2012
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October 2012
Italy takes first step to make gay hate illegal 
IT 25 OCTTwo men acquitted under new U.S. gay hate crime law US (KY) 25 OCTSenegal men jailed for gay sex SN 24 OCTJudge upholds gay hate-crime law, allows Kentucky case to proceed US (KY) 16 OCT• Memorandum Opinion and Order: USA v. AR Jenkins & DA Jenkins
268.96kb, 15 OCT 12Court rejects transgender rape acquittal SE 16 OCTNo plans to expunge sodomy convictions AU (NSW) 05 OCTSupreme Court: Failure to disclose HIV to sex partners not always a crime CA (ON) 05 OCT• Judgment: R. v. Mabior 2012 SCC 47, 05 OCT 12
• Judgment: R. v. D.C. 2012 SCC 48, 05 OCT 12
November 2012
'Kill the Gays' Bill: Ugandan Activists Confirm Death Penalty Not Removed UG 28 NOVUganda drops death penalty from anti-gay bill UG 23 NOVChurches force Malawi to backtrack on suspending anti-gay laws MW 08 NOVMalawi suspends laws banning same-sex relationships MW 06 NOVDecember 2012
Cameroon jails 'gay' man for texting 'I'm in love with you' to male friend CM 17 DECMove to strike gay sex records AU (VIC) 17 DECBelize Supreme Court to decide legality of homosexuality in May BZ 09 DECJuly 2012
Outing could be a crime, Italian Supreme Court rules IT 30 JUL'Gay panic' to stay in Queensland, rules LNP AU (QLD) 19 JULHungary extends hate crime laws to include gays HU 18 JULChilean President Signs Landmark Anti-Discrimination Legislation CL 13 JULTransgender woman appeals rape acquittal SE 06 JULAugust 2012
South Carolina county sheriffs warned over illegal entrapment of gay men US (SC) 19 AUG• ACLU: Letter to Greenville County Sheriff & Others
2.38MB, 16 AUG 12Doctors ban anal exam used to charge men with homosexuality LB 08 AUGAppeals Court: Hate Crimes Act Doesn't Suppress Anti-Gay Speech US (CA) 02 AUGSeptember 2012
Minnesota Court acquits HIV man in transmission case US (MN) 25 SEP• Opinion: Daniel James Rick v. State of Minnesota A12-0058
157.44kb, 24 SEP 12Two Cameroonians sentenced to five years in prison for 'homosexual behavior' CM 22 SEPNigeria gives man three months jail for gay sex NG 18 SEPEU adopts Directive offering protection to victims of homophobic and transphobic crimes EU 12 SEP• European Parliament: Directive P7_TA(2012)0327 18 SEP 12
Sex Crimes Committed Abroad, But Punishable in New Jersey US (NJ) 08 SEP• Opinion: The State of New Jersey v. Michael Sumulikoski and Artur Sopel 11-12-02152-I
187.19kb, 10 JUL 12In a legal first, a trans woman who was convicted of public indecency has her sentence altered UK 02 SEPHistoric gay sex convictions will be able to be deleted from October UK 02 SEPLebanon justice minister says anal probe exams must end LB 01 SEPApril 2012
Liberian President backtracks on anti-gay comments LR 11 APRMay 2012
Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and violence in Europe EU 24 MAY2012 ILGA State-Sponsored Homophobia Report: 40% of UN Members still criminalize same-sex sexual acts BG 17 MAYJustice Department implements LGBT inclusive prisoner protections US (DC) 19 MAYChile approves hate-crime law after gay bashing CL 09 MAYU.K. Gay Sex 'Offenders' to Get Clean Slate UK 03 MAYJune 2012
Poland rejects civil partnerships but will get hate speech laws PL 30 JUNCircumcising boys for religion amounts to grievous bodily harm, German court rules DE 27 JUNMalta extends hate crime laws to include gays MT 21 JUNJanuary 2012
February 2012
Liberia Considers Bill Criminalizing Same-Sex Marriages LR 27 FEBCameroon in 'first' lesbian charges CM 24 FEBEurope upholds Sweden’s right to curtail homophobia SE 09 FEBWoman in Cambodia sentenced to 4.5 years jail for lesbian sex with 'minor' KH 01 FEBMarch 2012
LGBT inclusive hate crimes bill introduced on last day of Georgia legislative session US (GA) 30 MARLords pass bill erasing archaic anti-gay convictions UK 13 MARGo to:  |
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