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6 July 2007Campaigning MP welcomes government bullying commitment 1 Stephen Williams MP, a Liberal Democrat who has campaigned against bullying in schools, has welcomed the commitment from the Minister of Children to stamp out the problem.The first Commons investigation into bullying by the Education Select Committee was instigated last year at the request of Mr Williams.The committee heard evidence from charity Anti-Bullying Alliance that between 30-50% of young people in secondary schools attracted to people of the same sex will have directly experienced homophobic bullying. -
6 July 2007New Tory shadow minister’s previous opposition to gay equality 19 The much-publicised appointment of a Muslim woman to the Tory Shadow Cabinet could harm relations between the party and the gay community.Sayeeda Warsi, the new Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion, hit the headlines during the 2005 election campaign for distributing campaign leaflets with a strongly hostile attitude to gay rights. -
6 July 2007Gay Pride planned for anniversary of seige of Leningrad + LGBT Russians are planning to hold the gay Pride parade in St Petersburg on September 8, the anniversary of the start of the siege of Leningrad, one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II.Alexandra Polyanskaya, spokeswoman for the parade's committee said that the gay community are not uncomfortable about the parade been held on this date.This is despite the authorities opposing similar events in the past. -
6 July 2007Trans prisoner settles landmark civil rights lawsuit + John Doe, a 2005 inmate of the Orange County Jail in California, today successfully settled a civil rights suit against the County resulting in significant policy changes and a settlement sum of close to $50,000 (£25,000).Doe, represented by San Diego law firm Stock Stephens, LLP and the Transgender Law Center (TLC), alleged denial of medical care and gender identity harassment in the suit. -
6 July 2007Sacked gay Lutheran pastor refuses to budge + The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America removed Atlanta Pastor Bradley Schmeling from the church's pastoral roles on Thursday because he is an out gay man.But according to the Associated Press, the Reverend Schmeling says he won't leave the pulpit of St. -
6 July 2007Sex and the City set for big screen + The fabulous foursome who spiced up Manhattan's singles scene for six years on the HBO television series Sex and the City have been given the green light for a big screen reunion.According to Reuters, New Line Cinema is close to sealing a final deal to finance and distribute the long-stalled picture, a spokesman for the studio said on Thursday.The feature film, spun from the show, is set to begin shooting in the fall with all four stars of the hit HBO show. -
6 July 2007Gay libel suit thrown out in Malaysian court + Former Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim missed his chance to bring corrupt former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad to court for calling him a homosexual.An accusation that landed Ibrahim in prison for six years.Ibrahim's case was thrown out of the High Court after a judge ruled that the lawsuit was "unsustainable," due to a similar lawsuit against bin Mohamad in 1999. -
6 July 2007Pub owner pleads not guilty plea over ‘gay’ sign + The landlord of a Wiltshire pub who allegedly placed a homophobic sign outside his premises has pleaded not guilty to a public order offence at Chippenham Magistrates Court.The pub's former landlords John Williams, and his 26-year-old partner Lee, believe the sign, which read 'faggots and mince not on the menu', refers to them.Gay equality group Stonewall said the sign could breach new equality laws which came into force on April 30. -
6 July 2007£30m grant to NSPCC and Childline + The goverment has said it will give a record amount to the NSPCC to help them run services for vulnerable children.Among the benficiaries of the £30m grant will be the charity's Childline phone advice and couselling service.Last year the NSPCC reported a rise in the number of LGBT teenagers calling the helpline. -
6 July 2007Clubbers ignore signs of hearing damage says charity + The UK is facing a hearing loss timebomb, according to Royal National Institute for the Deaf. -
6 July 2007Antony Cotton to host ITV daytime chat show + Actor Antony Cotton, best known for his role as Sean Tully in ITV soap Coronation St, is the latest talent to try and take on Richard and July.The openly gay performer has been given his own chat format, called That Antony Cotton Show, to be broadcast on weekdays at 5pm on ITV1. -
6 July 2007Presidential hopeful caught in porn row + Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is being questioned by social conservatives over on-demand pornography in Marriott hotel chain rooms.Mr Romney, a Marriott board member from 1992 to 2001, has publicly voiced his opinions on the perils of pornography.Now conservative activists have attacked the candidate and the Marriott for presenting themselves as family-orientated when pornography continues to be distributed in their hotels. -
6 July 2007Comment: Ex-gay journalist answers his critics 24 Earlier this week PinkNews.co.uk reported on Michael Glatze, an award-winning gay journalist and activist who announced he is now an ex-gay.The founder of Young Gay America magazine and recipient of the National Role Model Award from leading gay rights organisation Equality Forum has contacted PinkNews.co.uk to put his side of the story. -
6 July 2007“Homophobic” housemate Laura voted out of Big Brother House 8 The housemate that placed Channel 4 in another row over Big Brother has been voted out of the Big Brother House by viewers.
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’12
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities3
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships21
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault86
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’25
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault86
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'12
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play10- Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church's opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships21
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
50 Cent says men who don't sleep with women 'should just kill themselves'123
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault86
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-
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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