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February 8, 2013

Gay Cameroon asylum seeker assaulted by private security team at Heathrow Airport

An asylum seeker from Cameroon, who has previously been persecuted due to his sexuality in his home country, claims he was assaulted by private security at Heathrow Airport.

February 8, 2013

US: Man gets 18 months for homophobic petrol station assault

The attacker in a homophobic assault at a petrol station in the US city of Detroit in 2011 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty.

February 8, 2013

Tory Eastleigh by-election candidate denies making homophobic slur — but confirms she’s against equality

The Conservative Party’s candidate for this month’s Eastleigh by-election denies saying Labour did more for “immigrants, the gays, the bloody foxes” than children with special needs.

February 8, 2013

Peter Tatchell: ‘Boris Johnson’s support for equal marriage was a game changer’

Peter Tatchell has emphasised what he calls the game-changing decision of London Mayor Boris Johnson to support David Cameron's equal marriage reform.

February 8, 2013

US Columnist: ‘Bowing to calls for equality is like letting a disabled child play with matches’

A columnist for a US conservative news site has written that bowing to pressure from a "militant homosexual lobby" on LGBT rights was like "capitulating to a developmentally disabled child who wants to play with matches".

February 8, 2013

Tory MP Peter Luff: I received foul emails and was told to repent after voting for equal marriage

Conservative MP Peter Luff says he received a flood of homophobic letters and emails after voting to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.

February 8, 2013

Trans woman student abused and shoved out of toilets at Leeds University

A trans woman student at Leeds University was verbally abused and pushed out of the Student Union's female toilets by two girls.

February 8, 2013

Gay husband of Facebook co-founder announces plan to run for US Congress

Sean Eldridge, the gay husband of Facebook founder Chris Hughes, has announced plans to run for the US Congress in 2014.

February 8, 2013

Australia: Anti-gay politician attempts to defend pro-marriage equality candidate from expulsion

Bob Katter of Katter's Australian Party has stepped in to save senate candidate Steven Bailey after he made pro-equal marriage comments. The KAP has recently faced a backlash against homophobic comments made by its members.

February 8, 2013

Uganda: British producer of gay play faces deportation

UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged with breaking Uganda’s laws in relation to his play featuring a gay storyline, faces deportation from the country.