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16 April 2008MSPs ask for more information on gay blood ban 18 A committee of the Scottish parliament is to ask the country's government and various blood and tissue donation organisations to explain why men who have sex with men are barred from donating.The petitions committee met yesterday afternoon at Holyrood to consider a submission from Mr Rob McDowall calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review existing guidelines and risk assessment procedures to allow healthy gay and bisexual men to donate blood. -
16 April 2008Harriet Harman will not face police probe over donations + Secretary of State for Equality Harriet Harman will not be referred to the police for her late declaration of donations to her campaign for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, the Electoral Commission has announced.She won the Labour deputy leadership in June 2007 and was made Secretary of State for Equality, chair of the Labour party and Leader of the House.Two donations totalling just over £6,000 and loans of £58,000 were reported to the commission late. -
16 April 2008Australia may delay gay equality proposals + The government of Australia is considering whether or not to bring forward measures in next month's Budget that will give gay citizens equal rights in a range of areas.Last year the country's Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) report was presented to the federal parliament listing the 58 laws that need to be changed.Kevin Rudd's Labour party promised reform during last year's elections. -
16 April 2008Ken emphasises his gay rights credentials 22 The Mayor of London will be taking to the streets of Soho this evening to try to drum up votes among the city's lesbian and gay community.Ken Livingstone said he has been "at the forefront" of promoting LGBT rights. -
17 April 2008Royal took drugs, court told + The Old Bailey was told yesterday that the Royal at the centre of a gay sex blackmail plot took drugs. -
17 April 2008Vengeful transvestite trashes lingerie boutique 2 A man dressed in woman's clothing repeatedly crashed his car into a Detroit area lingerie store on Saturday in a bizarre act of revenge. -
17 April 2008US Christian celebrity comes out 5 Hath hell frozen over? Azariah Southworth, Nashville resident and host of the famed Christian youth show The Remix, has publicly announced he is gay. "This has been a long time coming. -
17 April 2008Commissioner’s horror at extent of homophobia in Europe + The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has called for more protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people. -
17 April 2008A brief history of homosexuality, played out in Vauxhall + Billed as a shambolic evening of informative entertainment, audience participation and politics, the House of Homosexual Culture and Timberlina will present A Brief History of Homosexuality later this month. -
17 April 2008Mayoral candidates tussle over smoking ban + A seemingly straight-forward comment from Tory candidate for Mayor of London Boris Johnson about the smoking ban has started a row about donations to his campaign. He was asked: "are you still against the smoking ban in pubs and clubs? If so, what, if anything, do you propose to do about it?" -
17 April 2008Ken tours London’s gay bars with his posse 22 It was a surreal moment in an already bizarre election; Ken Livingstone standing at the bar in Comptons, chatting happily to bears about his plans for London if he's elected for a third time as the city's Mayor. -
17 April 2008Royal aide shocked by sex and drugs claims 25 The trial of two men accused of trying to blackmail a member of the Royal family has heard evidence from the victim’s aide. The woman, known as Witness B, told the court that she received several phone calls over the summer, the first in August, about her employer. -
18 April 2008SATC star reveals fight with breast cancer + Actress Cynthia Nixon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and underwent radiation treatment to treat the disease, the Sex and the City star revealed on Tuesday Appearing on Good Morning America. 42-year-old Nixon said she was not surprised by the diagnosis because her mother had battled breast cancer as well. -
18 April 2008Mayoral candidate is planning civil partnership + The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London is to 'tie the knot' with his boyfriend. Brian Paddick told the Pink Paper of his civil partnership plans in an interview published yesterday. -
18 April 2008Court rejects sperm donor’s request for child access + A gay man in Ireland who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple has lost his High Court bid for guardianship and access to his biological child. The 41-year old, known only as 'A', signed an agreement that he would not occupy the role of father but would act as a 'favourite uncle'. -
18 April 2008Isle of Man drafts gender recognition legislation 1 Transsexual people on the Isle of Man will have their new gender recognised by law under draft legislation. A person who has had a sex change operation and has a full gender recognition certificate will have their new status legally recognised. -
18 April 2008Ken and Boris trade blows over Mayor’s Fund + The Conservative party candidate for Mayor of London’s plans for a new charitable fund for the city have been attacked as a "throwback to the nineteenth century." -
18 April 2008Neo-Nazi who attacked gays loses appeal + The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden, jailed for beating five men at a gay rights party, lost his appeal yesterday. National Socialist Front (NSF) leader Simon Lindberg, had the three month sentence handed down by a district court confirmed by the Court of Appeal. -
18 April 2008Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton + Gay and lesbian people and their friends have been signing up for a major gay day out in Brighton during the May bank holiday. The 5th Annual Equality Walk is a demonstration of solidarity against hate crime. -
18 April 2008NHS in Wales to improve services for gays and lesbians + New guidance has been issued to the National Health Service by Wales' Health Minister. Edwina Hart said that the Assembly government had produced the guidance in partnership with Stonewall Cymru.
Articles from April 2008
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Ian McKellen, Elton John and David Furnish become new faces of Pride London+
Lord Dear tells PinkNews reader: ‘I want to improve the equal marriage bill and I’m not homophobic’2
Study: US media outlets more likely to feature pro-equal marriage viewpoints+
Lib Dems’ Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage ‘union’ amendment25
Ex-Telegraph editor Charles Moore: Chief Rabbi wrong not to vote again equal marriage10
Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage11
US: Knox County to add LGBT protections to hiring procedure+
David Cameron to discuss Nigeria’s new anti-gay law with country’s politicians and leaders4
Serbia: Right-wing group promises to spy on new LGBT centre3
New ‘Gay Marriage No Thanks’ group launches with ‘ten good reasons’ to oppose equal marriage56
- New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage56
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage56- Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment25
- Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage11
New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'19
Poland's only gay MP attacked after Equality Parade1
House of Lords to resume debate of equal marriage bill 6
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister9
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual83
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61-
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56-
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage56
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New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage56
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