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27 March 2006Gay groups slam Hillary Clinton’s “ambiguous” gay policy 1 US Democrats have blocked progress on gay rights, according to activists.Eight Democratic senators, including Senator Hillary Clinton, former first lady and wife of President Bill Clinton, listened to complaints last week from gay groups that they and their party colleagues have hindered progress on gay rights. -
27 March 2006Win £100 of luxury Italian cheese (plus accessories) 3 Delicious Grana Padano hard Italian cheese is as good for your waist line as it is for your taste buds. -
27 March 2006Diverse US support for openly gay army members + Americans of all ages and numerous religions support the idea of openly gay army recruits, according to a poll.The survey, released by the Pew Research Centre, shows that a majority of Americans in every age group, geographic region of the country and throughout numerous religious denominations support allowing lesbian and gay Americans to serve openly in the armed forces. -
27 March 2006Scottish gay bars ready as smoking ban ignites 5 Smoking has now been stubbed out across bars and pubs in Scotland.The ban, which came into force yesterday to a mixed reception, applies to public places including restaurants, bars and clubs.A spokesman from gay establishment, the Claremont Bar in Edinburgh told PinkNews.co.uk, "We have been ready since the end of January, it is no big shock to us." -
27 March 2006FCUK grooming kit worth £150 up for grabs 1 Already popular in the gay community, the FCUK grooming range has been repackaged and restyled with a funky new look.To celebrate their launch, PinkNews.co.uk has teamed up with French Connection to offer a massive goody bag complete with every item in the range (worth around £150) for one lucky reader . -
27 March 2006Freedom march organiser looking to build on success 1 The organiser of last weekend's March for Free Expression, Peter Risdon, has openly praised the Muslim Action Committee's Ismaeel-Haneef, for helping to ensure peaceful rallies in London and Birmingham.He thanked him in an open letter in which he expressed hope that problems between Muslim and non Muslim communities had been reduced and invited him to a further debate on the controversial Danish cartoons satirising the Islamic Prophet Muhammed. -
27 March 2006Brokeback toy boys 6 An internet blogger has caused online tears, and praise after designing action figures dedicated to the gay cowboy movie, Brokeback Mountain.Jedi Doug, an action figure enthusiast from Canada, constructed the models by hand from other toys, and has featured them on his website along with models from other programmes such as Angel and Napoleon Dynamite. -
27 March 2006Norwegian bishop suggests gays seek therapy + A Norwegian bishop has been condemned by public figures after suggesting gay people change their sexual orientation by visiting a psychiatrist.Norway's top actress slammed Oslo Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme, and was joined in opposition to his remarks by senior politicians and government officials. -
27 March 2006Pink claims brother stole her lesbian lover + Pop star Pink has revealed tales of heartbreak after her brother stole her lesbian lover when she was a young teenager.The singer, real name Alecia Moore, told the Independent she received therapy after the break up and was still upset about it years later.She said the girl was her first love, "I had a girlfriend when I was 13 and she left me for my brother!" -
27 March 2006Gay groups voice concern over Bulger killer’s outing 6 Gay groups have expressed dismay at a media frenzy over allegations that one of Jamie Bulger's killers, Robert Thompson, is gay.Thomson, who abducted and murdered toddler Jamie Bulger, with his friend Jon Venables when they were ten years old in 1993, is now believed to be living with a gay lover. -
27 March 2006Homophobia hits Hungarian elections 2 Members of Hungary's ruling coalition party have been accused of destroying traditional values in an anti gay tirade from opposition group, the Christian Democrat People's Party (KDNP.)The KNDP, which is allied to the main conservative opposition, Fidesz, increased its anti gay standing in the run up to elections, when it accused the liberal party of corroding the country's values by supporting schemes such as gay pride. -
27 March 2006Coach dismissed after gay porn revelations 3 A gym coach has been banned from working with children at a Catholic school after it was discovered that he was a former porn star.School principal, Dennis Litteken, dismissed the athlete after he found out that the 22 year old gymnast, Josh Weast, had once starred in gay porn videos.He had been using the school gym to train 40 boys and girls in tumbling at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Illinois for three years. -
27 March 2006Will Young has joined “anti-gay” Church- press claim 4 The gay Pop Idol winner, Will Young has joined a Christian group that allegedly "frowns on homosexuality and labels it an 'illness'."The Daily Mail today claims that the singer has joined a small group of disciples meeting in a formerly derelict church in South Kensington, West London. -
27 March 2006R Kelly disowns brother over bisexual claims 3 R B star R Kelly is bisexual, according to a DVD being promoted by younger brother, Carey Kelly.Mr Kelly, told New York Radio station Hot 97 that his low budget release reveals the artist, real name Robert Kelly, has asked him to cover for him in his upcoming trial for child pornography, beats his wife and is bisexual. -
27 March 2006Transgendered man documents hair raising life + A transgendered man who excelled in female beauty pageants around the UK is set to reveal all in a book documenting his journey from life as a woman to being a man.The former female model, now called Rico Adrian Paris has courted media interest with his autobiography, Transman Bitesize, which tells the tale of 37 years as a woman called Helen Thompson, two marriages, and four children, until having a sex change. -
27 March 2006Pope’s gay views “in line with Hitler” 4 Pope Benedict XVI's gay stance is as bad as prejudices of "Hitler and Himmler" in Nazi Germany, according to an Irish Senator.Senator David Norris criticise the pontiff over his constant condemnation of homosexuality and refused to take "moral instructions from a man with a swastika on his arms." -
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.
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New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word ‘fag’7
Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister3
Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row6
Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions12
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade12
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas38
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy3
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list2
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits16
- New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'7
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade12
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister3
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions12
- Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row6
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
Interview: Tabatha Coffey on fame, hair and same-sex marriage in New Jersey 1
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
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