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4 February 2008Apology to gay community over MRSA story 1 Over the last few weeks, the subject of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) has hit the media, making a big impact in the gay community.Several reputable news agencies including the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle published detailed studies about the spread of the disease between men who have homosexual relations.The 'superbug' does have a higher rate of infection among men who have sex with men. -
4 February 2008Ambassador complains to Vatican about election statement 13 Spain's ambassador to the Vatican met with Church officials over the weekend to protest about interference in the country's elections by the country's bishops.Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos revealed on Saturday that Ambassador Francisco Vazquez expressed his "perplexity and surprise" at statement issued last week by the Spanish Bishop's Conference.The Zapatero government introduced full gay marriage in Spain in 2005. -
4 February 2008Florida will vote on same-sex marriage ban + An initiative to ask Florida's citizens to ban gay marriage in the state will be voted on in November. -
4 February 2008Boles donates money to Boris campaign 7 A leading gay Tory has donated £20,000 to the campaign to elect Boris Johnson as Mayor of London.Nick Boles was the frontrunner to be his party's candidate for Mayor until he withdrew from the race after being diagnosed with a form of cancer.Now it has emerged that he is among a list of donors to Boris' campaign, alongside property developers, hedge fund managers, lobbyists and art dealers. -
4 February 2008Super Tuesday could decide the 2008 Presidential race 7 Tomorrow Democrats, Republicans and Independents in 24 US states will take part in the biggest vote before the Presidential election in November.At a series of caucuses and primaries across America, 41% of the pledged delegates for the Republican convention and 52% of the votes at the Democratic convention will fall behind one of the candidates still in the race.No wonder they call it Super Tuesday. -
4 February 2008Human rights group condemns Jamaica violence 28 A leading US-based rights organisation has said that the latest incident of homophobic mob violence in Jamaica shows that the police in the Caribbean nation are failing in their duties.Scott Long, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Programme at Human Rights Watch, said: "Gays and lesbians in Jamaica face violence at home, in public, even in a house of worship, and official silence encourages the spread of hate."The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians All-Sexuals and Gays, JFLAG, brought the most recent attack to wider attention. -
4 February 2008NHS surrogates may be used by gay couples + A Primary Care Trust in England is considering an application for funds to pay for a surrogate mother to have a baby for an infertile couple.While it is illegal to pay both surrogate mothers and egg donors in Britain, North East Essex PCT is considering paying up to £15,000 in 'expenses' to carry a baby to full-term, which is allowed under the law.However, the option is at present only under consideration by one of the 152 PCTs in England. -
4 February 2008Gay Holocaust memorial to be built in Berlin 3 A multi-media memorial to the thousands of gay men who died in Nazi concentration camps should be ready in a matter of months.It is being constructed opposite the main Holocaust memorial for Jewish victims in Tiergarten Park in Berlin at a cost of 600,000 euros (£450,000).The government agreed to the design last week, four years after the memorial was agreed in principle. -
4 February 2008Get walking to fight hate crime + Preparations are underway for a major gay day out in Brighton during the May bank holiday.Gay and lesbian stars will join hundreds of others on a fundraising walk in the popular seaside resort.The 5th Annual Equality Walk is a demonstration of solidarity against hate crime, a nice day out, a good bit of exercise and an opportunity to do a bit of star-spotting. -
4 February 2008Speaker calls for transparency on MPs allowances 31 The Speaker of the House of Commons has urged MPs from all sides to move quickly to reform of the allowances system.A meeting of the Members' Estimates Committee is to consider new rules, including a ban on employing relatives with public funds.Speaker Michael Martin, a member of the committee, made a statement to MPs this afernoon. -
4 February 2008Minister questioned at LGBT education conference 8 A junior education minister defended the government's new guidance on homophobic bullying at last weekend's Schools OUT conference.Kevin Brennan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, told an audience of around 100 who packed into London's Drill Hall that the new guidance was a major step forward."While we cannot force a positive attitude through law or through a policy, however robust, you have to have an environment, and schools must promote an environment, based on respect," he said. -
4 February 2008Gay Radio 4 presenter raped New Year party man, court told 8 An openly gay BBC Radio 4 presenter drugged and raped a man that he met at a New Years party, a court heard today.Nigel Wrench, 47, who is a regular presenter of the radio station's flagship evening news programme PM invited the man back to see his art collection and sit in on his show, the court was told.The Old Bailey heard that Mr Wrench snorted cocaine with the 26-year-old man and then poured him a glass of champagne, which made him feel "not at all well."
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In meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury, the Pope does not specify marriage as between man and woman+
New straight civil partnerships amendment tabled for equal marriage bill in House of Lords5
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother3
Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights8
Son of US Senator under fire for posting racist and homophobic tweets7
Labour MEP Michael Cashman: Putin’s ‘hate speech’ has resulted in the ‘barbaric killing’ of gay Russian men4
Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for ‘two tiered’ marriage18
Survey: LGBT acceptance at all time high in US, but discrimination remains+
X Factor star Marcus Collins takes part in anti-hate crime campaign video1
Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill8
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay28
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 60
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down22
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay40
Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'20- Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for 'two tiered' marriage18
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally11
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination6
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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