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4 June 2007Californian gay prisoners get conjugal visits 57 Gay and lesbian prisoners in California are to be allowed conjugal visits from their partners, under a new prison policy revealed on Friday.The change in policy came after gay and civil rights groups threatened to sue the prisons under equality laws.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a letter threatening legal action on behalf of Vernon Foeller, 40, a gay inmate incarcerated for attempted burglary. -
4 June 2007London will stage gay World Cup 57 London is to be home to the footballing gay world cup in 2008, it has emerged.The International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) is to hold their world championship at Leftfooters FC in London next August.Leftfooters FC, a gay football club based in Regent's Park, have been working with the Football Association for the past two years. -
4 June 2007Christian groups fight gay equality laws 57 Churches go to the High Court in Belfast today to argue that the Sexual Orientation Regulations restrict their human rights.If they are successful, the regulations that protect gay rights could be declared unlawful.The case, which has been brought by The Christian Institute along with other Christian groups, is scheduled to last three days. -
4 June 2007Paris Hilton in jail 57 Heiress, socialite and gay icon Paris Hilton began her jail sentence for violating probation in Los Angeles yesterday.Hilton's jail term has already been cut from 45 days to 23 days under state sentencing guidelines, but she did not have to hand herself in until Tuesday.Richard A. -
4 June 2007Angels in America AIDS gala 57 Alan Cumming is to host a charity gala performance of Angels in America at the Lyric Hammersmith in aid of the National AIDS Trust.The performance, which is to be held on 4th July, will raise money and awareness for the cause of HIV/AIDS prevention.Tony award-winning actor Alan Cumming said: "Unfortunately HIV-related stigma and discrimination is still with us today, fifteen years after this play was written." -
4 June 2007Gay pride in Riga goes ahead peacefully 57 Gay men and women held the first gay pride with no sign of violence in Riga yesterday.Five hundred people gathered in the Latvian capital, in a fenced park with tight security provided by the police.Small groups of anti-gay protestors hurled insults, but no violence took place, and two people were arrested for the verbal abuse. -
4 June 2007Berlin memorial to persecuted gays 57 A memorial to gay people persecuted and murdered by the Nazis will be complete later this year, the German government announced today.The tribute to forgotten victims will be situated on the edge of Tiergarten park, near to a memorial for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust.The memorial will take the form of a gray concrete slab, with a window to allow visitors to view a video.
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Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights3
Son of US Senator under fire for posting racist and homophobic tweets3
Labour MEP Michael Cashman: Putin’s ‘hate speech’ has resulted in the ‘barbaric killing’ of gay Russian men3
Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for ‘two tiered’ marriage14
Survey: LGBT acceptance at all time high in US, but discrimination remains+
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Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill8
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay37
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down21
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination6
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay27
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 60- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down21
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Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'18- Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for 'two tiered' marriage14
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally11- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination6
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Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49
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