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15 May 2008Jodie Foster reported to have split from long-term girlfriend 1 Lesbian icon Jodie Foster and her lady friend Cydney Bernard have called it quits after 14 years. -
15 May 2008Obama is endorsed by former candidate John Edwards + Both Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been courting John Edwards’ support since he left the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination in January. -
15 May 2008Islamic influence on UN Human Rights Council worries humanists + The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has written to Foreign Office minister Lord Malloch-Brown about the activities of the Organisation of Islamic Conference. -
15 May 2008Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage in California + The California Supreme Court will decide today if barring same-sex couples from marriage violates the state’s constitution. -
15 May 2008Former aide warned Gordon Brown not to abolish 10p tax band + One of the Prime Minister’s closest aides advised him not to raise taxes for the lowest-paid workers in the country, more than a year before the decision became a political crisis. -
15 May 2008IDAHO will be marked with “gravitas, concern, determination, wit and irony” + The organisers of the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), have said they are delighted at the range of events taking place across the country. -
15 May 2008Britain’s out MEP to march in Turkey for gay rights 1 Michael Cashman with join authors, journalists and human rights defenders on a march against homophobia and transphobia in Ankara on Saturday. -
15 May 2008New report claims 86 countries criminalise same-sex acts 2 The International Lesbian and Gay Association’s 2008 report on state-sponsored homophobia says that being lesbian or gay is risking jail time in 86 countries and death penalty in seven. -
15 May 2008Microsoft regards ‘gay’ gamer tag as sexual innuendo + Players of XBox online have been banned from using the name "thegayergamer" by internet company Microsoft. -
15 May 2008COMMENT: Governments must take all measures necessary to protect LGBT citizens + A number of people around the world – including in Europe – continue to be stigmatised because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. -
15 May 2008British activist becomes President of Transgender Europe 2 Dr Stephen Whittle, one of the UK's leading trans activists, has become President of Transgender Europe (TGEU) at an international conference in Berlin. -
15 May 2008Teachers TV devotes week of programmes to fighting homophobia + A special week of programming from a digital channel for teachers will explore ways to stamp out homophobia in schools. -
15 May 2008California Supreme Court backs marriage equality 1 The highest court in California has ruled in favour of equality for same-sex couples' access to civil marriage in the American state. -
15 May 2008Police pay damages after anti-gay Muslims documentary row + Channel 4 and independent film maker Hard Cash accepted damages and an apology at the High Court following a row over a documentary broadcast last January exposing homophobic preaching in UK mosques.
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Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas+
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities6
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy1
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list1
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits8
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list25
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual50
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’6
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list5
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual50
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'6
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches40- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list25
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 13
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 5
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list5
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
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 Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay50
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