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12 December 2006THT calls for gay support for sex education 1 HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust is asking LGBT communities to sign a petition on improving sex relationships education in schools.The charity is calling on lesbians, gay men and bisexuals to join in an online petition urging the Prime Minister to make Personal, Social and Health Education (PHSE) compulsory in schools. -
12 December 2006Manchester’s Gay Village raises HIV funds + Manchester's Biggest Ever World AIDS Festival raised over £20,000 for HIV related charities.Events took place between 24th November and 7th December across Manchester city centre to raise funds for local HIV good causes.Under the banner Red Wild, volunteers worked tirelessly over the two-week period either side of World Aids Day to raise more than £20,000 for HIV/AIDS related charities and organisations across Manchester. -
12 December 2006Will Archers’ gay union raise inheritance awareness? 3 As Civil Partnership tops the agenda of long running BBC Radio4 soap The Archers, the Institute of Professional Will writers (IPW) is hoping that script writers might be able to educate couples about the impact of such a union more effectively than the registration process has done.The IPW says the majority of same sex couples have no idea how a Civil Partnership affects their inheritance arrangements, although their have been over 15,000 Civil Partnerships since the new legislation allowing Civil Partnerships came into force in December 2005. -
12 December 2006Cheney puts lesbian daughter first + US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been applauded by gay campaigners for his attitude towards his lesbian daughter's pregnancy.Mr Cheney's office released a statement last week describing him and his wife as "looking forward with eager anticipation to the arrival of their sixth grandchild" amid reports that their daughter Mary is having a baby with her partner of 15 years Heather Poe. -
12 December 2006ACT awakens gay union debate 1 The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has proposed a new gay unions law after the Federal Government overruled legislation it introduced earlier this year.The ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell presented the Civil Partnerships Bill 2006 into the Legislative Assembly this week. -
12 December 2006Nigeria debates gay ban law 1 Nigerian lawmakers are currently debating a bill that would ban same sex marriage as well as any gay organisations or meetings.The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill now in the National Assembly, was introduced by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.It would even ban sharing a meal with a gay person. -
12 December 2006Gay community fear ageing 1 LGBT baby boomers have more distinct concerns about ageing with regard to financial stability, personal support and end-of-life legal issues than those in the general population, according to a new survey."Out and ageing: The MetLife Study of Lesbian and Gay Baby Boomers," the first national survey of its kind, found both men and women fear outliving their income in retirement. -
12 December 2006Tory councillor gay slur trial begins 14 A Tory councillor is to go on trial today after pleading not guilty at Brighton Magistrates to public order charges after allegedly making homophobic remarks.Cllr Peter Willows, 75, of Brighton and Hove City Council allegedly likened homosexuals to paedophiles. -
12 December 2006Archbishop ignores homophobic bullying 4 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveA gay MP has expressed concern over how faith schools address sexuality after the Archbishop of Birmingham told the Commons education committee that there is no need for policies on addressing homophobic bullying.Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams, a member of the Select Committee, yesterday asked Vincent Nichols, head of the Catholic Education Service, what faith schools are doing to address anti-gay bullying, but the archbishop retorted that there is no need for such policies. -
12 December 2006Gay star heads Concert for Diana bill 1 Princes William and Harry have outlined plans to commemorate the life of their mother Princess Diana 10 years after her death next year.A memorial service will be help on August 31st, followed by a tribute concert on July 1st, her birthday.Performers at the event, named Concert for Diana, to be held at Wembley Stadium, include gay singing legend Sir Elton John, who brought the nation to tears with his rendition of Candle in the Wind, at her funeral. -
12 December 2006DUP ‘whipping up homophobia’ 12 Alliance Party Leader David Ford has backed proposed equality protections laws in Northern Ireland and has hit out at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for whipping up unfounded fears to discriminate against gay people.DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson had called for a debate asking for the law to be delayed by the Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain, as in the rest of the UK, for further consultation, claiming the regulations will inhibit religious rights. -
12 December 2006Gay star to front talk show + Gay TV personality Graham Norton has been given a new weekly talk show after BBC Two announced its Winter/Spring schedule this week.Norton will present a brand new programme for the channel based on the people, trends, stories and aspects of celebrity culture that interest him most, and that would not make it onto the news. -
12 December 2006South Oz introduces gay community officers + Southern Australia is looking to combat hate crimes in the state by introducting Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers.The move, welcomed by the gay community, will see 16 trained police officers as a point of call for LGBT people who are victims or are worried about hate crimes.Chief Inspector Martin Jeffrey Bruhn, said it would build trust with the gay community. -
12 December 2006Gay activists welcome HIV lifeline + Gay activists have welcomed the reauthorisation of the Ryan White Care Act by the US House of Representatives.The Act provides medical and psychosocial services to people living with HIV/AIDS, it is named after a boy who was expelled from school for having AIDS, and dedicated his life to helping sufferers and proving that it is not a 'gay disease.' -
12 December 2006Tory Councillor: ‘I said guys not gays’ 14 A Conservative Councillor has gone on trial for allegedly calling gay people paedophiles.Peter Willows, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council for 12 years , is charged with Public Order Offences, after making the comments at a civil reception at Brighton Pavilion held in honour of the new Mayor. -
12 December 2006Tory councillor guilty of homophobic slur 14 A Conservative Councillor has been found guilty of Public Order Offences after calling gay people paedophiles at a council reception.Peter Willows, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council for 12 years, was charged with Public Order Offences, after making the comments at a civil reception at Brighton Pavilion held in honour of the new Mayor.
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12 December 2006Turkish gay magazine owner face prison + A criminal case has been filed in Ankara against the chief editor and owner of Turkey's only gay magazine, Kaos GL.Umut Guner, owner of the magazine and vice president of the Kaos GL Association, is being accused of publishing pornographic issues based on Turkish Penal Code, Article 226.If convicted, he will face up to three years of jail sentence. -
12 December 2006Tory councillor found guilty of anti-gay slur 14 A Tory councillor has been found guilty of public order offences after making homophobic comments with intent to cause offence.Peter Willows, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council for 12 years, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge at Brighton Magistrates Court today after magistrates were "satisfied beyond reasonable doubt" that he had made intentionally offensive remarks.
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UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported2
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship7
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them16
US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members1
US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder15
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’1
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’9
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 vote15
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people54
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 63
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
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder15
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained18
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'46
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-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur63
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
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