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7 November 2007Dutch politician calls for ban on gays holding office 1 A leading member of the ChristenUnie party, the third group in the Dutch ruling coalition, has demanded that practising homosexuals should be expelled from administrative positions in the party.Yvette Lont, councillor for Amsterdam South-East, announced that she would be proposing a motion for the exclusion of practising homosexuals from senior party and government posts at the forthcoming party congress on November 17, according to Dutch newspaper Trouw. -
7 November 2007Lesbian couple push for full marriage rights in Ireland + A lesbian couple from the Republic of Ireland who married in Canada yesterday renewed calls to have the same legal rights as those in heterosexual marriages.Dr Katherine Zappone and Dr Ann Louise Gilligan took part in the first expert meeting on the recognition of married same-sex couples at the European Parliament in Brussels.They joined couples from across Europe who are seeking recognition of their marriage. -
7 November 2007South Korea drops proposed orientation discrimination + When South Korea's Ministry of Justice proposed in early October a federal law that would prohibit certain forms of discrimination, sexual orientation and a wide range of other categories were included.According to Democratic Labour Party officials and news reports, however, the current version of the law has been changed to exclude protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, military status, nationality, language, appearance, family type, ideology, criminal or detention record and educational status. -
7 November 2007Gay MP questions David Cameron over incitement law + The Leader of the Conservative party has been challenged on his position on a proposed new law to make incitement on the grounds of sexual orientation an offence.Yesterday the government announced that the proposal would extend to trans and disabled people.Chris Bryant, the MP for Rhonnda, tackled David Cameron during yesterday's debate on the Queen's Speech. -
7 November 2007NY politician wants gays at St Patrick’s Day parade 1 New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn, who is openly gay, has said that the city's St. -
7 November 2007Premier league club tackles homophobia in football 1 Reading FC has become one of the first football clubs to actively implement the new Football Association and Gay Footballers Supporters' Network initiative to combat homophobia in football.The GFSN said it is delighted with the response that Reading has made to the initiative, and urged all other Premier League and Football League clubs to follow Reading's excellent example in their work to tackle homophobia.GFSN Liaison Officer Richard Howgill said, "These are important steps to tackle homophobia in football." -
7 November 2007British man in prison for gay sex in Ghana 1 The Foreign Office has confirmed that a 63-year-old British national has been remanded in custody in the African country of Ghana charged with having sex with another man.John Ross Mcleod appeared in court at Accra on Monday. -
7 November 20075% of UK adults suffer gay prejudice + A national survey on prejudice as found that 56% of the UK population feel they have experienced prejudice at some stage of their lives.5.2% of the 1,927 adults interviewed last month said they had suffered prejudice related to their sexuality. -
7 November 2007Torchwood star backs homophobic bullying campaign 13 Stonewall today launched a major new anti-bullying campaign aimed at young people in schools across England.Backed by Dr Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman, the campaign will see posters, stickers and postcards with the legend Some People Are Gay. -
7 November 2007Police investigating Stagecoach bus incident 21 Grampian police have told PinkNews.co.uk that they are investigating an incident on a bus involving a gay couple.It was reported on Sunday that two gay teenagers were threatened with ejection from a bus and then made to sit separately after a fellow passenger complained about their behaviour.Steven Black, 16, and Mark Craig, 19, were travelling on the bus from Aberdeen to Old-meldrum, Aberdeenshire. -
7 November 2007Australian leader concedes gay equality in superannuation 13 A leading member of the Australian Liberal party who is fighting to retain his parliamentary seat has announced a small change in policy in an attempt to win vital gay votes.Malcolm Turnbull last night promised that if re-elected his party will allow interdependent gay couples to share each other's public pensions and super benefits.It may prove to be too little too late for the minister, who is fighting to retain the Sydney seat of Wentworth in the November 24th general election. -
7 November 2007Comment: The YouTube revolution 1 In 1968 artist Andy Warhol said, "in the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes".Ironically this cynical comment that came from a man who made millions painting soup cans is becoming more and more applicable to our society.In 2000, the actor's unions, in a controversial decision, went on strike over commercial royalties and filming residuals. -
7 November 2007Cold germ may have upset AIDS vaccine trials + A cold germ is seemingly to blame for the once promising AIDS vaccine that was yanked from trial in South Africa last month after a sister vaccine being tested on humans throughout North America showed it may well increase risk of infection.Researchers said at a conference in Seattle today that the germ appears to weaken immunity, causing more of the some 3,000 test subject who were given the vaccine to develop HIV than those who were given a placebo.
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Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come+
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading2
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading17
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister7
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons7
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’22
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties8
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage49
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’16
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over concerns of human rights convention breach12
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins31- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 49
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet19- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading17
George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph7
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'27
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
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
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