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28 December 2012
Maryland: Gay hairstylist viciously attacked on Christmas Eve 35 A gay man in the US city of Baltimore, Maryland, has been left battered and bruised after he was attacked on Christmas Eve.
14 December 2012
Brazilian student strangled to death with seatbelt in homophobic murder 10 Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old student in Brazil, with one of the suspects declaring: “He wanted to kiss me and I wanted to kill him.”
4 December 2012
Video: Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) say ‘It Gets Better’ 2 Officers serving with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) share their experiences of coming out and encourage victims of homophobia to seek help.
28 November 2012
Alabama attack not due to homophobia says lesbian victim 17 A lesbian in Mobile, Alabama, who was severely beaten by her girlfriend's brother on Thanksgiving Day, says she does not think she was attacked because of her sexual orientation.
15 November 2012
Trans community looks ahead to global day of remembrance 8 Organisers in the UK are raising awareness of next week’s Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR).
1 November 2012
Leicester: Trans woman assaulted in pub 16 A 46-year-old trans woman has been attacked just minutes after entering a pub in Leicester City Centre.
25 October 2012
Manchester: LGBT hustings for police commissioner candidates 1 The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) has announced that those running to become the first elected police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester are due to take part in a hustings event for the LGBT community.
25 October 2012
Kentucky: 2 men acquitted on gay hate charges 11 Anthony Ray Jenkins and his cousin David Jason Jenkins have both been found guilty over charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap in connection with the assault on a gay man in Kentucky but not of breaking US federal hate crime laws.
22 October 2012
US: Gay man falsely imprisoned by extremist church 25 Four members of a church in North Carolina have been charged with false imprisonment over allegations that they held a young gay man against his will.
22 October 2012
David Cameron: Hate crime levels are ‘appalling’ 53 David Cameron has reaffirmed the government’s commitment in tackling homophobic crime and has described the current hate crime statistics for England and Wales as “appalling”.
22 October 2012
London: Low turnout for hate crime vigil 38 Organisers of Saturday’s London Vigil against Hate Crime say they were left disappointed at the low turnout but believe it was still a success.
19 October 2012
Kentucky: Bisexual wife of gay attacker testifies against husband + The wife of Anthony Ray Jenkins has given evidence against her husband who stands accused of attacking a gay man in the US state of Kentucky.
8 October 2012
London: Hate crime memorial to take place at St Paul’s 7 An act of remembrance for all of those affected by hate crime will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral in London this Saturday.
2 October 2012
Missouri: 17-year-old pleads guilty to anti-gay attack 7 A teenager in the US state of Missouri has pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge over the beating of a gay neighbour in July of this year.
2 October 2012
Sydney: Death of gay man ‘possible’ hate crime + Police in the Australian city of Sydney are treating the death of a gay man in an apartment fire as “suspicious”.
25 September 2012
New York: Arrest in McDonald’s anti-trans attack case + 24-year-old Jamar McLeod was attacked by a man who reportedly made homophobic slurs about his transgender girlfriend, Jaslisa Griffin.
5 September 2012
Four US Marines arrested for possible homophobic assault outside California gay bar 11 Police in Long Beach, California, have arrested four members of the US Marine Corps for assaulting men outside a popular gay bar in the area.
31 August 2012
Gwent police to offer extra help for LGBT victims of domestic violence 6 Victims of same-sex domestic abuse are to be offered extra support by police in Wales.
29 August 2012
Detroit: Hate-crime assault suspect pleads guilty 2 A man in Detroit entered a guilty plea in court today, admitting that he assaulted a man in a corner shop based on the assumption that the victim was gay.
22 August 2012
Police: Fake hate crime victim wanted to “spark change” through hoax attack + Police investigating an allegedly fake violent hate crime in the US state of Nebraska have said they believe to have found the motive behind the incident, during which the victim said she had derogatory words carved into her skin.

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