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30 November 2006Dawn raids target homophobia + Five hundred police officers raided addresses and arrested perpetrators of domestic, race hate and homophobic crimes across the capital this morning.The dawn raids are one part of a two-week initiative to put the fear back onto the offenders, and encourage victims to report crimes.The number of domestic violence incidents reported to police in 2005/06 was over 108, 000, with 24% of incidents accounting for all reported violence and 20% of all murders. -
30 November 2006Deputy PM defends gay rights laws 18 Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is often accused of not having much relevance in government, but yesterday he took a stand for gay rights.Representing Tony Blair at Prime Minister's questions, Mr Prescott backed the incoming Sexual Orientation Regulations amid criticism from a Northern Ireland MP. -
30 November 2006Gay MEP attacks ‘un-Christian’ Church equality reaction 18 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveLabour MEP Michael Cashman has joined government condemnation of remarks made by Christian leaders regarding the new Sexual Orientation Regulations.Former EastEnder turned politician, Mr Cashman, the head of the European Parliament's Intergroup on Lesbian and Gay Rights, described comments by the Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, Vincent Nichols, and the Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, as well as a controversial advert in the Times, as "totally un-Christian." -
30 November 2006US Jews to discuss gay behaviour 3 The Jewish Conservative Movement in the US is preparing for a vote on the issue of gay rabbis and same sex marriage next week with members of the community predicting that ordination and unions will be given the nod.It comes in reaction to rabbinical students pushing for "ordination regardless of orientation" and many rabbis coming out or performing same sex ceremonies despite a ban. -
30 November 2006Thai military amends gay view but upholds ban + The gay and transgender community will no longer be viewed as mentally ill by the Thai military, but are still unfit for service, a court has ruled.The country's Central Administration Court made the decision after transsexual Samart Meecharoen complained about the policy claiming it incites discrimination and hatred. -
30 November 2006Gay marriage laws sealed in South Africa 10 South Africa's gay marriage laws have been given the final seal of approval after the country's Vice-President signed off on the bill.In a low key process, reflecting the controversial nature of the law, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka signed the bill while President Thabo Mbeki was away in Nigeria. -
30 November 2006Military veterans appeal Pentagon’s gay ban + Fourteen senior retired military leaders have filed a brief urging the First Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling regarding the federal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service members.The brief was filed on November 22 2006 in support of the plaintiffs in Cook v. -
30 November 2006European Parliament rejects gay discrimination claims + The European Parliament's Bureau has rejected accusations that it has ignored anti-discrimination policies regarding sexual orientation.The department was criticised by the International Lesbian and Gay Association after a draft resolution of the European Parliament's Secretariat, the administrative arm of the political body, had initially included sexual orientation, but was later amended. -
30 November 2006PinkNews leads opposition to Christian ad 18 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveAn anti-gay advert from Christian groups in the Times on Tuesday has already prompted an influx of complaints to the advertising watchdog as a result of a campaign launched by PinkNews.co.uk.The gay community reacted with outrage earlier this week after a group of Christian leaders calling themselves Coherent and Cohesive Voice, placed an advert in the newspaper accusing the government of taking away "freedom of conscience" through the new Sexual Orientation Regulations. -
30 November 2006India gay ban raises HIV cases 1 Calls for a repeal of India's ban on homosexuality have increased after a UNAIDS representative claimed the prohibition is contributing to an increase of HIV.Denis Broun's remarks come on the eve of World AIDS Day, and echoes calls from Indian activists, celebrities and scholars to abandon the colonial era law. -
30 November 2006Gay men take risks despite HIV knowledge + AIDS awareness programmes will be specifically targeted at China's gay community after a report released this week revealed that gay men are deliberately having unsafe sex.China's Ministry of Health has now launched a Give Year Plan to fight AIDS in the gay community, including prevention volunteers and special funding. -
30 November 2006Jeweller to accessorise first South African gay wedding 10 A South African jeweller is offering 20,000 RAND (1435) worth of accessories to the first same sex couple to marry in the country.It comes after the government approved the Civil Unions Bill this morning, allowing the "voluntary union of two persons, which is solemnised and registered by either a marriage or civil union." -
30 November 2006An end to primate HIV research? 57 A British campaign group opposed to using animals for medical testing is calling for a revolution in the way AIDS research is carried out.The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) has published a new report criticising the use of primates in ongoing AIDS research.
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