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Keyword: homophobia

3 December 2014 / Comments Off on Gay couple asked to sit apart in ‘family restaurant’

Gay couple asked to sit apart in ‘family restaurant’

A gay couple was asked by a restaurant manager to stop kissing, as it was a ‘family restaurant’ Continue reading

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10 November 2014 / Comments Off on MSP rails at homophobic language on social media

MSP rails at homophobic language on social media

The Tory leader for Scotland has defended her fight against homophobia in schools via a series of impassioned tweets Continue reading

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2 November 2014 / Comments Off on Another homophobic attack in Soho

Another homophobic attack in Soho

A man has been attacked as he stood outside The Box nightclub in another vicious homophobic attack.
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29 October 2014 / Comments Off on Kazakhstan court orders fine for same sex kiss poster

Kazakhstan court orders fine for same sex kiss poster

A court in Kazakhstan has awarded thousands of dollars in damages against an advertising agency for a poster depicting two male cultural icons kissing. Continue reading

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15 October 2014 / Comments Off on Protests as Sainsbury’s guard demands women stop ‘disgusting’ kissing

Protests as Sainsbury’s guard demands women stop ‘disgusting’ kissing

People have reacted with fury to the treatment of two women who were ordered by a security guard at Sainsbury’s supermarket in Brighton to stop kissing Continue reading

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11 September 2014 / Comments Off on Demand for rainbow laces passes 100,000

Demand for rainbow laces passes 100,000

More than 100,000 pairs of rainbow laces have been requested by the public, following the launch of this year’s campaign to kick homophobia out of football Continue reading

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30 August 2014 / Comments Off on Jail for Vauxhall bleach-attack man

Jail for Vauxhall bleach-attack man

A man who sprayed people in the face with a noxious substance has been jailed for two years and four months following a series of attacks Continue reading

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31 July 2014 / Comments Off on Panti Bliss set to deliver blistering review of Northern Ireland homophobia

Panti Bliss set to deliver blistering review of Northern Ireland homophobia

Drag queen activist Panti Bliss is set to deliver a blistering review of Northern Ireland intolerance at Amnesty International’s annual Pride Lecture Continue reading

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28 July 2014 / Comments Off on Belarus set to adopt Russian ‘homosexual propaganda’ law

Belarus set to adopt Russian ‘homosexual propaganda’ law

Former Soviet state of Belarus looks set to join its neighbour, Russia, in adopting a ‘homosexual propaganda’ law Continue reading

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28 July 2014 / Comments Off on Commonwealth shame: 10 countries where you could be jailed or killed for being you

Commonwealth shame: 10 countries where you could be jailed or killed for being you

Elliot Herman looks at ten countries in the Commonwealth where you could be jailed or put to death for being LGBTI Continue reading

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