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3 May 2006Homophobia prevalent in US schools + Homophobic bullying is still common in American schools, according to a new study from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).The group's 2005 National School Climate Survey (NSCS), the only national survey to document the experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) in America's schools found that three quarters of respondents heard derogatory remarks such as "faggot" or "dyke" frequently, and nearly nine out of ten (89.2%) reported hearing "that's so gay" or "you're so gay," meaning stupid or worthless, often. -
3 May 2006Gay activists held in Pentagon protest + Twenty-one members of a cross country tour promoting gay rights to Christian and military colleges were detained at the U.S. -
3 May 2006Most gay Americans are out, study claims 1 A new census conducted annually by the School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York suggests that 97% of gay Americans are out to their families, friends and at work.That statistic, which some activists are suggesting seems unreasonably high, is partnered with several other percentages in the Gay/Lesbian Consumer Census Online, conducted in partnership with the media relations group OpusComm. -
3 May 2006Human rights group claims immigration law discriminates gay couples + Thousands of US citizens and their foreign same-sex partners face enormous hardships, separation and even exile because discriminatory US immigration policies deprive these couples of the basic right to be together, according to a report.Human Rights Watch and Immigration Equality said in a document released today as Congress debates immigration reforms, that it must end the discrimination that lesbian and gay Americans and their foreign partners endure under US immigration law. -
3 May 2006Opposition ACT group present gay marriage bill 1 The opposition Party in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has put forward a bill to register partnerships for all sexualities.The proposal, from shadow attorney-general, Bill Stefaniak, comes after the ACT government backtracked on its Civil Unions Bill in reaction to Federal government disapproval. -
3 May 2006Mother abducts son to stop him turning gay, court told 1 A mother kidnapped her son to stop her ex husband turning him gay, a court has been told.Caren Macdonald is accused of custody interference and breaking a restraining order after taking her 11-year-old child from a Florida school to Costa Rica in 2001. -
3 May 2006Gay doctor paid patient £12,000 after masturbating him 1 A gay doctor has been cleared of sexually assaulting and putting a patient into a trance in his surgery. -
3 May 2006Lesbianism combats PMS, scientists claim + Women suffer from Premenstrual Syndrome because of men and will find more compassion if in a lesbian relationship, according to a study.Scientists have analysed the difference between straight relationships and lesbian relationships, and discovered that women are more compassionate compared to men who can be unsympathetic about symptoms. -
3 May 2006Homophobic Moscow protesters arrested + Thirty nine protesters have been arrested after two nights of violence outside a gay club in Russian capital, Moscow.Riot police were used to control the crowds of right wing and religious activists, and most of those arrested were charged with causing a public disturbance. -
3 May 2006Gay star attacks civil partnerships 1 Gay actor Sir Ian McKellen has called Britain's civil partnership laws absurd, claiming it discriminates against all sexualities.The legendary thespian said equality could only exist if every couple was subject to the same laws and called the legislation nonsensical. -
3 May 2006Almost half of gay Dubliners are victims of homophobic crime + Almost half of gay Dubliners claim to have experienced either verbal or physical abuse due to the sexuality according to a report published by the government's Equality Authority.41 per cent of the thousand people questioned in the capital, Dublin said that they had been the victims of a homophobic hate crime, defined as "s "any physical or verbal attack where the victim is primarily targeted because of their perceived sexual orientation." -
3 May 2006T4 presenter denies gay rumours 1 T4 presenter Steve Jones has quashed claims that he is gay.The Channel 4 personality, who presents the weekend entertainment show, is reported to have been furious over rumours.Ladies man Jones, 29, is currently dating Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, and is rumoured to have bedded Pamela Anderson, Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie. -
3 May 2006EU grants gay couples “facilitation” + Same sex couples will have their relationships "facilitated" across the European Union, according to new laws.The reforms of residency requirements came into effect yesterday and state that gay couples can live anywhere in the European Union and have their rights legally protected, even in countries where there are no same sex partner laws. -
3 May 2006Lesbian mum opposes “illegitimate homosexuality” leaflet + A lesbian mum has expressed anger after her daughter brought home a school sex education pamphlet which branded homosexuality as "contrary to the laws of nature."Angela Williams was shocked when her 12-year old showed her a pamphlet, The Top 10 Questions Teenagers Ask about Sex, which was given to her at Honeysuckle Middle School in Montgomery. -
3 May 2006Jersey group calls for gay marriage 1 A Jersey lobby group has launched a campaign for civil partnerships on the Island.Progress Jersey is pushing for legal recognition of gays and lesbians in long term partnerships.A spokesman for the group told the Jersey Evening Post, "I think it's a civil rights issue and we are trying to get a level playing field. -
3 May 200610,000 Irish gays missing out on marriage 1 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has welcomed the publication of a new study revealing the number of gays and lesbians who have chosen to marry in countries that uphold marriage equality.Marriage equality is enshrined in the laws of the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada and the US state of Massachusetts, where the constitution forbids the creation of second-class citizens. -
3 May 2006Gay couple hope to be elected as councillors together + The first gay couple to marry in a civil partnership in Birmingham, England are hoping to be the first gay couple to be jointly elected as local councillors.James and Brynn Tudor became the first gay couple in Birmingham to marry last year and they are now both standing as Liberal Democrat candidates in the elections that take place tomorrow.
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Russia: 30 arrests made at Moscow Pride6
Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy30
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway4
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march9
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival1
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office5
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too7
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts36
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’9
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 30
- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts36
- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
- Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march9
- UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway4
- Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor's office5
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights56- Obama praises Boy Scouts' progress but wants gay leaders too7
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians49
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault142-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142
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'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals66
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