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3 October 2007Judge allows gay porn evidence in case against naval doctor + In the case against American Navy doctor Kevin Ronan, a military judge has ruled that gay pornography found on his computer can be used as evidence.The commander is being accused of filming Naval academy members engaging in sexual acts while guests at his home.Cmdr. -
3 October 2007Kylie turns into a drag queen + It appears Kylie Minogue was so mesmerised by London's club scene that she decided to turn herself into a drag queen for her new music video, Two Hearts.Following a DJ set in East London's Boombox during London Fashion Week, the pop diva, enamoured by the weird and wonderful get-ups on display, set out on the circuit looking to establish her new look.She is said to have quickly made two new friends in the shape of queens Tasty Tim and Princess Julia. -
3 October 2007Lesbian coach forced me into sex, girl tells court 1 An award winning tennis coach threatened to wreck the career of a promising 13 year old pupil unless she continued to have sex with her, Liverpool Crown Court heard today.Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) coach Claire Lyte, 29, denies five counts of unlawful sexual activity with a child, and claims the allegations have been made up by the girl's mother.But the alleged victim says her coach threatened to throw her out of the Loughborough LTA academy if she revealed the affair to anyone. -
3 October 2007Tatchell slams Gibraltar over gay rights 1 Outspoken human rights activist Peter Tatchell has slammed the Gibraltar government over its failure to ensure equal rights for the LGBT community on the Rock.Speaking at the end of a local fact-finding mission yesterday, Mr Tatchell said: "The people of Gibraltar are wonderful, but the government appears tobe drifting towards autocracy."It is failing to respect the human rights of its own citizens, especially gay people, the disabled and immigrants," he said. -
3 October 2007Tory welcome for new equality commission 2 A senior member of the Conservative Shadow Cabinet has welcomed the creation of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (ECHR).Speaking at a reception at the party conference in Blackpool, Theresa May paid tribute to the work of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).The ECHR came into being on Monday. -
3 October 2007First gay asteroid named 1 We can only guess, but it may be the universe's first gay asteroid.Yesterday, openly gay Star trek actor George Takei had the asteroid formerly known as 1994 GT9 named after him.Mr Takei was nominated because of his work with leading gay rights group Human Rights Campaign, where he was spokesman for their Coming Out Project. -
3 October 2007Cameron praises controversial minister but makes no mention of equality 7 David Cameron used his vital leadership speech at the Tory party conference to praise the work of Baroness Warsi, the controversial shadow community cohesion secretary who said BNP voters have some "very legitimate views."The passage praising Baroness Warsi constituted the only part of the speech where he mentioned equality.The Conservative leader said he was proud to have the first Muslim woman in a cabinet or shadow cabinet. -
3 October 2007Putin’s grab for power spells trouble for gay rights groups 2 Russian president Vladimir Putin's admission that he would stand for the post of prime minister is a worrying sign for gay rights groups in the country, human rights activists have warned.Mr Putin is prevented from seeking a third term as president by the Russian constitution, but if he undertakes a four year period as prime minister he would again be eligible for the post in 2012.The move, announced last Monday, is being condemned by human rights groups, who have been horrified by the attacks on free speech and gay rights in the country during Mr Putin's time in office. -
3 October 2007White gays have more mental disorders than blacks + New research by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has shocked many observers by showing that black gays have far fewer problems with mental disorder than their white or Latino counterparts.Psychologists and sociologists have long presumed that homosexual ethnic minorities would suffer from greater mental health problems because they were a member of two groups suffering discrimination."These findings suggest that black lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals have effective ways to cope with prejudice related to racism and homophobia." -
3 October 2007Human Rights Campaign condemns revised bill 1 Earlier this week, when more than 90 national and state LGBT organisations came together to send a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to "reject substitute legislation that removes transgender protections from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act," one organisation was conspicuously absent: the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).At the time, the HRC refused to comment on the situation, with president Joe Solmonese saying in a release that news of the altered bill was "devastating." -
4 October 2007Comment: Gay rights may not swing US voters in White House race 1 One never knows what to expect in American Presidential politics.Already during the 2008 race for the White House, Hillary Clinton has been asked whether she is a lesbian, John Edwards has been labelled a faggot, and Bill Richardson has himself declared homosexuality a choice. -
4 October 2007Stonewall FC set their sights on London World Cup + They took silver in Buenos Aires last week, but gay football team Stonewall FC are going for gold at next year's International Gay and Lesbian Football Association World Championships in London.The annual event, established in 1997, took place in South America for the first time this year.Douglas Edward, Stonewall FC's first team striker, was upbeat despite losing 1-0 to Argentine team Los Dogos. -
