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19 November 2007Allen resigns after sex solicitation conviction + A senior Florida Republican has resigned from the state legislature following his conviction for soliciting oral sex from an undercover police officer.Bob Allen was spotted by police in Titusville, Florida on July 11th acting suspiciously at the men's toilets in a park.Officers decided to send a policeman undercover to investigate, and within minutes Mr Allen agreed to pay him $20 (£10) to allow him to perform oral sex. -
19 November 2007Mayoral candidate reveals first gay experience + The recently-selected Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London will divulge details of his first gay sexual encounter in his memoirs.Brian Paddick's autobiography Line of Fire is not due for publication until April 2008, just weeks before the election.Already there is widespread speculation about the contents of the book, which will almost certainly contain heavy criticism of London's Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair. -
19 November 2007Stephen Fry’s panto special to raise HIV funds + Dame Judi Dench, Elaine Page and Petula Clark are among the stars taking part in a special fund-raising performance of a panto classic next month.Theatrecares, a charity working to support those living with HIV AIDS within the arts, has announced a special gala performance of Stephen Fry's new Cinderella at the Old Vic Theatre on Friday 7th December.This special evening will be hosted by Theatrecares friend and Patron John Barrowman. -
19 November 2007C4 cleared over Muslim gay-hate documentary 9 The broadcasting watchdog has cleared Channel 4 over a documentary broadcast in January exposing homophobic preaching in UK mosques.The Dispatches programme portrayed a Birmingham mosque as a haven for extreme views.Today Ofcom ruled that Undercover Mosque had not misled viewers or offended Muslims. -
19 November 2007Former Tory leader attacks lesbian parents 35 A leading member of the Conservative party has launched a full-frontal attack on the rights of lesbian and gay couples to equal parenting rights.The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is due before the House of Lords today.It contains new rules that will allow the gay and lesbian couples to become the legal parents of a child conceived through donated sperm, eggs or embryos. -
19 November 2007Hungary considers new rights for unmarried couples + Gay and unmarried couples in Hungary may soon be able to register their "domestic relationships" following draft legislation which the government is submitting to parliament this week.According to a government spokesman, David Daroczi, the proposed law, which would take effect from 1st January 2009, would give couples many of the same benefits as married couples, including rights of inheritance and taking each other's name.They would not, however, be able to adopt children. -
19 November 2007Barclays sponsor leading gay football team 2 Stonewall FC may have narrowly lost out in the final of the gay World Cup earlier this year, but the UK's leading gay football team had some good news to share this weekend.The team has secured a one-year sponsorship deal with Barclays PLC, who also sponsor the Premier League.The deal sees Barclays become the exclusive title sponsor of Stonewall FC's three teams, and provide kit and equipment to the club. -
19 November 2007Korea urged to reinstate orientation discrimination proposals + Plans to drop sexual orientation from a proposed bill on anti-discrimination in South Korea have been met with disappointment from LGBT organisations all over the world.The bill, the first of its kind in the country was announced in October.According to news reports and members from the ruling Democratic Labour Party, sexual orientation has since been removed from the draft along with other categories such as ideologies, appearance and military status. -
19 November 2007New homophobic bullying resources for schools launched + New resources and tools to help school staff fight homophobic bullying have been created by a local authority anti-bullying team.The new materials are designed to help teachers and other staff "effectively and confidently" achieve the aims set out in the guidance materials on bullying.This week is Anti-Bullying Week 2007, run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), who this year are focusing on 'bullying in the community.' -
19 November 2007Fire service plans to improve gay representation + A framework document on the future of the fire and rescue service is set to include plans to improve the representation of the LGB community.Currently less than 0.5% of the fire service are openly lesbian, gay or bixexual, equivalent to less than 270 people. -
19 November 2007Senate blocks backdoor appointment of Bush nominee 3 Suggestions that the President of the United States was to use Congress' two-week Thanksgiving recess to appoint a new Surgeon General without Senate approval have been quashed by a legislative manoeuvre.Dr James Holsinger, the President's nominee for the post, last week reportedly told friends that he will be appointed during the recess, side-stepping the need for Congressional approval.He has been criticised by gay rights groups, physicians and politicians for writing in 1991 that gay sex is unnatural and unhealthy. -
