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15 June 2012
Ontario approves trans discrimination protections 5 Lawmakers in the Canadian province of Ontario voted to protect people from discrimination on the grounds of gender identity this week.
13 June 2012
Northern Ireland survey: Four in ten would object to a relative’s gay relationship 65 A survey into social attitudes and discrimination in Northern Ireland has found a quarter of people would object to having a gay or bisexual neighbour and four in ten would object to a close relative forming a relationship with a gay or bisexual person.
11 June 2012
European Commission publishes new report on trans and intersex discrimination 13 The European Commission has published a new report into discrimination against transgender and intersex people around the EU.
7 June 2012
Boy Scouts of America to review gay leader ban 15 Presented with a 275,000 strong petition, the Boy Scouts of America will review a motion to allow individual units to lift the ban on gay leaders if they choose, but a spokesman has said there is no plan to amend the policy.
3 May 2012
Denmark: Gay bar bans straight couples from kissing 144 A gay bar in Copenhagen has confirmed it barred straight couples from kissing at the establishment.
3 May 2012
Ireland ‘missed opportunity to protect LGBT employees’ in Seanad vote 17 The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network in Ireland has expressed disappointment at the defeat of the Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2012 in the Seanad yesterday.
1 May 2012
Boy Scouts of America official resigns in protest over expulsion of gay mother 14 A regional official of the Boy Scouts of America has resigned in protest at the expulsion of a gay mother from her son's group for being a lesbian.
1 May 2012
New York Assembly passes trans discrimination bill for fifth time 10 The Assembly at the New York state legislature has passed an anti-discrimination bill to protect transgender citizens for the fifth time, but the senate may yet stall progress.
27 April 2012
Comment: Gay does not mean paedophile 35 One of the ugliest lies our heternormative culture spreads is the idea that gay people threaten children, Paris Lees writes.
25 April 2012
Mother banned from being US Cub Scout leader for being a lesbian vows to fight on 15 Jennifer Tyrrell, a leader of a Cub Scouts pack in Bridgeport, Ohio, who was banned from being a leader due to her sexuality says that she will fight the Boy Scouts of America for its discrimination against gay and lesbian leaders and members.
18 April 2012
Boy Scouts of America petitioned to change gay exclusion policy 24 A gay mother in Ohio has started a petition calling on the Boy Scouts of America to reverse its stance on expelling gay youths and leaders from the organisation.
15 April 2012
Lord Carey: Christians ‘vilified’ and ‘driven underground’ by British Courts 112 In a written submission to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has said that Christians are being "vilified" by British courts and "driven underground."
13 April 2012
Library of Congress employee sacked after “liking” pro-gay Facebook page 19 A gay auditor at the US Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, has sad that his pressing the "Like" button on a Facebook page that promoted gay adoption led to workplace harassment, discrimination, and eventually his sacking.
11 April 2012
Irish minister to bring forward protections for gay teachers 5 Statements made by Ireland's Education Minister Ruairi Quinn at yesterdays ASTI Conference in Cork of his intention to bar discrimination against gay people that may prevent them taking up employment as teachers have been welcomed.
4 April 2012
Voters appear to reject gay and trans protections in Anchorage 8 Proposition 5, which would expand the anti-discrimination laws in Anchorage, Alaska, to include sexual orientation and gender identity appears to have failed to gather enough votes to pass.
2 April 2012
Comment: Continued LGBT discrimination at the BBC would let down a new generation 62 As a public service broadcaster, the BBC is failing to meet some important obligations, and if things don't change a new generation may be forced to suffer the consequences, David Mason argues.
1 April 2012
Gay people in South West of England ‘living in daily fear’ 23 Many gay and lesbian people in South West England are living in constant fear of discrimination and abuse, according to a regional survey by a local LGBT charity.
16 March 2012
30 gays arrested in Dubai say unconfirmed reports 44 An United Arab Emirates LGBT group claims that more than 30 men have been arrested by government forces for being gay.
6 March 2012
TUC: Some texts ‘almost impossible’ to teach without gay discrimination 16 The TUC has called on the government to issue clearer guidance on anti-gay texts in schools, saying there are some materials which it may not be possible to teach without disadvantaging gay students.
23 February 2012
Downing Street hosts summit on homophobia and racism in football 14 The Prime Minister hosted a summit yesterday aimed at tackling homophobia in football in a week which has seen the FA fine Ravel Morrison £7,000 for a homophobic tweet and the former Chelsea coach José Mourinho severely criticised for using a gay slur.

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