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20 April 2007White House gay campaigner honoured by Democrats + An HIV+ man who worked as a White House aide to President Bill Clinton and spoke out against government indifference to AIDS has been honoured at a ceremony at the US Capitol.Bob Hattoy died last month aged 56 from complications brought on by AIDS.He made a memorable speech to the Democratic National Convention in 1992, in which he told America that he did not want to die. -
20 April 2007Bomb linked to Jerusalem Pride + An explosive device detonated near Jerusalem earlier today may have been the work of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting against a gay event to be held in the city.The small pipe bomb exploded near the West Bank separation fence.One person suffered a minor leg injury and was taken to a hospital in Jerusalem. -
23 April 2007Free event for gays to find out their legal rights + A special free event designed to inform gay, lesbian and bisexual people of their rights has been organised by award-winning solicitors Russell Jones Walker. -
23 April 2007Election website focuses on gay rights in Ireland + A website has been launched in the Republic of Ireland that aims to raise awareness among the gay community of the forthcoming general election.Elections for the 166-seat Dáil Éireann will take place this summer, and gay marriage is set to be an issue in the contest.Earlier this year an attempt by the opposition Labour party to bring forward legislation was blocked by the government. -
23 April 2007Kevin Bacon helps gay families + The organisation Family Pride has won a $10,000 grant from www.SixDegrees.org, a charitable organization created by the popular actor Kevin Bacon.Family Pride also raised more than $30,000 for their group via a fundraising campaign conducted through SixDegrees.org.It was one of six groups who won this fundraising campaign challenge. -
23 April 2007Day of silence protests by Christian students + A group of high school students in California were suspended for refusing to take off anti-gay T-shirts.The shirts, which the students wore in protest of last week's Day of Silence, said "Sodomy is sin" and quoted a Bible passage about homosexuality.Phil Spears, interim principal of Rio Linda High School, told the Sacramento Bee that the shirts violated the school's dress code. -
23 April 2007Review: Menopause The Musical + A musical about vibrators, hot flushes and cellulite that asks for audience participation could only have been written by an American. -
23 April 2007Gay ex-governor’s custody battle turns ugly 1 Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey exposed his five-year old daughter to nude photographs, according to his estranged wife Dina Matos McGreevey.According to Associated Content, Matos McGreevey is seeking legal and primary residential custody of the couple's daughter Jaqueline.This would mean that the child would live with Matos McGreevey. -
23 April 2007Singapore’s gay ban questioned by former PM + One of the most influential politicians in Singapore has spoken out against laws in the country that bans sex between men.Lee Kuan Yew was Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, and remains a powerful figure in the country.He has remained in the cabinet since stepping down from the Prime Ministerial role, and carries the title "Minister Mentor." -
23 April 2007Clinton backs gays in the military + Senator Hillary Clinton has told an small-town audience in Iowa that she supports same-sex unions and the removal of Don't Ask Don't Tell.The policy bars openly gay, bisexual or lesbian people from serving in the US Armed Forces. -
23 April 2007Bermuda stresses its gay-friendly credentials 6 The Premier of Bermuda has said gay people are welcome on the island after a cruise for gay families cancelled plans to visit later this year.The cruise, hosted by lesbian comedian Rosie O'Donnell, was the focus of faith-based protests when it visited the Bahamas in 2004.Bermudan church groups had promised action against the visiting gay families. -
23 April 2007Transsexual Army officer to take legal action 4 A 42-year-old officer is to take the Army to an employment tribunal.Jan Hamilton claims she is the victim of sexual discrimination.She had been appointed as head of media operations for the Army in Gibraltar but a dispute over a formal medical exam has led to the job offer being withdrawn. -
23 April 2007Gay-friendly candidate in final vote for French President 5 The first round of the elections for President of France has narrowed the field down to gay-friendly Segolene Royal and frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy.Sunday's vote saw a massive 85% turnout, the highest since 1965.Mr Sarkozy took 31.2% of the 37.6 million votes cast and Ms Royal took 25.9%. -
23 April 2007Call for gay tolerance may cost teacher her job + A school teacher is fighting for her job after being suspended for allowing a column promoting acceptance of homosexuals to run in the student newspaper.Student Megan Chase's pro-gay comments appeared a January edition of The Tomahawk, the newspaper at Woodlan Junior-Senior High School in the American state of Indiana.At issue is whether Chase's opinion column advocating tolerance of homosexuals was suitable for a student newspaper. -
23 April 2007Gay gun enthusiasts go to queer prom armed 1 A planned gay and lesbian Queer Prom on was the unlikely thread that unravelled a little known weapons ban at the Salt Palace Convention Centre in Utah, USA.Planners promoted the event as having a "zero tolerance policy for... -
23 April 2007Russian gays pay tribute to Boris Yeltsin + The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, has died aged 76. -
23 April 2007DVLA accused of political correctness over H8 GAY ban + The agency that controls the issuing of licence plates for cars in the UK has been criticised by a Conservative politician for banning offensive letter and number combinations.Papers released to the Mail On Sunday under the Freedom of Information Act show that the Minister for Transport, Dr Stephen Ladyman, has already withdrawn the plate 'H8 GAY' from use. -
24 April 2007Peter Tatchell to run for Westminster 2 The Green party in the constituency of Oxford East has chosen gay rights activist Peter Tatchell to contest the seat at the next general election.The seat has been held by Labour MP Andrew Smith since 1987.At the 2005 general election he retained Oxford East but saw his majority cut by 90% in a swing to the Liberal Democrats. -
24 April 2007Vatican official launches another anti-gay rant + A senior Roman Catholic official has launched a wide-ranging attack on modern life in what many see as yet another attempt by the church to influence Italian domestic politics.Speaking to an audience of priests, Archbishop Angelo Amato said that the media are responsible for presenting abortion and gay rights are signs of progress in human society.The church is planning a rally in Rome next month. -
24 April 2007Australian state to register same-sex partners + The Premier of Victoria has announced that his government will institute a register for gay and lesbian couples by the end of 2007.The proposed register will also be used by unmarried heterosexual couples and two people in a long-term "care-giving" relationship.Steve Bracks announced that the state government will introduce legislation similar to that already in place in Tasmania.
Articles from April 2007
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MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships+
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review4
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’28
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs16
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships4
Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron2
Lib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill+
Video: President Obama tells all-male college ‘Be the best husband to your boyfriend’4
Brittney Griner: University basketball coach told me not to come out1
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault121- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 28
- Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'4
Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment42- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs16
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- UK: The simple state of play on the same-sex marriage bill and civil partnerships amendments6
Labour table civil partnership Manuscript Amendment in order to 'rescue' same-sex marriage bill17
Nick Clegg: 'I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn't get hijacked by those with ulterior motives'21- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion134
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault121
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'90
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'72
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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
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Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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