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7 April 2006Prison officer punished for Brokeback screening + A prison officer is facing punishment for arranging a screening of gay cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain.The unnamed officer from a Norfolk prison in Massachusetts is accused of breaking prison guidelines because of the "graphic nature of sexually explicit scenes." -
7 April 2006Actress recognised for gay work 1 She's played a lesbian serial killer in Monster and previously refused to marry her boyfriend until same sex marriage was legalised in America, and now actress Charlize Theron has deservingly been given an award for raising issues of the gay community.Theron, was honoured for increasing "visibility and understanding" of homosexuality, at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) awards in Los Angeles last weekend. -
7 April 2006CPS gay forum chair arrested + The chairman of the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) network, has been accused of gay sex attacks and drug possession.Will Hollins, credited with setting up a gay forum to promote equality and diversity, is charged with sexual assaults on two men and possessing and supplying cocaine and cannabis.
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7 April 2006Brokeback cowboy becomes the Godfather + Brokeback Mountain's gay cowboy's Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal have found a way of becoming closer in real life.Gyllenhaal has been suggested as a possible godfather for Ledger's six-month-old daughter, Matilda Rose. -
7 April 2006Advisor faces dismissal after lesbian porn revelations + An insurance firm famous for telling people to save for a rainy day is threatening to sack one of its employees after discovering what she gets up to in her spare time.Michelle Batowski, a customer advisor at Legal General, is facing a disciplinary hearing after workmates found out she had appeared on a lesbian porn show. -
7 April 2006Muslim group reveals plan for gay consensus + PinkNews.co.uk ExclusivePinkNews.co.uk has been told of a five year plan to combat homophobia in the British Muslim community.Muhammed Aziz, policy advisor to the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), told PinkNews.co.uk that significant progress is expected following internal discussions after a productive All Party Parliamentary Group meeting earlier this year, which included the Muslim organisation and gay charity Stonewall.
Articles from 07 April 2006
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More congregations leave Church of Scotland in row about ministers in same-sex relationships+
Michelle Shocked to return to San Francisco during Pride Week, to clarify her feelings following anti-gay rant8
Gay ‘cure’ therapy NHS ban motion gains cross-party support+
Tory MP John Glen criticises Bishop of Salisbury for voicing support for equal marriage13
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans re-arrested on new indecent assault allegations+
Humanist weddings and equal marriage pension rights to be debated by peers3
Liberace’s ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson9
Brazil: Lawmakers approve bill which would remove ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy20
Cher to perform at New York Pride’s Dance on the Pier party2
Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong25
- Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson9
- Brazil: Lawmakers approve bill which would remove ban on 'gay cure' therapy 20
- Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong25
US: Attorney representing lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl asks judge to step down12
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican19- Tory MP John Glen criticises Bishop of Salisbury for voicing support for equal marriage13
- Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans re-arrested on new indecent assault allegations—
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television75- Humanist weddings and equal marriage pension rights to be debated by peers 3
Gay former police officer accuses the Met of 'institutional racism and homophobia'9
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage86
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?83-
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television75
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage66
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment66
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'63
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill62
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