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13 March 2006Prison service looking for gay recruits + The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is looking to shed its "straight man" image by appealing to more gays and lesbians.The service wants to increase its share of homosexual staff to at least six out of every 100 prison officers.They have launched an advertising blitz in gay publications to recruit the gay community in Glasgow, Barlinnie and Edinburgh jails. -
13 March 2006Immigrants tested with gay kiss 1 Muslim groups are criticising the Netherlands over the use of films featuring two men kissing to test asylum seeker's liberal attitudes as a basis for entry into the country.Applicants' reactions will be tested to see if they can accept the language and culture of Holland.Leaders from the Muslim community in Holland say the film is offensive, "It really is a provocation aimed to limit immigration. -
13 March 2006Brokeback kiss ranked second sexiest movie moment 7 The kiss between Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in the gay cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain has been ranked the second sexiest movie moment of all time.The embrace was beaten by the not so elegant spanking scene in 2002 cult film, the Secretary, in a poll conducted by Lovefilm.com. -
13 March 2006Talk show blasted for putting lesbians over drugs + Irish talk show, the Late Late Show has been criticised by drugs groups for "putting lesbians before the drugs issue."Angry campaigners have expressed disgust at the RTE network for allowing more time to discuss gay marriage than to the drugs epidemic. -
13 March 2006Libraries refused funding over gay books + The Oklahoma House of Representatives, which last year legislated that gay themed books should be moved to adult sections of libraries, is threatening to deny funding to libraries thatdon't enforce the rule.Politicians in the House Appropriations and Budget Committee passed HB 2158 by a vote of 13-3, and it is headed to the full House. -
13 March 2006Gay group banned from university + The Rev. -
13 March 2006Government ensures equal access for gay community 1 Pubs, hotels and restaurants will face prosecution for turning away gay customers, according to government plans announced today.The scheme fulfils a promise made last year that the 2006 Equality Act would ban discrimination based on sexuality in the supply of goods, facilities and services.Trade and Industry secretary Alan Johnson announced the consultation on reforms this afternoon, he said: "It's easy to forget how far we have come in the past eight years. -
13 March 2006Hillary Clinton still banking on gay support despite gay marriage row 5 Ticket sales for a gay and lesbian fund-raising event for Hillary Clinton have remained high despite a high profile row concerning the New York senator's views on gay marriage.Mrs Clinton, the former first lady and wife of President Bill Clinton is widely believed to be considering standing to become the Democrat's nominee for the next Presidential election.Mrs Clinton supports civil unions, a similar system to the British civil partnership scheme, gay marriage in all but name. -
13 March 2006Israeli politician promises gay marriage rights + In the run up to this month's elections in Israel, one politician has promised to push for the inclusion of gay people in a new law on civil marriage.Yossi Beilin, a member of left wing party, Meretz, announced the group's policy along with other politicians, at a bar popular with the gay community in Tel Aviv. -
13 March 2006Group to hear views of gay cancer sufferers + Cancer patients from the gay community are to be consulted about how services could be made better for them.The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire Cancer Services network is launching a project to improve their understanding of the needs of cancer sufferers from the gay, lesbian, and transgendered communities. -
13 March 2006News of the World could sue PinkNews.co.uk over Ashley Cole stories 25 PinkNews.co.uk, the gay news website that published an unedited version of a photograph of the footballer Ashley Cole and the radio DJ, Masterstepz may face legal action from the News of the World.Notification was received from solicitors acting for the News of the World this morning stating that they reserve the right to commence third party proceedings against the site in relation to the libel claims of Mr Cole. -
13 March 2006Professor angers gay groups over sperm warning + A New Zealand university professor has angered gay groups by suggesting that recipients of sperm from gay donors should be warned that the "gay gene" may be inherited.His comments come after medics lifted the ban on gay sperm donors in reaction to protests from human rights groups.
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14 March 2006Anti gay groups urge Ford boycott + US conservatives groups are enforcing a boycott of car manufacturer Ford because of the company's support for gays and lesbians.The American Family Association, is encouraging car buyers to avoid buying Ford vehicles for a year because they believe the carmakers have not "remained neutral in the cultural battles." -
14 March 2006Protests after school stops gays sharing rooms + Staff and students at an American university are protesting a policy that stops unmarried couples staying together on school trips.The University of St. -
14 March 2006Gay pride and football prejudice + PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveAs Ashley Cole files his lawsuit over "gay orgy" allegations, the Football Association's director of Corporate Affairs, Simon Johnson tells PinkNews.co.uk's Marc Shoffman, how English football is leading the fight against homophobia and discrimination.When you walk into the FA head office in trendy Soho Square, you are greeted with the three lions roaring with pride as plasma screens blast out the latest sports news alongside pictures of top English stars. -
14 March 2006Gay pride rising in Pakistan 2 Young gay Pakistanis are determined to celebrate their sexuality despite prohibitions on homosexuality, it has been revealed.The historic Basant festival, which took place in Lahore last weekend, attracted revellers from a variety of communities and just days after President Pervez Musharraf boasted of empowering minorities, gay revellers proudly joined in with the celebrations. -
14 March 2006Gay group finds God + America's oldest gay rights group has announced plans for a partnership with Protestant congregations, in a move which leaders say will be their biggest challenge yet.The move by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, is an unprecedented joining of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups with secular and faith-based organisations. -
14 March 2006Rape claims in gay sauna + A man is claiming to have been raped in a gay sauna, according to police.Detectives are investigating the allegation which an 18 year old said took place inside the Pleasuredrome in Waterloo.He says he was attacked last Sunday by an older man inside the 24 hour establishment, which promotes itself as the best sauna for gay and bisexual men. -
14 March 2006Gay campaigner denies Zimbabwe coup + The Zimbabwe government has accused British gay rights activist Peter Tatchell of an alleged coup in the country.Weapons were shown on Zimbabwean television claiming to have been seized at the home of one of the plotters from the Zimbabwean Freedom Movement, which Mr Tatchell has previously been linked with. -
14 March 2006Trans woman blasts “homophobic” election campaign + An Australian transgender woman is seeking an injunction to stop election adverts which she believes encourage homophobia.Martine Delaney will file two complaints with the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commission, asking for an end to a campaign by the Liberal Party that states sex changes and gay marriage are bad for society.
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Survey: LGBT acceptance at all time high in US, but discrimination remains+
X Factor star Marcus Collins takes part in anti-hate crime campaign video+
Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill8
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay31
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down19
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination5
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay24
Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business4
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’18
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store5
- US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay24
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 60- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down19
- Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'18
- Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay31
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally11
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination5
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill53
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59-
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill53
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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