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UFC Fighter Suspended After Using Anti-Gay Slur on Twitter
By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A UFC fighter has been suspended after calling a fellow fighter "the biggest fag in the world" on Twitter.
Gay Men Say Man Assaulted Them at Movie Theater
By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jan 18, 2013
A Louisiana man has been arrested after allegedly verbally and physically assaulting a group of young men in a movie theater because of their sexual orientation.
NC Taxi Driver Accused of Anti-Gay Taunt & Hitting Gay Man
By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jan 15, 2013
A gay man from Raleigh, N.C., alleges a taxi drive called him and his friends "faggots" before trying to run him down. A witness, however, claims the group was harassing the driver.
Gay U.K. Hairdresser Sentenced for Scissor Stabbing
By Jason St. Amand | Monday Dec 10, 2012
A gay hairdresser from the U.K. has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for stabbing a man with a pair of scissors after hurling anti-gay remarks.
Entire Swedish Soccer Team Banned for Using Anti-Gay Slurs
By Jason St. Amand | Friday Dec 7, 2012
An entire Swedish soccer team has been suspend after athletes hurled anti-gay slurs at rivals during a match earlier this year.
’Faggot’ Used 2.5M Times on Twitter Since July
By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Oct 2, 2012
A website founded by Canadian academic researchers reported that more than 2.5 million Twitter uses have used "faggot" in their tweets since July.
N.Y. Teen Blinded After Being Assaulted by Anti-Gay Bullies
By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Jun 20, 2012
A 14-year-old student from Brooklyn is blind in one eye after two bullies viciously attacked him and shouted anti-gay slurs at him.
Boston Tea Party Speaker: ’We Will Not Be Silenced by Faggots’
By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 19, 2012
A speaker at a Tea Party Tax Day protest hurled a homophobic slur towards the LGBT community as gay rights activists protested the event, where one of the most virulently anti-gay activists also spoke.
NHL Lacks Conclusive Evidence Regarding Homophobic Slur
By Ira Podell | Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers escaped punishment by the NHL on Tuesday night because the league doesn’t have conclusive evidence he directed a homophobic slur at the Rangers’ Sean Avery.
NFL Player Apologizes for Anti-Gay Slur, Other Remarks
Friday Jul 15, 2011
Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison apologized Thursday for using an anti-gay slur to refer to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with "Men’s Journal," and says his critical statements about teammates were taken out of context.
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