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3 April 2008Pregnant trans man talks to Oprah 3 Thomas Beatie, a transgender man from Portland, Oregon who revealed he is pregnant in the latest issue of The Advocate, will make his first television appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show today.The 'pregnant man', as he has been labelled in the press, will speak about his decision to carry a child when his wife was unable to conceive. -
3 April 2008Rally in support of politician who thinks gays worse than terrorists 10 More than 1,000 people gathered in the Oklahoma capital on Wednesday to show their support for state representative Sally Kern.Kern came under fire last month after an audio recording was leaked of her comparing gays to terrorists and saying the "homosexual agenda is destroying this nation."The YouTube video posted last month by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund featured Kern speaking out. -
3 April 2008Gay people not getting a fair deal says Paddick 2 The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London has welcomed a report into perceived homophobia in British society.The Stonewall report is based on responses to a YouGov poll of more than 1,600 gay, lesbian and bisexual people across Britain.It found that respondents thought they would get worse treatment on the grounds of their sexuality in employment, political representation, housing, health, education, the police and the criminal justice system. -
3 April 2008Bourne to debut Dorian Gray in Edinburgh 2 One of Britain's most successful choreographers and the mastermind behind the all-male Swan Lake will premiere his latest production in August.Dorian Gray, is desrcibed as a "dark fairy tale that tells the story of an exceptionally alluring young man who makes a pact with the devil."Amongst London's beautiful people, Dorian Gray is the "It Boy" - an icon of beauty and truth in an increasingly ugly world." -
3 April 2008Finland appoints gay rights campaigner as Foreign Minister 1 Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the appointment of Alexander Stubb as Finland's Minister of Foreign Affairs.He has been one of the Parliament's leading gay and lesbian rights campaigners and Vice President of the LGBT Intergroup."The Intergroup is thrilled for Alexander and sends him our warmest greetings," said British MEP Michael Cashman, President of the Intergroup. -
3 April 2008Booze ban on the tube is latest campaign pledge + The leading contenders in the Mayor of London election have unveiled more eye-catching promises as the campaign moves into a more active stage.With four weeks to go, Tory candidate Boris Johnson has said that if elected he will ban the consumption of alcohol on the Tube to further crack down on anti-social behaviour and public disorder.Londoners go to the polls on May 1st to elect a Mayor and the 25-member London Assembly. -
3 April 2008COMMENT: Straight male machismo underpins all tyranny 3 In a speech to the European Feminist Summit in London last month, activist and human rights advocate Peter Tatchell argued that by challenging traditional heterosexual masculinity, the queer emancipation movement can contribute to the liberation of all of humanity.Queer liberation is not a mere minority issue, nor purely a questionof personal lifestyle, civil rights or sexual freedom. -
3 April 2008MPs amused by the Harriet and William show + Secretary of State for Equality Harriet Harman made history yesterday when she became the first woman from the Labour party to answer Prime Minister's Questions.Ms Harman, who is responsible for gay rights issues, is also Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Leader of the Labour party.Yesterday she was faced with former Tory leader William Hague, filling in for David Cameron. -
3 April 2008PinkNews.co.uk editor to chair Stonewall hustings 1 The editor of PinkNews.co.uk has said he is excited about the upcoming gay hustings with the Mayor of London candidates after it was announced he will chair the event.The incumbent Mayor and Labour candidate Ken Livingstone, Tory candidate Boris Johnson, the Lib Dem's Brian Paddick, Green party candidate Sian Berry and Lindsey German, the Respect - The Left List's candidate, have all confirmed their attendance.Hundreds of people have already contacted Stonewall to indicate they will be attending. -
3 April 2008Manchester gay foundation to auction off lesbians 1 On Sunday 22nd June lesbian women of all ages, shapes and sizes will be auctioned off to raise funds for the Manchester-based Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF).The event will take place at the Vanilla bar in the city's gay village, and the foundation is seeking volunteers for the auction.Highest bidders from the evening will be sent on a date the following week with the lesbian of their choice. -
3 April 2008Livingstone: I’m not gay but have 5 children with 3 women + Ken Livingstone says he's not gay but has fathered five children with three different womenAs well as his two young children with his current partner Emma Beale, Mr Livingstone has three children from previous relationships. -
3 April 2008Ian McKellen met Gordon Brown at gay ‘wedding’ 5 Veteran gay rights advocate and award-winning actor Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that he has only met the Prime Minister once.Speaking at Stonewall's annual fundraising dinner at the Dorchester hotel in London, Sir Ian said the occasion was the celebration of the civil partnership ceremony of gay MEP Michael Cashman and his partner Paul Cottingham.He told the 540 guests that he had worked with Mr Brown, Tony Blair and John Major on gay rights.
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’9
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships18
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault73
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion127
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’24
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault73
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion127
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final25
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'24
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play9
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion127
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
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