Articles about Faggot

3 June 2013
Rapper Azealia Banks attacks GLAAD: ‘You don’t stand for anything and have no integrity’ 30 US rapper Azealia Banks, has attacked GLAAD, the LGBT media advocacy organisation, on Twitter, accusing it of 'picking and choosing when to be offended', since she was criticised earlier this year for using the word 'faggot' towards Perez Hilton, and UK journalists.
17 May 2013
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’ 3 An Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighter has been suspended after he tweeted defending a fellow fighter who lost his bonus as a fine for smoking marijuana, in which he included the word "fag".
8 May 2013
Duncan James: I’ve had Twitter trolls say ‘I hope you get AIDS and die, you f*ggot’ 17 Blue’s Duncan James says he experienced a flurry of vile abuse on Twitter shortly after ITV aired The Big Reunion.
4 April 2013
Fired US basketball coach: There was ‘no excuse’ for my physical violence and anti-gay abuse 20 A New Jersey basketball coach has delivered a highly emotional apology after he was sacked for subjecting his players to physical and homophobic abuse.
13 March 2013
New Jersey: 4 police officers investigated over anti-gay violent rap video 13 Four police officers in Irvington, New Jersey, are under investigation for taking part in a homophobic “gangsta rap” video that includes violent imagery.
19 February 2013
Rapper Azealia Banks attacks GLAAD for criticism over calling Perez Hilton a ‘faggot’ 43 American rapper Azealia Banks, has turned her attention to gay rights groups after receiving heavy criticism for an argument with blogger Perez Hilton, during which she called him a "faggot" for a second time.
15 February 2013
Rapper Azealia Banks calls Perez Hilton an ‘evil faggot’ and stirs up controversy again 36 Rapper Azealia Banks, who was criticised in January for her use of the word "faggot" in a Twitter argument with blogger, Perez Hilton, has again used the slur, and stirred up controversy for a second time.
8 February 2013
Lance Bass: Chris Brown should go to jail for calling Frank Ocean a ‘faggot’ 7 Former 'Nsync star, Lance Bass, has spoken out about a recent alleged incident during which Chris Brown called Frank Ocean a "faggot", and said the R&B star should face jail as the "only way to" be rehabilitated.
6 February 2013
Frank Ocean accuses Chris Brown of homophobic slur and for threatening to shoot him 5 Despite saying he would not press charges, Frank Ocean has accused fellow singer Chris Brown of threatening to shoot him, after one of his entourage called him a "faggot".
10 January 2013
Record sales increase for Azealia Banks since saying Perez Hilton was a ‘faggot’ who should kill himself 11 US rapper, Azealia Banks' record sales have increased drastically since she had an online argument with blogger Perez Hilton, during which she said he was a "messy faggot" who should "kill himself".
8 January 2013
Facebook apologises for deleting PinkNews content over use of the word ‘faggot’ 8 Facebook have apologised after deleting content posted to the PinkNews page, because it contained the word "faggot" in the headline.
8 January 2013
Rapper Azealia Banks keeps record deal after saying Perez Hilton is a ‘faggot’ who should kill himself 21 A spokesperson for rapper Azealia Banks has said that she has not been dropped by her US record label, and that she is currently in the studio recording her debut album.
5 January 2013
US Rapper Azealia Banks tells Perez Hilton he’s a ‘messy faggot’ who should kill himself 72 US rapper Azealia Banks has defended calling the US entertainment blogger Perez Hilton a faggot during a Twitter argument.
27 November 2012
NFL player: “Saying faggot doesn’t make me a homophobe, it’s just a word” 72 An American football player in Ohio has apologised after using the word “faggot” on Twitter.
27 February 2012
Facebook to fix system which tried to suggest ads for ‘faggots’ 9 Facebook has confirmed to PinkNews.co.uk today it will be introducing a fix on an automated system which suggests advertisers try to use racial and gay slurs, including 'faggot' and 'sissy', to target customers.
23 February 2012
Video: Ex-Chelsea coach Mourinho under fire for gay slur 21 Football coach José Mourinho has prompted outrage after being filmed using a Spanish gay slur ahead of a game at a Russian stadium.
1 September 2011
Canadian broadcast watchdog amends ruling on ‘anti-gay’ Dire Straits song 31 Canada's broadcast standards council has amended an earlier ruling which said that radio stations must censor a Dire Straits song which includes the homophobic slur 'faggot'.
22 December 2009
Former drag queen awarded £30,000 in unfair dismissal case 7 Former drag queen ,Dean Awford, has been awarded £30,000 for unfair dismissal from a high end furniture store. Employment Judge David Kearsley found that Mr Awford had been unfairly dismissed by store manager David Gray.
18 December 2009
Former drag queen accuses boss of homophobia + A gay man who once worked as a drag queen is suing his boss for unfair dismissal and sexual orientation discrimination.

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