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26 February 2008House of Homosexual Culture reveals queer schedule + Following its successful series of events last year to mark the 40th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of gay sex, The House of Homosexual Culture has released details of upcoming events in London.First up is Between the Covers, a celebration of the past, present and future of lesbian and gay literature.This event includes the chance to see a home-grown MySpace star, Clayton Littlewood, reading from his soon-to-be-published Soho diary, Dirty White Boy. -
26 February 2008Comedian backs “bitch” Hillary for President 1 30 Rock star Tina Fey set the bloggersphere on fire this week with a pro-Hillary Clinton rant on the first episode of Saturday Night Live since the Writer's Guild of America strike ended.Saying "bitch is the new black," Fey gave a passionate, thinly veiled endorsement of Clinton on SNL, urging voters on Texas and Ohio to "get on board" and vote for the Democratic Presidential candidate.As a special guest on the show, Tina Fey was quick to step right back into her old place on the show. -
26 February 2008Anti-gay harassment project attacked by pro-family group 1 A pamphlet has been sent out to 16,000 schools across the United States in an effort to protect the well-being of students "at higher risk" because of their sexual orientation.The 24-page pamphlet has been sent to all public school superintendents in a coalition led by the National Education Association (NEA) and American Psychological Association (APA).The initiative has drawn criticism from national pro-family group the Family Research Council, who have said it is a "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. -
26 February 2008Jamaican gay cop fears for his life 2 A 24-year-old police officer is in hiding in Jamaica after being abused and attacked by fellow officers because of his sexuality.Michael Hayden told the Toronto Star that he wants to seek asylum in Canada.A leading gay rights activist from Jamaica, Gareth Henry, did so last week, claiming that thirteen of his gay and lesbian friends had died in the last four years. -
26 February 2008Gay rights group makes progress with government + A gay rights group in Malta on Monday presented a petition to the country's ruling party asking for formal recognition of the rights of same sex couples.The petition presented to Malta's 'Partit Nazzjonalista' (Nationalist Party) by the Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) was backed by 1,084 signatures.It also requested the inclusion of an article in the Criminal Code regarding homophobic and transphobic violence, and a clear strategy addressing homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools. -
26 February 2008International gay rights convention not feasible says minister 2 A Labour MP has asked a series of questions in the House of Commons about what steps the government is taking to bring about the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality.Ashok Kumar, who represents Middlesbrough South East Cleveland, also asked junior Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister Meg Munn to support the introduction of an international convention which explicitly recognises gay rights as essential human rights.Ms Munn referred to a joint statement she made last year as Minister for Women and Equality. -
26 February 2008Man stabbed to death in gay village 1 Police are investigating the murder of a 25-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Manchester's gay village.At about 7.30pm on Monday 25 February 2008 the victim was on Canal Street when he was approached by two other men.One of these men approached the victim and stabbed him in the neck. -
26 February 2008Spanish Prime Minister vows to defend gay rights 2 In an interview with a gay magazine, the leader of Spain's Socialist party has promised to fight any attempt to remove or weaken gay rights laws he has introduced as Prime Minister.Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has called a general election for March 9th. -
26 February 2008Mayoral candidates to speak at anti-homophobia day launch 57 Mayoral candidates, government ministers, students and academics and national and international LGBT campaigners are all gearing up for the launch of International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO-UK 2008), which take place at the London College of Fashion on March 13th.A message of support for the IDAHO campaign will be read on behalf of incumbent Mayor Ken Livingstone. -
26 February 2008Gay Iranian due for deportation today 6 A gay teenager from Iran who fled the UK for the Netherlands last year after his appeal for asylum was refused is expected to be returned to the UK today by Dutch authorities.London Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has written to the Home Secretary to request her to urgently review the case of Medhi Kazemi, who faces possible execution by stoning if he returns to Iran.At the end of last year a court in the Netherlands ruled Medhi must be returned back to the UK. -
26 February 2008Pride petrol bomber jailed for attempted attack + A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after being found guilty of a hate crime by a court in Croatia.Yesterday Josip Situm was convicted of endangering lives and property and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment while behind bars.Police spotted him at the Pride event in the Croatian capital Zagreb on 7th July 2007 with petrol bombs, but he fled the scene. -
26 February 2008Thank you to gay partner edited out of Oscars transcript 1 Scott Rubin thanked several people on Sunday when he collected an Oscar for Best Picture for No Country For Old Men, which he produced.The 49-year-old, after name-checking the film's directors Joel and Ethan Coen and producer Sydney Pollack, paid tribute to "my partner, John Barlow. -
