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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. -
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. -
13 December 2006European Court rejects sibling inheritance rights + The European Court of Human Rights has rejected the pleas of two elderly sisters asking for the same inheritance tax rights as married and gay couples.The siblings have been living together in Wiltshire since they were born, but Joyce, 88, and Sybil Burden, 80, fear that one of them will be left with a large inheritance tax bill when the other passes away. -
13 December 2006Debate rages over councillor’s gay slur ruling 14 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveDebate is raging in Brighton and amongst the wider gay community regarding yesterday's conviction of Tory Councillor Peter Willows over remarks he made linking gay people with paedophilia.Willows, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council for 12 years, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay 250 in court costs by Brighton Magistrates yesterday in a ruling welcomed by some councillors and members of the gay community, but seen as an attack on freedom of speech by others. -
13 December 2006Gay groups welcome ‘historic UN decision’ + Three gay groups have been granted consultative status to the United Nations (UN).The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this week granted consultative status to ILGA-Europe, the European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association, and to the Danish and German national lesbian and gay association, LBL and LSVD. -
13 December 2006AIDS charity welcomes Diana concert 1 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) has expressed delight at being part of next year's memorial concert for the late Princess Diana.Princes William and Harry yesterday unveiled plans for a Concert for Diana, to celebrate their mother's life, and to raise money for several charities including those she was a patron of. -
13 December 2006Tanzanian Anglicans cut US ties over gay issues + The Anglican Church of Tanzania has broken away from the US Episcopal Church claiming it can no longer tolerate the denomination's liberal view on gay clergy and same sex unions.It reflects a growing rift within the Anglican Communion on the issue of homosexuality.The African clergymen agreed a statement earlier this week at a meeting in Dar es Salaam, which expressed opposition to gay ordinations and unions. -
13 December 2006Another day, another gay clergyman 1 Just when the Christian-Right was recovering from the revelations of Evangelical preacher Ted Haggard's gay meetings, another leader has stepped down after a male prostitute revealed more gay relations within the church.Paul Barnes has stepped down as head of the Grace Chapel in Colorado after an anonymous rent boy threatened to go public with his name and others. -
13 December 2006Anti-gay church fined for funeral protests + Westboro Baptist Church has been ordered to pay $3000 of compensation in court costs and fines after a soldier's father complained about the group protesting outside his son's funeral.The Kansas church, led by Reverend Fred Phelps, is known for its protests at military funerals where its members attribute America's problems to its liberal stance towards homosexuality. -
13 December 2006Gay community called to choose favourite Germany image + For the past month, lesbians and gay men have been nominating their favourite images of gay travel and Germany in the MyGayGermany online promotion.The moment of truth has arrived in the campaign - as gay and lesbian travellers from across Ireland and the UK must now decide which of the nominated images are truly the most popular. -
13 December 2006Gay networking site helps kids + Novelty favourites the Cheeky Girls accepted a cheque on behalf of Childline last night at an event hosted by gay social networking community Jake.The event, held in London's West End, comes as Jake announced that it has chosen Childline as it's Charity for 2007. -
13 December 2006Is Britney Spears proving she’s not a lesbian with a new lover? + Just a few days after denying a lesbian tryst with celebrity heiress and air head Paris Hilton, Britney Spears has allegedly found a new boyfriend.Only a few weeks after announcing her divorce from Kevin Federline, Spears was apparently spotted cuddling up with Jonathan Rotem, who coincedinatlly produced Federline's recent album.Spears and Federline announced a split after a two year marriage. -
13 December 2006BBC distances itself from Diana concert auction 1 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveBBC Children In Need has taken action against a listing on auction site eBay which was offering tickets for next year's memorial concert for the late Princess Diana.Tickets for the Concert for Diana sold out within two minutes of going on sale this morning, however, many immediately appeared on auction websites such as eBay, with bids reaching as high as 200,000. -
13 December 2006Gay support urged for porn petitions 5 Different factions of the gay community are being urged to support one of two differing petitions on a new law regarding "violent pornography."The Criminal Justice Bill, unveiled in last month's Queen's Speech, would ban the possession of online and printed porn depicting "scenes of extreme sexual violence," a move opposed by some activists who claim the law is too vague and could lead to innocent people being prosecuted despite consenting to activities. -
13 December 2006Kylie hosts New Year Party + Gay icon Kylie Minogue is giving British fans their first chance to see her Showgirl Homecoming Tour, in a New Year's Eve show at Wembley Arena.On December 31st Kylie will host her spectacular New Year revelry with a show that combines music spanning her entire career with a sensory overload of cutting edge visuals and costumes. -
14 December 2006Homophobes target The Archers 3 An anti-gay Christian sect has launched a stinging attack on BBC Radio4 soap The Archers, ahead of the drama's first civil partnership this evening.The Archers is set to have Ambridge's first ever civil partnership in a special edition of the BBC show tonight, prompting Christian Voice to urge listeners to steer clear. -
14 December 2006High Court to rule on lesbian marriage + The High Court in Dublin will today rule on the validity of a lesbian couple's Canadian marriage in London.In a landmark case in October, the court heard arguments from Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan claiming discriminating against homosexuality can lead to clinical depression and that the current concept of marriage is outdated. -
14 December 2006Conservative Christians warn Archbishop over gay rift + Evangelical leaders are urging the Archbishop of Canterbury to let them overrule liberal bishops or face anarchy over controversial issues such as homosexuality, according to reports.Conservative clergy, backed by Bishop of Rochester, Reverend Michael Nazir-Ali, have told Dr Rowan Williams that a parallel structure must be created from liberal bishops within the Church of England and wider Anglican Communion.
Articles from 2006
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Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’1
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final10- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state24
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur3
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law9
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill9
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’26
- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final10
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions20- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'1
- US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state24
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets32
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
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
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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