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7 December 2006US Jews welcome gays and lesbians 6 Conservative Jews in America have welcomed a decision by the movement regarding gay rabbis and same sex marriage.A two day meeting of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, which gives recommendations on religious doctrine, presented three differing positions that may be adopted by Jewish seminaries, leaving it up to individual seminaries and synagogues, ranging from upholding a ban on lesbian and gay ordination to only allowing non-sexually active gay rabbis. -
7 December 2006Electrifying performance kills drag artist + Joan Montegracia was the third on stage at a competition for drag artists in the Philippine city of Caloocan. -
7 December 2006Archbishop aims to quell university gay feuds 2 The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised universities for reprimanding Christian Unions over their stance on homosexuality.Writing in the Times Higher Education Supplement, Dr Rowan Williams accused Student Unions of fearing an "open argument."His comments come after Christian Unions in Exeter, Birmingham and Edinburgh have been prohibited from using university faculties and in some cases from being recognised as a club because of alleged discrimination towards non-Christians and gay people. -
7 December 2006Gay university staff face coming out fear 1 There are still some elements of fear surrounding coming out in the workplace for lesbian and gay university staff, Stonewall claims.The gay charity has expressed fears that universities do not do enough to tackle equality as it is assumed that the institutions are automatically liberal.Stephen Frost, the manager of Stonewall's workplace programmes, said many lesbian, gay and bisexual staff fear coming out would limit their career opportunities or cause bullying. -
7 December 2006Socialists urge MSP to resign over gay adoption view + Scotland's socialist Party has condemned moves by Nationalist MSP Roseanna Cunningham to table amendments today which could effectively block gay couples from adopting children.Ms Cunningham argued ahead of a Holyrood debate today, that moves to allow the Bill to proceed would be "against nature's design."Solidarity party members have called on Ms Cunningham to accept SNP commitments to equality or resign. -
7 December 2006Civil partners not rushing to divorce 8 A group of gay lawyers specialising in same sex relationships, predicts few couples will apply to end a civil partnership when the first opportunity arrives on 21 December.Instead lawyers at QueerPod have seen an increase in gay clients in heterosexual marriages seeking a divorce to form a civil partnership. -
7 December 2006Police promise more raids against gay hate + Last week's police raids in London targeting suspected perpetrators of domestic, race hate and homophobic violence will not be the last, a member of the Metropolitan Police's Violent Crime Directorate has warned.DCI Gerry Campbell said last week's operation signals the Metropolitan Police Service's commitment to taking on hate crime offenders, but added that it is not a one off job. -
7 December 2006Scotland rejects adoption prejudice + The Scottish Parliament this afternoon rejected a motion to block gay and lesbian couples from adopting by 98 votes to 11.The motion was proposed by Scottish Nationalist MSP Roseanna Cunningham. -
7 December 2006Paris Hilton says she wants children 7 Gay icon Paris Hilton says that she wants to be a mum after spending time playing aunty to fellow icon Britney Spear's children.Hilton says that she's prepared to sacrifice her party animal lifestyle if it means finding a husband and having children.That's according to a "source" who told US gossip magazine, In Touch magazine.
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Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence+
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote5
Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’17
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained12
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur55
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords47
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people41
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 8411
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people41
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 55
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24- Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'17
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'44- Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained12
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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