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10 October 2006Rhode Island lesbians marry out of state + A lesbian couple from Rhode Island who won the right to marry in Massachusetts because laws in their home state do not expressly prohibit same-sex marriage, tied the knot before friends and family in a ceremony held last weekend.After being denied a marriage license in Massachusetts, Wendy Becker and Mary Norton challenged a 1913 state law that prohibits out-of-state residents from marrying if the union would not be permitted in their home state. -
10 October 2006Stonewall denies preferential gay treatment 1 Gay charity Stonewall has rubbished a report which claims that special interest groups such as the gay community are turning the United Kingdom into a nation of victims and undermining legal equality.The book We're (Nearly) All Victims Now! published by the Civitas think tank estimates that around 73% of the population now make up victim groups which undermines equality before the law. -
10 October 2006Michigan Judge’s nomination halted over gay marriage ceremony + The nomination of Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Janet Neff to the federal bench is on hold because she helped lead a commitment ceremony for a lesbian couple four years ago, reports the Grand Rapids Press.Senator Sam Brownback, of Kansas, an opponent of gay marriage who has presidential aspirations, said he wants to know whether there was anything illegal or improper about the ceremony in Massachusetts. -
10 October 2006Contradictory gay proposals make Colorado ballot + Two proposals regarding same-sex couples that appear to contradictory to each other have made their way onto Colorado's November ballot.According to Colorado's Vail Daily, Referendum I proposes legalising domestic partnerships, which would confer a variety of rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples while amendment 43 would add a constitutional amendment defining marriage as "one man and one woman." -
10 October 2006Little Britain star’s panto partnership + Little Britain star Matt Lucas is planning a Christmas panto style theme for his upcoming civil partnership, according to reports.The comedian is rumoured to be considering Captain Hook, Mother Goose and Aladdin guises for a pantomime themed union with his partner Kevin McGee this December. -
10 October 2006Mental health day important for gay community 4 Mental health charities are joining together today to stop the increasing rates of suicide caused by severe depression, an issue of great importance to the gay community.World Mental Health Day, an international awareness campaign, aims to highlight the plight of those people suffering from severe mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia, which can lead to suicide. -
10 October 2006Queer women campaign for better healthcare + A lesbian, bisexual and transgender health group is looking for Scottish women to talk about sex.Queer Women's Action (QWA) is organising a weekend seminar in Pilochry for women from all over Scotland to come and share their experiences of healthcare in the country. -
10 October 2006Gay bars to monitor street smoking 5 Gay bars in Soho welcomed the idea of a smoking ban when MPs passed a bill prohibiting it earlier this year, and now Westminster Council has taken another step by ensuring the smokers won't just be moved outside.The local authority of Westminster contains many gay venues which will have to ensure there customers no longer light up from next year, but the Council wants to make sure the new law doesn't result in customers smoking in the street. -
10 October 2006Gay activists oppose Iran deportations + As the Netherlands mulls resuming deportations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender asylum seekers back to Iran, and Sweden begins such deportations again, human rights activists are urging both European governments to adhere to their international legal obligations not to send people back to the risk of torture.Human Rights Watch has written letters toDutch and Swedish authorities saying the states cannot return people to countries where they face torture, ill-treatment or death, a fate known to be awaiting LGBT in Iran where Sharia law proscribes the death penalty for homosexuality. -
10 October 2006Bermuda church denies “gay bashing” plans + A church conference in Bermuda has promised to steer clear of "gay bashing."Churches in Bermuda were planning to boycott a multi denominational service on human rights because they fear it may unfairly target homosexuality.
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Top stories
The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage1
US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage+
Travel: Is Las Vegas a ‘Fabulous’ gay holiday destination?+- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill13
Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law6
Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill9
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion16
US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam9
South Australia officially congratulates New Zealand on equal marriage, ahead of introduction of its own bill2
- The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage1
- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill 13
- South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam 9
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican20- Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion16
- Travel: Is Las Vegas a 'Fabulous' gay holiday destination?0
Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson18- US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage0
- US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
- Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under 'foreign agent' law6
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage88
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television85
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?84
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment72
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage67
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'65
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill62
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