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23 October 2012
Kentucky: Relative gives evidence in gay hate trial + A relative of two men charged in connection with a homophobic attack in the US state of Kentucky has said the two suspects laughed about assaulting the victim and said they did it because the man is gay.
23 October 2012
Wales: Judge’s anger at light sentence for anti-gay neighbour 13 A judge has spoken of his frustration after he was forced to allow a woman who has caused years of homophobic torment for her neighbours, to be given a suspended sentence.
23 October 2012
Macedonia: Anti-gay attacks on the rise 14 MEPs have expressed concern over an increase in homophobic incidents in Macedonia.
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.
17 October 2012
US: Cousins accused of attacking gay victim in a park stand trial 9 Two cousins in the US state of Kentucky charged with attacking a gay man in a park have gone on trial.
16 October 2012
California: Man accused of anti-gay hammer attack appears in court + A man in California has appeared in court over an alleged homophobic attack on a gay couple as they walked their dog.
16 October 2012
Stonewall: Tackling anti-gay crime should be a priority for new police commissioners 4 Stonewall has launched a campaign calling on candidates standing to become Police and Crime Commissioners to promise to tackle homophobic crime.
12 October 2012
Moscow: 4 people injured in attack on gay club 12 A gay rights activist says several people have been injured by masked men who stormed into a Moscow gay club.
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
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”.
28 September 2012
Sussex: Police commissioner candidates to be quizzed on homophobic crime 14 Those hoping to become the first elected police commissioner for Sussex are due to take part in a hustings event on homophobic crime.
12 September 2012
Aberdeen: Trainee lawyer found guilty of homophobic attack 11 A second-year trainee lawyer has been found guilty of making homophobic remarks and attacking two students outside a nightclub in Aberdeen.
11 September 2012
Comment: Homophobia is still a blight on our society 6 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk Gary Spedding says the number of anti-gay incidents in Northern Ireland shows more needs to be done to tackle homophobia in society.
13 July 2012
Jamaica ‘not intolerant of gays’, assistant police commissioner says 29 Jamaica's third highest ranking police official has said the country is not as anti-gay as "public hype" suggests, despite laws criminalising homosexuality.
18 June 2012
Northern Ireland: Police officers disciplined over inadequate response to homophobic crimes 22 Eight police officers at a station in County Down, Northern Ireland, have been disciplined after a gay couple complained about inadequate response to reports of homophobic crimes.
18 May 2012
Woman jailed for train attack on 16-year-old lesbian 70 A 20-year-old woman has been jailed after she launched a physical attack on a young lesbian who had kissed her partner on a train.
3 May 2012
Belgium: Gay man’s death may be first to be classed as homophobic 16 The death of Belgian man whose body was found this week may be the first to be treated as a homophobic killing under Belgium's new laws.

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