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May 24, 2013
Buzz around new novel about an intersex teenager

This week 25-year old Abigail Tarttelin publishes her second novel, Golden Boy, about intersex teenager Max

Actress-writer-waitress Abigail Tarttelin received a £100,000 ($150,600, €117,000) advance for her novel Golden Boy, published this week. So she gave-up the waitressing.

'I’m hoping it’s because it’s a really good book,' said Tarttelin in an interview with London's Evening Standard. 'The subject matter is fairly original.'

May 5, 2013
Male rape and assault charges ‘are completely false’ says gay MP Nigel Evans

Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans, released on bail last night after being arrested for male rape and assault charges, made a live statement today revealing he knows his accusers

Conservative MP Nigel Evans has released a statement regarding his arrest yesterday over male rape and assault charges.

In a live broadcast on SKY News this morning, Evans said: 'Yesterday I was interviewed by police concerning two complaints, one of which dates back four years, made by two people who are well-known to each other and who, until yesterday, I regarded as friends.

'The complaints are completely false and I cannot understand why they have been made, especially as I have continued to socialize with one, as recently as last week.

May 4, 2013
British gay MP Nigel Evans arrested for male rape and sex assault

Deputy Speaker of House of Commons Evans in custody being questioned by police. Prime Minister informed

Nigel Evans, one of Britain’s best-known gay Members of Parliament and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault of two men.

Sky News broke the story with their crime correspondent Martin Brunt saying: ‘He is being questioned over two allegations, one of rape and another of sexual assault against two men, two men who I understand are in their late 20s.’

April 29, 2013
Two men found guilty of raping teen boy in Manchester toilet

A 41-year-old and 55-year-old man was found guilty of raping a 14-year-old in a Debenhams

Two men have been found guilty of sexual assault and rape of a 14-year-old boy in a Manchester toilet.

Alex Wilson-Fletcher, 41, and Abdelkader El-Janabi, 55, attacked the boy in a British department store in June last year.

The teen had told police he was marched by two men into a Debenhams where he was assaulted in the bathroom.

In court, the boy said the pair had approached in the Arndale Centre when El-Janabi grabbed his arm and told him to follow him, the BBC reports.

April 25, 2013
Indian T-shirt brand apologies for gay rape joke

Gay rape joke goes viral in India, but Facebook says it does not violate the Community Standard on hate speech

Indian cult T-shirt brand Bewakoof has apologized for a joke about gay rape on their Facebook page.

After cricketer Chris Gayle set a world record in an Indian Premier League match in Pune earlier this week. Bewakoof posted a joke that said 'If a man rapes another man, he is called GAY. If a man rapes 11 other men he is called GAYLE.'

The joke got more than 15,000 shares and 18,000 likes before it was taken down.

March 26, 2013
British TV actor cleared of raping teen boy

The 17-year-old, who allegedly said he 'had to be with a boy', has been cleared of accusations of sexual assault in 2010

A British television actor was cleared of raping a 14-year-old boy, a court heard today (26 March).

Blackfriars Crown Court heard claims the 17-year-old star had allegedly sexually assaulted the boy in front of his girlfriend ‘to prove he was bisexual’ in 2010.

Both boys cannot be named at this time due to legal reasons.

The jury cleared him of the charges he faced after almost five hours of deliberation, which were three counts of sexual assault and one of oral rape, the BBC reports.

March 22, 2013
Teen TV star in bisexual rape trial: 'Sex was consensual'

The 17-year-old, who allegedly said he 'had to be with a boy', is accused of sexual assault in 2010

A British teenage television actor accused of raping a 14-year-old boy to prove to his girlfriend he was bisexual has said the sex was consensual.

The actor, then 15, denied he forced a fellow stage school pupil to perform oral sex on him at a London theater, Blackfriars Crown Court heard.

He also dismissed allegations that on the following day, he dragged the 14-year-old into a stairwell and raped him in front of his girlfriend.

The defendant, now 17, and the alleged victim, now 16, cannot be named due to legal reasons at this time.

March 20, 2013
TV actor accused of raping teen boy to 'prove he was bisexual'

The 17-year-old, who allegedly said he 'had to be with a boy', is accused of sexually assaulting a boy in 2010

A British television actor is accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in an effort to prove to his girlfriend he was bisexual.

The actor, then 15, insisted he had to ‘be with a boy’ as he allegedly forced a fellow stage school pupil to perform oral sex on him at a London theater in 2010.

During the second day of the trial at Blackfriars Crown Court, the jury heard the defendant had forced the 14-year-old into a stairwell and raped him in front of his girlfriend.

Both the accused actor and alleged victim cannot be identified for legal reasons at this time.

March 19, 2013
Man victim of robbery and male rape in Manchester

A 21-year-old man was left 'devastated' after being attacked by a man in the northern English city's center

A young man was robbed and raped in Manchester city center on 16 March.

The 21-year-old victim was walking home at around 3am when a man threatened him with a bottle, demanding his mobile phone and cash. 

After giving away his valuables, in the busy area near London Road, Piccadilly, the man was then raped.

Manchester Police Detective Inspector Damian Simpson said the 21-year-old was left ‘devastated’ by this attack.

February 19, 2013
Gay rape victim speaks out in India

Triggered by the news of the woman who was raped on a bus in Delhi, Vinodhan opens-up to an LGBT support group about his own ordeal

A gay man who was raped by several men in India has spoken out about his ordeal hoping to break the silent suffering of male sexual assault victims.

