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April 8, 2013
Sweden’s first openly gay MP gay bashed in Greece

Tasso Stafilidis, the first openly gay man to be elected to the Swedish Parliament, has been the victim of a homophobic attack by masked men in Greece

The first openly gay man to be elected to Sweden’s Parliament has been the victim of a homophobic attack while holidaying in Greece and is concerned about the effect that European Union’s economic woes may be having on tolerance for minorities.

Tasso Stafilidis, 41, and a friend were confronted in an Athens street while walking home by three masked men who hurled homophobic slurs at them before kicking and punching them.

Stafilidis and his friend initially thought they were being robbed but the men left without taking anything after beating them up.

December 27, 2012
'Hoax' gay Jesus film accused of blasphemy

A movie which depicts Jesus and the Apostles as gay continues to draw complaints in UK, despite never existing

A film which depicts Jesus as gay has received more complaints this year, despite not even existing.

According to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), persistent rumors have been circulating that controversial American play Corpus Christi has been made into a movie.

The play which portrays Jesus and the Apostles as gay was dogged by religious and neo-Nazi protests in Athens this year and was forced to close last month.

November 16, 2012
Greek gay Jesus play faces 'blasphemy' charges

Makers of Athens play Corpus Christi could be jailed for depicting Jesus and the Apostles as gay

A Greek play which depicts Jesus and the Apostles as gay faces blasphemy charges.

Written by American playwright Terrence McNally in 1998, a production of Corpus Christi in Athens was forced to close this month after it was dogged by religious and neo-Nazi protests.

The play's actors, director and producer now face charges of 'insulting religion' and 'malicious blasphemy', following a lawsuit by Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus.

November 16, 2012
Greek gay Jesus play faces 'blasphemy' charges

Makers of Athens play Corpus Christi could be jailed for depicting Jesus and the Apostles as gay

A Greek play which depicts Jesus and the Apostles as gay faces blasphemy charges.

Written by American playwright Terrence McNally in 1998, a production of Corpus Christi in Athens was forced to close this month after it was dogged by religious and neo-Nazi protests.

The play's actors, director and producer now face charges of 'insulting religion' and 'malicious blasphemy', following a lawsuit by Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus.

November 8, 2012
Gay couple claim Greek romantic meal almost killed them

Gay men celebrating wedding anniversary in Birmingham, England, claim restaurant worker hurled homophobic abuse and threatened to cut off their legs

A gay couple in Birmingham, England, claim they received death threats by a member of staff at a Greek restaurant where they were celebrating their wedding anniversary.

Police are investigating a complaint by 28-year-old Markus Busuttil and husband Steven, 24, who say an employee at Athens in the West Midlands city center hurled anti-gay abuse at them after a row started over the food.

The pair, who were marking one month since they married on 31 October, allegedly recorded the incident.

November 8, 2012
Neo-Nazi thugs threaten safety of Greek gays

'Gays are the new Jews' in Greece, claim campaigners amid escalating violence against the LGBT community in Athens

Campaigners are warning of escalating violence against gays in Athens, after knife-wielding neo-Nazis attacked a group of LGBT activists.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups in the Greek capital are 'extremely alarmed' about the escalating number of homophobic incidents in the city.

The Network for Recording Incidents of Racist Violence claims gay people are the 'new Jews in Greece', with far right groups such as Golden Dawn fanning the flames of hatred against the LGBT community.

October 14, 2012
Greek neo-Nazis protest gay Jesus play

Premiere of Corpus Christi was cancelled after a violent protest by extremist right-wing group Golden Dawn

Greek neo-Nazis protested against a gay-themed religious play in Athens on Thursday (11 October).

Police detained 30 people during the violent protest by extreme right-wing group Golden Dawn, which aimed to stop the premiere of Corpus Christi, which features Jesus as a gay man.

In addition to blocking entry to the venue, the group also reportedly beat their opposition while the police had their backs turned.

July 20, 2012
Speck of gold: Meet the openly gay Olympians

A tiny fraction, far less than 1%, of athletes at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be openly LGBT – meet the few who are going for gold

With Olympics bosses accused of failing to stand up for the rights of gay athletes, just how many out LGBT sportsmen and women are there competing in this year’s games? The answer: Not a lot.

According to blog Outsports.com, there are only 18 athletes playing for our team out of a total of 12,602. That’s a shocking less than 0.008%.

July 11, 2012
From statues to ships, how history's gays have left their mark

GSN looks at how some of the greatest gay, lesbian and bisexual people in history have been remembered

With a gay rights activist having an asteroid named after him, GSN have been discussing what we’d like to have named after us. Call us grandiose, but for inspiration we’ve looked at gay people honored through history.

Here are the ones who stood out most in our gay family tree.

March 5, 2012
UN discusses LGBT discrimination

From the US to Japan, LGBT rights advocates urge the world to tune into the UN Human Rights Council’s panel discussion on LGBT discrimination on Wednesday

The first openly gay man to be elected in Japan, a Nigerian exile and human rights defender in London, a Chilean gay rights activist, an Australian local politician, an organiser of Athens Pride and Poland’s first gay elected official have all added their names to a letter congratulating the UN for holding a panel this Wednesday, 7 March, to discuss discrimination and violence against LGBT people.

The panel will be the first time the UN Human Rights Council has focused on human rights, gender identity and sexual orientation.