19 November 2007Germany’s top political and sports analyst comes out + Imagine what would happen if Katie Couric came out of the closet. -
19 November 2007GLAAD Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance + Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those killed because of anti-transgender violence or prejudice. -
19 November 2007First gay Somali website launched 74 A website aimed at improving communication between Somalian gay men has now gone live.The site, the first of its kind for the Muslim East African nation, is aimed at the UK Somalian gay community but it is hoped that it will reach those who feel trapped in the homophobic country and show that there are others like them. -
19 November 2007Argentina’s sixteenth Pride event is great success + Argentina celebrated its sixteenth annual Gay Pride ceremony last weekend.The event was held in Buenos Aires, which recently won the trophy in the Gay World Cup, also held in the Latin American country.According to Reuters, Cesar Cigliutti, President of the Argentine Homosexual Community said at the event: "After sixteen years our motto is celebration. -
19 November 2007Peer collapses during gay parents debate 11 A Lords debate on a proposed new law that would make gay and lesbian parenting easier was adjourned after a peer collapsed in the House yesterday.The move was aimed at making the need for a father at IVF children unnecessary.Some peers however said it should uphold the importance of both parents. -
19 November 2007Gay TV network celebrates AIDS awareness 2 The Annual Ribbon of Hope celebration is set to be shown on the American gay TV network here! for the second year in a row.The event, now in its 11th year, is aimed at celebrating those working in television as well as individuals who keep HIV/AIDS awareness, education and prevention at the forefront.The ceremony is due to coincide with World AIDS Day on the 1st December. -
19 November 2007Police offficer cautioned in cruising crackdown 6 A total of 32 people, including a police officer, have been cautioned as a result of a crackdown on cruising in a toilet block in Wallasey, Liverpool.Six people were charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for the alleged sexual activity that happened in the toilets on Harrison Drive in the New Brighton area of the city earlier this year. -
19 November 2007Arizona city vows to protect LGBT people 57 A city in Arizona's Personnel Board has voted unanimously to recommend the city protects gays and transgender people from discrimination.This is the first of Scottsdale's three part ordinance, including a proposal requiring all of the cities businesses to offer protection for the LGBT community.There were a few objections to the board's approval. -
19 November 2007Banning Gay Pride march was illegal, Supreme Court rules + Latvian authorities have ruled that a ban on a Gay Pride march in 2006 was illegal.The event was was banned amid threats of violence from extremist groups.The municipal authorities in the Latvian capital Riga were told that the event would be cancelled to avoid public disorder after Christians, nationalists and neo-Nazis threatened the parade with violence and a counter march.
Articles from November 2007
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Liberace’s ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson1
Brazil: Lawmakers approve bill which would remove ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy1
Cher to perform at New York Pride’s Dance on the Pier party1
Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong14
UK: Injunction halts deportation order of lesbian asylum seeker with just hours to spare5
US: Attorney representing lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl to step down10
Comment: What does Pride stand for in 2013?16
Study: Most US gay people find the majority of religious organisations to be ‘unfriendly’3
Cindy McCain: By next presidential election, both US parties will support equal marriage8
Gay former police officer accuses the Met of ‘institutional racism and homophobia’4
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican18- Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson1
- Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong14
- US: Attorney representing lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl to step down10
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television66- Brazil: Lawmakers approve bill which would remove ban on 'gay cure' therapy 1
- Cindy McCain: By next presidential election, both US parties will support equal marriage8
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'59- Gay former police officer accuses the Met of 'institutional racism and homophobia'4
- Comment: What does Pride stand for in 2013?16
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage86
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?83
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 marriage66-
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television66
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment63
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
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