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27 February 2007Anglicans appear sex obsessed admits Williams 1 The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday told the General Synod of the Church of England that the public view of their congregation is of one obsessed with carnal matters.The synod meets twice a year to discuss the business of the church, and is made up of bishops, priests and lay people.Dr Williams, opening the four-day meeting, told delegates about the outcome of the primates meeting last week in Tanzania. -
27 February 2007Stonewall tackle Welsh hate crime + Tackling Homophobic Hate Crime in Wales is the theme of Stonewall Cymru's annual conference in Swansea next month.Speakers will include representatives from the South Wales Police and the Crown Prosecution Service, who will highlight the positive work that is being done to challenge homophobic hate crime in the principality.Jenny Porter, Stonewall Cymru Community Liaison Officer, said, "Homophobic hate crime needs to be taken seriously in Wales." -
27 February 2007The case of a lesbian adoption and the IBM fortune + When Olive Watson and Patricia Spado discovered they could not legally marry in Maine in 1991, they decided to take a less conventional route to cement their rights.Ms Watson adopted Ms Spado, naming her as the sole beneficiary of her will and cementing her rights of inheritance.The couple split in 1992, but Ms Spado is claiming her share of inheritance as an official "grandchild" of Ms Watson's family. -
27 February 2007Analysis: Irish government accused over gay unions defeat 3 Legislation proposed by the Irish Labour Party designed to recognise, amongst other things gay marriages, failed in country's Parliament due to a lack of Government support.Celine Casey, a former Parliamentary researcher at the Dáil Éireann, explores the background to the defeat and the future for gay rights laws in Ireland. -
27 February 2007Channel 4 podcast for gay education week 9 Gay rapper QBoy will be introducing two podcasts for Channel 4 that offer support and advice to gay teenagers.The podcasts, which are part of Channel 4's gay teen Sexuality Awareness week, will focus on the issues of coming out.The first will discuss the family, comparing the motivations and experiences of three young teens coming out to their families. -
27 February 2007NHS pulls funding on gay smoking cessation + Gay men are set to lose one of the most successful quit smoking courses in the country after it has been denied funding by London's NHS trusts.March 14 will be National No Smoking Day, yet thousands of gay men may be unable to get the help they need to quit because the Gay Men Fighting Aids course is under threat.GMFA, the UK's only charity dedicated to gay men's health, runs a stopping smoking that boasts a 68% success rate. -
27 February 2007Police raid Sydney Mardi Gras party + Gay and lesbians in Australia have reacted with fury at a drugs raid on Sunday night that closed one of the dance parties for Sydney Mardi Gras.Revellers have described the police tactics as heavy-handed. -
27 February 2007Williams revelation about sexual orientation regulations 57 A written answer from the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Church of England's General Synod has revealed that new laws to protect LGB people from discrimination may be under threat.Dr Rowan Williams said that the Sexual Orientation Regulations for Great Britain will differ from those already in force in Northern Ireland.Dr Williams' answer implies that there will be more exemptions for faith-based service providers.
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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 unions10
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade8
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 benefits14
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list54
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade8
Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights19- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81
- Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow 'fashionable' ideas38
- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions10
- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list54
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
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
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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 list54
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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