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Andy Burnham apologises for Greater Manchester Police’s history of homophobia
"I apologise to all LGBTQ+ people in Greater Manchester and across the UK for the past failing of GMP," Burnham wrote
Homophobia
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Council prevents couple from fostering over beliefs that homosexuality and gender fluidity are ‘wrong’
Matthew and Michelle Smith were rejected by Manchester City Council after failing the first stage of a fostering suitability assessment
Culture Film & TV
Dean McCullough: ‘Tom Read Wilson’s I’m A Celeb trolling is blatant homophobia – mine got so violent, I brought in a private investigator’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Opinion: "Queer people on TV are characters to be judged, dissected, mocked, or assigned motives they don’t have," McCullough writes for Attitude
Culture Music
Fabolous faces backlash from LGBTQ+ fans as he refuses to blow out birthday candles over ‘pause violation’
In a video shared online, the rapper is joined by Jim Jones, Dave East and Maino as they present him with a chocolate cake shaped like an “F” and covered in candles
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Wiltshire Police accused of ‘LGBTQ+ bias’ as force is sued by free speech campaigners over Pride stall
Fair Cop co-founder Sarah Phillimore says the force’s involvement showed a “lack of neutrality” and could be seen as supporting LGBTQ+ causes
News UK
Ofcom takes no action as GB News breaches broadcasting rules with homophobic slur
The conservative channel breached its Broadcasting Code in January, when Josh Howie compared LGBTQ+ people to child abusers
News World
Flight forced to make emergency landing as man shouts LGBTQ+ passengers are giving him cancer
Just over an hour into the journey, the plane was forced to divert after an erratic traveller allegedly caused a disturbance onboard
Culture Film & TV
Zoë Kravitz criticises ‘wild’ ‘homophobic’ content in Friends: ‘Keep that in the 90s’
Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004, has previously been scrutinised for its portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes
News UK
Church of England votes to remove clause labelling homosexuality ‘dishonourable’
"Now contextually inappropriate"
News Politics
Stonewall welcomes MP debate on hate crime but argues action: ‘No justifiable reason for delay’
“We’ve already had a positive reaction with lots of MPs signing NC122, and I’ll be continuing to encourage colleagues to add their names," said Labour MP Rachel Taylor
News UK
Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic and Drag Race stars to lead protest against homophobia in Met Police
The protest also aims to seek justice for the late drag artist Heklina who was found dead in her apartment in London in 2023
News UK
Bristol man injured with a knife in homophobic attack
Avon and Somerset Police said that the attack took place in Bristol on Sunday 11 August 2024
News Sport
Tottenham chastises homophobic chant after win against Manchester United: ‘This is simply unacceptable’
"The Club will be working closely with the Police and stewards to identify anyone instigating or joining in with the chanting," Spurs said in a statement
Culture Music
Troye Sivan blasts suggestion he’s only on tour to go on Grindr in new cities: ‘It’s genuinely homophobic’
"I'm going on tour because I released an album and because people are buying tickets to come see the show," Sivan said
News
Wetherspoons worker who said ‘God would not forgive gay people’ has tribunal dismissed
He also said during Norwich Pride that he didn't want the "gay thing shoved down [his] throat."
News UK
Drag Race UK’s Choriza May and Elektra Fence ‘cancelled on by Uber driver’ for wearing drag: ‘It keeps happening’
“We were standing there like, ‘what the f**k?’”
News UK
Man hospitalised after ‘vicious and unprovoked’ homophobic attack in Bristol
Avon and Somerset Police are treating the incident as a hate crime
News UK
Sadiq Khan ‘disgusted’ after Brixton attack: ‘Homophobia has no place in our society’
"London stands with you"
News World
Brazil high court rules homophobia punishable by prison in landmark decision
Justice Edson Fachin called the ruling a “constitutional imperative”
News UK
Two men stabbed in homophobic attack on Clapham High Street
“We are acutely aware of the shock this attack will cause members of the LGBT+ community”