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13 July 2007Homophobic politician arrested for cottaging 4 The co-chairman of the campaign to select Senator John McCain as the Republican US Presidential candidate has resigned after offering an undercover police officer $20 (£10) for oral sex.Bob Allen, a Florida state representative who has voted against a range of gay rights measures, was spotted by police in Titusville, Florida on Wednesday acting suspiciously at the men's toilets in a park. -
13 July 2007Australian government reject gay judge’s pension plan + The Attorney General of Australia has said he will not change the pension arrangements of judges so that same-sex partners are given the same provision as spouses.The country's Parliament is considering changes to judge's pension, and opposition politicians have pointed out that this would be a good opportunity to change the law in favour of equality.One of Australia's most respected judges, Michael Kirby, is openly gay. -
13 July 2007C4 executive apologises for Big Brother homophobia row 1 The head of Legal and Compliance at Channel 4 has told a gay audience that they made mistakes in their handling of a contestant on Big Brother who used the word 'poof.'Jan Tomalin was speaking at an event organised by the channel entitled "Homosexuality and the Media: How far have we come?"She frankly admitted when asked about the incident: "we got it wrong." -
13 July 2007Nixon aides considered using gay smears against opponents + Newly released memos, recordings and other documents have revealed that US President Richard Nixon was keen to smear his opponents by associating them with the nascent gay rights movement.During the 1972 election campaign, Nixon aides also tried to link Democrat candidate John McGovern and his running mate Sargent Shriver to the mafia, slavery and left-wing activists.Meanwhile, the President himself was concerned that he was not seen as a nice person. -
13 July 2007I Will Survive singer wants to ‘lead gays to Christ’ 23 Gloria Gaynor, the American singer whose hit I Will Survive is seen as a gay anthem, told Radio 4 this morning that gay people should embrace Christ and that her status as a gay icon allows her to lead them to Him.She repeatedly refused to say whether or not she thinks homosexuality is wrong. -
13 July 2007Majority of Americans find ‘faggot’ offensive + A recent opinion poll has found that 54% of Americans found the use of the word 'faggot' by TV actor Isaiah Washington offensive.18% said the were very offended in the survey by Harris Interactive. -
13 July 2007Interview: Sex, surveillance and gay royals + Surveillance is a fast paced sexual and political thriller set in London.It stars Tom Harper as Adam, a gay teacher who lives in Surrey and comes to London on the weekends to go clubbing and pick up men.A casual encounter with a handsome stranger, Jake (Sean Brenden Brosnan) brings Adam to the attention of powerful, unseen forces. -
13 July 2007TURING: Of pink pride and prejudice 6 Late January, 2002. -
13 July 2007Surgeon General nominee denies he is homophobic 3 President Bush's nominee for Surgeon General told the US Senate yesterday he is not anti-gay.Dr. -
13 July 2007Gay MEP accuses David Cameron of ignoring homophobia 2 Michael Cashman, a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands, has revealed he has written to David Cameron three times about the failure of Tory MEPs to vote against homophobia, but has not received a reply.On Wednesday we revealed that five Labour MPs wrote to Mr Cameron in 2006 asking him to distance himself from the homophobic campaign literature used by Sayeeda Warsi at the last election. -
13 July 2007Suicide shocks Derry gay community 1 Eamon Johnston, the winner of Mr Gay Derry 2003, has committed suicide. -
13 July 2007Transvestite sculpture of Pope removed 5 A controversial sculpture of Pope Benedict XVI, depicting him in nothing but a blond bob wig, a stole, panties and thigh-high stockings has been pulled from a gay exhibition in Milan.Curator Eugenio Viola told Associated Press: "It was made clear to us that it would be better to remove the piece." -
15 July 2007Brian Paddick may be Lib Dem candidate for Mayor 1 Fresh rumours appearing to be emanating from spin doctors at the Liberal Democrats imply that Brian Paddick, until his retirement, the most senior openly gay British police officer, may stand as a candidate for Mayor of London.PinkNews.co.uk first reported the suggestions last May when the then Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner, casually mentioned the possibility of standing for the post at the launch of the Way We Are Now, a collection of essays from gay community members. -
16 July 2007Presidential candidate’s wife meets with gays + Elizabeth Edwards slammed President Bush for not being tougher on crimes against gays and lesbians during a speech on Saturday for the Human Rights Campaign in San Francisco.During her address to the gay rights group, the Associated Press reports that Edwards cited the story of 26-year-old Satendar Singh.He died recently after being beaten to death at Sacramento's Lake Natomas by men hurling explicit gay slurs. -
