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2 June 2006Grandpa accused of infecting gay men with HIV + An Australian grandfather deliberately made friends with gay men on the internet to infect them with HIV, a court was told today.Michael Neal, 48, appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with attempting to infect people with HIV and rape.He met victims including one who he allegedly drugged and raped, on the internet and persuaded them into unprotected sex, telling them he was HIV negative, the jury heard. -
2 June 2006Spanish government backs transsexual law 1 Transsexuals in Spain are to be given the right to change their gender documents in civil registries without undergoing a sex change, according to new laws passed by the Spanish government today.The law is expected to be produced this summer and will allow doctors to certify that a person is living as the wrong sex after they have lived as the appropriate sex for a year and a half and been approved by a psychiatrist. -
2 June 2006Colorado Governor rejects gay anti-discrimination law + The Governor of Colorado has been called "out of step" with his State after rejecting a law which would have prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.Bill Owens vetoed the legislation for the second time claiming it would see an increase in lawsuits against local businesses and "had the potential to be costly for Colorado businesses due to an expansion of their tort liability." -
2 June 2006Canada to vote on gay marriage 1 Canada will hold a free vote in Parliament later to this year, the prime minister announced today.The Canadian Parliament will decide whether to scrap gay marriage laws which were adopted last year.Stephen Harper came to power last January campaigning to reopen the debate on laws governing same sex partnerships in the country. -
5 June 2006Bush backs gay marriage ban 4 US President George W Bush has used his weekly radio address to voice support for a constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage, ahead of a Senate vote on the issue.The amendment, which would prohibit states from recognising same-sex marriages, needs a two-thirds majority in the Senate and House, and then would need to be ratified by at least 38 state legislatures before becoming a law. -
5 June 2006Lesbian couple seek UK gay marriage rights 10 A British lesbian couple married lawfully in Canada will challenge the UK's gay marriage laws in the High Court tomorrow.University professors Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger were married lawfully in Canada in August 2003, while Sue was working there, after the province of British Columbia opened up marriage to same-sex couples. -
5 June 2006Religious protests hit Romanian Gay Pride + Gay campaigners marching for tolerance and diversity in Romania were hit with violence and protest last weekend.Around 500 activists attended a parade on Saturday evening in Bucharest, which was targeted by eggs and anti gay slogans as well as a counter march by the Romanian Christian group Noua Dreapta, promoting "family values." -
5 June 2006Naked butlers moon their way to the states + A company offering hen parties and gay weddings almost naked waiters has proved so successful in Britain that it is opening up offices around the world."Butlers in the Buff" provides waiters wearing only a bow tie, collar, cuffs and a bottom-revealing apron. -
5 June 2006Western Isles to lift ban on gay marriage + The Western Isles (Eilean Siar) are preparing to reverse their ban on civil partnerships or gay weddings taking place on the islands.The Western Isles became the only part of Britain to ban gay marriages after local councillors and registrars agreed to a boycott.Registrars are permitted under the Civil Partnership Act to refuse to conduct a ceremony on moral grounds. -
5 June 2006HIV positive rapist is “lowest of the low” says gay rights campaigner + PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveHuman rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell has branded an HIV positive Zimbabwean who pretended to be gay as "the lowest of the low" after he raped two teenage girls.Gabriel Vengesai, 45, had already been found guilty of statutory rape after he had consensual, unprotected sex with a 14-year-old girl who bore him a child. -
5 June 2006MTV awards Brokeback kiss + The Brokeback Mountain clinch between Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger has been voted the Best Kiss, ahead of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, at the MTV Movie Awards in California.The stars of the gay cowboy movie won the accolade, voted by MTV viewers, last night along with a Best Performance award for Gyllenhaal. -
5 June 2006UNAIDs meeting was “massive disappointment” 3 UK charities and Non Governmental Organisations are calling the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS "a massive disappointment."After three days of intense negotiation, lobbying and demonstrations, UK groups attending the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS expressed disappointment at the political declaration and perceived lack of genuine involvement of community organisations and people living with HIV and AIDS. -
5 June 2006Gay community urged to ensure faith support 13 The Green Party's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) group is calling on the gay community to respond to the Government's Equality Bill consultation on whether to ban discrimination against LGBT people in the supply of goods and services such as hotels and charitable services.They are worried that extreme religious groups might persuade the Government to exempt them from any obligations under the new law on grounds of religious faith. -
6 June 2006US President backs gay marriage ban despite waning support 4 US President George W Bush yesterday called for support of the proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage to be debated in the Senate from today.The President, who had been tight lipped in recent months on the issue of same-sex marriage, announced last week he supports an amendment to the constitution, sticking firm to the belief than marriage is between a man and a woman, despite the fact that Vice President Dick Cheney and even the first lady have offered differing opinions.
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6 June 2006Sir Elton gets his Mojo + Music legend Sir Elton John has been inducted into the Mojo Hall of Fame.The gay star received the honour at the music magazine's awards in Shoreditch Town Hall last night.The award was presented to him by Best Newcomer winner, singer Corinne Bailey Rae, whose album sold around half a million copies after her single Put Your Records On became a Europe wide hit. -
6 June 2006BBC governors reject homophobic complaints 6 The BBC's governors have dismissed complaints that the station broadcasted homophobic material.The complaint to the BBC board of governors, objected to perceived homophobia on BBC Radio 1 and on the Catherine Tate comedy show.Radio1 DJ Chris Moyle's was cited for describing a ring tone as gay and offence was caused by comments made by US rapper The Game on Jo Whiley's show on the same station, when he described gay people as "faggots". -
6 June 2006Williams reinstates bishop after gay row + An Evangelical clergyman who lost his standing as a bishop over a gay row has been reinstated by the Archbishop of CanterburyDr Rowan Williams allowed an appeal by the Reverend Richard Coekin against the revocation of his bishop licence by the Bishop of Southwark, Reverend Tom Butler. -
6 June 2006Australia set to lose gay union laws 1 Just weeks after the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) approved a gay civil union law, the Federal Government has promised to overturn it.Despite an initial willingness to consider the law, Attorney General Philip Ruddock has now stated that it would be against the Federal Marriage Act as it is too similar to marriage and fails to take heed of the government's concerns. -
6 June 2006‘BBC condones homophobia,’ says anti-bullying charity 6 An anti-bullying charity has rejected the BBC's claim that Radio1 DJ Chris Moyles did not cause offence by referring to a ring tone as "gay".A complaint made against the presenter, Chris Moyles, after he dismissed a ring tone by saying "I don't want that one, it's gay", was rejected by a committee of the BBC Board of Governors. -
6 June 2006Lesbian couple begin battle for marriage recognition 9 A lesbian couple seeking UK recognition for their marriage in Canada began their case at the High Court today.University professors Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger were married lawfully in Canada in August 2003, while Sue was working there, after the province of British Columbia opened up marriage to same-sex couples.
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Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down+
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination2
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay9
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’10
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store3
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’47
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague3
Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk6
US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes3
- US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay9
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally10- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 47
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'10
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership2- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down0
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It's 'absurd' to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay16- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination2
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'18
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
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
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
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'47
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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