-
20 February 2008DUP minister calls gay rugby “apartheid” 7 The Northern Ireland minister for arts and culture has attacked the formation of a gay rugby team in the province.Edwin Poots said he "cannot fathom why people see the necessity to develop an apartheid in sport."The minister is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party, an organisation notorious for its homophobia.As a councillor in Lisburn, County Antrim, he tried to ban gay and lesbian couples from holding civil partnerships in the town hall. -
20 February 2008Moscow gays want one million euros compensation for Pride ban + The ban placed on the organisation of a gay Pride march in Moscow in 2007 was a breach of human rights, the organisers have said in a letter to the European Court of Human Rights.They are asking the court to rule on the ban and want one million euros compensation.The legal action against the Russian authorities is the second brought by Moscow Pride organisers, who are also asking for a ruling on the 2006 Pride march ban. -
20 February 2008Paddick welcomes poll result 11 The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London has welcomed a PinkNews.co.uk poll that showed he has strong support in the gay community.Brian Paddick, a former Metropolitan police Deputy Assistant Commissioner, won less first preference votes than incumbent Mayor and Labour's candidate Ken Livingstone in the poll but took more second preference votes. -
20 February 2008Obama continues his winning streak in Wisconsin + Barack Obama, the 46-year-old African-American running to win the Democratic party nomination for President of the United States, is expected to win two more state competitions held yesterday.He took Wisconsin, his ninth win in a row over his only rival, former First Lady Hillary Clinton.Polling data indicates she is losing support among key groups such as white men and women and lower income voters. -
20 February 2008Catholic high school rejects female referee + There has often been some argument among the rank and file of the Roman Catholic Church about women of authority but, this week, the dismissal of a female referee has raised questions about discrimination against women in sports.At a Topeka, Kansas high school, basketball referee Michelle Cambell was told she was not allowed to officiate a men's basketball game solely because she was a woman. -
20 February 2008Gay man murdered at Surrey cruising spot 9 Police have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 50s was stabbed at a public toilet in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.The victim was discovered near Walton Bridge at 3pm yesterday. -
20 February 2008Slovenia to host conference on gay families + Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans activists, decision makers and experts will attend a conference in Slovenia next month which aims to draw attention to the to the lack of recognition and existing discrimination LGBT families face in Europe.At present only three of the 27 EU member states legally recognise same-sex marriage, six allow equivalent civil registration schemes and a further seven have schemes which provide considerably less rights and protections than marriage.The conference is being held in Slovenia as they currently hold the EU presidency. -
20 February 2008School murder of gay teen spurs new legislation 24 The fatal shooting of a 15-year-old gay student in Oxnard, California has spurred the introduction of a new diversity education bill by state Assemblyman Mike Eng.Lawrence King was killed on February 12th by classmate Brandon McInerney, 14, at E.O. -
20 February 2008China starts HIV prevention schemes among gay men + The Chinese Ministry of Health is to devise an HIV prevention policy after a rise in infections among the country's gay population, it announced today.Prevention measures will target MSM (men who have sex with men) and extend condom use, Xinhua news agency reports.The ministry estimates that there are five to ten million gay men in China among a population of one billion, most of them living in cities. -
20 February 2008Focus on next US President’s gay appointments + Some of America's biggest gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans rights groups have come together to launch the Presidential Appointments Project.Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Stonewall Democrats are all part of the project.It is designed to help grow the pool of openly LGBT professionals who would be qualified and ready to accept politically appointed positions in the next US Presidential administration. -
20 February 2008Spanish judge suspended over lesbian ruling + A judge in Spain who ordered a mother to choose between her partner and her daughters, because "a homosexual environment threatened their education," has been suspended.The body which supervises the judiciary in that country, the General Council for Judicial Power, has suspended Fernando FerrÃn Calamita and a complaint about his behaviour is under investigation.The woman, from Murcia, south east Spain, was faced with the impossible choice after her husband discovered her in a compromising position with another woman. -
20 February 2008Australian military to march in Mardi Gras parade 2 Members of the Australian Defence Forces will take part in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade for the first time this year.Permission was granted by the Chief of the Defence Force earlier this month and 60 marchers, comprising servicemen and women and non-uniformed personnel, and a float, will participate in the world-famous parade on March 1st.They have not been given permission to wear uniform. -
20 February 2008Man arrested on suspicion of cruising murder 9 A 29-year-old man handed himself in at a police station earlier today and has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 50-year-old gay man.The murder suspect will be questioned by detectives about a knife attack in a public toilet in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey yesterday afternoon.The victim was stabbed at 3pm yesterday in toilets near Walton Bridge that police said are "a popular meeting place for men." -
20 February 2008Israeli politician claims gays cause earthquakes 14 An outspoken member of Israel's parliament has said recent earthquakes that have hit the country are a consequence of gay rights laws.Shlomo Benizri, who is a member of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, was speaking in a Knesset (parliament) debate on earthquake preparedness.After reading passages from the Old Testament, he said that in his view one cause of earthquakes is that "the Knesset gives legitimacy, to sodomy.
Articles from 20 February 2008
Top stories
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet8
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track12
MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review9
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review5
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs11
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’59
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships11
Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron3
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault124- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 59
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track12
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet8
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review9
- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs11
- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
-
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault124
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'72
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'67
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 Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex 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
On Facebook
Featured
Pink News on Twitter
Follow @PinkNews
Download our free app for iPhone + iPad
Pink News covers religion, politics, entertainment, finance, and community news for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and worldwide. Founded to produce broadsheet quality journalism for the LGBT community, we cover politics to theology in an intelligent manner.
© 2005 - 2013 PinkNews.co.uk. All rights reserved. Web design by Felix Renicks. Hosting by Serverstream.
