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3 May 2007LGBT people urged to vote + Stonewall and other gay rights groups have urged the LGBT community to vote in today's elections.In Scotland, the 129-member Parliament is being elected. -
3 May 2007Ex BP boss not Chevalier’s first sugar daddy 15 Lord Browne was not the first older man that escort Jeff Chevalier allowed to fund him, it has emerged.Before coming to the UK, Mr Chevalier had a four-year relationship with a rich Canadian TV executive, John Trickey.Like Lord Browne, Mr Trickey met the younger man when he was working as an escort. -
3 May 2007Gay entrepreneur in £13m lawsuit 1 One of the biggest insurance companies in the world has been accused of reneging on a deal with a small gay business, causing it to fold.Ivan Massow, sometime political activist and gay entrepreneur, will have his £13m claim against Zurich for negligence, misrepresentation and breach of contract heard at Bristol Crown Court next month.The legal proceedings have attracted considerable media interest. -
3 May 2007Return child to lesbian carer, court asked + In a hearing on Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union urged a judge in Georgia to return a vulnerable seven-year-old girl to the woman in whose care she had been thriving for a year.The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) has held the girl in foster care since February 20th, when a judge took her away after he learned that she was being raised by a lesbian. -
3 May 2007“Gay American” seeks solace in the priesthood 1 The former Governor of New Jersey, who came out of the closet on live television, is to train for the priesthood.Jim McGreevey has been in the headlines for months over his divorce and custody battle. -
3 May 2007Isaiah Washington to star in discrimination ad 4 An actor who caused a storm by using the word 'faggot' during an on-set argument is to make a public service announcement on behalf of two gay rights organisations.Isaiah Washington, star of medical drama Grey's Anatomy, is to record the message for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network.He called co-star TR Knight a faggot during an on-set confrontation last October. -
3 May 2007Transport Police support Equality walk + The British Transport Police are going to have a visible presence at this weekend's Stonewall Equality Walk.Members of the force and support staff will be placing a stand at Brighton railway station on Sunday 6th May to encourage people to report hate crimes - one of Stonewall's key campaign areas.Some of the BTP staff will then join gay celebrities and hundreds of others on the 10km walk. -
3 May 2007Warsaw Pride ban broke Euro convention + The European Court of Human Rights this morning ruled that the ban on the 2005 Pride event in Warsaw was a violation of human rights. -
3 May 2007Homophobic performer set for Luton gig 1 A Jamaican dancehall artist notorious for his anti-gay lyrics is to perform this weekend in Luton.Promoters of the gig have said they have made Beenie Man sign a contract promising he will not perform any homophobic songs.Mr Man is appearing with a BBC Radio 1 DJ, Chris Goldfinger, at Club 53 in the town on Bank Holiday Monday. -
3 May 2007Presidential hopeful: gay soldiers an “intolerable risk” 2 A candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States has said he backs current US policy on gays in the military.Senator John McCain thinks that troops will be put in danger if openly gay people are allowed to serve.McCain, 70, is almost certain to be the oldest Presidential hopeful in next year's contest. -
3 May 2007Bush will veto gay hate crimes bill 7 The White House has indicated that even if new federal hate crimes legislation passes Congress today, the President will veto it.Christian activists and homophobic lobby groups such as Concerned Women for America have waged a concerted campaign against the legislation in Congress.The new law would extend protections on the grounds of race or religion to cover LGBT people. -
3 May 2007Rosie O’Donnell makes Time 100 list + A list of the most influential people in the world today includes performer Rosie O'Donnell, an African Archbishop who opposes gay rights and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.The Time magazine list of 100 people who shape the world also includes Barack Obama, Justin Timberlake, Oprah Winfrey, Pope Benedict XVI, Kate Moss and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.President Bush did not make the list.
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Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill9
Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law4
Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill9
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion16
US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam7
South Australia officially congratulates New Zealand on equal marriage, ahead of introduction of its own bill1
Watch LIVE: House of Lords debates same-sex marriage amendments+
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans: ‘I continue to refute all allegations’+
Maltese Prime Minister: A civil unions bill is to be introduced by the end of this year2
Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson18- Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage22
Brazil: Lawmakers approve bill which would remove ban on 'gay cure' therapy 25
Tory MP John Glen criticises Bishop of Salisbury for voicing support for equal marriage31
Michelle Shocked to return to San Francisco during Pride Week, to clarify her feelings following anti-gay rant19
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican19- Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion16
Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong26
Gay 'cure' therapy NHS ban motion gains cross-party support4- Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill9
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage87
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television85
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?84
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment71
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage67
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'64
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill62
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