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Outrage over the murder of a Filipino transsexual, allegedly at the hands of a US Marine, has obscured rather than highlighted the troubling vulnerability of sexual minorities to discriminatory violence in the Philippines, according to a recent report by The China Post.

A gay couple in New Jersey, US who were chased and beaten by Burger King employees following a 2007 altercation have been awarded US$3.15 million in a civil suit.

A three-paragraph posting on CNN’s citizen journalism website by an unrelated observer about an investigating officer's 'he-deserved-it' comment and the local media's near silence led to international coverage and swift arrest of a suspect.