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23 November 2006Transgender conference ‘wasting resources’ 3 Merseyside Police have been criticised after holding a conference on transgender issues despite only having one transgender crime victim in the last year.The Dysphoria Conference, which saw officers vowing to treat transsexual crime victims respectfully and fairly, has been accused of wasting police time. -
23 November 2006Civil partners urged to write wills 1 December 5 marks the first anniversary of the Civil Partnership Bill but despite a year having passed since the introduction of this legislation, the Institute of Professional Willwriters is warning that many same sex couples have no idea of the impact their union has on their inheritance arrangements.The Institute of Professional Willwriters is so concerned about this situation that it has written to the National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales to highlight the lack of knowledge existing in relation to the impact of marriage, re-marriage and Civil Partnership on an existing will. -
23 November 2006South Africa backs gay inheritance rights 10 South Africa's gay community has been given more cause for celebration after the country's constitutional court today ruled that same sex partners should have equal inheritance rights to heterosexual couples.The case comes just weeks after South African politicians voted for gay marriage.This latest development orders that the law regarding inheritance rights should also include the term, "same-sex life partnership." -
24 November 2006Congregation evicted over gay talk 2 A gay activist is demanding an apology from a US Diocese after a congregation's lease was terminated over disagreement of a talk he was due to give at the venue.The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, leased space for three years to the Unitarian Unversalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore, but the congregation has been forced out of their leased space without warning for arraigning gay activist Marc Adams to speak at a Sunday service. -
24 November 2006Sexual health activists fight gay HIV increase 3 Sexual health campaigners are calling for better HIV awareness programmes after a Health Protection Agency report revealed that an estimated 63,500 adults are now living with HIV in the UK , with an increase in cases for gay men.This latest figure includes both those who have been diagnosed and also around a third (20,100) who remain unaware of their infection. -
24 November 2006Brazilian gay couple given adoption nod + A Brazilian judge has allowed a gay couple in Sao Paolo to jointly adopt a five year old girl in a landmark case.One of the men had already adopted the girl but today's ruling makes it the first time a male couple has been allowed to jointly adopt.It ends a year long legal battle for the couple, Vasco Pedro da Gama and Junior de Carvalho who have been together for 14 years. -
24 November 2006Gay icons come to DVD + You have laughed at the outdated outfits, adopted their mispronunciations of words, and now the super camp comedy pairing of Australian mother and daughter Kath and Kim has come to DVD.The Neighbours meets Royle Family type show features the suburban Sheila's attempt to cope with all that life throws at them from sex, men, food and, well mainly sex, men and food. -
24 November 2006Gay Londoners asked about HIV + For the first time, gay men in London are being asked to give their views on the commissioning of HIV services in the capital city.A proposal for radical changes in the provision of HIV prevention work for gay men has been put forward and you can have your say.If the proposed HIV prevention work does not meet the needs of gay men, the community suffers and increasingly scarce resources are wasted. -
24 November 2006Scottish Tory leader backs gay adoption + Scotland's Conservative Party leader has echoed the gay friendly attitude of Tory head David Cameron by backing gay adoption.Annabel Goldie looks set to anger some of her own party members as well as religious groups ahead of a vote on the Scottish Executive's Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill by saying allowing gay couples to adopt will make Scottish law a fairer reflection of society. -
24 November 2006Northern Ireland to launch gay equality law 12 Gay activists are recommending Ulster as an ideal holiday destination for the LGBT community as Northern Ireland looks set to implement Sexual Orientation Regulations early in the New Year.The law, which guarantees equality in the provision of goods and services, is rumoured to be introduced in January 2007, while the legislation will be enforced in the rest of the UK in April. -
24 November 2006Lesbian dancers and half naked knitting circles 1 A lesbian dance teacher bringing her sex life issues into the workplace by arguing with her partner in front of her students, a knitting circle where the ladies sew with their trousers off, there is plenty of gay references in BBC Three's TittybangbangThe complete first series, of the repulsively funny BBC comedy is now available on DVD. -
27 November 2006Nissan turns gay-friendly + A gay motoring website has updated its listing of gay-friendly car companies to include two brands previously on its non-gay-friendly list - Nissan and Infiniti.Both brands are sold in the US by Nissan North America (NNA) who recently announced they would be offering domestic partner benefits to all of their US employees. -
27 November 2006Gay activists seek royal disapproval 1 Gay rights advocates in the Australian island state of Tasmania have written to Denmark's Crown Princess Mary asking her to point out the benefits to her childhood home that have come from its greater acceptance of gay and lesbian people.The letter is a direct response to recent media reports of anti-gay harassment and the absence of anti-discrimination laws in the Danish-administered Faeroe Islands, and coincides with the Princess's latest Tasmanian visit. -
27 November 2006Gay humanists welcome activist’s new role + The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has warmly welcomed the election of its long-standing member and committee member Terry Sanderson as the new president of the National Secular Society (NSS).Mr Sanderson, who has served for some time on the NSS Council of Management, was elected at the society's AGM over the weekend at London's Conway Hall. -
27 November 2006Norway to lead opposition to gay hate + A human rights group is calling on the international gay community to foster support for a UN statement on violations of human rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity.Representatives from Norway will be delivering a short oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday on the issue, and ARC activists want other countries to pledge their support. -
27 November 2006Gay health group seeks HIV support + Health care professionals with blood viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis are given insufficient support in their career, a report from the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentist (GLADD) has revealed.The document, released today, shows an absence of resources and information to support individuals in the service living with the infections. -
27 November 2006Irish gay union support grows 1 Support for same sex unions in the Republic of Ireland is growing, a new report shows.The survey revealed that 51 per cent of the population backed civil unions for gays and lesbians while 33 per cent believe that same-sex couples should have access to full civil partnerships. -
27 November 2006Lesbian film wins Chinese Oscar + A Hong Kong actress picked up an award for a lesbian film at the Chinese Oscars last weekend in Taiwan.Nikki Shie won the best supporting actress prize at the 43rd Golden Horse Awards for the film "Reflections," which documents a lesbian relationship that goes wrong.The ceremony applauds Chinese language movies and gives recognition to Asian actors, actresses, directors, composers and writers. -
27 November 2006US soap introduces Trans character 1 An American soap is set to introduce what is thought to be the serial drama world's first transgender character.The character will appear on ABC's All My Children, in a storyline about a gender transition from a man to a woman.There have been other post-op transgender characters in US soaps but this storyline is believed to be the first time the start of the process will be followed. -
27 November 2006LGBT activist launches blood service protest 2 A former National Union of Students LGBT Officer is continuing his activism by launching an online petition against the UK's ban on gay blood donors.The petition, which runs until April, has so far received around 800 signatures.It was started by James-J Walsh, former LGBT Officer of the National Union of Students.
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’6
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill5
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships17
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault65
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’23
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault65
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final25
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'23
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault65
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
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