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1 June 2013
Religious leaders urge David Cameron to drop equal marriage bill before Lords debate 66 Fifty British faith leaders have come together to sign a letter urging the Prime MInister to drop the Marriage (same sex marriage) Bill, before it goes to the House of Lords next week for its second reading.
27 May 2013
Pakistani lesbian couple seek asylum in UK following death threats 8 A lesbian couple from Pakistan are seeking asylum in the UK after defying death threats to get a civil partnership.
15 May 2013
Peter Tatchell to meet with Lottery officials over funding of religious groups linked to homophobia 7 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, is to meet with senior National Lottery officials next week, following a report which linked religious organisations in receipt of Lottery funding, to homophobia.
15 May 2013
Gay rights activists: Lottery response to accusations of funding of anti-gay religious groups is ‘disingenuous’ 2 The National Lottery has responded to a report from last week which found that Big Lottery Fund money had been given to religious groups which were linked to homophobia, but has been accused of "evading" the concerns raised.
10 May 2013
Online campaign targets homophobia in Arab world 2 An online magazine has launched a campaign asking readers in Arab countries to photograph themselves with messages speaking out against homophobia.
10 May 2013
Gay rights groups criticise National Lottery funding given to religious groups linked to online homophobia 9 Gay rights organisations have called for National Lottery grants to be reviewed, after reports found that faith groups linked to online anti-gay literature had received the funding.
2 May 2013
UK: Islamic Cambridge lecturer apologies for describing homosexuality as ‘ugly’ and calling gay people ‘ignorant’ 78 A Cambridge lecturer has apologised for describing homosexuality as an “inherent aberration” and sinful.
19 April 2013
Canada: Imam who compared homosexuality with cancer said comments were taken out of context 37 An imam who was recorded giving a speech to school children at a publicly-funded private school in Canada, during which he said homosexuality was a "special case" like cancer, AIDS and diabetes, has said his comments were taken out of context.
1 April 2013
US: Muslim caller tells TV host gay Americans should be beheaded 62 The host of a phone-in programme in New York was left stunned after a caller suggested gay Americans should be beheaded in accordance with Sharia law.
18 March 2013
Anti-gay Islamic preacher Khalid Yasin prevented from attending University of East London event 81 An Islamic preacher who endorses the execution of gay people has been prevented from attending an event at the University of East London (UEL) after it was cancelled.
8 March 2013
London: Anti-gay marriage public meeting at Tooting Mosque in response to Muslim MPs support for equal marriage 310 A public meeting against equal marriage is taking place this evening at Tooting Islamic Centre in south London - the organisers say it's in response to the majority of Muslim MPs decision to support the same-sex marriage bill.
4 March 2013
Peter Tatchell claims Reading University colludes with far-right extremist Muslim Society 25 Peter Tatchell writes about last week’s decision of Reading University's Student Union to cancel an event where the anti-gay Islamic preacher Abu Usamah at-Thahabi was due to attend.
27 February 2013
Reading University cancels anti-gay Islamic preacher visit amid violent protest fears 76 Homophobic cleric Abu Usamah at-Thahabi will no longer be visiting the University of Reading tomorrow after the event he was due to attend was cancelled because of fears of violent protests.
26 February 2013
Manchester University society shut down after anti-gay Muslim video expose 33 A society at the University of Manchester has closed after a student secretly filmed an extremist Muslim saying gay people should be killed – with a complaint then received by police.
26 February 2013
UK: Gay hate Islamic preacher to visit Reading University 65 An Islamic cleric, who has called for gay people to be punished with death, is due to visit Reading University on Thursday.
19 February 2013
University of Manchester Student Union Executive launches investigation over anti-gay Muslim recording 79 The University of Manchester's Student Union Executive has launched an investigation after a student secretly filmed an extremist Muslim saying gay people should be killed.
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.
1 February 2013
London: Sixth arrest in anti-gay ‘Muslim Patrol’ investigation + A sixth man has been arrested over a video posted online showing a man being subjected to homophobic abuse by self-styled "Muslim vigilantes".
25 January 2013
London: Police make fifth arrest in connection with anti-gay ‘Muslim Patrol’ probe + A fifth person has been arrested after a gang claiming to be Islamic vigilantes tormented members of the public, which included hurling homophobic abuse at a young man.
24 January 2013
London: ‘Muslim Patrol’ homophobia YouTube victim urged to contact police + A man subjected to homophobic abuse in east London by a group of men who said it was a “Muslim area” is being urged to contact the Metropolitan Police.

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