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23 January 2007Jail for passing on sexually transmitted diseases 1 The Crown Prosecution Service is to target people who knowingly pass on STDs, with some being sent to prison.The new approach is due to be announced by Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald soon, reports The Evening Standard. -
23 January 2007Cardinal asks politicians for adoption opt-out + The row over a possible exemption for the Catholic Church from new laws to protect gay people from discrimination intensified yesterday as a senior cleric weighed into the debate.Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has chosen the high risk strategy of openly threatening to close adoption agencies in England and Wales rather than let gay or lesbian people make use of them. -
23 January 2007Charities query proposed Brighton AIDS memorial + The UK's largest HIV health organisation is questioning plans for a permanent AIDS memorial in Brighton.Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) South says that the community has not been consulted properly and that the £20,000 bill for the memorial - currently being raised by local businesses and customers - could be better spent."There needs to be much greater community discussion," says Perry French from THT South. -
23 January 2007Gay man wins orientation discrimination case 1 A Bristol man has won a claim of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and been awarded thousands of pounds in damages.An employment tribunal also found that Tony Gaman had been unfairly dismissed by Bristol County Sports Club."After about eight-and-a-half years I got tired of living a lie and told them that I was gay. -
23 January 2007Catholic leadership “sordid” say Lib Dems + The war of words over whether or not the Roman Catholic Church should be allowed to refuse adoption services to gay and lesbian people reached a new fever pitch today.A LibDem MP has called the leadership of the Church sordid and accused them of blackmail.On Sunday it was reported that Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly wanted to grant the Church an exemption to the Sexual Orientation Regulations. -
23 January 2007CPS hits back at “jail for STI” reports 1 The Crown Prosecution Service has said that reports that more people might be jailed for passing on sexually transmitted infections are inaccurate.In a statement to PinkNews.co.uk, the service revealed that a policy consultation process with medical and voluntary sector experts has only just finished and that no policy directions have been finalised. -
23 January 2007Friends friends to share on-screen lesbian kiss + Stars Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston are to be reunited in the season finale of hit US drama series Dirt. -
23 January 2007Oscar nominations for a very British Queen + Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench have been nominated for Best Actress at this year's Oscars.The 79th Academy Awards ceremony in February will be hosted by Ellen Degeneres, the first time an out gay performer has presented the most prestigious movie event in the Hollywood calendar.Mirren is honoured for her performance in The Queen. -
23 January 2007Grey’s star signs up for No Name-Calling Week 4 Shamed TV actor Isaiah Washington has signalled his desire to put the controversy surrounding his use of the word 'faggot' behind him by co-operating with Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network.Washington, one of the stars of the hit medical drama Grey's Anatomy has apologised for using homophobic language to refer to his co-star TR Knight.He met with representatives of GLSEN yesterday in Los Angeles. -
23 January 2007Labour MEP-led organisation calls for Kelly resignation 18 The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association, (GALHA) whose Vice President is the former EastEnders star turned Labour MEP Michael Cashman, has called on the Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to resign.Ms Kelly, who is a devout Catholic and a member of Opus Dei, has yet to clarify if she will allow the Catholic Church to opt out of adoption of children by gay couples.
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