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18 February 2006Gay rights group claim victory against Muslim leader + The gay rights group, Outrage!, claim that Sir Iqbal Sacranie, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain was forced to withdraw from making a key note address at the trade union-sponsored "Unite Against Fascism" conference held in London today, following protests against his alleged homophobic views.However, Sir Iqbal was likely to have been absent due to the event clashing with a London rally against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed in the European press. -
19 February 2006Tottenham Hotspur to ban homophobic fans + Tottenham Hotspur are to become the first Premiership football club to ban homophobic chanting on the terrace. -
19 February 2006Gorgeous George + He is a little bit nutty -
19 February 2006Brokeback Mountain rides away with four BAFTAs + The gay cowboy romance, Brokeback Mountain emerged as the victor at the BAFTAs, held in London this evening. -
20 February 2006Judge overturns gay foster parent ban 1 A judge has ruled that the Missouri Department of Social Services improperly denied a woman's application to become a foster parent because she is a lesbian.The denial had been challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union, who work to extend rights to segments of the population that have traditionally been denied them, acting on behalf of Lisa Johnston. -
20 February 2006Australian school orders lesbian to remove pro gay t-shirt + School officials at a high-school in Melbourne have caused a stir by asking a student to remove a t-shirt with a gay slogan.More than 30 students at Strathmore Secondary College rallied behind a 17-year-old senior named Stephanie after teachers at the school told her to change out of the t-shirt for class pictures.Stephanie, who requested that her last name not be published, said she had worn the t-shirt with the slogan "Nobody knows I'm a lesbian" printed across the front to school on several occasions without concerns being raised by staff or fellow students. -
20 February 2006Pastor stands up for gay marriage 1 A pastor has announced that he would no longer conduct civil marriages for the state of Asheville in an attempt to treat gay and straight people equally.The Rev. -
20 February 2006Paedophile raped boy he met in gay chatroom 2 A 27 year old paedophile posed as a teenager in a gay chat room to rape a 14 year old boy.Luton Crown Court was told that John Lloyd indecently assaulted the boy in his own bed after grooming him on the internet and convincing the parents he was 15. -
20 February 2006Gay icon Laurel Hester dies + A gay rights icon who spent her last years campaigning to have her pension benefits extended to her partner has died of cancer.Laurel Hester was a member of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. -
20 February 2006Kate Moss in lesbian role + Controversial model Kate Moss is being lined up for a lesbian role in Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee's latest film.The film is based on the life of singer Dusty Springfield, and Ms Moss is expected to play a socialite who became one of her early lovers.Charlize Theron, 30, is rumoured to be playing Dusty Springfield. -
20 February 2006South Korean soldiers discharged for being gay 1 Eight soldiers were thrown out of South Korea's military in 2005 for homosexuality, according to army statistics revealed for the first time.South Korean military regulations bar gay men from serving in the force. -
20 February 2006Teachers find it hard to stop homophobic bullying 4 Teachers are cracking down on bullying in schools but still find it hard to deal with homophobic abuse according to the Anti Bullying Alliance.Data obtained by the Evening Standard showed school exclusions rose in 17 boroughs and went down in only five. -
20 February 2006Immigrant jailed for gay pride rape + An illegal immigrant who raped a lesbian at London's Gay Pride festival has been jailed for life.Dominic Mailat, 42, who had already served two prison terms for rape in his native Romania in the 1980s, launched a savage attack on his 24-year-old Spanish victim at the event in July 2000 before going on the run for five years. -
20 February 2006Fake gay marriages could get immigrants British passports + Immigrants could be encouraged to have a gay marriage in order to get a passport, according to reports.Undercover reporters from the Sunday Times discovered that lawyers are prepared to advise potential immigrants to sign up for gay marriages in order to get British Citizenship, even if they are heterosexual. -
20 February 2006University offers gay studies + An American University has courted mixed reactions after offering a minor in gay studies.Chicago's DePaul University, the largest Roman Catholic university in the US, has launched a course in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexualm Transgender and Queer studies.Courses in LGBTQ studies range from gender identity, same-sex desire and government reactions to homosexuals to literature and history of homosexuality in the United States. -
20 February 2006Town toilets attract gay sex + Public toilets in a Northern Ireland city are being promoted as meeting places on the internet for gay men wishing to have sex.Messages are being left on an online board describing Derry's Foyleside centre toilets as a place to meet potential partners. -
20 February 2006Internet rumours “name” bisexual football star 39 The internet has today been rife with rumours surrounding the identity of two leading Premiership footballers, filmed in a gay orgy and viewed by a reporter at the News of the World.The tabloid newspaper said that the footballers, who can not be named for legal reasons, were caught on camera in an orgy with well a known music industry figure. -
20 February 2006South African gay groups fear increased homophobia + South African gay rights groups are becoming increasingly concerned about homophobia after a spate of attacks on lesbians in the country.Organisations spoke out after the murder of a young lesbian in a township in Cape Town. -
20 February 2006Internet rumours “name” gay football star 23 The internet has today been rife with rumours surrounding the identity of two leading Premiership footballers, filmed in a gay orgy and viewed by a reporter at the News of the World.The tabloid newspaper said that the footballers, who can not be named for legal reasons, were caught on camera in an orgy with well a known music industry figure.
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21 February 2006“What was the right answer for the question?” George Galloway and gay rights 2 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveGeorge Galloway is a giant figure in British politics yet at just five foot and six inches he has difficulties towering over even me, someone famed for their short stature.The first thing that I notice apart from his height is that Galloway is nothing like his television persona.
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New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word ‘fag’2
Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister+
Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions11
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade9
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas38
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy3
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list2
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits15
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade9
- Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister0
- New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'2
- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions11
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
In Photos: UK Brighton Pride 201224- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
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