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20 February 2007Glad To Be Gay singer marks history month + BBC Radio 6 presenter Tom Robinson will be speaking at the University of Manchester on Friday as part of a national celebration of gay history.Robinson is expected to talk about his years as a musician and gay activist as part of LGBT History Month.The overtly political Robinson Band had a hit with (Sing if you're) Glad to be Gay in 1977. -
20 February 2007US considered weapon to turn enemy gay 3 A spokesperson for the US Department of Defence has confirmed a report that Air Force officials proposed developing a gay conversion chemical weapon in 1994.The proposal, part of a plan from Wright Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, was to develop "chemicals that effect (sic) human behaviour so that discipline and morale in enemy units is adversely effected (sic). -
20 February 2007Irish parliament to debate civil unions 3 Pro-gay politicians in Ireland have said they are hopeful that new legislation granting gay and lesbian couples the right to a civil marriage will gain the approval of MPs.The opposition Labour party are introducing a bill into the country's parliament, the Dáil, tonight.The party's justice spokesman, Brendan Howlin, has revealed that government MPs have been positive about the legislation. -
20 February 2007Thai Spice girls preach transsexual power 1 A girl band of transsexuals who model themselves on the Spice Girls are hoping to change social attitudes and achieve pop chart success in Thailand.Venus Flytrap's five members were all born males and later underwent gender reassignment surgery.Like the famous British group, they have onstage personas, namely Cool Venus, Naughty Venus, Posh Venus, Sweet Venus and Hot Venus. -
20 February 2007Hundreds of couples register in NJ + Yesterday in New Jersey hundreds of gay couples were given the same rights as married straight couples, and hundreds have joined in civil unions in the first 24 hours.Civil unions offer the same legal advantages as marriage, but not the title, and were given automatically to any same-sex couple who had already been married or joined in civil unions elsewhere.Couples who had not been joined previously could apply for the licence. -
21 February 2007Gay MP backs Out At Work campaign 1 Angela Eagle, the only openly lesbian member of parliament, has joined with trade union leaders to call for action on LGBT people's rights at work.Unionlearn and TUC Education launched Out At Work, a new workbook which makes legal rights within the workplace clear, yesterday.It is designed to promote equality and inclusion among the UK's workforce. -
21 February 2007Air Force rape trial exposes Don’t Ask Don’t Tell 5 A captain in the US Air Force charged with drugging and raping four men says they are lying to avoid being exposed as gay.Capt. -
21 February 2007American lesbians marry across the border + A couple from Texas have become the first non-Mexicans to take advantage of a new law that recognises same-sex couples.Maria Carreon Lara, 39, and Amparo Maldonado, 24, of Midland, Texas, travelled to the Mexican state of Coahuila, currenly the only state in the country to have passed such a law.Mexico City will also recognise gay unions from next month. -
21 February 2007Scottish Parliament hosts equality review + The chairman of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) is to speak at a conference on equality in Scotland.Trevor Philips, who is currently head of the Commission for Racial Equality, will address the gathering of more than 80 different age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation groups.LGBT Youth Scotland are to attend the conference this Friday at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. -
21 February 2007Polish president’s homophobia outrages the Irish 17 Remarks about homosexuality during a state visit to Ireland have caused more trouble for the controversial President of Poland.Speaking to an audience at Dublin Castle on the final day of his three day visit, Lech Kaczynski said that the promotion of homosexuality would lead to the eventual destruction of the human race. -
21 February 2007Gay health charity moves onto MySpace 1 Gay Men Fighting Aids is using an internet community resource to ask for feedback on their new advertising campaigns.The charity, which was founded in 1992, is responsible for HIV and STI prevention strategy and delivery in the London area.They produce three new mass media campaigns a year, which run in the gay press. -
21 February 2007Mayor supports Euro gay bullying campaign + The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has given his backing to the European Parliament's call for action on homophobic bullying.Research by gay rights group ILGA Europe and their youth wing last year examined social exclusion among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) kids in Europe.They spoke to over 750 young LGBT people from 37 countries and found that over half (53%) had experienced bullying in school. -
21 February 2007French court blocks lesbian adoption + An attempt by a French mother to allow her lesbian partner to adopt her child has failed.The Appeals Court in Paris ruled yesterday that the only way the mother could legally allow her partner to adopt the child would be to renounce her own parental rights.If the lesbian couple were allowed to marry, then they could share parental responsibility. -
22 February 2007Vatican attack Tony Blair over adoption + A senior Roman Catholic official has criticised the Prime Minister's decision not to allow church-run adoption agencies to opt-out of gay rights legislation.The proposed exemption caused a Cabinet row when it was first proposed.Under pressure from his own MPs, Mr Blair finally conceded that Roman Catholic adoption services would be covered by the Sexual Orientation Regulations. -
22 February 2007Gay rights law threatened as Italian PM quits + Italy is without a leader after Romano Prodi resigned yesterday. -
22 February 2007Former minister to challenge Gordon Brown 57 Michael Meacher has announced that he will run for leader of the Labour party when Tony Blair stands down.Mr Meacher, the MP for Oldham West and Royton, was a minister from 1997 to 2003, and is from the left of the party.He has consistently voted for gay rights legislation. -
22 February 2007Catholics join in gay court protest + The bishops of the Roman Catholic church in Ireland have joined with Protestant churches in supporting a court challenge to discrimination legislation.The Sexual Orientation Regulations were introduced in Northern Ireland in January, despite the objections of the main political party in the province, the DUP.Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain used his powers to impose the legislation on Northern Ireland.
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22 February 2007US employment law protects gay kids at school + A state Supreme Court in the United States has ruled that laws protecting LGB adults from discrimination at work can be applied to schoolchildren.The New Jersey court was ruling on a case brought in 1999 by a gay teenager who suffered persistent abuse and harassment at school because of his sexual orientation.They ruled that the school must take reasonable steps to stop harassment under the terms of the state's anti-discrimination law. -
22 February 2007Ireland delays gay partnership bill 3 Legislation to legalise same sex unions in the Republic of Ireland was defeated in the country's parliament yesterday.The Irish government said that the bill proposed by the Labour party would not comply with the constitution, but said that they would introduce their own legislation later this year.Justice Minister Michael McDowell told Irish MPs that the state is constitutionally required to uphold the institution of marriage.
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22 February 2007Party for Scotland’s gay-friendly employers + Stonewall Scotland celebrates the first anniversary of its Diversity Champions Scotland programme today with and event in Edinburgh.The anniversary reception, sponsored and hosted by Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), marks a successful first year for the Diversity Champions Scotland programme.22 major Scottish employers totalling nearly 100,000 staff now work with Stonewall Scotland.
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Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title+
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage2
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate4
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage15
Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate26
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a ‘s**t’ than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed17
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row7
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’40
Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe13
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote48
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins53
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 49- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate4
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading52
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 89- Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row7
- Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a 's**t' than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed17
- UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 40
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault140
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault140
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage89
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill64
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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