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22 May 2007Trans man jailed in Pakistan over marriage + A couple have been jailed after doctors concluded the groom was actually a woman, despite gender reassignment surgery.A court in Lahore, Pakistan said that Shumain Raj, 31, and Shahzina Tariq, 26, married last year, in defiance of Islamic law.Mr Raj initially brought the marriage to the attention of the court, when he complained about threats from his wife's relatives. -
22 May 2007Church report into homophobia advocates “ex-gay” counselling + Northern Ireland's largest Protestant church has produced a report on homophobia which has been accused of being homophobic.The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has over 300,000 members and 560 congregations in Ireland.Its controversial report by the Social Issues and Resources Panel will not be published until June, but was leaked to the BBC. -
22 May 2007Euro MPs speak up for Moscow Pride 4 Members of the European Parliament have written to the Mayor of Moscow urging him to respect human rights and allow a gay Pride parade this weekend to go ahead.Marco Cappato, an Italian MEP and Dutch parliamentarian Sophie In't Veld's open letter to Yuri Luzhkov asks him to authorise Sunday's "March in support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of homosexual people in Russia."Organisers of the Pride event in Moscow have applied to the city for permission to march. -
22 May 2007Gay bishop excluded from Anglican conference 17 The controversial Bishop of New Hampshire has not been invited to the Lambeth Conference next year, Lambeth Palace revealed today.Conservative and liberal branches of the worldwide Anglican communion have been at loggerheads over the issues of homosexuality and same-sex unions ever since a Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, was ordained as a bishop in the US in 2003. -
22 May 2007Republican presidential candidates want gay marriage ban 57 Republican presidential candidates Sam Brownback and Mike Huckabee have both announced their support for a ban on gay marriage across America.Speaking at a Florida Family Policy Council dinner on Saturday night, the outsiders stuck to a strong message on family values.Kansas Senator Brownback said: "You need to redefine the definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman. -
22 May 2007BBC gay presenter makes Radio 4 debut with preacher man + Ashley Byrne, presenter of the BBC's only gay radio programme, will make his BBC Radio 4 debut this week.He has executive produced I Got Up Out Of My Seat, a documentary about the legendary American evangelist Billy Graham, presented by Sir David Frost.Ashley is creative director of Made In Manchester Productions, an independent television and radio production company. -
22 May 2007Lithuanians protest against diversity 2 Anti-gay feeling has reached new heights in Lithuania after a Swedish ambassador called for tolerance towards LGBT people.Ambassador Malin Karre delivered a speech to the Lithuanian Parliament on Wednesday May 16th to commemorate the International Day of Fighting Homophobia.She told the Lithuanian parliament that the Swedish government was "opposed to any goals to trample human rights, including the rights of people with non-traditional sexual orientation." -
22 May 2007Angels will raise funds for AIDS charity + A star-studded charity gala performance of Angels in America will take place at the Lyric Hammersmith on Wednesday 4th July to raise vital funds to help people living with HIV.Headlong Theatre's production of Angels in America by Pulitzer-winning author Tony Kushner is the first major UK revival in fifteen years and is currently on a nationwide tour, where it has received outstanding reviews.It is the first national revival of Kushner's two-part masterpiece since its premiere at the National Theatre in 1992. -
22 May 2007Homophobic bullying not an issue for MEPs 57 Only 239 out of 785 members of the European Parliament have signed a declaration against homophobic bullying.Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford, a member of the European Parliament's intergroup on gay and lesbian rights, said:"While this result clearly signifies that combating homophobic bullying is more than a marginal issue for MEPs, we must work harder to make a majority understand the degree of misery and exclusion it can cause." -
22 May 2007South African churches reject gay weddings + Four Christian churches in South Africa have said they will not bless same-sex marriages because they say they are "contrary to scripture."The Anglican Church, Catholic Church, Baptist Church and Presbyterian Church have all confirmed that they will not officiate or bless gay unions.The Methodist Church is still undecided on the issue. -
23 May 2007Survey reveals most Brits support gay rights 28 A in-depth survey of more than 2,000 people from all backgrounds, ages and religious beliefs across Britain has found that the vast majority of them are not homophobic.Britons are on the whole comfortable with gay people and believe that discrimination against gay, lesbian and bisexual people should be tackled.Only one in 20 people said they don't like lesbians and gay men. -
23 May 2007Analysis: British attitudes to gays are changing 28 The Stonewall survey published today is one of the most wide-ranging examinations of attitudes in the Britain towards the gay community.The results are heartening - even 49% of Daily Telegraph readers think that prejudice against gay and lesbian people should be tackled.Here, PinkNews.co.uk gives you some in-depth analysis of this landmark piece of research. -
23 May 2007University’s gay health certificate a success + A qualification in gay men's health will continue to run at the University of East London due to its unprecedented success.The one-year certificate was first launched last year, and is designed for people interested in or already working in the field of gay men's health promotion.Areas of study include positive mental health, current health policies, stigma and discrimination and epidemiology of HIV. -
23 May 2007Turned away from homeless shelter for being gay 1 A Chicago woman denied access to a city-funded homeless shelter on a cold November evening because she is a lesbian is challenging the discrimination she experienced.The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois recently announced the filing of complaints with the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations and the State of Illinois Department of Human Rights on behalf of Michelle Wang. -
23 May 2007Kevin Spacey may be about to come out 3 Since his Oscar winning turn in The Usual Suspects, Kevin Spacey's sexual orientation has been fodder for mass media speculation.Esquire Magazine all but outed the actor.Spacey countered with his now infamous sit down with Playboy, in which he called the story a lie. -
23 May 2007Concern over NHS database of gay men 6 A government database used to store intimate details of gay sexual behaviour is to replace the current free access to sexual health information across London.There is major concern from HIV charities and overwhelming hostility from a public consultation to the proposal.The London Gay Men's HIV Prevention Partnership (LGMHPP) is a central fund that is contributed to by London's NHS trusts and that is administered by commissioners. -
23 May 2007Lesbian candidate a first for Japan + Japan's second largest political party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announced that Kanako Otsuji, the first openly lesbian politician in Japan, will be one of the party's official candidates for this summer's National Diet (parliament) election.Ms Otsuji, 32, was elected as an Osaka Assembly Member in April 2003.In August 2005, she came out of the closet in her book Coming Out. -
23 May 2007London Tory leader announces civil partnership 1 The head of one of London's leading local authorities has publicly come out and announced he is to enter into a civil partnership.Sir Simon Milton is the leader of Westminster council and close to Conservative leader David Cameron.He is expected to be offered a seat in the Lords and possibly a job in government if the Tories win the next election. -
23 May 2007Married woman in court over civil partnership 2 A married woman will appear before a court on charges of making a false statement to a registrar, after she allegedly illegally entered into a civil partnership.Suzanne Mitchell appeared before Shrewsbury magistrates today and was given unconditional bail.She is to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court for a plea hearing on 9th July. -
24 May 2007Gay couple settle adoption lawsuit + A Californian couple has settled a lawsuit against Adoption.com, an Arizona-based website that refused to let them post a profile in the hopes of finding a birth mother.As part of the settlement, the site's owners agreed to stop doing business with California residents.According to the Associated Press, the company could have kept doing business in the state if they had been willing to let same-sex couples participate, but they were not.
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Top stories
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime+
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final7- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur3
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’23
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final7
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime0
- 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 instructions19
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets29- US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
- Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would 'introduce confusion'23
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55-
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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