Homophobia/Transphobia: UK News 2008

News related to homophobic and transphobic incidents.

Tags: homophobia, transphobia

Documents and links in this resource

• Victim of homophobic thug still haunted by attack (Victim of homophobic thug still haunted by attack.doc)
• Gay charity wins councils grant (Gay charity wins councils grant.doc)
• Survey reveals extent of homophobic crime in Brighton (Survey reveals extent of homophobic crime in Brighton.doc)
• Stephanie's fight against gay hate (sussex.doc)
• Gay people expect discrimination in all walks of life (Gay people expect discrimination in all walks of life.doc)
• Drunk who taunted a gay man to his death faces jail term (Drunk who taunted a gay man to his death faces jail term.doc)
• Hate crime award (Hate crime award.doc)
• Jail term for homophobic mother (Jail term for homophobic mother.doc)
• Launch of anti-homophobia surgeries (Launch of anti.doc)
• Iris Robinson compares homosexuality to child abuse (Iris Robinson compares homosexuality to child abuse.doc)
• Kellie was strangled by teenager after oral sex, court told (Kellie was strangled by teenager after oral sex.doc)
• LGBT youth activist wants action after death of teen following homophobic attack (LGBT youth activist wants action after death of teen following homophobic attack.doc)
• Life in prison for couple convicted of murdering gay man (Life in prison for couple convicted of murdering gay man.doc)
• Second man charged after homophobic assault leaves victim in critical condition (Second man charged after homophobic assault leaves victim in critical condition.doc)
• Two men banned from football grounds for homophobic chanting (Two men banned from football grounds for homophobic chanting.doc)
• London gay man left paralysed by homophobic attack (London gay man left paralysed by homophobic attack.doc)
• Leading Muslim doctor before GMC over homophobic letter (Leading Muslim doctor before GMC over homophobic letter.doc)
• Little Britain panders to hatred and homophobia, claims academic (Little Britain panders to hatred and homophobia.doc)
• Police may investigate 'homophobic' joke on Have I Got News For You (Police may investigate.doc)
• Reports of homophobic hate crimes rise in Scotland (Reports of homophobic hate crimes rise in Scotland.doc)
• Significant minority want recriminalisation of gay sex in the UK (Significant minority want recriminalisation of gay sex in the UK.doc)
• Obama would win by landslide, if Britons had their way (Obama would win by landslide.doc)

Homophobia: A Multi-Oppression Awareness Training Course

This is a training course I have developed over the years. 

I start the training by showing famous LGBTs on the screen - this is whilst people are sitting down (it gives them something to do whilst the other participants arrive).

Tags: homophobia, training, lesbian, gay

Documents and links in this resource

• Famous LGBTs (LGBT FACES CPS 10 05.ppt)
• Outline, Core Competencies, Oppression, Multi-Oppression (A Outline, Core Competencies, Oppression, Multi-Oppression.ppt)
• Definition, Language, Causes (B Definition, Language, Causes.ppt)
• Effects on Homosexuals (C Effects on Homosexuals.ppt)
• Two Identity Models (D Two Identity Models.ppt)
• Continued Minority Stress (E Continued Minority Stress.ppt)
• Effects on Heterosexuals (F Effects on Heterosexuals.ppt)
• Effects on Employment (G Effects on Employment.ppt)
• Effects on Services (H Effects on Services.ppt)
• Developing Gay-Friendly Services (I Developing Gay-Friendly Services.ppt)
• Handout 1: Heterosexual Privilege (handout 1.doc)
• Handout 2: Attitudes (handout 2.doc)

Homophobic Hate Crime in Calderdale

Research into homophobic hate crime in Calderdale, includes a comprehensive literature review.

Tags: lesbian, gay, bisexual

Documents and links in this resource

• contents (Contents.doc)
• d: References (References.doc)
• b: Leading Pages (LeadingPages2.doc)
• c: Report (Report2.doc)
• a: Cover (Covers2.doc)

LGBTs & Hate Crime: Domestic Abuse

Relevant resources.

Documents and links in this resource

• Comparing domestic abuse in same sex and heterosexual relationships (cohsarfinalreport.pdf)
• 1 in 3 homosexuals victims of domestic violence: report (1 in 3 homosexuals victims of domestic violence.doc)
• Research Abstracts (ABS.doc)
• Abusive Relationships: How to Avoid Them (Abusive Relationships.doc)
• Domestic Violence and Family Law: A New Era (Bansi Soni.doc)
• Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships (battering.doc)
• BMA calls for doctors to tackle unspoken epidemic of domestic abuse (BMA calls for doctors to tackle unspoken epidemic of domestic abuse.doc)
• Calderdale Survey (Calderdale HHC.doc)
• Com paring domestic abuse in same-sex and heterosexual relationships (cohsarfinalreport.pdf)
• Bibliography (CUAV Same Sex DV Bibliography.htm)
• Doctors shed light on abuse between same-sex partners (Doctors shed light on abuse between same.doc)
• GAY ABUSE HIDES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (GAY ABUSE HIDES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.doc)
• Study sheds light on domestic violence in LGBT relationships (July 20.doc)
• Less than 10% of same-sex domestic violence reported (Less than 10.doc)
• NEW POWERS TACKLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (New powers tackle domestic violence.doc)
• No pride in violence (No pride in violence.doc)
• Our dirtiest secret: Domestic violence in our community (Our dirtiest secret.doc)
• Some notes on addressing racism and homophobia: the first small steps by Suzanne Pharr (pharr.doc)

LGBTs & Hate Crime: News from Abroad (2)

Relevant news uploaded since March 2007.

