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20 January 2013
Angry crowd of fascists attack gay activists in Russian city of Voronezh 51 Homophobic Russians have attacked gay activists in the city of Voronezh, the attacks have taken place following a protest against homophobic legislation in place in parts of the country and being considered in others.
17 January 2013
UK: Cafe owner accuses gay campaigners of targeting him for a 2nd time over Uganda trip 14 A cafe owner who denies accusations of homophobia, having attended an event in Uganda where there were anti-gay speakers present, claims to have closed his cafe for a second time due to the threat of further protests.
16 January 2013
Comment: South Africa is not a ‘Rainbow Nation’ if you’re gay 18 Recently, a South African college was exposed for offering therapies to try and turn young gay people straight.
14 January 2013
Mayor apologises for calling UKIP ‘racists and homophobes’ 24 A town Mayor from Cumbria has apologised to a UKIP member after describing the party as "racist and homophobic" on Twitter.
9 January 2013
French Government: Twitter should ban homophobic and anti-semitic tweets 7 The French Government has suggested that the social networking company Twitter should be fighting against homophobic, anti-semitic and racist tweets that potentially break its laws on hate speech.
5 January 2013
US Rapper Azealia Banks tells Perez Hilton he’s a ‘messy faggot’ who should kill himself 72 US rapper Azealia Banks has defended calling the US entertainment blogger Perez Hilton a faggot during a Twitter argument.
4 January 2013
US: American Idol’s Fantasia defends same-sex marriage rant 17 American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has hit back at the media after her comments about same-sex marriage were apparently “taken out of context"
4 January 2013
Grants to be awarded to support Football v Homophobia campaign 2 The Football v Homophobia (FvH) campaign, supported by Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) has launched a programme of small grants to combat homophobia in the sport during 2013.
3 January 2013
Florida lesbian couple win $7,500 after Bank of America refused them a mortgage 4 The Bank of America has agreed to pay out a lump sum of $7,500 to a couple denied a mortgage based on their sexuality.
22 December 2012
Newtown local community prevents God Hates Fags church from picketing Sandy Hook school shooting funerals 42 The Westboro Baptist Church, home of the God Hates Fags campaign was reportedly scared away this week from protesting at the funerals of some of the children massacred at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
22 December 2012
Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years 4 Speaking to Time Magazine reporters after he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year', US President Barack Obama has reflected on the transformation made to attitudes towards homosexuality in America.
19 December 2012
US Pentecostal churches blamed for homophobia ‘surge’ in Africa 25 Extreme elements of the US Pentecostal Church are behind the ‘surge’ in homophobia across Africa, according to human rights groups.
17 December 2012
Obama petitioned to label church that blamed Newtown school shootings on gay rights as a ‘hate group’ 22 President Obama is being petitioned to class the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign as a hate group.
17 December 2012
Russian football fan club: Please, no gay or black players in our team 20 A group representing the supporters of a Russian football team say they don’t want gay or black players in their team – but deny it’s got anything to do with bigotry.
14 December 2012
US Radio host: Gays aren’t human so aren’t protected by the US constitution 167 An American Christian radio host who last week said that same-sex marriage encourages children to have gay sex has now said that as she believes humans aren’t naturaly homosexual, gays aren’t ‘people’ and shouldn’t be protected under the definition of a person.
13 December 2012
FBI: Anti-gay hate crime rising while other hate crimes fall 7 The FBI has said that while hate crimes overall are declining in the USA, anti-gay hate crime are on the rise.
8 December 2012
Lady Gaga thanks Russian Prime Minister for his softer stance on gay people 19 The singer Lady Gaga has posted two messages of support for the anti-homophobia comments made by the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
6 December 2012
Belgium’s gay Prime Minister: My country has become less not more tolerant 15 The Belgium prime minister Elio Di Rupo, who is openly gay, has said that he feels that his country has become a less tolerant place over recent years.
5 December 2012
US: Gay teenager committed suicide because of bullying, parents say 7 The parents of a gay teenager from Michigan, who committed suicide in late November, have said that intense bullying was to blame for their son's death.
5 December 2012
US: American Apparel CEO faces lawsuit over accusations of homophobic slurs and choking + The CEO of popular high street fashion store, American Apparel, faces legal action from a former branch manager, who says he was subjected to homophobic slurs, was choked, and had dirt rubbed in his face.

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