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14 November 2007US to mark transgender remembrance day + In the United States next Tuesday is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialise those killed because of anti-transgender violence or prejudice.To mark the event, the Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is releasing a public service advert encouraging viewers to treat others with dignity and respect regardless of gender identity/expression or sexual orientation.The 20-second spot is part of GLAAD's ongoing "Be an Ally a Friend" campaign. -
14 November 2007International study reveals AIDS ignorance + A new survey from the MAC AIDS Fund suggests a lot of people the world over still need to be educated about HIV and AIDS.For instance, more than 40 percent of 4,510 respondents from nine countries did not understand AIDS is always a fatal disease.Many also wrongly believed there is a cure for HIV, while nearly half of the survey's respondents believed that most HIV-infected patients were being treated for their disease. -
14 November 2007Korean gays ask for international support + The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has received an urgent request from gay activists in South Korea.They want to mobilise international support for the restoration of sexual orientation as a protected category in the proposed anti-discrimination legislation (ADL) recently drafted by the Ministry of Justice.The proposed new law was designed to bolster South Korea's pre-existing National Human Rights Commission Act -
14 November 2007Gay Congressman endorses Hillary for President 1 Barney Frank, the only out gay man in the US House of Representatives, has said he is backing Senator Hillary Clinton in her bid for the White House.The 67-year-old, who has represented the 4th District of Massachusetts since 1981, will serve as an economic adviser to Senator Clinton during the campaign.The former First Lady continues to lead the Democrat field for the Presidential nomination ahead of the first primary elections in January. -
14 November 2007EXCLUSIVE: Clegg backs homophobic incitement law 1 A candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Democrat party has told PinkNews.co.uk that he is "absolutely in favour" of a proposed new law to make incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation an offence.Nick Clegg, who is the party's home affairs spokesperson, dismissed concerns from some gay commentators that the law is unnecessary, saying there is a "real problem of overt homophobic incitement to violence."The party's 2005 manifesto promised legislation to tackle this issue. -
14 November 2007US gay rights groups honour dismissed gay soldiers + Several leading LGBT organisations in the United States are to join forces later this month to honour the 12,000 servicemen and women discharged as a result of the ban on openly gay, bisexual or lesbian people in the country's Armed Forces.The current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy has been in place since 1994.Commanders may not ask personnel their sexual orientation, but LGB people who are open about their sexuality may not serve openly. -
14 November 2007Stonewall criticises BBC’s gay representation + The chief executive of the UK's leading gay equality organisation has told a diversity conference that gay and lesbian people are "massively underserved" by the BBC.Ben Summerskill said that £200m of the BBC's £3bn licence fee is paid by gay citizens, who were not getting proper representation on screen.Recent research by Stonewall found that gay people and their lives are five times more likely to be portrayed in negative terms on the BBC. -
14 November 2007Comment: Keep the EHRC door open to promote change 39 Reactions to the news that the Rev Joel Edwards, general director of the Evangelical Alliance, had been appointed to serve as one of the commissioners on the new Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), were swift and predictable.There was acknowledgement but little immediate comment in the religious press (many there are nervous about the news, for the opposite reason to PinkNews.co.uk readers) and annoyance and incomprehension in LGBT communities and among civil rights and secular activists. -
14 November 2007Gay poets London residence to become museum 1 Two of France's most admired poets are to be honoured with a museum in north London dedicated to poetry.Arthur Rimbaud and his lover Paul Verlaine fled Paris for London in 1872 amid controversy about their love affair.The 28-year-old Verlaine had abandoned his wife and child to elope with the 17-year-old Rimbaud. -
14 November 2007London Mayor candidates differ on incitement law 5 The three main party candidates for Mayor of London have spoken to PinkNews.co.uk about a new law that would make incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation an offence.Ken Livingstone, who has been Mayor since 2000, said that many lesbian and gay people in London experience high levels of violence, abuse, threats and insults and welcomed the proposed legislation."The sort of thing that should fall under such legislation, for example, would be the hatred incited by the far right when they assert that all homosexuals are paedophiles," he said.
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Boris Johnson calls on Tories to unite and for the government to ‘get on with legalising equal marriage’4
George Michael’s lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph3
Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins honoured with courage award+
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has ‘f**** things up’ with his equal marriage bill32
New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of ‘gay angel Mark Carson’+
Boris Johnson, Martina Navratilova and Clare Balding to take part in Pride London festival1
MPs to debate humanist marriage ceremonies9
Live blog: MPs debate and vote on same-sex marriage in England and Wales+
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet15
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track16
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
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' 82- Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill32
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet15
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track16
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13- George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph3
- MPs to debate humanist marriage ceremonies 9
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review12
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'82
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'68
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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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