Articles about Homophobic Language

20 May 2013
Czech President Milos Zeman criticised for homophobic snub of gay academic 7 The president of the Czech Republic has been criticised over claims he refused to honour an academic with a title because the man in question is also a gay rights activist.
15 May 2013
London: Catholic head teacher denies asking Stonewall to visit school over claims student called shoes ‘gay’ 11 A head teacher has denied reports that gay rights charity Stonewall were called in to her school because of claims a child called a fellow pupil’s shoes "gay" in a playground.
8 May 2013
Duncan James: I’ve had Twitter trolls say ‘I hope you get AIDS and die, you f*ggot’ 17 Blue’s Duncan James says he experienced a flurry of vile abuse on Twitter shortly after ITV aired The Big Reunion.
8 May 2013
UK: Woman fined after hurling homophobic abuse at paramedic 3 South Central Ambulance Service says it will not tolerate abuse against its staff after a paramedic was subjected to anti-gay language by a drunk woman.
22 April 2013
Kent: No further action to be taken over former youth crime commissioner’s anti-gay tweets 6 Former youth police and crime commissioner Paris Brown will not face prosecution over homophobic and racist comments she made on Twitter.
10 April 2013
Crystal Palace Football Club Foundation says it will deal with homophobic fans 3 Crystal Palace Football Club’s official foundation has commented on accusations that a number of the club’s fans have been taking part in homophobic chanting during matches.
4 April 2013
Fired US basketball coach: There was ‘no excuse’ for my physical violence and anti-gay abuse 20 A New Jersey basketball coach has delivered a highly emotional apology after he was sacked for subjecting his players to physical and homophobic abuse.
14 March 2013
US pastor says gay sex is like ‘plugging an electrical cord into the wrong outlet’ 55 Texas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress has suggested gay sex is like plugging an electrical cord into the wrong outlet.
25 February 2013
Comment: The loss of Robbie Rogers should shame football into action 6 Fears for the wellbeing of an out gay footballer may be overrated, but Robbie Rogers' retirement shows we've been spectators to bigotry and stupidity for too long, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.co.uk
22 February 2013
Scotland: Two men jailed after stabbing father to death in row over alleged ‘poof’ remark + Two men who stabbed a man to death in Glasgow after claiming he called one of their sons a "poof" have been jailed.
20 February 2013
Comment: The biggest challenge LGBT face is other people’s language 25 LGBT youth volunteer Thomas Wales writes for PinkNews on the need for society to do more to stamp out homophobic language.
11 February 2013
UK: Muslim TV stations criticised by Ofcom for airing hate speech 39 Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, has criticised several Muslim community stations after they allowed Islamic extremists to issue hate speech – in one case – calling for the murder and torture of gay people.
10 January 2013
US: Gay former ambassador forgives Chuck Hagel for anti-gay remarks 2 Former US ambassador James Hormel has forgiven Chuck Hagel for previously describing him as “aggressively gay” and is now supporting his defence secretary nomination.
7 November 2012
Scotland: Court dismisses ‘gay painter’ insult 23 A Scottish painter in Fife has lost a defamation claim against a former friend who called him a "gay painter".
5 November 2012
New Zealand PM defends ‘gay’ jumper remarks 19 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has been criticised for mocking a radio host's red jacket, suggesting he's a weak golfer because the jacket's colour is "gay".
28 September 2012
Canada: University website tracks anti-gay Twitter comments 13 A new Canadian social experiment has found that millions of anti-gay slurs have been used on Twitter in the past two months.
29 August 2012
Study: Hearing the phrase “That’s so gay” can cause lasting harm 45 The University of Michigan has released the results of a study which revealed that gay, lesbian or bisexual students who hear phrases such as "that's so gay" more often are more likely to suffer health problems.
16 February 2012
Brett Ratner to helm pro-gay film campaign for GLAAD 4 Brett Ratner will produce and direct a GLAAD video campaign to promote equality for gay and trans people following his use of a disparaging term in a press conference last year.

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