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25 January 2008Heath Ledger’s final hours revealed + The facts around Heath Ledger's final hours continue to emerge while friends and family wait for the official cause of his death to be determined.As the details of Ledger's funeral arrangements continue to be worked out, Hollywood and the world mourns for the loss of the talented actor.Media reports spun across the Net since Ledger was found dead on Tuesday have been strewn with inaccuracies and wild speculation. -
25 January 2008Democrat withdraws from Presidential race 4 Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich announced yesterday he is dropping out of the 2008 Presidential race.Kucinich will make an official statement regarding his decision today. -
25 January 2008Sydney looks forward to 30th Mardi Gras 2 Sydney Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras turns 30 this year. -
25 January 2008Gay couple suffer second incident of bus discrimination 24 A young gay couple from Aberdeen have been discriminated against by a national bus company for the second time in six months.Mark Craig, 20, and Steven Black, 16, from Old Meldrum in Aberdeenshire, claim that when they attempted to catch the last Stagecoach bus from Aberdeen back to Old Meldrum on January 11th, the driver opened the doors, looked at them, and then closed the doors and drove off.Mr Craig said: "The bus arrived at around 11:30. -
25 January 2008Date set for Moscow Pride 2008 + Moscow's LGBT community will once again attempt to celebrate Pride on May 31st, organiser Nicolas Alexeyev has announced.In May 2006 and 2007 Pride marches in the city were beset by violence and police intimidation after Mayor Luzhkov refused to grant a permit.He is on record as claiming he will never allow a gay parade to take place in Moscow, and called gay people 'Satanic.'Yesterday an organising committee for Pride was formed. -
25 January 2008Report demonstrates need for hate crime law in Scotland 1 A report commissioned by Lothian and Borders Police has found that 15% of gay men in Edinburgh have been attacked in the last year.One in four of the 150 men questioned said they had been the victim of homophobic violence in the last five years.The report was carried out last April by health psychology professors from Queen Margaret University.7% of lesbians questioned said they had been assaulted physically or sexually in the previous 12 months.
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UK: The simple state of play on the same-sex marriage bill and civil partnerships amendments1
Labour table civil partnership amendment in order to ‘rescue’ same-sex marriage bill3
China: 18-year-old IDAHOT activist detained for 12 days+
Downing Street: Equal marriage is the Prime Minister’s ‘paramount concern’9
Peter Tatchell: ‘MPs should vote for heterosexual civil partnerships’16
David Burrowes: I oppose all ‘dilutions’ of marriage7
Yvette Cooper: ‘David Cameron must show confidence and not allow the equal marriage bill to get sucked into Tory wrangling’4
Live blog: MPs debate and vote on same-sex marriage and opposite sex civil partnerships1
Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment40
Nick Clegg: ‘I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn’t get hijacked by those with ulterior motives’19
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault109- Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment40
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- Nick Clegg: 'I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn't get hijacked by those with ulterior motives'19
Maria Miller: Civil partnership amendment could delay same-sex marriage bill by two years24- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'14
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18
Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: 'Equal marriage is now a litmus test for David Cameron'5
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play10
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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 assault109
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'90
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'70
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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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