4 October 2007Firefighters fined for disturbing cruising ground activity 41 A group of firefighters have been disciplined over an incident on Bristol Downs where they "interrupted" four gay men in a cruising ground.They shone their torches from their engine into bushes catching men engaged in outdoor sex.One of the men caught by the torch light then filed a complaint under advice from HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust. -
4 October 2007Trans activist resigns from HRC over employment bill + Donna Rose, a well-respected advocate for the rights of trans people, has resigned from the board of America's leading gay rights organisation, the Human Rights Commission.HRC has been widely criticised over its response to proposals to remove protections for trans people from a new workplace protection bill currently before the US Congress.Gay, lesbian and bisexual people are expected to receive protection under the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
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4 October 2007PFLAG ask Cindi Lauper to launch straight ally project + When it comes to straight allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, they don't get much better than singer, songwriter and actress Cyndi Lauper.Which is probably why Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) has enlisted the Grammy and Emmy Award winner to help the Washington, D.C.-based organisation launch its new "Straight for Equality" ally project.During the event, Lauper will endorse the project and take the "Straight for Equality" pledge. -
4 October 2007Police appeal over missing gay man + Police are appealing for the public's help in tracing a man who has been missing from his home in Cheadle Hulme.John Chadwick, who is aged about 42, of Hall Meadow, was last seen by his landlord on Monday evening, 2 July 2007, at about 8pm at The Ryecroft Arms on Turves Road.John visited a cousin in the Brixton area of London between 6 and 8 July, but since leaving his cousin's house, he has not been seen or heard from and police are now unable to reach him. -
4 October 2007Gay bishops and same sex unions ‘inappropriate’ says report + A report to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has given assurances that bishops around the world will 'exercise restraint' in ordaining any more openly gay bishops, and not bless same sex marriages.But the report, published yesterday by the Joint Standing Committee, which influences policy within the Anglican communion, has proved unsatisfactory to both sides by avoiding condoning or condemning gays. -
4 October 2007Taiwan gays demand action not words from politicians + This weekend, Taiwan will see its eighth annual gay carnival and fourth annual pride parade, the biggest events of this kind in Asia.After the government-funded carnival a procession, expected to be 10,000 strong, will march through the capital, Taipei.Gay activism in Taiwan has grown stronger in past years, with politicians courting the pink vote, especially in the run up to the legislative elections at the end of the year and the presidential elections next March. -
4 October 2007Gay penguins top of the challenged book list + A children's book about two male penguins who hatched and raised a young female named 'Tango' has topped a list of the most challenged books in public and school libraries in the US.And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell is based of the true story of Roy and Silo, who formed a couple in New York's Central Park Zoo.They attempted to hatch a rock, which was replaced by a rejected egg from a mixed gender couple by zookeepers. -
4 October 2007Tipping the Velvet author’s third TV adaptation + Sarah Waters' second book, Affinity, is to be adapted by Pride and Prejudice screenwriter Andrew Davies.This is the third time a Waters book has been turned into television following Tipping The Velvet (2002) and Fingersmith, (2005) both for the BBC.Affinity is a gothic ghost story of a Victorian girl who finds herself attracted to a female inmate at Millbank, one of London's harshest prisons.
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The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage9
US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage+
Travel: Is Las Vegas a ‘Fabulous’ gay holiday destination?2- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill15
Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law7
Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill10
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion20
US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam11
South Australia officially congratulates New Zealand on equal marriage, ahead of introduction of its own bill2
- The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage9
- South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam 11
- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill 15
- Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion20
- Travel: Is Las Vegas a 'Fabulous' gay holiday destination?2
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican20
Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson18- US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
- Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under 'foreign agent' law7
- US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage0
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage88
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?85
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television85
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment72
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 marriage67
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'65
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill62
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