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28 December 2012
Moldova: Anti discrimination law passes second stage of parliament 5 An anti-discrimination law, which could mean that crimes against LGBT people would be punishable by fines, or prison, has passed the second stage of parliament in the Republic of Moldova.
21 December 2012
Football Association Chairman: ‘No player should fear coming out as gay’ 9 The Chairman of the FA, David Bernstein, has said that no football player should fear coming out of the closet, following a decision by the governing body to tackle discrimination.
20 December 2012
Interview: Gay couple hope to find closure in 2013 following Christian anti-gay B&B case 34 Despite winning a legal case against the homophobic owner of a bed and breakfast – John Morgan and Michael Black say they won’t have complete closure until it is settled at the Court of Appeal.
19 December 2012
US: Republican Todd Akin pushes for homophobic ‘licence to bully’ law 44 Missouri Republican Representative Todd Akin is giving one last push to an anti-gay bill before leaving the US House of Representatives.
14 December 2012
Polish journalist says he risks being deported from USA for being bisexual and not gay 13 Ivo Widlak, a bisexual Polish investigative journalist has said that he risks being deported from the United States because local immigration officials cannot understand the nature of his marriage to a bisexual woman.
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
Poll: 90% of gay Americans say discrimination is a serious problem but life is getting better 3 A Gallup poll for USA Today has found that roughly the same number of LGBT Americans believe that homophobic discrimination remains a serious problem and that people have none-the-less become more accepting in recent years.
5 December 2012
Poland: Gay man wins homophobia case against Danish supermarket Netto 13 A Polish gay man who was branded a ‘faggot’ by his former supermarket manager has won a discrimination case.
3 December 2012
US: California honours teenager kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay 16 The California Boy Scout who was refused the prestigious Eagle Scout Badge for being gay, was to be honoured by the California state Assembly this afternoon.
30 November 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg: ‘Lets work together to create a world free of HIV’ 3 Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has joined other political leaders to deliver a message ahead of tomorrow's World AIDS day.
29 November 2012
Venice looks to suspend partnership with St Petersburg over anti-gay laws 9 The Venice Municipal Council is currently considering ending a partnership with the Russian city of St Petersburg over the latter’s recently adopted anti-gay laws.
27 November 2012
EU officials release survey on discrimination 8 The European Commission has published its latest survey on discrimination in the EU, including on grounds of sexual orientation and for the first time gender identity.
27 November 2012
US: Human Rights Commission backs pride organisers over t-shirt printing refusal 24 The Human Rights Commission in Lexington, Kentucky has sided with organisers of a gay pride event, who were refused service by a Christian t-shirt printing company, because of its religious beliefs.
26 November 2012
Gay teachers can’t come out because of ‘endless battle’ against homophobia 18 Teachers in UK schools are hesitating to come out because of worries around the reaction from their pupils, as well as other faculty members, and a lack of support from school management could be part of the problem.
26 November 2012
Turkey: Homosexuality to join murder as a reason for army expulsion 30 Gay men will be discharged from the Turkish army as a punishment for their "lifestyle choices," it has been reported.
21 September 2012
Israel: Lesbian couple awarded payout in landmark ruling 9 An Israeli lesbian couple is celebrating after a judge ruled that a wedding hall could not reject their custom.
18 September 2012
US: Couple to sue restaurant that cancelled gay wedding because of ‘bad Feng Shui’ 17 Legal action is being taken against the owner of a small chain of Asian restaurants in New York, who cancelled the wedding party of a gay couple because of bad Feng Shui.
11 September 2012
US: Couple to sue Catholic diocese over refused mansion sale 10 A gay couple are suing a Catholic diocese which allegedly refused to sell them a plot of land and a mansion over priests' fears that they would host same-sex wedding ceremonies on the property.
24 August 2012
Vermont resort settles lawsuit brought after refusing to host lesbian wedding reception 5 A settlement, including no longer being allowed to host wedding receptions, has been reached by a venue which refused to host a wedding party for a lesbian couples' wedding because of the owners' Catholic beliefs.
22 June 2012
France: Cohabiting gay men ‘twice as likely to be unemployed as straight counterparts’ 32 French researches say they have determined that men in co-habiting gay relationships are twice as likely to be unemployed as straight men living with a female partner.

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