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29 June 2007Ex-gay survivors speak out 1 As Exodus International, the network of "ex-gay" ministries which promotes "freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ," finishes its annual conference in California today, former ex-gay survivors line-up to tell their own stories.The Ex-gay Survivor Conference, which takes place at the University of California this weekend, has sent an open letter inviting Exodus leaders to attend. -
29 June 2007Rowan Williams backtracks on gay bishop snub 2 The Archbishop of Canterbury is reconsidering his decision to exclude an openly gay bishop from next year's Lambeth Conference.Many Anglicans wrote letters of complaint to the Archbishop about the exclusion of Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire.A response from Canon Flora Winfield from the International, Ecumenical and Anglican Communion Affairs was leaked to The Times. -
29 June 2007Church weddings for Swedish gays a step closer 3 Sweden may become the first country to allow gays and lesbians to marry within a major Church.Under current laws, dating back to 1987, marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman.A new piece of proposed "gender-neutral" legislation however, may soon remove this distinction allowing anybody to marry in the Lutherian Church. -
29 June 2007Bush threatens veto over domestic partners + The White House has issued the veto threat in response to an appropriations bill being considered by Congress.The bill provides financial support for federal programmes, but does not include a longstanding Republican provision which states that federal funds should not be used to operate the District of Columbia domestic partnership registry.Congress has the ultimate plenary power over the District of Columbia and its funding. -
29 June 2007Poll shows next generation relaxed about gay marriage 1 Young Americans are much more likely to support gay marriage than their parents, a new poll by The New York Times, CBS News, and MTV has shown.The survey asked participants questions on a wide range of cultural and political issues. -
29 June 2007Ugandan minister upset by emails from gay people 1 A homophobic politician in Uganda has branded LGBT people who have sent him hate emails 'sick' and accused them of using 'foul language.'James Nsaba Buturo, the state minister of Ethics and Integrity, told the Daily Monitor that he gets at least twenty threatening emails a day, mostly from people in the US and UK.Gay sex is punishable in Uganda by life imprisonment, under laws originally introduced by the British. -
29 June 2007Thai transvestites call for hotel boycott + A gay rights group in Thailand is calling for a boycott of the Novotel hotel chain, after door staff refused a transvestite entry to their nightclub.Rallying under around the slogan, "Novotel - No Homosexual", the campaign is being led by the Bangkok Rainbow Organisation.They are urging gays, lesbians and katoeys, or ladyboys, to stay away from the hotel. -
29 June 2007Pride should go ahead as planned say police 5 The organisers of Pride London met with the Metropolitan police this afternoon and were reassured that as things stand the parade and other events will be going ahead tomorrow as planned.Early this morning a car bomb left outside a nightclub failed to detonate. -
29 June 2007“Minister for gays” sorry she can’t come to Pride + Hazel Blears has said she is sorry she will not be able to attend tomorrow's Pride events in London this year after her appointment yesterday as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.The new minister overseeing equality and gay rights issues has a previous engagement.It has been confirmed that the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Minister for Women, Harriet Harman, will address revellers in Trafalgar Square. -
29 June 2007Comment: Time to be a green gay + A couple of months ago, Roseanne - of former 'Barr' and 'Show' fame - upset some of the gays across the pond with something she said on her radio show.During a cosy chat with a lesbian activist one afternoon, Rosie suggested that considering the magnitude of the issues the planet now faces, maybe it was time for us all to put our individual causes temporarily to one side, and stand together against the unprecedented crises' that threaten to overwhelm us all. -
29 June 2007Brown appoints his first lesbian minister + Angela Eagle has been appointed as a minister in the British government.New Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made her Exchequer Secretary, a junior Treasury position.Her twin sister Maria, already a minister under Tony Blair, moves from the Northern Ireland Office to the Ministry of Justice. -
29 June 2007PM reshuffles his gay rights team + Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, has completed his government reshuffle, promoting the Junior Equalities Minister responsible for gay rights, Meg Munn to become Junior Minister at the Foreign Office.Her replacement has not yet been chosen from the new ministerial team at the Department of Communities and Local Government.Yesterday he moved Ruth Kelly to become Secretary of State for Transport. -
29 June 2007Gay MP promoted to Health Minister 1 Ben Bradshaw, an openly gay MP, has been promoted to become Minister of State at the Department of Health.It is a step up the ministerial ladder from his previous role at the Department of the Environment.Mr Bradshaw was also appointed as Minister for the South West as part of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown's focus on regions within England. -
30 June 2007Pride QA: Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London 2 Ken, tell us about your first Pride.The very first lesbian and gay march I did, it was in the late 1970s and Tom Robinson was the lead speaker at Trafalgar Square.It was the first time I spoke on the plinth at Trafalgar Square.It was miserable grey day, late winter, early autumn. -
30 June 2007PlanetOut share price recovers slightly but CEO says company needs time to turn around + Shares in Gay.com publisher, PlanetOut rose 20 per cent on Nasdaq yesterday, but shares in the company are still worth less than a tenth of it's post IPO (initial public offering) value just under three years ago.The company which also owns the Adovocate and RSVP Cruises floated in October 2004 at a share price of $9 (£4.48), it quickly rose to $14.26 (£7.10) in November. -
30 June 2007Rain fails to dampen London’s Pride 6 Tens of thousands of people took to the rainy streets of London today to celebrate Pride.Torrential downpours throughout the afternoon did not dampen the enthusiasm of marchers and those who gathered in Trafalgar Square to watch top pop acts.The march started at 1pm and LGBT members of the Royal Navy, police, fire service and paramedics marched through the streets in uniform. -
30 June 2007Deputy Labour Leader called from Gay Pride to Cobra Meeting 5 The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has today held an emergency meeting of the Cobra cabinet committee as a result of the attacks on Glasgow Airport.Harriet Harman, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons was summoned from London Pride to head towards Whitehall.
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Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate7
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’27
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
- UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 27
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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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