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5 April 2012Victim denies homophobia prompted pizza restaurant attack 8 The victim of an assault denied a lawyer's suggestion she inflamed the incident by making homophobic comments to her attacker, as her assailant was jailed yesterday. -
21 March 2012Man jailed after endangering plane with anti-gay air steward abuse 72 A British man has been jailed after shouting homophobic abuse at air stewards and endangering the safety of a flight to Tenerife. -
15 March 2012Zimbabwe senator asks for ‘sex gadgets’ to stop prisoners turning gay 71 A Zimbabwean senator has suggested giving prisoners sex toys to curb gay impulses while they are behind bars. -
29 February 2012Exercise yard fall contributed to death of ‘Gay Slayer’, inquest hears 11 An inquest has heard that a fractured hip contributed to the death of a serial killer who preyed on gay men in the early 1990s. -
22 February 2012‘Gay Slayer’ Colin Ireland dies in prison 74 Colin Ireland, a serial killer who murdered five gay men in the early 1990s has died in prison.
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27 January 2012US trans prisoner sues over hair treatments + A trans woman in Massachusetts, USA, has filed a claim against her prison over allegations that she has not been provided with medically required hair treatments. -
18 January 2012‘Life tariff’ upheld for killer of four gay men 19 A man convicted of killing four gay men lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn the sentence which will see him die in jail. -
4 January 201218-year-old jailed for two months after Stonewall Inn assault 14 A man has been jailed in New York for two months attacking a man in the toilets of the city's Stonewall Inn. -
18 August 2011Keighley man jailed for horrific attack on lesbian couple 57 A 22-year-old man from Keighley, West Yorkshire, has been jailed for six and a half years for a vicious attack on a lesbian couple. -
8 August 2011Boy George ‘suffered homophobic abuse in prison’ 20 Boy George has told of the anti-gay abuse he suffered from fellow prisoners. -
27 January 2011Ian Baynham’s family: ‘His only crime was to stand up for who he was’ 19 The family of a gay man killed in a homophobic attack say his only crime was to stand up for who he was. -
26 January 2011Teenage girl jailed for seven years for killing of gay man Ian Baynham 117 A teenage girl who kicked and punched a gay man in a homophobic attack has been sentenced to seven years in prison. -
9 November 2010Saudi man receives lashes and prison sentence for gay video 17 A 27-year-old Saudi man has been punished with 500 lashes and five years in prison after appearing in a gay video. -
1 November 2010Trans woman remanded in male prison over tube death + A trans woman has been remanded in a men's prison on a charge of murdering 63-year-old Sonia Burgess, who was hit by a train at Kings Cross station last Monday. -
28 January 2010Italy opens first transgender prison 3 Italy is to open its first prison specially for trans inmates.
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12 January 2010Lawyers for Malawi gay couple to challenge homosexuality ban 2 The lawyers representing two gay men who had a wedding ceremony in Malawi have asked for a review of the country's homosexuality ban. -
6 January 2010Amnesty International joins calls for release of gay Malawi couple 4 Human rights organisation Amnesty International has joined the calls for a gay couple in Malawi to be released from prison. -
5 January 2010Malawi gay marriage trial expected next week 6 The trial of two gay men arrested for holding a wedding party in Malawi is expected to begin on January 15th.
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4 January 2010Malawi gay couple ‘beaten in prison’ + A gay couple in Malawi who were jailed for holding a wedding ceremony have said they are being beaten in prison.
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16 December 2009Man convicted of homophobic murder jailed for life 18 A man who was convicted yesterday of the murder and attempted murder of a south London gay couple has received a life prison sentence.
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Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained7
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur32
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David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords42
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people37
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years22
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’40
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title10
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years22
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Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 45
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
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