16 July 2007Disinformation campaign against Matthew Shepard law + With a US Senate vote on the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act expected soon, the Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has urged journalists to scrutinise the myths and misleading claims being made by those seeking to block the proposed law.GLAAD also want to highlight the impact of hate-motivated violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. -
16 July 2007Court rules Dykes on Bikes are not offensive + A US federal appeals court has ruled that the name "Dykes on Bikes" is inoffensive and a legitimate trademark, tossing out a lawsuit from a man who claimed the name was "scandalous and immoral."According to the Associated Press, the Dykes on Bikes motorcycle club, which leads San Francisco's annual gay pride parade, had spent years sparring with the U.S. -
16 July 2007Hate crime charge over petrol bombs at Pride + One man has been charged with a hate crime after the attacks on a Pride march in Zagreb earlier this month.The 25-year-old, identified only as Josip S, is the first person accused of a hate crime in Croatia since they became an offence under the country's Penal Code in 2006.Police spotted him at the Pride event on 7th July with petrol bombs but he fled the scene. -
16 July 2007G-A-Y bars partner to sell shares + Mean Fiddler, the company which co-owns G-A-Y Bar and G-A-Y Late, is considering a provisional offer from MAMA group to sell these night spots.Mean Fiddler's Managing Director Melvin Benn has said that he sees this as good for business.G-A-Y is co-owned by promoter Jeremy Joseph and the Mean Fiddler Group, a subsidiary of the American advertising and media giant Clear Channel. -
16 July 2007Interview: Nemesis talk God, Clinton and Michael Jackson 1 Pop duo Nemesis Rising normally get noticed because of the way they look - and hey, even I had my head turned by these identical twins.They certainly got a lot of attention when cameras from Logo TV followed them around for a reality series called Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising.Jacob (blond) and Joshua (dark) showed off their gay life in LA, but also took an emotional trip home to Montana to come out to their Jehovah's Witness family. -
16 July 2007Trans youths beaten for carrying condoms 1 Four transgender youths in Nepal have become the latest victims of institutionalised hate directed against sexual minorities in the country.Five Nepalese transgender youths, known as meti, were brutally beaten, sexually abused and insulted by police in Kathmandu on the night of July 14th.Their crime is said to be carrying condoms for their own use.
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Cher to perform at New York Pride’s Dance on the Pier party1
Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong11
UK: Injunction halts deportation order of lesbian asylum seeker with just hours to spare4
US: Attorney representing lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl to step down10
Comment: What does Pride stand for in 2013?16
Study: Most US gay people find the majority of religious organisations to be ‘unfriendly’3
Cindy McCain: By next presidential election, both US parties will support equal marriage8
Gay former police officer accuses the Met of ‘institutional racism and homophobia’4
MBE awarded to gay and lesbian choir leader for services to music6
Russia: Ban on adoption by same-sex couples unanimously passed at second reading7
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?83
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'59
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television64
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican18
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally16
Equal marriage opponent Lord Dear withdraws bill amendments 19
Amendments allowing registrars to opt out of equal marriage withdrawn in House of Lords22
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage86- US: Attorney representing lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl to step down10
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment63
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New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage86
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84-
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?83
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage66-
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television64
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Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment63
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
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