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1 August 2006Gay crowd snub PM’s Outgames stand-in 1 Canada's Federal Public Works Minister Michael Fortier received a not-so-friendly welcome from the estimated 40,000 attendees of the opening ceremony of Montreal's World Outgames last weekend.According to The Canadian Press, the Conservative senator's speech was interrupted as he attempted to greet the crowd at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening. -
1 August 2006Rhode Island woman ordered to stop homophobia + A Rhode Island judge has ordered a woman to stop directing hate slurs at her gay neighbour, saying the insults amounted to "hateful conduct" and interfered with the man's right to live in peace.The attorney general's newly formed civil rights advocate's office sued Theresa Deschenes in its first case, accusing her of harassing a gay neighbour with AIDS and threatening him with violence. -
1 August 2006Sexuality affecting lesbian patient care in New Zealand + Healthcare providers react more positively to men than women who reveal they're gay, according to research in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.Women patients reported that healthcare providers were more likely to assume they were heterosexual, adding that more than one in ten were uncomfortable when they disclosed they were lesbian or bisexual. -
1 August 2006Gay Dean has secret civil partnership 3 The Church of England's first openly gay Dean, the Very Rev Jeffrey John, has had a secret civil partnership with another Anglican clergyman, according to reports.Dr John, currently Dean of St Albans, is rumoured to have had a civil partnership with Reverend Grant Holmes last week. -
1 August 2006THT opens sexual health clinic for Leeds students + On August 7, Terrence Higgins Trust is opening a clinic which will test and treat university students in Leeds for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).The clinic will run from 4-7pm on Mondays at the Terrence Higgins Trust offices, 2 Oxford Place. -
1 August 2006Humanists and Christians tussle over gay marriage 10 The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has expressed its disapproval of yesterday's judgement meted out by the High Court to the lesbian couple seeking to have their Canadian marriage recognised in the UK.Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division of the High Court, ruled that Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger, who legally married in Canada, could only be recognised as civil partners in the UK. -
1 August 2006Gay police defend EuroPride ad 9 The Gay Police Association has issued a statement regarding its controversial EuroPride advert which attributed recent homophobic attacks to religious belief.Scotland Yard was reported to be considering an investigation into the group after it placed an advertisement in The Independent's diversity supplement which coincided with the EuroPride rally, displaying a pool of blood next to a Bible. -
1 August 2006Gay school group stand up to homophobia + A lobby group campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in schools has launched a petition asking the BBC Board of Governors to reconsider their recent decision to dismiss complaints about Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles' derogatory use of the word 'gay' on his Radio 1 Breakfast show.The BBC recognised Moyles' comments may have caused offence, after he called a ring tone "gay," but said the use of the word to mean "lame" or "rubbish" was widespread amongst young people, promoting accusations that the station was condoning homophobia. -
1 August 2006Straight couples campaign for gay marriage rights 3 A group campaigning for heterosexual access to civil partnerships has expressed solidarity with a lesbian couple who were yesterday told their Canadian marriage could not be recognised in the UK.A High Court judge told Celia Kitzinger and Sue Wilkinson that they can only be recognised as civil partners to respect the "age-old institution (of marriage), valued and valuable, respectable and respected, as a means not only of encouraging monogamy but also the procreation of children." -
1 August 2006Survey questions gay perception of Northern Ireland + A majority of people in Northern Ireland say they are tolerant of lesbian, gay and bisexual people (LGB) in society, according to a new survey from Ipsos MORI Ireland.The survey, commissioned by Lesbian Advocacy Services Initiative (LASI), shows a majority of people (88%) are supportive of the principle that LGB people should not be discriminated against.
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Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members2
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians6
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members3
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members6
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship20
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them49
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians6
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members2
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members6
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship20
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members3
- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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 marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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