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15 March 2013
Devon: Man jailed for stamping on head of stranger in homophobic attack 13 A 20-year-old man in Devon has been jailed for stamping on a stranger's face in a homophobic attack.
14 March 2013
California: Gay man viciously attacked in front of cousin 21 A gay man is recovering after a violent homophobic attack in California – his younger cousin was close by at the time.
5 March 2013
Survey: 338 LGBT Brazilians murdered in 2012 a rise of 26% 8 Latest research out of Brazil shows once again the country continues to have the highest murder rate for LGBT people in the world - and recorded murders in Brazil's trans community are particularly high with more than 125 taking place last year.
26 February 2013
Huddersfield: Gay man suffers broken nose and teeth in random attack + A gay man has sustained facial injuries in a suspected homophobic assault in Huddersfield.
22 February 2013
New York: Police hunt for 6 suspects over anti-gay subway assault + The New York Police Department are looking for six suspects in connection with an assault on a gay subway passenger.
15 February 2013
Nebraska: Lesbian hate crime hoax sentencing postponed + A judge has rescheduled the sentencing date for a Nebraska lesbian who pleaded no contest to faking an anti-gay hate crime.
31 January 2013
Cumbria Police to increase homophobic crime team to coincide with LGBT History Month 4 Cumbria Police has assigned a team of 20 officers to tackle homophobic hate crime and give victims extra support.
28 January 2013
East London ‘Muslim vigilantes’ homophobia victim makes contact with police + A man who was subjected to homophobic abuse by a group of men claiming to be "Muslim vigilantes" has come forward to police.
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.
17 December 2012
Brighton: Gay couple left devastated and traumatised after homophobic attack 32 Sussex Police are appealing for information after a gay couple were violently attacked in Brighton while holding hands on a street.
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.”
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.
27 November 2012
UK: Two men jailed for 2 years after anti-gay New Years Day attack 13 Two men have been jailed for a homophobic attack in the Lincolnshire coastal town of Mablethorpe.
20 November 2012
Brighton: 2 students charged with transphobic attack + Two students have been charged in connection with an attack on a transgender woman in Brighton.
12 November 2012
South Africa: Lesbian dies after being stabbed with spear 8 19-year-old Sihle Sikoji was fatally attacked by a gang after visiting a bar.
9 November 2012
Manchester: Homophobic train passenger’s caution branded ‘lenient’ 39 Two gay men who were subjected to a homophobic rant on a train say the decision to give the perpetrator a caution was “too lenient”.
7 November 2012
Video: Train passenger’s anti-gay tirade caught on YouTube 113 A 56-year-old man has been cautioned after shouting homophobic abuse and several expletives at two men on a train.
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.
26 October 2012
Jamaica faces legal action over anti-gay laws 15 Three people have launched legal against Jamaica due to the country’s continued enforcement of anti-gay laws.
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.

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