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UK
HIV-positive teen asks Michael Gove for compulsory sexual health lessons in state schools
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 | Luke Alexander, 19, who discovered that he had HIV a year ago, said he received "absolutely no information" on the subject when he was at school and that he may have avoided becoming infected if he had independent.co.uk Sign Petition 13 May 14 |
Homophobes killed my cat and sent me a sympathy card
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 | Andrew Davies, chief executive officer for Unity Group Wales, said people would push notes under his door, saying they were worried about the safety of their children "because I was gay". Nearly 2,000 hate crimes were recorded in Wales in one year bbc.co.uk 13 May 14 |
Belfast docker awarded £45k over abuse
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 | Industrial tribunal ruled that 51-year-old Martin Sheil had been unfairly dismissed by Stena Line Irish Sea Ferries following an incident involving a member of staff who took part in homophobic abuse u.tv 13 May 14 |
Homophobic Cambridgeshire leaflet brings hate crime probe
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 | Police are looking for "a religious zealot" who distributed homophobic leaflets in Cambridgeshire and may have committed a "hate crime" bbc.co.uk 13 May 14 |
Homophobic offences in London increase by 5.6%The Met's Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne said: "We are moving in the right direction, but there's still a great deal of work to do to cut crime further london24.com 13 May 14 SHOW BIZ
Conchita Wurst hits #1 in Russia on iTunes
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 | Wurst not only won the Eurovision Song Contest against a tsunami of hate, but she has broken through that hate and taken the #1 spot on iTunes IN RUSSIA - even higher than Russia's own contribution to the contest! lezgetreal.com 13 May 14 |
LGBT JOBS
Diversity Role Models has two vacancies
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 | Diversity Role Model's mission is to eliminate homophobic and transphobic bullying, using pioneering educational workshops. They now seek an Operations Manager and Head of Business Development gaytoz JOBS 13 May 14 |
USA
Florida judge steps down after his Manhunt profile revealed
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 | Judge David Audlin said his voluntary decision was based on an "inappropriate invasion of my privacy" miamiherald.com 13 May 14 |
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