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22 May 2012
Anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered gay man jailed for 18 years 50 An anti-paedophile vigilante, who murdered a gay man whom he wrongly believed to be a child molester, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, and told that he may never be released therefrom.
21 May 2012
Homophobic attack in Worcestershire may threaten Rainbow Picnic celebrations 15 A teenager was the victim of an unprovoked homophobic attack over the weekend after a night out in Worcester city centre.
17 April 2012
Canada: Prominent gay activist killed in apparent hate crime 60 A prominent gay rights activist and journalist in Halifax was beaten to death outside a popular gay bar, Canadian media organisations report, in what seems to be a homophobic hate crime.
13 April 2012
US gay hate-crime law leads to its first indictments 12 In the first set of indictments that follows from a federal hate crime law which protects against attacks motivated by sexual orientation, two women from Kentucky have pleaded guilty to helping in the kidnap and assault of a gay man.
30 March 2012
Chile ponders hate crime legislation as thousands attend gay man’s funeral 14 In the wake of a gay man’s torture and death at the hands of four neo-Nazis, Chile is under pressure to pass a hate crime legislation, as thousands attend his funeral in Santiago.
30 March 2012
Edinburgh: Two men jailed for killing gay man 35 Two men have each been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for killing a 44-year-old gay man, and then dumping his semi-naked body in a lift at a block of flats in Edinburgh.
23 March 2012
Dharun Ravi denies responsibility for suicide of gay room-mate Tyler Clementi 23 In his first interview since being convicted on fifteen charges last week, Dharun Ravi has denied acting out of homophobic hatred, and has said that he never felt uncomfortable with Tyler Clementi’s sexuality.
22 March 2012
Video: Film urges reporting of anti-gay crimes in Hampshire 5 Police in Hampshire have released a new film demonstrating the work of their liaison officers with the gay, bi and trans community and encouraging victims and witnesses of hate crimes to report them.
16 March 2012
Tyler Clementi’s room-mate guilty on hate crime charges 56 A jury has found a New Jersey university student who watched Tyler Clementi kissing another man in their room days before he killed himself guilty of 15 charges.
12 March 2012
Ken Livingstone: London ‘not on top’ of gay hate crime 32 Ken Livingstone has accused Mayor Boris Johnston and the Metropolitan Police of complacency when it comes to tackling homophobic crime in the capital.
14 February 2012
Hate crime conviction rate rises in England and Wales + The Crown Prosecution Service's latest report on hate crime figures shows that the rate of successful prosecutions for hate crimes in England and Wales rose in 2011 along with the total number of incidents referred to it.
13 February 2012
Malta: Lesbian assault victims ‘to be charged with breaching peace’ 16 The lesbian victims of an assault which led the prime minister to promise new hate crime laws now face charges themselves, reports say.
13 February 2012
Homophobic graffiti man jailed in east London 74 A man who daubed a housing block in London's Shadwell with homophobic graffiti has been jailed for eight weeks.
7 February 2012
Malta considers hate crimes after bus attack on lesbians 10 An off-duty Maltese bus driver has been charged after physically attacking two lesbian fellow passengers, reportedly for kissing.
24 January 2012
Malta: Lesbian attack prompts call for hate crime law 7 An attack in Malta which left a 16-year-old lesbian with a fractured nose has prompted calls for the government to introduce hate crime legislation to protect gays.

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