England
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23 March 2009Call to action over homophobic hate crimes 1 Research on homophobic and transphobic violence in London has called for a more coordinated police approach to tackling hate crimes. -
23 March 2009Muslim preacher calls for gays to be stoned to death 54 Hate preacher Anjem Choudary launched a vitrolic attack on gays last week in which he said that they should be stoned to death. -
23 March 2009Gay couple sue Christian hotel for banning them 22 A gay couple are suing after a Christian-run hotel in Cornwall barred them from staying in a room together. -
23 March 2009Chris Moyles breached broadcasting rules in “homophobic” imitation of gay singer Will Young 31 The media regulator Ofcom has found the BBC in breach of the Broadcasting Code following allegations by members of the public of homophobia towards the gay singer Will Young by BBC Radio 1 Breakfast host Chris Moyles. -
20 March 2009Bickley man still in hospital over homophobic attack 1 A man seriously injured by an attack that left his partner dead is still in a critical condition in hospital.
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20 March 2009God Hates Fags preachers target London primary school 26 Preachers from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church have said they plan to picket a London primary school which ran lessons about gay relationships. -
19 March 2009Gay man de-baptises himself 69 A man has asked to be 'de-baptised', saying that he was too young to decide his religion at the age of five months. -
19 March 2009Court told gay man was burnt to death by ex-boyfriend 11 Kingston Crown Court has been told the final moments of a gay man who was doused in petrol and set alight outside his home. -
18 March 2009Police close Birmingham gay club after ‘violence’ 4 West Midlands police have said drunken violence was the reason they closed a gay club in Birmingham on Friday night. -
17 March 2009Soho LGBT charity wins £1m lottery grant + Kairos in Soho, a charity which provides support and activities for the LGBT community, is celebrating after receiving two lottery grants totalling almost £1 million. -
16 March 2009Campaign for review of gender dysphoria policy in Oxfordshire 4 Four trans women are campaigning for Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust to review its policy, funding and practice for the treatment of Gender Identity Dysphoria. -
11 March 2009Missing teen found ‘safe and well’ 13 William Wright, who went missing on a night out in Manchester at the weekend, has been found. -
11 March 2009Lesbian and gay singing event scheduled for London’s South Bank in May 2 Various Voices, a lesbian and gay choir and singing event, will be held in London at the South Bank Centre in May. -
11 March 2009Update: Missing teenager caught on CCTV + More information has come through on teenager William Wright, who went missing after a night out with friends in Manchester's gay village at the weekend.
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10 March 2009Police appeal for witnesses after man goes missing in Manchester’s gay village 7 A 19-year-old man from North Wales has been reported missing after a night out in Manchester's gay quarter.
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9 March 2009Man charged with murder over ‘homophobic’ Bromley killing + A man has been charged with stabbing to death a gay man and trying to kill his partner. -
6 March 2009Teenage drag queen jailed over bomb hoax 8 A 19-year-old drag queen has been sentenced to 14 months in a young offenders' institute after making a bomb threat to WH Smith's head office. -
6 March 2009The 50 most powerful gay, lesbian and bisexual people in British politics 45 This year's list could only be headed by one person. -
6 March 2009Children ‘taunted’ gay man 11 Police in Cam, Gloucestershire, are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered repeated homophobic abuse from children. -
6 March 2009Blackpool Pride line-up announced 4 Organisers have confirmed that acts such as Toyah, Andy Scott-Lee and ex-S Club 7 singer Jo O'Meera will be performing at Blackpool's fourth Pride festival.
