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14 March 2007Manchester’s gay time capsule + Gaydio, Manchester's LGBT radio station, has closed its month-long broadcast by burying a time capsule in the city's gay village.The station asked presenters, guests and members of the public what items they should place in the capsule to show future generations what LGBT life was like in 2007.They included an AIDS awareness ribbon and several recordings from Gaydio's month-long broadcast. -
15 March 2007NAT focuses on AIDS in the media + The National AIDS Trust (NAT) has launched the latest issue of its policy bulletin Impact, which aims to stimulate debate on HIV policy topics.This issue focuses on the media and HIV and examines the current state of reporting of the virus.NAT want to draw attention to how inaccurate and stigmatising coverage can be challenged. -
15 March 2007Southern Baptist in “babies born gay” row 1 One of America's foremost evangelical clergymen has angered many Christians by saying there might be a biological explanation for homosexuality.Rev. -
15 March 2007Comment: Does religion breed homophobia? 3 There is no debate about the acceptance of homosexuality in Britain. -
15 March 2007Magistrate appeals against tribunal’s gay rights ruling 9 The Christian former magistrate who claimed unfair dismissal after he was told he could not pick and choose which adoption cases to rule on is to appeal.Andew McClintock claims that evidence given in his defence by a right-wing American academic, claiming that gay parents were bad for kids, was not given due consideration by an employment tribunal."Gay couples have human rights too," the tribunal said. -
15 March 2007NY Mayor slams St Patrick’s Day parade gay ban 3 The Mayor of New York City has criticised the organising committee of the city's famous St Patrick's Day parade for banning gay and lesbians from participating.Michael Bloomberg, the city's leader since 2002, will march in the parade."I think all parades in this city should be open to everybody, no matter what your orientation or ethnicity or anything else is," Mr. -
15 March 2007Drop in number of gay dimissals from US military + The number of troops dismissed last year is less than half the total number of discharges in the year preceding the Sept. -
15 March 2007Hillary and Obama avoid answering homosexuality question + US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has come under fire for saying on Tuesday that said she believed it is for "others to conclude" if homosexuality is morally wrong.Her comments were in response to the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the American armed forces, Marine General Peter Pace, who said in an interview on Monday that he thought homosexuality was immoral.Yesterday she issued a statement saying: "I disagree with what he said and do not share his view, plain and simple." -
15 March 2007Gay bishop says coming out is God at work + The openly gay bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, has robustly defended his position.At a public meeting in Washington DC Bishop Robinson claimed that of the nearly 8000 parishes in the American Episcopal Church, only 47 have sought guidance from outside bishops after his ordination."If you want to know my homosexual agenda, it's Jesus," Bishop Robinson said. -
16 March 2007First civil unions in a changed Mexico + A prominent journalist in Mexico City was legally joined with his male partner in one of the first same-sex civil unions in the city yesterday.Antonio Mendina , 38, is one of the 1200 gay and lesbian people who have registered to go through the new legal ceremony, yet another sign of the changing nature of Mexican society.Last week 22-year-old Christian Chavez, a member of the hugely popular Mexican pop band RBD, revealed his homosexuality. -
16 March 2007Caribbean islanders worried Elton will turn them gay 3 Sir Elton John may not perform at the Plymouth Jazz festival in Tobago over church leader's fears that he will 'turn' locals gay.Archdeacon of Trinidad and Tobago Philip Isaac yesterday expressed fears that:"His visit to the island can open the country to be tempted towards pursuing his lifestyle" according to the Jamaica Gleaner. -
16 March 2007More St Patrick’s Day controversy in New York 2 The outspoken organiser of America's largest Irish celebration has outraged firefighters in New York City by accusing them of turning up drunk to the St Patrick's Day parade.John Dunleavy is a hate figure in the gay community for refusing to allow LGBT Irish-Americans to take part in the march down 5th Avenue on 17th March.Last year Mr Dunleavy compared gay people to prostitutes and neo-Nazis. -
16 March 2007Gay students to study at conservative rabbi school 1 A Los Angeles college of Conservative Judaism has accepted openly gay applicants for the first time since the ban on gay ordination was lifted.A spokeswoman for The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (L.A. -
16 March 2007Analysis: Beginning of the end for “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” 1 Marine General Peter Pace, the US military's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called homosexuality "immoral" on Tuesday and likened it to adultery.Now military analysts said his comments suggest the armed forces have run out of rationales for banning known gays from service.The policy of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," introduced in the United States Armed Forces in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton. -
16 March 2007Now is the time to buy your place in the sun 5 Investing in property, particularly overseas, can be one of the most exciting, satisfying and ultimately rewarding activities you can undertake.Unlike other investments for your financial security and future, property investment is fun.According to the Office of National Statistics, 65,000 Britons currently buy property overseas every year, and an estimated 11 million Britons could own property abroad by 2011. -
16 March 2007Book now for London’s Lesbian and Gay Film Festival + The BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will celebrate its 21st year this month.The LLGFF will take place from 21st March to 4th April, showing over a hundred films and shorts as well as hosting a range of discussions and club nights.Films tipped for success include Itty Bitty Titty Committee, the latest offering from But I'm A Cheerleader director Jamie Babbit. -
16 March 2007Bristol pride events unveiled + A new group, Pride South West, has organised Bristol Pride Fringe Week, which will take place on 11th-17th August this year.PSW, a group of volunteers devoted to creating a festival in Bristol to represent the LGBT community, has called the event "a celebration of creativity and diversity."It comprises a week of fringe events and a summer festival on 18th August. -
16 March 2007Tories attempt to delay Sexual Orientation Regulations 4 PinkNews.co.uk exclusive New rules outlawing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation have been approved by MPs, despite attempts by some Tory members to disrupt proceedings.Yesterday morning a meeting of the Commons Committee on Delegated Legislation saw all three political parties pledge their support for the regulations -
16 March 2007Cardinal says Pope should stop giving orders + An Italian cardinal has criticised other church leaders for opposing the legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini told Italian pilgrims in Bethlehem yesterday that, "The Church does not give orders."His statement is seen by many as a clear rebuke to the Pope's stance in the current Italian same-sex union row. -
19 March 2007SNP accepts donation from homophobe 2 A Scottish businessman notorious for his anti-gay views has donated £500,000 to the Scottish National Party.In 2000 Mr Souter gave over a million pounds to a campaign in Scotland to uphold Section 28, which banned the promotion of homosexuality.He cited his religious beliefs as justification for his actions, insisting he is not homophobic.
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Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final+- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden1
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state20
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur1
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law8
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’22
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’28
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets29
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden1
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill37
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'28
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
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
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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