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April 5, 2013
Trans and gay pair rejected for cleaning jobs by boss ‘expecting women’

Transgender and gay housemates say they were turned away from job cleaning local council offices in southern England

A trans person and a gay man claim they were turned away from a cleaning job at a council office in southern England because the bosses were ‘expecting women’.

Now they are considering action against the employer – Morgan Sindall Plc, a major UK construction and contract group. The firm however, denies wrongdoing, suggesting an alternative explanation for the alleged discrimination.

April 4, 2013
Boss threw trash can at lesbian worker, then fired her

Lesbian check-cashing worker claims boss made offensive comments about her sexuality – he denies wrongdoing

Company boss Jim Cullen poured scorn on an openly lesbian employee and shouted and swore at her, a tribunal heard today (4 April).

The 6ft 3ins tall director of Cash Zone Ltd made homophobic comments about 19-year-old Rae Roberts, who worked for him in Camberley, Surrey, southern England, after she and her girlfriend attended a party together at his home.

The employment tribunal was told that Cullen even threw a waste-paper trash can at Roberts and called her an idiot before dismissing her without warning.

February 5, 2013
Firm sorry for telling gay men they may have anti-HIV ‘cool gene’

Dating sites Grindr and Gaydar pull advert that invited gay men to test for HIV protection gene. Test firm Cool Genes says ‘sorry’

Grindr and Gaydar have pulled an advert that invited gay and bi men to find out if they had a ‘cool gene’ that could protect them from HIV.

Now Cool Genes, a firm in Oxford, southern England, has apologized for advertising the £39 ($61 €45) service and said it will rethink the test.

The firm advertised on gay dating app Grindr and site Gaydar under headline ‘Got the cool gene?’

It was promoting a test that could find out whether you have a genetic mutation which makes it less likely you will contract HIV.

January 15, 2013
Oxford Union slammed for inviting three gay haters

Oxford University debating society invited three hate speakers to discuss gay parenting, while dropping far-right politician, Nick Griffin, who they claimed was invited ‘by mistake’

World-famous debating society, The Oxford Union, has invited three gay hate camapigners to promote their views on gay parenting.

The debate at Oxford University in southern England, one of the world's most famous educational establishments, will take place on Thursday (17 January) with well-known homophobes Scott Lively, Winston McKenzie and Peter D Williams invited to take part.

October 19, 2012
Police probe 'idiot' Nick Griffin's anti-gay Twitter threats

Far-right British National Party leader Nick Griffin stands by tweets which threaten gay couple who won a discrimination case againt an English B&B

A gay couple who won a lawsuit against a homophobic B&B has branded British National Party leader Nick Griffin an 'incoherant idiot' after he threatened to send a ‘justice’ team to their home.

October 18, 2012
BNP leader sends British Justice team to gay couple’s home

Far-right British National Party leader Nick Griffin has threatened to send supporters to a gay couple’s home after they won a court case against Christian hoteliers

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has threatened to send a ‘justice’ team to the home of a gay couple who won a discrimination case against two Christians who refused them a hotel room.

Michael Black, 64, and John Morgan, 69, who booked by email and paid a deposit, were turned away by Christian owner Susanne Wilkinson when they arrived at the Swiss Bed and Breakfast in Cookham, Berkshire, southern England in March 2010.

September 18, 2012
Lesbian faces being deported back to Uganda

Uganda lesbian asylum seeker claims to have been abused in detention in the UK

A lesbian and another woman are to be deported from the UK to Uganda this week where both fear they will be persecuted.

The two have been held at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Retention Centre in Bedfordshire, southern England and are part of the ‘Yarl’s Wood Five’ – now a group of 25 women, many of whom are lesbian.

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) and GayAsylumUK have both confirmed that the women will be deported and they have been issued with their plane tickets.

May 11, 2012
Ex-altar boy beat lover to death in paedophile fear

Second killing for Christopher Hunnisett, 28 who claims he was sex abuse victim. Attempt to flee London court foiled by security guards after murder verdict

A former altar boy leapt out of the dock today (11 May) after being convicted of murdering his gay lover he falsely suspected was a paedophile.

A court in London heard how 28-year-old Christopher Hunnisett from Hastings, Southern England, claimed he had been the victim of sex abuse and wanted to rid the world of sex offenders.

So he beat Peter Bick, 57, over the head with a hammer even though there was no evidence at all he was a paedophile. He then went to the nearby police station to confess to the killing.