Documents and links in this resource

• Could it happen here (Could it happen here.doc)
• Belgian cardinal faces prosecution (Belgian Cardinal faces prosecution.doc)
• Slides give faces to struggle (Slides give faces to struggle.doc)
• One in three persons thinks gays immoral (One in three people think gays immoral.doc)
• 3 Hate-Crime Killings Inspire Pro-Gay Projects (3 Hate.doc)
• Ellen DeGeneres' Tearful Tribute (Ellen DeGeneres.doc)
• Ten years later: Hate Knows No Age (Ten years later.doc)
• Hate Crimes Ad Launched In Wake Of Gay Teen Murders (Hate Crimes Ad Launched In Wake Of Gay Teen Murders.doc)
• Surgeon General's Warning: Gay sex kills (Surgeon General.doc)
• The causes of a hate crime (The causes of a hate crime.doc)
• Project to track anti-gay hate crimes (Project to track anti.doc)
• The pedophile and homosexual connection (The pedophile and homosexual connection.doc)

LGBTs & Hate Crime: UK News (2)

Relevant news uploaded as from March 2007.

Documents and links in this resource

• Be confident to avoid attacks, advises charity (Be confident to avoid attacks.doc)
• Home Office defends anti-homophobia campaign (Home Office defends anti.doc)
• GUIDANCE TO TACKLE HOMOPHOBIC HATE CRIME (home office guidelines.doc)
• Gay group prepares for anti (Gay group prepares for anti.doc)
• Government accepts gay equality (Government accepts gay equality protections.doc)
• Home office guidelines (home office guidelines.doc)
• Homophobic Crime and policing (london hate.doc)
• Northern Ireland hate capital of west (Northern Ireland.doc)
• £17,000 payout in discrimination case (payout west yorkshire.doc)
• Anti-gay discrimination to be banned (PersonnelToday.doc)
• Progress (progress.doc)
• anti-gay hate crime in Scotland (Recent figures suggested anti.doc)
• Regulations will come into force on April 30th (Regulations will come into force on April 30th.doc)
• Specialist 'Hate Case' Courts Start Work (scottish hate board.doc)
• Gay hate crime on the increase (Gay hate crime on the increase.doc)
• Gay community living at risk (Gay community living at risk.doc)
• New cop on 'gay patrol' tackles 'hate' crime (New cop on.doc)
• Liverpool Councillor Appalled At ‘Secret’ Gay Bashing Report (Liverpool Councillor Appalled At.doc)
• Hyde Housing Association (19th September 2007 12.doc)
• Judge: "Thugs" carried out homophobic attack in Harrogate (Judge.doc)
• Stroud to Host First Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Trust Forum (Stroud to Host First Gay.doc)
• A schoolboy who launched an attack which ended in the murder of a gay man has been detained for a year. (A schoolboy who launched an attack which ended in the murder of a gay man has been detained for a year.doc)
• Call to strengthen hate crime law (Call to strengthen hate crime law.doc)
• Life sentence for teenager guilty of homophobic murder (Life sentence for teenager guilty of homophobic murder.doc)
• Three months in prison for homophobic abuse (Three months in prison for homophobic abuse.doc)
• We need to strengthen the law on hate crime (We need to strengthen the law on hate crime.doc)
• Gay hate bill returns to Commons (Gay hate bill returns to Commons.doc)
• LGBT Labour slam homophobic incitement rebels (LGBT Labour slam homophobic incitement rebels.doc)
• 42-year-old builder guilty of harassing gay teenager (42.doc)
• Britain's changing attitudes towards gays (Britain attitudes.doc)
• Hi-tech way to tackle hate crime (hi-tech.doc)
• One in five gay people victim of (hhc research.doc)
• Home Office minister will join Stonewall at hate crimes report launch (Home Office minister will join Stonewall at hate crimes report launch.doc)
• Homophobia questions may be added to British Crime Survey (Homophobia questions may be added to British Crime Survey.doc)
• Mother and son in court accused of attack on lesbian couple (Mother and son in court accused of attack on lesbian couple.doc)

LGBTs & Hate Crime: Websites

Links to relevant websites.

Tags: LGBTs, Hate crime, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender

Documents and links in this resource

• Bradford (web link)
• London LGBT Advisory Group (web link)