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15 August 2007Thai government considers new trans rights + Thailand, one of the world's most tolerant countries towards transvestites and transsexuals, may soon allow people who have had a sex change to officially alter their title.A proposal which would allow transgender men or women to choose how they are addressed is being considered by the country's National Legislative Assembly, to support an anti-discrimination provision in the draft constitution, according to AP.Thailand is widely tolerant but many trans people face family pressure, social prejudice and domestic violence. -
15 August 2007Soho’s council reaches out to gay community 1 The City of Westminster council has announced new measures to ensure members of the LGBT community in the London borough are properly catered for.The council will undertake a period of consultation over the remainder of the summer, before producing a new engagement strategy in December 2007. -
15 August 2007Swedish Christians attack gay Jesus exhibition 19 A fight involving as many as 30 people broke out at a photographic exhibition in the Swedish city of Jonkoping.The controversy surrounds the Ecco Homo exhibit, which portrays Jesus Christ as a gay man.Ecco Homo has long been a source of disagreement among Swedish Christians - the series of 12 images was exhibited at the nation's leading cathedral in Uppsala with the permission of the archbishop and toured the country. -
15 August 2007Gay Soprano’s new ad upsets gay activists + The character of Vito Spatafore was groundbreaking - a gay gangster in the world of the ultra-violent Sopranos television drama.Of course, his was not a Queer as Folk story arc of self-discovery and slow acceptance.After successfully hiding his sexuality for over 40 episodes, the mob finally clicked that Vito was gay. -
15 August 2007Circumcision “ineffective” as HIV prevention in gay men 1 With male circumcision showing effectiveness in reducing female-to-male HIV transmission among African heterosexual men, some are questioning whether the tool might also be effective in other populations affected by HIV, including gay men and other groups of men who have sex with men (MSM).Two contrasting studies examining this issue were presented at last month's International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Sydney. -
15 August 2007Comment: Despite the fanfare, freedom still eludes gay Indians 57 As India celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain, Balaji Ravichandran explains why he feels neither free nor independent. -
15 August 2007Gay.com founder launches gay advertising network + A leading gay entreprenuer has joined forces with many of America's leading internet and regional LGBT titles to create a new online ad network.Gay Ad Network was founded by Mark Elderkin, a 13-year industry veteran and pioneer in developing gay online advertising and subscription-based businesses.As president of PlanetOut, Inc. -
15 August 2007Stonewall Awards to be held at VA 52 Gay equality organisation Stonewall has announced that its second annual awards ceremony will be held on November 1st at the Victoria Albert Museum in London.They will be presented by Doctor Who and Any Dream Will Do star John Barrowman, who won Entertainer of the Year at last year's ceremony.The Stonewall Awards are sponsored by Barclays. -
15 August 2007PinkNews.co.uk re-launches daily newsletter + Readers of PinkNews.co.uk can now sign up for a new, improved newsletter service.Due to the large number of subscribers, the old system had become erratic and at times failed to deliver our lunchtime round-up of popular stories to everyone who wanted one.Now, thanks to investment in a new system, all readers who sign up to the newsletter should receive an email update every weekday lunchtime. -
15 August 2007BBC apologises for Blue Peter presenter + An openly gay member of the London Assembly has accepted an apology from the deputy director-general of the BBC over an incident involving a Blue Peter presenter.Brian Coleman, deputy chairman of the London Assembly and Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, complained after Konnie Huq appeared at the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone's weekly press conference.In the course of his remarks to journalists the Mayor made political comments about Mr Coleman. -
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David Lammy cuts tie with equal marriage opponents who funded interns5
David Burrowes ‘faced death threat’ over equal marriage opposition21
Australian Labor Party ejects anti-gay ‘extremist’, 1919
Trial begins in Tyler Clementi suicide case+
Rick Santorum portrait made from gay porn9
Suicide recorded at inquest into death of Roger Crouch6
Swedish farmer seeks companion for bisexual pig14
Comment: It’s time to put vulnerable people ahead of religious interests, Mr Gove23
‘Gay Slayer’ Colin Ireland dies in prison51
Channel 4 and BSkyB will not pull ‘spot the trans lady’ Paddy Power advert45
Audio: Media regulator to assess why Jazz FM aired 'five minutes of gay porn'42
Rick Santorum portrait made from gay porn9
'Gay Slayer' Colin Ireland dies in prison51
In Photos: The finalists for Mr Gay UK 2011191
Africa sends its first black contestants to Mr Gay World72
Swedish farmer seeks companion for bisexual pig 14
Comment: It's time to put vulnerable people ahead of religious interests, Mr Gove 23
Channel 4 and BSkyB will not pull 'spot the trans lady' Paddy Power advert45
Suicide recorded at inquest into death of Roger Crouch6
Australian Labor Party ejects anti-gay 'extremist', 1919
Christian hoteliers' business 'down by two thirds'241
Lord Carey: Equal marriage is 'one of the greatest political power grabs in history'182
Equality chief: Religious are not above the law136
Comment: East London gay pub isn't at risk, so why smear Ken Livingstone?129
Exclusive: The Sun defends call for identity of 'first trans man to give birth'122-
Video: Betting ad asks if trans women are 'stallions or mares'93
Blogger's son, 7, 'comes out'83
Africa sends its first black contestants to Mr Gay World72
Police appeal over anti-gay Birmingham train abuse70
Comment: Gay marriage will make us a beacon of equality70
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