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Homophobia

Half of all primary schools have seen homophobic bullying

14 Nov 2016

10.2k

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Hot Water

Chiefs lock Allardice apologises for homophobic remarks at end-of-season party

2 Aug 2016

8.3k

LGBT

Prince William appears on cover of Attitude magazine

16 Jun 2016

17.2k

LGBT Rights

Guardian journalist walks off Sky News 'in disgust' over Orlando killing comments

13 Jun 2016

59.6k

136

LGBT

A French hairdresser was called 'a dirty f****t' by his boss but it 'wasn't homophobic'

8 Apr 2016

26.0k

aunt marie

This teen is going viral for spectacularly shutting down her homophobic aunt

4 Apr 2016

21.0k

love is love

Adidas perfectly shut down homophobic comments on their Instagram yesterday

15 Feb 2016

11.6k

renua

Renua candidate steps down after labelling Vatican 'the Antichrist'

13 Dec 2015

34.8k

don't hang up

Vladimir Putin phoned Elton John, and this time it wasn't a joke

24 Sep 2015

22.3k

Homophobia

Gay scout pulled out of race for top role after receiving e-mail full of 'insinuations and threats'

19 Aug 2015

17.2k

153

Israel

'Deciding when or on which street I can hold my girlfriend's hand - it's a struggle'

9 Aug 2015

22.5k

European invasion

An evangelical Christian ministry which says gay people have "special needs" is in Dublin

4 Aug 2015

26.1k

160

pride in the name of love

American woman is asked to tone down her "relentlessly gay" garden, gets spectacular revenge

18 Jun 2015

57.4k

102

ten walls

A music producer was dropped from several festivals after his homophobic rant went viral

8 Jun 2015

4.6k

beacon of light

Where in the world is it hardest to be gay? (And what can Ireland do to help?)

1 Jun 2015

65.8k

115

Opinion

"In that moment, looking 'gay' no longer felt like a negative thing. It no longer felt dangerous."

Christine Allen

26 May 2015

170

out on the fields

Most gay sportsmen and women in Ireland 'verbally abused' on the pitch

10 May 2015

17.0k

Slurs

A Wallaby flanker made a stand against homophobic slurs at the weekend

24 Mar 2015

14.4k

Opinion

I was called a child abuser for conceiving through IVF - and it hasn't ended there

Dil Wickremasinghe

11 Mar 2015

890

118

the battle of fifth avenue

Inside the 25-year fight to let Irish LGBT people march in New York on Paddy's Day

8 Mar 2015

13.8k

133

Inclusive

'This is a momentous occasion for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender athletes'

6 Mar 2015

11.8k

the strides of march

Charlie Flanagan will march in the New York Paddy's Day parade, despite Irish LGBT ban

2 Mar 2015

15.7k

106

Homophobia

Leaflet at UKIP conference claims LGBT education is 'sexual grooming'

28 Feb 2015

9.8k

parental concerns

School that cancelled homophobic bullying workshop say it will go ahead 'at a future date'

28 Jan 2015

14.5k

113

7 inspiring responses to homophobia in our society

28 Jan 2015

7.3k

Not happening

Students to protest over school's cancellation of homophobic bullying workshop

27 Jan 2015

98.0k

440

i wanna hold your hand

Opinion: Hold hands or hide? I'm going to stop adjusting my life to suit everyone else

Liam Redmond

22 Jan 2015

4.0k

101

not so beautiful

Opinion: Sexism and homophobia will be big issues for the beautiful game in 2015

Glenn Fitzpatrick

5 Jan 2015

245

step off

Derren Brown shuts down homophobic abuse in a really excellent way

30 Dec 2014

5.5k

humans of homophobia

This Irish student's heartfelt essay about the effects of homophobia is going super viral

7 Dec 2014

5.6k

spar guy

The man behind the 'Spar Guy' Facebook status has spoken out

24 Nov 2014

63.1k

148

spar guy

This brilliant story about a kind Dublin shop worker is going super viral

24 Nov 2014

36.8k

Section 37

"Schools are not data-processing centres": Irish bishops want 'balance' in discrimination debate

30 Oct 2014

10.0k

on the buses

Gay couple claim they were threatened by bus driver for kissing

20 Oct 2014

18.9k

130

Pantigate

Panti Bliss was celebrated by Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross last night

14 Oct 2014

3.8k

Speaking out

Brendan Courtney receives outpouring of support after homophobic abuse on Dublin street

9 Oct 2014

4.7k

Renting

Landlord refuses to rent to gay couple, wants 'regular couple' instead

3 Oct 2014

8.1k

Dislike

Facebook to drag queens: 'Sorry for forcing you to use your real names'

2 Oct 2014

8.1k

brotherly love

Here's how police and the public can use social media to solve a crime in a few hours

17 Sep 2014

21.9k

over to you

In Your Words: Being a gay teacher in Ireland

14 Sep 2014

83.4k

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