The recent horrific news about the 23-year-old woman who was gang raped on a bus in Delhi triggered Vinodhan to open-up about his experiences on the blog of Chennai-based LGBT support group Orinam.

November 12, 2012
South African lesbian soccer player brutally murdered

A 19 year-old lesbian soccer player was brutally murdered by gangsters, becoming the latest victim of anti-gay violence sweeping South African 

According to Ndumie Funda, director of Luleki Sizwe, an organization that assists young lesbian victims of so called ‘corrective rape’ a young South African lesbian was murdered by a group of gangsters.

Sihle Skotshi, was a soccer player who was only 19 years-old when she was murdered.

Skotshi was one of the girls in the group assited by the Luleki Sizwe organization.

The attack occurred on the 9 November at Cosovo an informal settlement in Phillipi, a township of Cape Town.

October 17, 2012
Justice serves in Swedish trans rape case

Rapist of trans woman convicted in appeals court

A 61-year-old man who was acquitted of a violent rape in Sweden because the victim is a transgender woman has been convicted at appeal.

The Göta Court of Appeal convicted the man of attempted rape and sentenced him to 15 months in prison and ordered him to pay 40,000 kronor ($6,000, €4,630) compensation.

‘This ruling shows that you can be convicted for attempted rape regardless of the gender identity of the victim,’ prosecutor Eva Grandestedt told Sveriges Television, The Local reports.

September 24, 2012
Two men charged with teen boy rape in Manchester toilet

A 55-year-old and a 41-year-old are charged with raping a 14-year-old boy in a Manchester city center toilet

Two men have been charged with raping a teenage boy in a Manchester department store's toilets.

Abdelkader El-Janabi, 55, and Alex Wilson-Fletcher, 41, are charged with two offences of rape and one of sexual touching.

The charges follow an attack on a 14-year-old boy in Debenhams in the northern English city’s Market Street in June.

The men allegedly first approached the boy in the toilets of the city’s Arndale Centre on 2 June before leading him to the department store.

September 6, 2012
Kenyan lesbian rape victim hopes film will inspire other survivors

HIV positive woman who was victim of 'corrective rape' speaks about documentary

A Kenyan lesbian who was raped because of her sexuality says she wants a documentary about her life to inspire other victims not to give up hope.

I Am Mary tells the story of Mary Mathui, who after being the victim of 'corrective rape' 11 years ago, conceived a son and was diagnosed with HIV.

August 30, 2012
South Africa lesbian allegedly raped and murdered

A lesbian has been found murdered in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, according to reports by local lesbian activists she may have also been raped

A lesbian has been found murdered in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, according to reports by local lesbian activists.

A report that has only recently come to light suggests that Mandisa Mbambo, a 28-year-old lesbian, was found murdered under her bed.

Speaking with Identity Kenya, Funeke Soldaat a lesbian activist and founder of the Free Gender campaign organization, alleged Mbambo was murdered.

August 24, 2012
MP blasts Manchester police investigating teen boy rape

Police are looking for more witnesses and anyone with information concerning a rape in the northern English city

A member of parliament has blasted the police investigating the rape of a 14-year-old boy in a Manchester department store.

MP Tony Lloyd has questioned why it took 11 weeks for the police to make a public appeal for information about the crime which happened on 2 June, Manchester Evening News reports.

August 21, 2012
Teen boy raped in Manchester city centre toilets

Police have issued footage of two men they wish to speak to in relation to the rape of a 14 year old boy

Police are seeking two men in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old boy in a UK city centre toilet.

Greater Manchester Police have issued CCTV footage of two men they wish to identify in relation to the attack, which took place on June 2.

A team of officers have been working with the victim to build up a picture of what happened and have been waiting for forensic results before deciding to issue an appeal.

August 3, 2012
Gay man raped cruising park in Copenhagen, Denmark

Two Iranian men arrested over rape and assault of 22-year-old in Danish capital

A 22-year-old gay man was raped after cruising in a park in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday morning (2 August).

The victim said he had flirted with one of the two alleged offenders and had agreed to have sex with him in the H C Ørstedsparken park before the assault. The site is well known as a popular cruising ground for gay men in the Danish capital.

However, the men became violent and tried to strangle the victim, ripping off his pants and raping him, Homotropolis reports.

July 5, 2012
Man dodges rape charge because trans victim was 'not a woman'

Swedish court clears man of attempting to rape trans woman over victim's genitalia

A man accused of attempting to rape a woman has been cleared by a court in Sweden because the victim was transgender.

Örebro district court heard how the 61-year-old defendant followed the trans woman, who was dressed in traditionally female clothes, and brutally attacked her outside her ex-boyfriend’s house.

After forcing her to the ground he attempted to rape her, tearing off the victim's pants and grabbing at her crotch

However, judge Dan Sjöstedt ruled that the attempted rape charge was ‘invalid’ because the accused was transgender.

April 26, 2012
Man hanged for alleged gay sex in Iran

'Gangster' accused of gay sex executed in public in Fars Province, Iran

A young man known by the initials CH M was hanged publicly in Marwdasht, Fars Province, Iran, for allegedly engaging in 'sodomy' with another man.

Speaking with the Iranian Fars News Agency, Gholamhossein Chamansara, the Attorney General of Marwdasht, reported that the death penalty was given to the man - whose exact age is not known - due to his 'despicable act' that contradicted Sharia Muslim laws.

January 7, 2012
FBI expands the definition of rape

New FBI definition of rape includes male victims

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is changing its 83 year definition of rape. Now men will be listed as victims and physically resisting attack will no longer be a requirement.