Articles about Gay Slur

3 June 2013
NBA’s Roy Hibbert fined $75,000 for homophobic slur and swearing + Professional basketball player Roy Hibberts has been fined $75,000 (£49,173) by the National Basketball Association for swearing and using homophobic language in a press conference.
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.
4 May 2013
Italy: New equalities minister removed from post after saying that gays ‘ghettoise’ themselves 19 Less than 24 hours after being sworn in as a member of Italy's new coalition government, a junior equalities minister has been removed from her post for saying that gay people invite discrimination by "ghettoising" themselves.
23 March 2013
Sony Pictures co-chairman: Hollywood has to ‘do better’ than allowing anti-gay slurs in films 20 The co-chairman of Sony Pictures has spoken out about the damaging effect anti-gay slurs and offensive stereotypes can have, emphasising the importance of Hollywood's influence on changing public perception.
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.
19 December 2012
US: Baseball player apologises for tweeting homophobic slur 1 A New York Mets baseball player has apologised after he used a homophobic slur in a twitter conversation with a friend earlier this month.
27 November 2012
Lithuanian pensioner: Changing my number plate would make people think I’m gay 22 A 67-year-old man in Lithuania has come up with a homophobic excuse for not wanting to change his car number plate.
5 November 2012
New Zealand PM defends ‘gay’ jumper remarks 19 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has been criticised for mocking a radio host's red jacket, suggesting he's a weak golfer because the jacket's colour is "gay".
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.
16 December 2011
Twitter reacts angrily to Will Young receiving gay slur tweet 109 User who insulted singer's sexuality later complained that it was impossible to "say anything to famous people these days, it's only twitter [...] All their fans on you like a ton of bricks."
10 August 2011
Men seek damages for ‘gay slur’ on California theme park photo 43 Two men are suing a California theme park for damages after a photo of them on a ride was allegedly doctored and displayed with a gay slur.
23 May 2011
Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah apologises for gay slur 10 Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah has apologised for calling a fan a “faggot” at last night’s game.

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