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6 May 2008COMMENT: Can Obama go all the way? 4 In a week when he should have been focused on getting his campaign back on track ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was once again forced to deal with distractions. -
6 May 2008Australian government stands by ban on gay marriage 4 The Australian government's decision to refuse same-sex marriages has been compared to slavery by gay rights groups. -
6 May 2008Royal blackmailer to appeal conviction + One of the two men sentenced last week to five years in prison for attempting to blackmail a member of the Royal family over gay allegations will appeal. -
6 May 2008Gay man detained by police after Caribbean kiss 3 A man has been held by police in the Cayman Islands for kissing his boyfriend. -
6 May 2008Modovan gay activists hopeful their Pride march will not be banned + A range of events planned by the gay and lesbian community in the eastern European nation of Moldova should go ahead this year without interference from the authorities. -
6 May 2008Day of Silence participants attacked by thugs in St Petersburg + Three prominent Russian gay rights activists were attacked at a non-violent protest on Saturday. -
6 May 2008“Russian Madonna” reluctant to be a gay icon 3 She has had 17 number one singles and is reputed to have sold over 100 million records. -
6 May 200810,000 may be dead after Myanmar cyclone + The death toll from the massive cyclone that wreaked havoc and destruction in Myanmar over the weekend is expected to climb as high as 10,000, the country’s foreign minister told the United Nations. -
6 May 2008Gay hate dancehall star refused European entry visa 4 The Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD) has said it has been told by the country's Interior Ministry that homophobic Jamaican performer Sizzla will not be granted a Schengen visa for his proposed European tour this month. -
6 May 2008Gossip columnist outs US soap actor nominated for gay role + He scored an Emmy nomination for his work as gay teen Luke Snyder on the daytime soap As the World Turns, but according to gossip columnist Perez Hilton, actor Van Hansis isn't just playing gay on TV. -
6 May 2008Lesbian footballer player murdered in homophobic attack + A prominent female football player gang-raped and murdered in South Africa last week was the victim of homophobic violence, according to activists. -
6 May 2008Marriage equality pioneer mourned by gay community + She stood up for her own marriage rights 40 years ago, and then stood up for lesbian and gay Americans when they asked for the same treatment. -
6 May 2008Admiral turned Congressman calls for end to gay military ban 1 The most senior US military veteran in the House of Representatives has called for an end to the ban on openly gay, lesbian and bisexual people serving in the country's Armed Forces. -
6 May 2008Memorial to gay Holocaust victims to be unveiled this month 3 A memorial to the persecuted homosexual victims of Nazism will be officially unveiled in Berlin on May 27th. -
6 May 2008Munich’s gay-themed maypole attacked by vandals 1 A maypole featuring depictions of gay and lesbian life in the German city of Munich has been subjected to a suspected homophobic attack. -
6 May 2008Russian extremists call for recriminalisation of homosexuality 2 Russian Vanguard, an ultra-religious monarchist group, has picketed the Kaliningrad concert of performer Boris Moiseyev because he is openly gay.
Articles from 06 May 2008
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Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’10
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained11
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur43
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords46
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people39
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’40
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people39
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords46
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 43
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'40
- Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained11
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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