26 February 2008Petition calls for repeal of repressive gay sex law 2 A human rights movement has called on the Moroccan government to repeal a law that demands prison terms for consensual homosexual acts.The petition, launched by Human Rights Watch and the Moroccan Human Rights Association, also asks for the release of six men currently imprisoned under this article of the penal code, and demands that the government protect the rights to privacy and a fair trial.Police arrested the six men in November 2007, after a video was circulated on the internet. -
26 February 2008War of words over photos of Obama in traditional dress + When visiting his father's homeland of Kenya two years ago, Presidential candidate Barack Obama wore a traditional white turban and a wraparound white robe presented to him by elders.In the febrile atmosphere of the 2008 primaries, that picture has been released, allegedly by staffers for his rival for the Democratic nomination for President, Senator Hillary Clinton.The public scrapping between the only female and the only black candidate in the race for the White House has reached a new low. -
27 February 2008Obama endorsed by former Presidential rival + Illinois Senator Barack Obama received the endorsement of former Presidential candidate Chris Dodd yesterday.The Connecticut Senator said at a press conference in Cleveland that he is "deeply proud to be the first 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate to endorse Barack Obama."In endorsing Obama, Dodd urged Democrats to "come together, to get behind this candidacy." -
27 February 2008Twin porn performers arrested after robbery spree + Twin brothers, 26-year-old Taleon and Keyontyli Goffney, were arrested last week after burgling a Rite Aid pharmacy in Philadelphia.The brothers, whom gossip blogger Perez Hilton outed on his site as gay porn actors, are suspected in a spree of at least 35 other robberies over three states.The twins have appeared in videos on sites such as Blackmen.net and EbonyD.com. -
27 February 2008Police appeal in toilet murder investigation 9 Detectives investigating the murder of a gay man in a public toilet last week are appealing for anyone who was in the area that afternoon to come forward.Last Tuesday 50-year-old Peter Jeffrey Akers, known as Jeff, was found in the gent's toilet near Walton Bridge in Walton-on-Thames.He had been stabbed. -
27 February 2008Welsh police force flies Pride flag + A second UK police force has marked LGBT History Month by flying the gay Pride flag at its headquarters.South Wales Police were named the most gay-friendly employer in Wales by gay equality organisation Stonewall earlier this year.The police force came 17th in the list of 100 top British businesses for gay people to work in.
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27 February 2008Condoleezza challenged over discrimination against gay staff 1 The only out lesbian in the US Congress has challenged the country's Secretary of State about unequal treatment of lesbian and gay staff in her department.In December a former US ambassador left his post at the State Department after criticising Condoleezza Rice's treatment of gay people.Michael E Guest retired after more than 26 years as a form of protest against regulations that he considered as unfair to same-sex partners of foreign service officers. -
27 February 2008McCain apologises over “Barack Hussein Obama” comments + Republican Presidential candidate John McCain found himself forced to apologise after radio talk show host Bill Cunningham used his campaign rally as a platform for a ranting attack against Barack Obama.At a McCain gathering in Ohio on Tuesday, Cunningham degraded Obama and called him several times by his middle name, Hussein, in a reference to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.Cunningham hosts several radio talk show programs sydicated on over 300 stations.
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The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage10
US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage+
Travel: Is Las Vegas a ‘Fabulous’ gay holiday destination?2- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill15
Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law7
Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill10
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion20
US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam11
South Australia officially congratulates New Zealand on equal marriage, ahead of introduction of its own bill2
- The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage10
- South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam 11
- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill 15
- Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion20
- Travel: Is Las Vegas a 'Fabulous' gay holiday destination?2
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican20
Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson18- US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
- Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under 'foreign agent' law7
- US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage0
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage88
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?85
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television85
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment72
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 marriage67
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'65
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill62
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