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28 March 2006Brokeback Mountain wins Gay film award. 5 "Finally an award that means something," sighed Ang Lee happily as Brokeback Mountain claimed a gong in New York.In it's 17th annual awards, The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) named the "gay cowboy movie" it's top film of the year.The writer and actor Bruce Vilanch, who has written the Oscar shows for several years, hosted the glamorous evening at the Manhattan Hotel, and presenters included Michael Douglas and Sandra Bernhard. -
28 March 2006“Gay couples only adopt to molest” says Republican politican 10 As the gay adoption debate shows no signs of resolution in America, the Republican party's Representative for Hendersonville, Debra Maggart, says she believes gay couples may adopt children for the purpose of molesting them.In a public email correspondence with a master's student at Vanderbilt University she argued against gay adoption on moral and safely grounds."We also have seen evidence that homosexual couples prey on young males and have, in some instances, adopted them in order to have unfretted access to subject them to a life of molestation and sexual abuse," she claimed. -
28 March 2006Civil partnership in Australian Capital Territory + Debate in Canberra raged last night over a new civil partnership scheme. -
28 March 2006Freed gay hostage to be welcomed home + The inhabitants of Sault Ste. -
28 March 2006No Queen and Queen at prom + Laura Murphy, a church attending Catholic school girl has been forbidden by school authorities from bringing her partner to her high school prom.Though Ms Murphy had attended a school dance with Lindsey Shelton, a freshman at a local college, the school put its foot down over the all important prom in Cheektowaga, New York. -
28 March 2006Verdict in gay hate crime case – guilty + A member of the Crips street gang has been convicted for a frenzied attack on a gay manA Brooklyn Supreme Court jury found Steven Pomie, 25, guilty of assault and assault as a hate crime for the brutal June 2005 attack that left Dwan Prince, 28, paralysed. -
28 March 2006Peter Tatchell on “Queen” Mugabe and the scary prospect of being an establishment figure + PinkNews.co.uk's editor, Benjamin Cohen meets Peter Tatchell of the human rights group OutRage! to discuss gay rights, the progress made in Britain and whether Robert Mugabe could be considered a closet case.Climbing the steps of a slightly dingy south London housing estate, you have little sense that you are on route to the headquarters of one of Britain's foremost human rights campaign groups. -
28 March 2006211 complaints to BBC over gay EastEnders storyline, but do the public care? 5 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveThe lesbian storyline between Sonia and Naomi on EastEnders has been bringing in its fair share of complaints.211 emails calls and letters have been received by the EastEnders press office, objecting to the storyline which saw the break up of Sonia's marriage, fueled by her first gay kiss with a friend. -
28 March 2006Danny La Rue has stroke 6 Female impersonator Danny la Rue is bowing out of public life having suffered a stroke.A close friend, Pat Lake-Smith told The Stage that "Danny has a stroke but without paralysis." She announced the performer's tour cancellation, saying "he has been ordered by his doctors to rest completely. -
28 March 2006Portia di Rossi tells grandma “I’m Gay” 1 Portia de Rossi spoke about some of the difficulties of coming out to her family.The former Ally McBeal star's sexuality was thrust into the public eye when her realtionship with Ellen de Generes became public. -
28 March 2006Mugabe might be “repressed queen” 3 "I wouldn't be surprised if Mugabe is himself a closet, self loathing, repressed queen. -
28 March 2006Jersey to reduce age of gay consent to 16 + A report delivered this morning by the Corporate Services Panel says there is "no alternative" to lowering the age of consent for homosexual consent.The Island's laws currently set the age of consent at 18 for homosexual couples, and 16 for heterosexual couples. -
28 March 2006Disney to scrap Elton movie + Amid cries of "wherefore?" Elton John's animated movie "Gnomeo Juliet," has been scrapped by bosses at Disney.The retelling of Shakespeare's famous play was to have been the second Disney collaboration with Elton John, following the success of The Lion King, which saw Elton and lyricist Tim Rice collect an Oscar for the song "Can you hear the love tonight?" -
28 March 2006Gay sex education in China discussed + Liu Shujie, a member of the family planning association of Wuchang district of Wuhan, capital city of Central China's Hubei Province, encouraged family planning delegates to offer advice to gay people.She told delegates at the Shenzhen conference that she had decided to provide gay-friendly sex education in 2003, due to overwhelming demand. -
28 March 2006Gay Church Advert is only like Will and Grace, says Church leader + CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox have all decided not to show an advertisement that portrays a gay couple being banished from a church.The commercial shows a gay couple, a single mother, a disabled man, and others being ejected from their pews by a giant supernatural hand pressing a big red button.
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Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur8
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’2
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords35
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people32
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members2
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years21
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’38
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people32
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords35
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years21
- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 2
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'38
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution169- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 8
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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