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22 May 2008Tragic end for lesbian couple tormented by family pressure + A lesbian couple who committed suicide by setting themselves on fire have been put to rest in a joint cremation this week. -
22 May 2008Foreign Office instructs embassies to push LGBT rights 4 The British government has adopted an official programme to support the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people in other countries. -
22 May 2008Christian groups halt gay rights event in Ukraine + LGBT groups in the Ukraine were prevented from marking the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) last week after a last minute intervention by local religious groups. -
22 May 2008European Parliament demands US reconsider HIV ban 5 An amendment urging the European Commission to raise the issue of people with HIV being exempted from entry into the US visa waiver programme has been passed by MEPs. -
22 May 2008COMMENT: A crack in the UK’s asylum edifice 3 It's very hard for most British gay men and lesbians to imagine what it's like to grow up in a country like Iran. -
22 May 2008Gay Syrian in ‘legal limbo’ as he waits for immigration tribunal decision + A teenage refugee is waiting to find out if he will be given permission to remain in the UK or returned to his Syrian homeland. -
22 May 2008Tabloids speculate about Jodie Foster’s “other woman” 1 Oscar winning actress Jodie Foster had another woman lined up when she and her partner of 14 years, Cydney Bernard, called it quits. -
22 May 2008Court ruling allows legal challenge to US gay military ban 1 A US federal court of appeal has reinstated a lawsuit by a decorated Air Force nurse who is suing after she was discharged for being a lesbian. -
22 May 2008Christian registrars “terrified” of civil partnerships 19 A council registrar has told an employment tribunal that some Christians are being "accommodated" and therefore allowed to opt out of performing civil partnerships for gay couples. -
22 May 2008Manchester’s new gay community radio show + A local radio station in greater Manchester is launching a new show for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. -
22 May 2008Gay man elected mayor of major US city 2 Sam Adams has won the race to become Mayor of the American city of Portland, Oregon. -
22 May 2008Homophobic abuse fails to disrupt gay football final + Manchester United may be celebrating their win on penalties at last night's Champion's League Final, but another team from the city also went home with silverwear earlier this month. -
22 May 2008Join Coronation St star on walk against homophobia + Actor and TV presenter Antony Cotton has confirmed he will be taking part in the Lesbian and Gay Foundation's sponsored Walk against Homophobia this weekend.
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Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 845
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members+
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years10
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’17
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title4
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage6
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage21
Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate33
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote56
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins55
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 50- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading52
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 92
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row8
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a 's**t' than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed20
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 40
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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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 marriage92
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 bill65
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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