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21 May 2013
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’ 29 A newly elected UK Independence Party Councillor has been discovered to have posted homophobic and xenophobic comments on Facebook prior to being elected, including claims that "most gays are heterophobic", and that gay people have "no rights to marry in church".
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.
17 May 2013
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT 4 Sunderland Association Football Club has flown a rainbow flag in favour of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), and the city's mayor has celebrated the decision.
17 May 2013
Interview: Anna Grodzka on life as Poland’s only openly trans MP 10 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Anna Grodzka, currently the only serving openly transgender MP in Poland, and the world, talks of the struggles that the trans community face in her native country.
17 May 2013
William Hague marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 9 Foreign Secretary William Hague has released a statement of support to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
17 May 2013
Comment: The legacy of Lord Wolfenden who helped decriminalise homosexuality 9 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Sir David Bell reminds us about the legacy of Lord Wolfenden who helped decriminalise homosexuality in Britain.
16 May 2013
Stonewall Housing marks 30 years of supporting LGBT people at risk of homelessness 6 UK organisation Stonewall Housing mark their 30th year of operation from this month, but their leaders say there is too much work still to do to celebrate.
16 May 2013
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51 ILGA-Europe has unveiled its European LGBT rights map for this year.
15 May 2013
Labour MP Diane Abbott: ‘Crisis of masculinity is leading to the normalisation of homophobia’ 21 Shadow public health minister Diane Abbott believes British men are facing a “crisis of masculinity” brought on by economic anxiety, which is contributing to the “normalisation of homophobia”.
15 May 2013
Gay rights activists: Lottery response to accusations of funding of anti-gay religious groups is ‘disingenuous’ 2 The National Lottery has responded to a report from last week which found that Big Lottery Fund money had been given to religious groups which were linked to homophobia, but has been accused of "evading" the concerns raised.
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.
14 May 2013
Isle of Man: Methodist minister defends discriminating against lesbian couple who wanted to rent his property 24 A Methodist minister on the Isle of Man has defended refusing to rent out his house to a lesbian couple.
13 May 2013
US: Portland football fans choreograph giant anti-homophobia rainbow flag 5 Fans of Major League Soccer team the Portland Timbers staged an anti-homophobia demonstration at a match by holding up coloured fabric squares to form a rainbow pride flag.
13 May 2013
Isle of Man: Lesbian couple prevented from renting flat due to homophobic landlord 36 A lesbian couple on the Isle of Man claim they were refused a flat due to their sexuality.
13 May 2013
Northern Ireland: 80% of homophobic crime is not reported 3 Eight out of 10 people who experienced homophobic discrimination in Northern Ireland do not report the crime, a report by the Northern Ireland Equality Commision revealed.
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.
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.
5 May 2013
Eight professional footballers reputed to be out to PFA, but won’t go public for fear of fan reactions 21 At least eight professional footballers have come out as gay within the Football Association, but most say they fear going public because they anticipate a massive backlash.
5 May 2013
Canada: Property agent fired for distributing homophobic leaflets 5 A Canadian property agent has been fired for distributing leaflets that attack same-sex marriage and gay parents.
3 May 2013
UKIP candidate who published homophobic and biphobic flyers defeated in Staffordshire contest 21 UKIP candidate David Nixon, who distributed leaflets claiming legalising same-sex marriage would lead to explicit “Homosexual Sex Education”, has failed to be elected as the councillor for Stone Rural in Staffordshire.

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