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2018

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December 2018

York County judge: South Carolina law protects same-sex domestic violence victims News item summary US (SC) 19 DEC
York County judges toss same-sex domestic violence cases; SC law doesn’t protect them News item summary US (SC) 05 DEC

October 2018

Delhi: Lesbian couple fears for life from parents, HC grants police protection News item summary IN (DL) 01 OCT

September 2018

Switzerland has made homophobia and transphobia illegal, comparing them to racism News item summary CH 30 SEP
Allahabad High Court turns down police protection request from gay couple claiming threat from their parents News item summary IN (UP) 28 SEP
Judge awards pro-marriage pastor $10,000 in online harassment case News item summary US (WV) 14 SEP

August 2018

Seventh Circuit Affirms Grocery Store Employee's Same-Sex Harassment Title VII Victory News item summary US (IL) 31 AUG
• Opinion: Robert Smith v. Rosebud Farm Inc No. 17-2626 PDF 182.59kb 02 AUG 18
Appeals court allows lesbian resident to sue senior living facility over discrimination News item summary US (IL) 27 AUG
• Opinion: Marsha Wetzel v. Glen St. Andrew Living Community LLC, et al. No. 17-1322 PDF 220.45kb 27 AUG 18
Threatening violence against gay or intersex person could see someone jailed for three years News item summary AU (NSW) 20 AUG
Employee awarded €8,000 after colleague linked homosexuality to child abuse News item summary IE 01 AUG
• Adjudication: A General Store Assistant v. A Large Company ADJ-00010217 HTML 18 JUL 18

July 2018

Westmoreland County extends sexual harassment protections to gay, transgender workers News item summary US (PA) 26 JUL
'A huge win': New Zealand brings in paid domestic violence leave News item summary NZ 26 JUL

May 2018

Court of Appeal Tosses Verdict Because of Prosecutor's Bias Against Gay Jurors News item summary US (CA) 04 MAY
• Opinion: The People v. Brady Dee Douglas No. C072881 PDF 248.12kb 03 MAY 18

April 2018

Tribunal finds John Christopher Sunol in contempt News item summary AU (NSW)
• Decision: Burns v. Sunol [2018] NSWCATAD 78 HTML 10 APR 18
Texas Supreme Court sharply splits on same-sex harassment case US (TX) 06 APR News item summary
• Majority Opinion: Alamo Heights Independent School District v. Catherine Clark No. 16-0244 PDF 277.20kb. 06 APR 18
• Dissenting Opinion: Alamo Heights Independent School District v. Catherine Clark No. 16-0244 PDF 206.46kb. 06 APR 18

March 2018

Appeals court says even Michigan prisoners have civil rights News item summary US (MI) 27 MAR 18
• Majority Opinion: John Does 11-18 and Jane Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections et al. No. 332536 PDF 116.01kb 27 MAR 18
• Dissenting Opinion: John Does 11-18 and Jane Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections et al. No. 332536 PDF 184.90kb 27 MAR 18

£47,000 Awarded for Severe Transgender Discrimination and Harassment News item summary UK (E&W) 19 MAR
Judgment: Miss A de Souza E Souze v. Primark Stores Ltd No. 2206063/2017 PDF 185.95kb 22 DEC 178
Lambda Legal Reaches Favorable Settlement for Passion Star, Transgender Woman Sexually Assaulted in Texas Men's Prisons News item summary US (TX) 15 MAR

January 2018

Unlawful homosexual vilification complaint partially upheld News item summary AU (NSW) 10 JAN
• Reasons for Decision: Burns v. Sunol [2018] NSWCATAD 10 HTML 10 JAN 18

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