Articles about Sexual Orientation Discrimination

25 April 2013
Romanian football club asked to prove it’s not homophobic with patron saying gays ‘must be kept in enclosures’ 14 The European Court of Justice has criticised Romanian football club, Steaua Bucarest, over years of homophobic comments from its patron and former MEP George Becali.
25 April 2013
Oregon: Gay former principal close to resolving legal dispute with school district 2 A gay principal in Oregon who says he has been forced to quit his job because of homophobic discrimination is said to be close to resolving a legal dispute.
5 March 2013
US: Gay couple asked to leave shopping centre for kissing and holding hands 11 A gay couple was asked to leave a California shopping centre for innocently kissing and holding hands in public, it is claimed.
11 January 2013
Serbia: Court makes landmark ruling against homophobic discrimination 8 A court in a city in northern Serbia set a legal precedent when it fined a man for discriminating against a work colleague because he was gay.
20 January 2012
Virginia gay adoption battle kicks off 1 At the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia, a battle is heating up over whether adoption agencies should be allowed to discriminate against prospective parents based on their sexual orientation.
21 December 2011
Lesbian couple sues Hawaii B&B which turned them away for being gay 19 A gay couple from the US are suing a hotel for discrimination, saying the owner denied them a room because of their sexuality.
16 December 2011
Labour MEPs pledge support for Equal Love campaign in Europe 44 All Labour's representatives at the European Parliament have signed their support for the Equal Love campaign, which aims to allow equal access for gay and straight couples to civil partnerships and marriage.
9 December 2011
Comment: Why does the equality minister oppose marriage equality? by Peter Tatchell 26 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell claims that the Liberal Democrat equality minister, Lynne Featherstone, does not support equality because she hasn't backed religious gay marriages or straight civil partnerships.
$The pair were awarded a total of £56,000 - but will receive just a fraction$
20 June 2011
Hotel workers win compensation over anti-gay bullying 17 Two hotel workers who were mocked and called gay by their boss have won their claims for discrimination.
20 May 2011
Gay LAPD sergeant wins $1m in discrimination case 23 An openly gay Los Angeles Police Department sergeant has been awarded $1.16 million (£700,000) after winning his case for discrimination.
15 April 2011
Rev Jesse Jackson denies harassing gay employee 13 Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has denied claims he harassed and ridiculed a gay employee.
18 January 2011
Gay couple win case over hotel ban 548 A gay couple have won their case against the owners of a hotel after being refused a double room.
17 January 2011
Ruling expected on gay hotel ban 22 A judge is expected to rule tomorrow (Tuesday) on whether a hotel can lawfully bar gay couples.
8 December 2010
Hotel owners sued after banning gay couple from sharing a room 136 The Christian owners of a seaside hotel are being sued by a gay couple they refused a double room to.
22 November 2010
Straight Bristol couple next to demand a civil partnership 7 A heterosexual couple from Bristol will attempt to get a civil partnership tomorrow morning.
22 December 2009
Former drag queen awarded £30,000 in unfair dismissal case 7 Former drag queen ,Dean Awford, has been awarded £30,000 for unfair dismissal from a high end furniture store. Employment Judge David Kearsley found that Mr Awford had been unfairly dismissed by store manager David Gray.
18 December 2009
Former drag queen accuses boss of homophobia + A gay man who once worked as a drag queen is suing his boss for unfair dismissal and sexual orientation discrimination.
16 December 2009
Groups welcome Ladele ruling over civil partnerships 10 Secular and libertarian groups have welcomed the Court of Appeal ruling yesterday that a council did not discriminate against a Christian registrar who refused to perform civil partnerships.
14 December 2009
Straight teacher loses homophobic harassment claim 12 A straight Scottish teacher who tried to make a claim for homophobic harassment has lost his case.

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