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2 May 2008US study claims LGB population is less than 3% 1 A new poll published in the United States on Wednesday claims that there are considerably less gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans than previously estimated. -
2 May 2008Homophobic football chief invited to gay World Cup + The Gay Football Supporters Network has said it is "amused" by the comments of Luciano Moggi, former managing director of Juventus, that "a homosexual cannot do the job of a footballer." -
2 May 2008No Mardi Gras parade in Birmingham this year + The organisers of Birmingham Pride, which takes place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend on May 24th and 25th, have confirmed that there will not be a parade this year. -
2 May 2008Moscow Pride will apply for five marches a day + Gay rights activists in Russia have lodged court appeals after the Moscow municipal authorities banned a series of marches they are planning. -
2 May 2008Homophobe Mugabe beaten in Zimbabwean election 2 The results of last month’s Presidential election in Zimbabwe have finally been published. -
2 May 2008Protest rally called as polls indicate BNP will win seat on London Assembly 13 All the votes for the 25-member London Assembly have not been counted, but already anti-fascist groups are calling for protests if the British National Party wins a seat. -
2 May 2008Royal gay sex blackmailers found guilty + Two men who asked for £50,000 from an unnamed member of the Royal Family in exchanged for tapes that featured claims of gay sex have been found guilty of blackmail. -
2 May 2008Boris Johnson elected Mayor of London 9 Conservative Boris Johnson is the new Mayor of London. -
3 May 2008BNP wins London Assembly seat, joining a handful of openly gay members 18 The far right BNP has won a seat on the London Assembly.
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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.
Articles from May 2008
Top stories
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’2
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list+
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player1
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches5
Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process18
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener2
Pro-equal marriage rally to take place on Monday ahead of House of Lords committee stage6
London: One week until UK’s second Dyke March4
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor3
US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event5
- Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches5
- Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 3
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 11- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'2
- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 69
Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum 44- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player1
- US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event5
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
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right60
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 wedding52
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 gay49
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