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5 April 2006Procreation comes before gay rights, judge says + The US government's policy of promoting procreation should overrule gay rights, according to a panel of federal judges.Judge Jerome Farris told a gay couple suing Orange County, for the right to get married, that "everything that is wrong is not discrimination." -
5 April 2006Equality for gay school group + A school has been ordered to give a gay student group the same rights as other extra curricular clubs.Federal District Judge Joan Ericksen issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Osseo School District to afford a student group supporting gay rights the same footing as other extra-curricular student groups at Maple Grove High School. -
5 April 2006Happy Endings + Happy Endings, the film that opened the 20th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, is the latest offering from Don Roos.It is a twisting and sometimes complicated tale of relationships between nine Californians. -
5 April 2006Gay candidate running for Hackney Mayor 5 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveA gay candidate has been unveiled as the Conservative Party's representative for the Hackney mayoral elections in May.Andrew Boff, a runner up in the 2002 local election, will campaign for a council closer to the people and better services. -
5 April 2006Little Britain gay character inspires sign thefts + The Welsh town of Llanddewi Brefi which is satirised in hit comedy Little Britain, is being targeted by thieving fans who are stealing the town's signs.Latex wearing, Little Britain character, Dafydd is from the west Wales village, he has entertained viewers with the catchphrase, "the only gay in the village." -
5 April 2006MTV launches gay mobile channel + An MTV channel has launched a phone service aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.Logo has formed a partnership with Amp'd mobile to provide access to gay shows and advice on gay friendly places to visit. -
5 April 2006Female “poisoned dwarf” spy awarded compensation after lesbian jibes 1 A special forces spy was awarded 12,000 in compensation yesterday after an employment tribunal found that she had suffered a catalogue of abuse whilst serving in the British Army's special forces.30 year old Corporal Leah Mates told the hearing that she contemplated suicide after she was groped, threatened and labelled as a lesbian and "poisoned dwarf" in reference to her slight stature during a ten year campaign of persecution by male colleagues. -
5 April 2006Catholic university allows gay film festival + A gay film festival has been allowed to go ahead at a Roman Catholic university.University of Notre Dame President Reverend John Jenkins gave the go ahead on the basis of academic freedom, after spending two months considering allowing the event along with a screening of the Vagina Monologues. -
6 April 2006Community threatened by “gay liaisons” + Picturesque areas of Stockport are being turned into destinations for "dogging" and sexual activity for the gay community, according to local residents.The Tame Valley Defence Group claims that the Reddish Vale Country Park has become a hotspot for sexual liaisons and voyeurism. -
6 April 2006Homophobic attacker jailed + A man who attacked a gay neighbour leaving him with permanent scars and requiring 114 stitches, has been jailed for five years and 137 days.The homophobic assault took place when Thomas Bampton, 47, who was drunk and high on drugs targeted Stuart Windsor in Blackpool.
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6 April 2006Gay “proposition” sparks Jamaican riot 1 Jamaican students rioted against a gay pupil who had been accused of propositioning a classmate, according to reports.Police attempted to protect and escort the gay man off the University of West Indies campus after he was chased by an angry mob. -
6 April 2006Chrysler ad drives gay activists crazy + Gay rights activists are looking to put the brakes on a car advert which they claim portrays gay people in a derogatory manner.The advertising campaign for the new Chrysler Dodge Caliber features a tough looking man being turned into a pastel clad "fairy" walking dogs on pink leashes with the slogan, Anything but Cute. -
6 April 2006Gay killer has bail application thrown out of court 1 The gay "Limbs in the Loch Killer" William Beggs has had his application for bail pending a full hearing of his appeal against his conviction thrown out by a Scottish court.Beggs,42, known as the "Limbs in the Loch Killer," was jailed for life in 2001. -
6 April 2006Lesbian Tory vice chairman tipped for London Mayor campaign 2 Lesbian Conservative Party vice chairman Margot James has emerged as a potential applicant for the selection of a Tory London mayoral candidate.The Conservatives are holding an open primary which allows anyone to apply to be nominated to contest the position for the 2008 London mayoral election. -
6 April 2006Gay friendly policies vital in work choices + A US lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) legal organisation has announced the results of the largest nationwide survey of the gay community.Lambda Legal conducted a workplace fairness survey of the LGBT community in the first ever attempt to ask how important gay-friendly policies are to where gay people decide to work. -
6 April 2006Superheroes fighting for gay sexual health + A group of sexual health superheroes have donned their capes to fight hepatitis in the gay community, in reaction to figures which show half of London's gay men are not vaccinated against the disease.'The Vaccinators', dressed in their superhero outfits and arriving in their superhero bus, launched the start of the Sorted campaign to encourage gay men to vaccinate against Hepatitis A and B. -
6 April 2006Naomi Campbell offered a “200 pound lesbian to kick her ass” + Naomi Campbell needs a kick up the backside, according to lesbian comedian Rosie O'Donnell.O'Donnell challenged the supermodel to a duel after discovering she allegedly assaulted her assistant with a mobile phone in New York last month.She said: "To make matters worse she had that jewel-encrusted cell phone, that's got to score with the diamonds." -
6 April 2006New law states textbooks must recognise homosexuality + Schools in California may be legally obliged to teach about the contributions of gay and transgender people, after a bill was passed by the state Senate this week.It would include sexual orientation on a list of requirements, including gender and race, which schools cannot ignore or discriminate against and must recognise positively in textbooks.
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6 April 2006Girlfriend strangled because of lesbian past wasn’t first case, court told + A jealous boyfriend accused of strangling his girlfriend in a rage over her lesbian past held similar convictions previously, a court has been told.Steven Wallace, 40, denies the attempted murder of Wendy Brown, 30, but yesterday saw previous convictions of grievous bodily harm read to the jury.
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6 April 2006Dying gay man weds partner in hospital + A gay man who has been given a month to live, had a civil partnership ceremony with his boyfriend in hospital today.Peter Howard, 57, was diagnosed with skin cancer five years ago and doctors warned the condition had got extremely serious, prompting him to arrange his civil union to partner, Chris Wells, 32, at short notice.
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Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business3
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’6
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store1
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’36
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague2
Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk6
US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes2
US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for ‘brutal’ childhood abuse2
US Supreme Court not to decide on DOMA or Prop 8 cases today+
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership+
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign10
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'16
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill42
Republican Mike Huckabee: 'Every fear' over same-sex marriage has come true42
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It's 'absurd' to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay9- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 36
Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a 'homophobic radio z-lister'10
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill60
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for 'brutal' childhood abuse2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
France: Gay rights campaigner, 18, left brain dead after far-right attack67
Ann Widdecombe: I wouldn't have enjoyed serving under David Cameron because of equal marriage65
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Priest causes row by calling Justin Welby a 'wanker' on Facebook for equal marriage opposition55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Tory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48
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