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20 October 2006Gay Tory row over Attitude photo shoot 2 A war of words has broken out in Wakefield over a topless photo. -
20 October 2006George smokes joint in front of Melvyn + George Michael has broken yet another taboo by openly smoking cannabis in front of a Labour peer.In the course of an interview for The South Bank Show, the former Wham! front man and gay icon puffed on a joint.Michael was speaking to Melvyn Bragg, the veteran arts presenter, who was made a life peer by Tony Blair in 1998. -
20 October 2006Grey’s Anatomy star comes out + Hit US medical drama Grey's Anatomy, has been a cult hit with gay and lesbian viewers since its debut on Channel 5 earlier this year.Now TR Knight, who plays surgical intern Dr George O'Malley in the show, has released a statement to People magazine revealing that he is gay. -
20 October 2006Pope attacks “weak and deviant” gay relationships 3 The leader of the world's largest Christian denomination has called upon Italians to oppose moves to grant a form of civil partnership to gay and lesbian couples.The centre-left coalition government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi, elected in May, has promised some limited form of partnership legislation. -
20 October 2006Gay priest denies Foley abuse allegations + A 72-year-old Roman Catholic priest has admitted to a series of sexual encounters with a teenage Mark Foley, but denied the relationship was abusive.The Daily Telegraph reports that Fr Anthony Mercieca became close to Foley while he was working as a priest at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lake Worth, Florida, in the late 1960s. -
20 October 2006Manchester Imam defends execution of gay people 3 A Manchester Imam has allegedly stated that the execution of sexually active gay men is justified.Mr. -
20 October 2006McConaughey and Armstrong – failure to launch? + Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has denied rumours that he and seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong are more than 'just friends'.McConaughey joked in Details magazine: "We tried it. -
20 October 2006Kelly faces Commons questions on gay rights + Two MPs have challenged Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly about the delay in implementing new guidelines protecting gay people from discrimination.At Communities questions yesterday, the Conservative MP for Buckingham, John Bercow, demanded that the government set out when the new rules would be laid before Parliament.Kelly replied that the new regulations would be presented to the House of Commons in good time for them to be introduced by April 2007. -
20 October 2006Maverick Clare Short resigns from Labour + Former cabinet minister Clare Short has announced that she has resigned as a Labour MP. -
20 October 2006Iraqi gays fear for their lives 1 Homosexuals across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, are being targeted and murdered by Islamic militants and the police.Inhabitants of the Al-Amiriya and Al-Jamia'a neighbourhoods have told of how extremist groups have raped and beheaded gays in the street and also targeted their relatives.Under Saddam's regime, gays were imprisoned. -
20 October 2006Presidential hopeful confused over gay marriage 1 With the mid-term elections only weeks away, a leading contender for the Republican nomination for President has spoken out in favour of gay marriages - and against them.Senator John McCain, seen by many gay and lesbians as the most acceptable Republican candidate for President in 2008, was answering questions at Iowa State University on Wednesday, as part of a tour of universities for MSNBC.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’18
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights3
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality12
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’2
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets12
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill25
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions8
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'67- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets12
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill25
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'18
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final14
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'67
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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