homophobia

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Respect to Stoke Newington School, where headway is being made against the issue of homophobic bullying in the classroom. Lessons are being taught on the topic of gay history, and the persecution of famous homosexuals such as Alan Turing and Oscar Wilde. And it seems …

Around 4000 people gathered last night in Trafalgar Square for a vigil prompted by the homophobic attack in that same square on Ian Baynham on 25 September. Ian died of his injuries a few weeks later. A month later, to the day, James Parkes was …

A silent candle-lit vigil will be taking place in Trafalgar Square on 30 October between 8 and 10pm. Although the event is about people registering their dislike of all forms of hate crime, it is being organised following the recent homophobic attack that took place …

Grayson Perry has chipped in with an urn for an auction in aid of Harefield. Looks like RMT tube workers are playing up again. North Londoner Chipmunk has topped the charts with his first single. There’s been a big fire in Holborn and another at …

courtesy of Stonewall In February last year, Stonewall, the gay equality organisation, put vibrant posters saying “some people are gay, get over it” on 600 billboards around the country. The posters, were developed with pupils and teachers as part of Stonewall’s Education for All campaign …

This afternoon at the time when hundreds of people were also gathering in Tel Aviv, 30 to 40 people, mostly friends and friends of friends gathered by email and via facebook, came together in Soho Square for an impromptu vigil in support of the victims …

Police in Hampshire have released pictures of sixteen Spurs fans they wish to question over “racist and homophobic” abuse directed at Portsmouth’s Sol Campbell during a Premier League game on September 28th. Campbell, who controversially left Tottenham for rivals Arsenal in 2001, is usually subject …

We hate hate crimes at the best of times. This last Tuesday, 28-year old David Cooper drank with friends in several of our favourite haunts on Old Compton Street, in Soho. He finished off with a drink in the Friendly Society at about 11pm. He …

Reports that hate crime is on the rise don’t really surprise us. In the wake of the earlier shocking news about the murdered French students and the relentless wave of violent crime we seem to be riding at the moment, we’re not really feeling the …