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17 July 2006Gay Games go ahead despite heatwave and protests 3 Athletes at the Gay Games in Chicago are attempting to beat a heatwave with temperatures reaching 38° C (100 ° F).A heatwave warning has been issued in the city which saw 465 people die in 1995 from heat related illnesses.However, organisers of the games claim that the heat will not stop athletes competing. -
17 July 2006Living outside of society: Palestinian refugee rentboys in the Lebanon + PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveAs the conflict between Israel and terrorists and others within the Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories worsens, PinkNews.co.uk's Matthew Streib examines what the plight of Palestinian refugee rentboys living within the Lebanon. -
17 July 2006Australian commission listens to opposing voices in gay rights consultation + From the 26 July the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission (HREOC) will be holding hearings and public forums across Australia to identity any problems in the access same-sex couples have to financial and work related benefits.The commission's report generated a lot of controversy in June when it was revealed that John Howard's federal government had issued a ban on federal departments issuing submissions themselves, a decision which led to him being criticised by many in the gay community. -
17 July 2006Mixed result for Jackson in dispute with former gay porn producer 2 The Californian jury hearing the lawsuit between Michael Jackson and his former business partner, Marc Schaffel, decided that Jackson would pay Schaffel $700,000.Schaffel, who was sacked after the pop star found out about his former work as a gay porn director, had originally filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against Jackson for the $3.8 million that he claimed the singer owed him. -
17 July 2006National failure set to follow local successes for American anti-gay marriage campaigners 1 This week the US House of Representatives will debate and vote on the proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as exclusively "between a man and a woman". -
17 July 2006Half of Irish gays do not have regular HIV tests + A survey of sexual health attitudes of those living in the Republic of Ireland has found that almost half of gay men are not aware of their sexual health status.The results of the survey, conducted between 2003 and 2004 were presented at the annual Gay Health Forum by the HSE (the Irish equivalent of the NHS).
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’+
Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe5
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote35
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’1
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill9
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’4
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many6
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill37
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come11
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins47- David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote35
- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 37
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 84
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault139
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 28
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'56
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister15- US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill9
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault139
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'94-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage84
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill64
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57-
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'56
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