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22 March 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Anti-gay London bus advert ban wrong’ 101 Responding to Friday’s High Court ruling, Peter Tatchell writes that Core Issues Trust should have been allowed to place anti-gay adverts on buses in the capital – in the name of free speech – despite their offensive message.
20 March 2013
Pope Francis criticised for greeting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe 38 Pope Francis has been criticised by human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell for meeting with President Robert Mugabe.
8 March 2013
FBI investigates gay and racist hate incidents at Ohio’s Oberlin College + The FBI has launched an investigation following a series of homophobic, racist and anti-Semitic incidents at an American university historically known for its tolerance.
27 February 2013
US: School district backs down in fight to stop student wearing anti-gay t-shirt 26 Connecticut school district officials have allowed a student to wear a t-shirt bearing an anti-gay message, following a fight to attempt to stop him.
25 February 2013
Thistle apologise to gay couple forced to take twin room at London hotel 39 A gay couple claim that a receptionist at a Thistle hotel refused to let them stay in a double room.
21 February 2013
Newspaper story of ‘historic’ lesbian wedding sparks outrage in rural Mississippi 11 A newspaper in Mississippi has defended its decision to run a cover story which featured what it called the first equal marriage in its county.
11 February 2013
Peter Tatchell: A Pope who opposed human rights 11 Peter Tatchell, who previously made a documentary about Pope Benedict XVI, believes the Catholic leader will be remembered for his "irresponsible" attitude to condoms and ignorance about HIV.
11 February 2013
William Shatner: ‘I am appalled that Reddit allows homophobia and racism’ 7 Actor William Shatner has criticised the user-generated news site, Reddit, for what he said were "homophobic", "sexist", and "racist" posts, which weren't adequately moderated.
8 February 2013
US: Man gets 18 months for homophobic petrol station assault 2 The attacker in a homophobic assault at a petrol station in the US city of Detroit in 2011 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty.
5 February 2013
Italy: Gay Governor of Puglia scared to go out alone at night in Rome 6 The gay governor of Italy's Puglia region, Nichi Vendola, has said that he is afraid to go out alone at night in Rome.
16 January 2013
US: Man facing hate crime charge for spraying anti-gay graffiti + A man from Southern California is facing felony hate crime charges, after officers caught him spray painting an anti-gay slur on campus buildings of his university.
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.
29 November 2012
Anti-gay preacher Rick Warren: “It wouldn’t bother me if we found a gay gene” 33 Controversial US pastor Rick Warren had told CNN presenter Piers Morgan that the “jury is still out” on whether people are born gay or become gay.
22 November 2012
London university to host anti-gay extremist Islamic preacher 87 Brunel University in Uxbridge, west London, has been criticised for allowing a cleric who supports the killing of gay people to attend a student event.
6 September 2012
Brighton: Mum’s pride at son who stood up to anti-gay ‘bigots’ 53 A mother in Brighton has spoken of her admiration for her son after he was beaten up for fending off homophobic thugs.
4 September 2012
Celebrity Big Brother’s Julian Clary receives homophobic abuse on Twitter 28 According to Unreality TV, derogatory terms words including “freak”, “faggot” and “arse bandit” have all been posted by trolls to the star's official Twitter account in the past few days.
2 September 2012
South Africa: Gay adoptive parents were asked if child “would become gay” under their care 16 A couple who have been caring for a four-year-old boy since 2010, the biological parents of whom were homeless alcoholics, have been questioned on their ability to raise the child, apparently because they are gay.
31 July 2012
Buckinghamshire: Police appeal over potentially homophobic attack 10 Thames Valley Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses in High Wycombe after a man was physically assaulted and was thought to be subjected to verbal homophobic abuse in the early hours of Sunday morning.
31 July 2012
Welsh footballer’s account sends Tom Daley ‘prank’ anti-gay tweet 64 A Welsh footballer's Twitter stream featured an anti-gay comment about British divers Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield after they narrowly missed out on a medal at the Olympics yesterday.
27 July 2012
Belgium: Gay man killed at cruising spot 19 A suspect is being detained by police after a 61-year-old man was found dead at a gay cruising area of a park in the centre of Liège, Belgium.

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