General News Basingstoke man attacked in homophobic hate crime A man in his 20s was attacked in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on April 17 near the town’s railway station. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Business News Reading attacker given life sentence Khairi Saadallah, who pleaded guilty to murdering three gay men in Reading last year, has been sentenced to life in prison. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News BBC promises full investigation into BBC Persian Service Following an expose by the Peter Tatchell Foundation into the BBC Persian Service’s alleged homophobia, the head of the BBC World Service, Jamie Angus, has promised a full investigation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Comment COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 1 min read
Community Hate Crimes at record high, new figures from Home Office reveal. Statistics released by the Home Office have revealed that hate crime has hit its highest level on record with 105,090 hate crimes recorded in 2019/20, up 8% compared with 97,446 offences in 2018/19. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Germany: Out Health Minister Abused by Anti-Lockdown Protesters Cries of “shame” and “gay pig” were hurled at the Minister By Paul Wright • 2 min read
General News Mexico City bans gay conversion therapy Mexico City has made history by becoming the first jurisdiction in Mexico to criminalise gay conversion therapy, with 49 votes in favour of the new legislation compared to nine against securing a ban on the procedure. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Business News Our silence murders them twice On Sunday three members of the LGBTQ communities were murdered in a park in Reading. What are their names? Why don’t you know? By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Community News Polish couple visit ‘LGBTQ+ free zones’ to give away rainbow masks Polish gay couple Jakub and David visit ‘LGBTQ+ free zones’ to give away rainbow masks. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Care Takers by Billy Cowan An explosive new play about homophobia and bullying by award-winning playwright Billy Cowan. The play is a hard-hitting drama about homophobic bullying in the staff room of a school. By Contributor • 2 min read
