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18 May 2007Downing St defends ban on gay blood 6 A statement on the Prime Minister's website claims some gay men flout blood donation guidelines and reveals that 40 donations a year are infected with HIV.A petition on the site calls for an end to discrimination against gay and bisexual men by the National Blood Service.HIV is now at its fast growing rate in the heterosexual community but the NBS regard all men who have sex with men as too high-risk to accept blood from. -
18 May 2007Get a FREE 02 or T-Mobile SIM card + Earlier this month, we offered readers a free O2 SIM card. -
18 May 2007Kylie Minogue launchpad Neighbours dropped by BBC 3 The show that launched the undoubted gay icon, Kylie Minogue, Neighbours has been dropped by the BBC for being too expensive.Despite the show's appeal to gay viewers, it has avoided gay or indeed ethnic minority characters over the past 22 years.It was first broadcast in Australia in March 1985, and made its UK debut in October 1986. -
18 May 2007IDAHO celebrated worldwide 57 The International Day Against Homophobia was marked by events around the world yesterday.Events were held all over the UK. -
18 May 2007Insurance victory for Ohio transsexual 57 An Ohio transsexual has won a court battle with her insurance company over the cost of her gender reassignment surgery.Jan Stacy, and electronics engineer, was told when she began gender realignment in 2006 that her self insured plan covered the surgery.When she submitted the bills for the surgery to company Highmark Blue Shield, she was refused. -
19 May 2007A guide to loan providers.. + PinkNews.co.uk has selected a number of personal loans providers.It's a list of where to get a loan, from lending companies we've checked out. -
20 May 2007Graham Norton’s gay dig at David Gest + Lesbian drama Sugar Rush lost out to BBC series The Street for the Best Drama award at this evening's BAFTA ceremony. -
21 May 2007Canadians turning to US surrogates + Couples who participate in paid surrogacy in Canada can receive a $500,000 (£233,900) fine or a decade in jail.Yet these stiff punishments have not put an end to the practice. -
21 May 2007Rights groups condemn Iran’s campaign against ‘immorality’ + Iran's arbitrary arrests of thousands of men and women in recent weeks under the banner of "countering immoral behaviour" threaten basic rights to privacy, says Human Rights Watch.They have called for the immediate release of all those detained as part of this campaign, including more than 80 people seized in a raid on a private gathering in the city of Esfahan on May 10th, 2007. -
21 May 2007Gay Poles march with Pride in Warsaw + Despite the hostile attitude of the Polish government towards the LGBT community, thousands took to the streets in Saturday for an Equality march.Organisers estimate about 20,000 people took part."This was the largest parade we've held in Poland," parade organizer Tomasz Baczkowski said."Polish society has opened its eyes and they know what democracy, equality and diversity mean." -
21 May 2007Two charged over murder of pornographer + Two men have been arrested and charged with the killing of Bryan Charles Kosis, owner of gay pornographic movie company Cobra Video.According to the Associated Press, Harlow R. -
21 May 2007Survey reveals extent of homophobia at work 28 A poll of more than 2,000 people across the UK has found that while nine of ten of them support laws protecting LGB people in the workplace, homophobia is rife.The Stonewall survey, conducted by YouGov, found that one in six people in the UK had witnessed verbal or physical bullying of gay people at work.Since 2003, LGB people have been protected against harassment in the workplace by legislation. -
21 May 2007Deputy leadership candidates support gay hate law 2 PinkNews.co.uk exclusive Peter Hain, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Wales, has said he would personally support new legislation outlawing incitement to homophobia.In an interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Mr Hain said that the government must make sure there are no hate crimes against any group in the UK.In January Home Office minister Tony McNulty vowed to review homophobic incitement laws. -
21 May 2007Homophobic poster campaign fails to swing Swiss voters + An overwhelming majority of voters in Geneva have voted in favour of granting gay and lesbian couples equal inheritance rights and other benefits.In a referendum yesterday 83% voted in favour of the changes, which were supported by all political parties except the Swiss People's Party (UDC).The right-wing party caused outrage earlier this month with advertising posters opposing the changes calling gay couples infertile. -
21 May 2007Ofcom slams Clarkson’s gay car comment 27 Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been criticised by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom for using homophobic cockney-rhyming slang to describe a car.The BBC's head of editorial complaints conceded that his comments about the Daihatsu Copen in a programme broadcast last year were capable of causing offence.Clarkson asked a member of the audience if he would buy the car, to which he replied "no, its a bit gay." -
21 May 2007Gay referee to officiate at Rugby World Cup + A 35-year-old referee has spoken of his personal struggle before coming out of the closet.Nigel Owens is the only openly gay man to be a rugby union ref at the highest level of the game. -
21 May 2007Interview: Peter Hain sets out his stall + PinkNews.co.uk exclusiveWith the "battle" for the leadership of the Labour party over before it even started, all eyes are now on the deputy role. -
21 May 2007Opposition parties differ on homophobic incitement law 2 The Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have responded to the discussion of an offence of homophobic incitement.Candidates for the Deputy Leader of the Labour party have given their support to such a law.Peter Hain, Harriet Harman and Alan Johnson all backed calls for a new law to outlaw anti-gay hatred. -
21 May 2007More precautions required for Hepatitis B + Recent studies of Olympic wrestlers show that the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) may be contracted through sweat.HBV is a blood-borne virus that affects primarily the liver and has few or no symptoms immediately after infection, but can be very dangerous.It can cause cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, and liver cancer. -
22 May 2007Girl reunited with lesbian carer 1 After almost three months, a seven-year-old girl has been reunited with the woman in whose care she'd thrived for almost a year before being sent to live in a crowded foster home.The child had been held in foster care since Feb.
Articles from May 2007
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Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate6
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a ‘s**t’ than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed8
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row6
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’26
Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe12
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote44
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’1
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill14
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’4
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many8
- David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote44
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins50
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 49
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 87- Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row6
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault140
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 32- Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his 'aggressive homosexuality community' jibe 12
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister16
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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 marriage87
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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