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Black transgender shooting victim in Virginia reportedly misgendered in police reports
The incorrect gender markers were subsequently used in reports by local outlets before her identity was confirmed
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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
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Police chief apologises to LGBTQ+ community amid calls for nationwide forces to follow suit
Northumbria Police has joined the list of forces to apologise via the Peter Tatchell Foundation for past homophobic actions
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Gloucestershire Police chief apologises to the LGBTQ+ community for ‘former injustices’
The apology came in response to the Peter Tatchell Foundation's #ApologiseNow campaign
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Police release images of six men sought after homophobic attack in east London
No arrests have been made so far
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Police aren’t paid to ‘wave flags or dance with drag queens,’ says Suella Braverman
“We do not pay [police] to wave flags at parades, to dance with drag queens or to campaign”
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Police forces report largest annual increases of homophobic and transphobic hate crime
These figures provide “only the tip of the iceberg,” LGBTQ charities suggest.
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San Francisco Pride disrupted after mace sprayed into crowd
There were also reports of multiple fights as well as a since debunked report of a shooting.
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Two men brutally murdered in their homes in possible ‘hate’ killings in Ireland
A 22-year-old man remains in custody after Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee found murdered in their homes within days of one another.
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David Paisley calls out JK Rowling for mocking typo in police tweet about supporting the LGBTQ community
As South Wales Police defended their LGBTQ outreach programme on Twitter, Rowling mocked them for a typo.
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Police officers shouldn’t wear Pride badges, says outgoing police chief
Sir Tom Winsor, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, has told LBC, that officers should not identify with "any political opinion."
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Lesbian woman arrested in Iran for ‘supporting homosexuality’
Same-sex relations in Iran are punishable by death under Sharia law
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Former Thames Valley police officer ‘made homophobic and racist remarks’
Former PC Perry Greenhalf is alleged to have said a colleague would plan a party because "gay people do".
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Lancashire police officer being investigated over homophobic and racist messages
The officer is alleged to have sent messages containing homophobic and racist slurs about gay men and people from an Asian background.
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Man hands himself in following ‘nasty’ homophobic attack in Birmingham’s Gay Village
Police say the man handed himself in on Thursday 21 October after they made several attempts to arrest him.
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Man arrested following homophobic attack in Birmingham
Rob and Patrick were attacked on 15 August outside Missing Bar on Bromsgrove Street.
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Two men sought by police after man raped on Clapham Common
Detectives are appealing for information after a man in his 30s was raped in a wooded area of the Common on Wednesday 30 June.
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Man jailed for five years after ‘despicable’ homophobic attack in Brighton
Aaron Rhoods' victim had to be resuscitated by paramedics after being hit by a bottle.
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Two teens hospitalised after homophobic attack by gang in Hitchin
Hertfordshire Police say the attack was "unprovoked" and are appealing for witnesses.
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Two gay men hospitalised following ‘homophobic’ attack by teen gang in Bishop’s Stortford
Both men were left with serious injuries following the attack, which took place over the weekend.