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21 May 2013
New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of ‘gay angel Mark Carson’ 5 Thousands of people marched in Manhattan on Monday to denounce a rise in violence against LGBT people, and in particular the brutal shooting on Saturday of Mark Carson.
19 May 2013
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault 136 The Metropolitan Police Service is investigating a vicious homophobic attack on a gay couple in south London, with one of the attackers saying “stay down faggot.”
19 May 2013
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime 1 The shooting of a man in New York City's Greenwich Village early on Saturday has been called an anti-gay hate crime by the police commissioner.
14 May 2013
France: Watchdog reports 27% spike in homophobia leading up to equal marriage debate 7 A leading gay rights watchdog has reported that, in 2012 leading up to the French Parliament's approval of a bill to allow equal marriage and adoption, homophobic attacks and slurs increased by over a quarter.
13 May 2013
Ohio: Police charge man over murder of trans woman 2 Police in the US state of Ohio have charged a man in connection with the murder of a trans woman.
12 May 2013
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was ‘raped with beer bottles’ 55 A gay man from the southern Russian city of Volgograd who was tortured to death in an apparent hate crime, was sexually assaulted with beer bottles, and had his skull "smashed with a stone", authorities said on Sunday.
11 May 2013
Russia: Possible homophobic killing spikes concerns of gay community 11 The death of a man in a possible homophobic attack in Russia has concerned activists, who say prejudice is becoming more concentrated due to anti-gay laws.
9 May 2013
Mississippi: Family of gay murdered mayoral candidate Marco McMillian to hold press conference 1 The family of a murdered gay politician in Mississippi are renewing their push for a federal investigation and will hold a news conference on Thursday
7 May 2013
New York: Police seek to trace 4 men in connection with assault on gay couple + The NYPD is looking for four men who yelled anti-gay remarks at a gay couple walking in midtown Manhattan.
7 May 2013
US: Authorities urged to solve murder of black trans women in three states 5 Two organisations in the US are calling for action by authorities, following the murder of several black, transgender women across three states.
2 May 2013
London: Barking & Dagenham LGBT Network alarmed over increase in anti-gay crime 10 A rise in reported homophobic crime in the east London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has alarmed LGBT community activists.
2 May 2013
US: Ohio trans woman killed, media coverage denounced by GLAAD 3 The death of Cemia Dove, also known as Ci Ci, a transgender woman from Ohio, has highlighted both the hate crimes faced by the transgender community, and the "dehumanizing" effect of much of the media coverage of such crimes.
1 May 2013
Before coming out, Jason Collins wore ’98′ jersey in solidarity with gay community 1 NBA star Jason Collins, who came out as gay this week, had been making a quiet statement of solidarity with the gay community, every time he stepped out onto the court.
30 April 2013
Comment: Remembering the Admiral Duncan nail bomb attack 16 Tuesday 30 April is the fourteenth anniversary of the nail bomb attack on the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, central London.
29 April 2013
Admiral Duncan pub nail bomb memorial ‘missing’ 8 The memorial plaque installed to commemorate the victims of a nail bomb at central London pub the Admiral Duncan, has disappeared.
19 April 2013
UK: Thames Valley sees rise in recorded homophobic crime 5 Thames Valley Police have recorded an increase in homophobic crime across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
19 April 2013
US: Woman who faked homophobic hate crime given jail sentence 5 A Nebraska woman who faked an anti-gay hate crime in an attempt to progress the gay rights movement, and claimed she was handcuffed, and had anti-gay slurs carved into her skin, has been found guilty of false reporting and sentenced to a week in prison.
18 April 2013
UK: Court of Appeal to review sentence of man who burnt gay teenager to death 12 The Attorney General's Office has told PinkNews.co.uk that a decision of a judge to hand down a three and a half year sentence for the killing of a gay teenager has now been referred to the Court of Appeal.
9 April 2013
Sussex Police tipped to become the next force to record attacks on subculture groups 2 Sussex Police could become the next force in the country to recognise alternative subculture as a recordable motivation for hate crime.
9 April 2013
Sussex: Survey shows many LGBT residents feel isolated and equality undermined by austerity + A new survey shows the majority of LGBT people in East Sussex feel isolated and believe the government’s austerity policies are hindering moves towards equality.

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