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21 April 2008US gay couples struggle to divorce: the week in review 1 After years of fighting for equal treatment in regards to marriage, some gay couples are finally hearing the other shoe drop. -
21 April 2008N’Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence + Proudly out former boy band star Lance Bass speaks out against gay discrimination in a new public service announcement for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network released this week. -
21 April 2008Gay boxer upbeat despite defeat at hands of Tory MP + The Pink Pounder may have lost his latest boxing match, but he won't be throwing in the towel just yet. -
21 April 2008Equality commission seeks your experiences with public bodies + The Equality and Human Rights Commission is calling for evidence from service users of public authorities such as hospitals, government and schools to find out if people are being treated with dignity and respect. -
21 April 2008Campaigners plead with Home Secretary over Syrian deportation 8 More than 20 members of the Scottish Parliament and a former Big Brother winner have called on the government not to deport a gay teenager to Syria. -
21 April 2008Ken unveils gay manifesto as Boris reveals Fund advisers + The Labour candidate for Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has said he will "work to ensure that London retains its reputation as a welcoming and safe place for lesbian and gay Londoners and visitors" if re-elected for a third term on May 1st. -
21 April 2008Website celebrates Africa’s gay heroes + A Supreme Court judge, an HIV treatment campaigner and an anti-apartheid activist all feature on a new website highlighting African heroes. -
21 April 2008Russians protest their country’s gay blood ban + Activists in Russia have written to the country's Ministry of Health to ask why previous assurances that regulations banning gay men from donating are to be removed have not resulted in action. -
21 April 2008Online gay museum opens for business + Museum professionals have feted the launch of the online national LGBT museum Proud Heritage. -
21 April 2008Derren Brown speaks of his “perfect” boyfriend 2 One of the UK's best-known mentalists has spoken to The Sun newspaper about his sexual orientation. -
21 April 2008European Commission abandons gay discrimination directive 5 Opposition from Germany and other member states means that European Union citizens will not be protected by an EU directive from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
21 April 2008Uruguay’s first gay union, four months after they became legal 1 In the South American nation of Uruguay, a new law granting cohabiting couples who have lived together for more than five years the same rights as straight married couples was signed into law in December.
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21 April 2008There are no gays in football claims Italian club official 2 A former managing director of one of the world's best-known football clubs has claimed that "a homosexual cannot do the job of a footballer." Luciano Moggi, formerly with Juventus, is banned from football until 2011. -
21 April 2008Royal gay sex blackmail tape played in secret + The Old Bailey today heard a tape recording that contains claims that a male member of the Royal family performed a gay sex act on an employee, known as witness D. Members of the press and the public were ordered to leave the court room before the judge allowed the tape to be played.
Articles from 21 April 2008
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MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill2
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come3
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading13
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading42
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’44
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties14
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage64
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’22
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins37- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 64
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault131- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading42
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet19
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'32- Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'44
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault131
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage64
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Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
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
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