Articles about Harassment

11 May 2013
Scottish Trades Union Congress debating homophobia in the workplace + For the second year, an annual gathering of Scottish trade unions will include a committee to discuss LGBT rights in the workplace.
2 May 2013
New Zealand: McDonald’s worker told ‘If you turn anyone else in the store gay, I will punish you’ 18 It emerged during a New Zealand protest against conditions for workers of fast food chain McDonald's that gay staff members faced discrimination and harassment, with one man claiming several coworkers had left their jobs over the problem.
23 March 2013
US: Mississippi school under fire for alleged bullying of LGBT students by staff 25 A school in Mississippi has come under fire after reports of LGBT students being bullied by both students and staff emerged.
22 February 2013
US: Hollywood restaurant sued by lesbian ex-employee over homophobic and racist abuse 1 A lesbian who left her job as a chef at a Hollywood restaurant due to racist and homophobic discrimination has launched a lawsuit against the establishment and its owner.
13 February 2013
US: Starbucks denies claims that it fired an employee who was wrongly perceived to be gay 8 A former Starbucks manager, fired after allegedly being sexually harassed and called gay by fellow employees, is suing Starbucks for unlawful discrimination - but the coffee chain strenuously denies the allegations.
7 February 2013
Sweden: Gay couple married in Sweden say their families back home are being harassed 4 Two Ugandan asylum seekers were reunited in Sweden and married last month, but they say their relatives back home are being harassed over the news of their wedding.
4 May 2012
UKIP candidate who claimed link between homosexuality and child abuse loses local election bid 151 Dr Julia Gasper, a UKIP Oxford city council candidate who claimed gays account for 3 percent of the population and half of child abuse, has failed in her second bid to win public office.
15 December 2011
US school defends “outing” gay student to his parents to keep him “safe” 35 A school in Utah has defended its decision to tell the parents of a student that he was gay saying it was concerned about bullying.
8 December 2011
Government launches first-ever action plan to advance transgender equality 68 Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone said the government plans to work "with schools, businesses and communities so that together, we can drive change and help consign transphobia to the past.”
14 November 2011
Ugandan lesbian rugby player granted asylum in Germany 16 Sportswoman allowed to remain in Europe after speaking of persecution experienced in notoriously homophobic country.
19 October 2011
Father of suicide teen says he was bullied for being gay 33 The father of a 15-year-old Canadian boy who killed himself last weekend says his son was bullied for being gay.
26 September 2011
Video: Lady Gaga’s tribute to young fan who killed himself 40 Lady Gaga dedicated a performance at the weekend to a 14-year-old fan who killed himself after suffering homophobic bullying.
14 September 2011
Mother of gay suicide teenager pressures Michele Bachmann 26 The mother of a gay teenager who killed himself is pressuring Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to speak about the issue.
15 April 2011
Rev Jesse Jackson denies harassing gay employee 13 Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has denied claims he harassed and ridiculed a gay employee.
2 February 2011
Carlisle men fined for shouting abuse at trans women 8 Two men from Carlisle have been fined for shouting abuse at two transgender women in the street.
11 February 2010
Q&A: Homophobia and sexual harassment at work 4 Got a problem with homophobia or sexual harassment at work? Law firm Russell Jones & Walker answers three common questions about how the law protects you and what you can do.
22 January 2010
Culture chief receiving hate mail over gay Bible exhibition 25 The head of Glasgow’s museums and art has described receiving harassment and hate mail after an exhibition on homosexuality and the Bible.
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.
14 December 2009
Straight teacher loses homophobic harassment claim 12 A straight Scottish teacher who tried to make a claim for homophobic harassment has lost his case.

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