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19 December 2006Gay scandal church hunting out sinners 1 An Evangelical Church has begun a witch hunt for any sinners in an attempt to regroup itself after the scandal involving its former leader Ted Haggard.Haggard resigned from his post at Colorado's New Life Church last month amid reports of meetings with a gay rent boy, now acting Senior Pastor, Ross Parsley, has called for help to ensure that its ministers and ministries behave according to the Church doctrine. -
19 December 2006Episcopal head denies gay split + The head of the US Episcopal Church has moved to calm rumours of a split amid moves in diocese across America to distance itself from liberal viewpoints on gay clergy and same sex unions.Several churches from the Diocese of Virginia, including the Truro Church and the Falls Church, which date back to British colonial times, voted to leave the Episcopal Church on Sunday, but Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says this does not mean the denomination is in a crisis. -
19 December 2006Gay blogger faces $7.6 million lawsuit + Gay blogger Perez Hilton is being sued by paparazzi after using their photos on his celebratory gossip website PerezHilton.com.The site owner Mario Lavandeira is accused of copyright infringement for using the pictures, which he marks with his own comments, without permission. -
19 December 2006Court rejects gay banker’s discrimination appeal 1 A gay banker who claims he was sacked because of his sexual orientation has had his appeal rejected at an employment appeals tribunal.Peter Lewis, who earned in the region of £1 million a year at HSBC, was seeking £5 million in damages from the bank in what was seen as one of the biggest gay discrimination cases in the UK. -
19 December 2006Cardinal compares gay unions to paedophilia 6 The Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh has been criticised for comparing same sex partnerships to paedophiliaCardinal Keith O'Brien made the statements in a speech at the Scottish InterFiath Leaders' conference last month, and then left without allowing himself to be challenges. -
19 December 2006Councillors spur action on city HIV/AIDS budget cuts + Brighton and Hove councillors have called on the local NHS to report on the impact of budget cuts into HIV/AIDS services in the city.Spending on HIV/AIDS services in the city has fallen from £437,000 in 2002/03 to £307,380 for this financial year (2006/7) and represents a cut of 30% if inflation is included. -
19 December 2006Trans woman seeks damages after losing job offer + Gay law group Lambda Legal has filed papers in federal court in the Southern District of Texas on behalf of a transgender woman whose employment offer was allegedly rescinded because she is transgender."When the HR Director found out the company offered a job to a transgender person, the offer was rescinded," said Cole Thaler, Transgender Rights Attorney at Lambda Legal. -
19 December 2006Lesbian drama inspires online networking + Showtime Networks and Ilene Chaiken, the creator and executive producer of hit lesbian drama The L Word, have formed a joint venture to launch a social networking site for lesbians inspired by the show.The site, OurChart.com, will feature content from the series and will launch next month along with Season 4 of The L Word. -
19 December 2006Campaigners oppose HIV transmission ruling + An AIDS charity has expressed shock at the death sentence handed to five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.The case has been going on since 1999, but many medical experts believe the judgement is wrong, and the National AIDS Trust (NAT) claim the defendants have been turned into "scapegoats." -
20 December 2006Schools allow access gay websites + Students in southern Florida can freely access "gay-supportive" websites, thanks to pressure from the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.The Palm Beach County School District previously blocked student and teacher access to several gay-friendly sites such as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network—with "Sexuality/Alternative Lifestyles" popping up on screens when users attempted to visit them. -
20 December 2006Judge denies push to dismiss charges in Gay Games protest + Federal Judge Milton Shadur, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, has denied a motion from the city of Chicago to dismiss charges that it violated the First Amendment rights of anti-gay protestors during the Chicago 2006 Gay Games earlier this year.The organisation filed the civil law suit against the city of Chicago on the allegation that their members' free speech rights were violated. -
20 December 2006US military recruits are comfortable with gay colleagues 5 US military personnel are increasingly comfortable serving with openly gay colleagues, a poll from Zogby International and the Michael D. -
20 December 2006Gay community refuses to hold burden over Anglican split + Progressive religious groups have expressed disappointment at the decisions by several Virginia parishes to spilt from the US Episcopal Church.The members of the Gay and Lesbian Task Force's National Religious Leadership Roundtable spoke out against a split after churches from the Diocese of Virginia, including the Truro Church and the Falls Church, which date back to British colonial times, voted to leave the Episcopal Church on Sunday. -
20 December 2006Elton John and George Michael mend rift + Gay music legends Sir Elton John and George Michael appear to have ended their rift.Sir Elton fumed at Michael earlier this year after the former WHAM" front man blamed the Rocket Man for his problems with drugs.Michael told the Parkinson show, "Unfortunately every artist nowadays has a soap opera and it's decided where they're going to be in that, the trajectory of my particular soap opera launched from that statement Elton made about 18 months ago when he hadn't seen me for years. -
20 December 2006China bans foreign gay adoption + Gay people will be barred from adopting children in China as the country aims to stop an influx of foreign nationals wishing to adopt.The new rules will ban foreign people who are obese, disabled or unmarried, including gay people in the latter category. -
20 December 2006Gay star to become a granddad + Gay TV presenter Paul O'Grady is set to get a special present this festive season when he becomes a granddad.The host of Channel 4's Paul O'Grady Show and man behind Lily Savage announced last night that his daughter Sharyn Moseley is due to give birth on Christmas day. -
20 December 2006Gay activists welcome President nod + Gay activists have praised US President George W Bush after he approved the Ryan White CARE Act this week.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.' -
20 December 2006Gay group advises Germany over EU role + EU gay campaigners have published a document aimed at Germany as it steps into the presidency of the political body in the new year.Germany will take over from Finland which will complete its six month stint at the end of December, making way for the Germans in January 2007. -
20 December 2006Gay legal group settle over Subway HIV suit + Gay law group Lambda Legal has today announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas division, on behalf of a man who was fired by a Subway restaurant owner because he has HIV.Among other things included in the settlement, the company agrees that its written policies will explicitly state that it does not discriminate against any qualified individuals with HIV. -
20 December 2006Swedish court rejects lesbian parents + A Swedish court has rejected two separate applications from lesbians who want to adopt their partner's child.In both cases, the women were inseminated in Denmark where sperm donors are anonymous, but the Swedish judge has ruled that the child has the right to find out who their biological parents are.He claims that allowing this would undermine this right, despite legal precedents allowing lesbian adoption in the past.
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Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts23
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’5
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager1
Nick Clegg: I am proud to fly the rainbow flag at Whitehall, and hope others will be too12
US: Lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl, rejects plea deal9
Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic+
Tory MP Richard Drax: The equal marriage bill is ‘intolerant legislation’37
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights41
Lesbian drama tipped for top prize at Cannes film festival2
Blackburn Rovers footballer charged with making a homophobic gesture at Brighton fans+
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card112- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts23
- Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic0
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins61- US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager1
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians47- Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights41
- Nick Clegg: I am proud to fly the rainbow flag at Whitehall, and hope others will be too12
Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members25
Australia: Man who stalked footballer and talked of 'gay orgy' jailed 2
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card112
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins61
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