“A father and daughter from a US church which has called for homosexuals to be killed, have been banned from entering the UK by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lesbian who fled Iran after her girlfriend was arrested and sentenced to death in Tehran has won her battle to be granted asylum in Britain.”
The Independent, 16th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three men have pleaded guilty to chanting homophobic and racist abuse at Sol Campbell during a football match.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009
Source: www.telegarph.co.uk
“Simmons & Simmons has been named the most gay-friendly law firm in the UK by a leading lobby group. ”
The Times, 7th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A person does not need to be gay to be protected against homophobic abuse in the workplace, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The ruling extends harassment legislation to situations where someone is teased for being something they clearly are not.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
English v Thomas Sanderson Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Harassment at work on the ground of sexual orientation could occur irrespective of the victim’s actual sexual orientation or the tormentors’ perception of his orientation.”
The Times, 5th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A homophobic man has been jailed for life for stabbing to death an accountant in a public toilet.”
BBC News, 12th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Christian counsellor from Bristol is to take a charity to a tribunal after he was allegedly sacked for refusing to work with same-sex couples.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A lesbian couple were left ‘humiliated’ after colleagues joked about their sexuality, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“It is often said that the ‘pink glass ceiling’ which holds back the promotion of gay and lesbian people in British society is double glazed when it comes to professional mobility among the higher echelons of the judiciary.”
The Independent, 20th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Clifford Chance, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and White & Case are among 64 law firms to receive a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2009 Corporate Equality Index, writes the Am Law Daily.”
Legal Week, 4th September 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A Christian policeman is taking his own force to an employment tribunal over claims that it ‘harassed’ him because of his religious opposition to homosexuality.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The decision in favour of a registrar who refused to deal with gay couples sets a hugely dangerous precedent.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s advertising regulator has decided not to investigate Heinz’s ‘male kiss’ TV ad, despite 215 complaints from viewers that it was offensive and ‘inappropriate to see two men kissing’.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One in five lesbian and gay people have been victims of homophobic aggression over the past three years, a survey of hate crime revealed today. ”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Heinz has withdrawn its Deli Mayo TV ad that featured two men sharing a kiss and apologised to viewers after the advertising regulator received about 200 complaints that it was offensive and inappropriate.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gay and lesbian asylum-seekers can be safely deported to Iran as long as they live their lives ‘discreetly’, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has claimed.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A gay man who faces the death penalty in Iran has won asylum in the UK after protests prompted the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, to reconsider his case.”
The Independent, 21st May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Modernisers on both sides of the House of Commons tonight easily defeated attempts to restrict access for lesbian couples seeking to conceive children through IVF treatment.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gay campaigners criticised the Conservative Party last night after its health spokesmen attempted to force women to give the name of their sperm donor before being allowed IVF treatment.”
The Independent, 18th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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