it could be successful in placing the song in the charts.
8 April 2013
Margaret Thatcher, a controversial figure on gay issues, dies aged 87 247 Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was a controversial figure in moves towards equality and who was hailed by some as a gay icon, including the artists Gilbert and George, died of a stroke this morning.
25 March 2013
Irish gay rights activist and GLEN founding member dies 2 Founding member of the Irish Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), Christopher Robson, has died following a short illness.
22 March 2013
UK: Transgender teacher whose decision to live as a woman was outed by media found dead 32 A teacher whose decision to begin gender transition because national news in December last year has been found dead.
22 March 2013
UK: Man jailed for killing gay teenager by setting his genitals on fire at party 130 A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for killing a gay teenager with Asperger syndrome by setting his genitals on fire.
21 March 2013
Somalia: Man stoned to death for alleged sexual act with teenage boy 20 Reports out of Somalia say a man has been stoned to death for carrying out an alleged sexual act with a 13-year-old boy.
20 March 2013
UK: Man charged in connection with the murder of gay socialite Roberto Troyan + A man has been charged with the murder of a gay socialite who was found collapsed with head injuries at his central London home.
12 March 2013
Gay porn star dead in apparent suicide two weeks after his husband’s death 14 French born gay porn star, Wilfred Knight has committed suicide two weeks after the suicide of his American husband.
5 March 2013
Survey: 338 LGBT Brazilians murdered in 2012 a rise of 26% 8 Latest research out of Brazil shows once again the country continues to have the highest murder rate for LGBT people in the world - and recorded murders in Brazil's trans community are particularly high with more than 125 taking place last year.
4 March 2013
Comment: Those in civil partnerships need to be aware of what happens to wills 41 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Daniel Monk, a Reader in Law at Birkbeck University of London, says it is important to remember that civil partnerships revoke existing wills – and that gay couples need to be aware of these key legal issues in between preparing for their big day.
28 February 2013
US: Man charged in killing of gay Mississippi mayoral candidate 5 A 22-year-old man was charged with murder on Thursday, in the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi.
28 February 2013
US: Police launch murder probe after gay Mississippi mayoral candidate found dead 7 An indivdual has been questioned by police following the death of a gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi.
21 February 2013
Northern Ireland: Bereaved mother appeals for information on death of her gay son 8 The family of a gay rights campaigner, who died in February 2012, have appealed for information about his last movements, particularly regarding a possible homophobic attack on him the morning of his death.
14 February 2013
New York: Police arrest suspect after gay man found dead in motel + The New York Police Department has arrested a man in connection with the death of a gay man in a Queens motel.
31 January 2013
US: ‘Gay’ dog saved after being condemned to being put down 27 A dog in Tennessee was reportedly rescued, after being left at a kennel by his owner who thought he was gay.
30 January 2013
US: Gay teen taken off life support after hanging himself because of homophobic bullying 52 A 15-year-old gay teenager has been taken off life support, after hanging himself in a local school playground after being bullied because he was gay.

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