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25 September 2007Appeal over lesbian denied child custody + A custody case involving a lesbian mother has taken a strange turn in Georgia, where officials from the American Civil Liberties Union have stepped in to urge court officials to dismiss a county judge's contempt order and jail sentence against the woman.Earlier this year, Wilkinson County Judge John Lee Parrott ordered that a seven-year-old be removed from the home of Elizabeth Hadaway after discovering Hadaway is gay.The 28-year-old paramedic assumed custody of the girl more than a year ago at the request of her biological mother. -
25 September 2007Transsexual actress joins mainstream American drama 4 American transsexual actress Candis Cayne will feature in the new U.S. -
25 September 2007Anglican church debates final position on homosexuality 4 As the decision deadline creeps up the Anglican community waits to hear whether the church will split over their official position on homosexuality.A 30 September deadline has been set by the Anglican church for the American Episcopal Church to agree to a full ban on any appointing new gay bishops or approving same sex civil partnerships within the clergy. -
25 September 2007Elton asks PM for help reaching 2010 target + Elton John has publicly called for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's help to meet the G8's target for universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS by 2010.The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, whose target was tripled at the last G8 in June, was set up in 2002 to finance operations to help combat the diseases around the world. -
25 September 2007Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights + Straight Americans will be making a stand for gay rights next month by holding candlelit vigils to show public support of the LGBT community.Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights takes place from 7-13 October and is the first event of its kind.The event is hosted by gay-friendly members of each participating state. -
25 September 2007Transsexuals are happy with gender reassignment surgery in Britain + Most post operative transsexuals are happy with their surgery, according to a recent report in the British Journal of Urology (BJU).The survey, which studied the experiences of 222 gender reassignment patients revealed that 88 per cent of them said that they were happy with the results at their first post-op appointments.The report surveyed 70 participants with an average age of 43, that had been gender reassignment patients at the hospital between 1994 and 2004. -
25 September 2007Exclusive: Gordon Brown parties at gay disco 3 The Prime Minister Gordon Brown is about to address an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) event for the first time, PinkNews.co.uk has been told.He is due to speak at the Absolutely Disco fridge party being hosted by the gay rights charity Stonewall at the Labour party conference in Bournemouth.At the event he will talk about his commitment to gay rights. -
25 September 2007Exclusive: Gordon Brown attends gay equality event 4 The Prime Minister has attended an gay-sponsored event for the first time, PinkNews.co.uk can reveal.Gordon Brown partied at the Absolutely Equal fringe party being hosted by the gay rights charity Stonewall and Barclays at the Labour party conference in Bournemouth minutes ago.Absolutely Equal, supported by Barclays, was a joint event between Stonewall, the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission, the Equal Opportunities Commission and Equal Rights on Age.
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’11
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 assault85
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 assault85
- 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'11
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play9
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church's opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships21
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
50 Cent says men who don't sleep with women 'should just kill themselves'123- Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
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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 assault85
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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