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9 June 2008Fathers rights protesters hijack Harriet’s home 1 Two men dressed as superheroes occupied the roof of the home of the Secretary of State for Equality yesterday. -
9 June 2008Dragons Den star to share business acumen with gay entrepreneurs + Two of the 'dragons' from the popular BBC programme Dragon's Den are to speak at a series of events for gay professionals. -
9 June 2008Rome Pride parade targets Berlusconi and Benedict + Italy's LGBT population demonstrated their displeasure at the Vatican and their government on Saturday with a colourful march through the streets of Rome. -
9 June 2008Gay bishop ties the knot in New Hampshire + The man at the eye of the storm battering the Anglican communion celebrated his same-sex relationship with a civil union ceremony and a church blessing on Saturday. -
9 June 2008Second complaint against MP accused of homophobia 11 The Police Service of Northern Ireland has received a second complaint about comments made by the wife of the First Minister. -
9 June 2008From Athens to Sheffield, gays march with Pride 1 The UK showed its support for Poland’s gay community on Saturday as the Rainbow flag flew from the British Embassy in Warsaw during the city’s Pride festival. -
9 June 2008Anger at Scottish Parliament delay in hate crimes bill + Legislators in Edinburgh have been accused of "playing politics" with hate crime by a coalition of equalities groups. -
9 June 2008UNAIDS expresses concern over Uganda arrests + A senior official of the UN organisation tasked with fighting the AIDS epidemic has said he is looking forward to the "safe and imminent release" of three gay rights activists. -
9 June 2008Volunteers needed for Brighton Pride + Pride in Brighton and Hove needs various volunteers to help at the summer event in August. -
9 June 2008US abandons UN human rights body + The United States has announced plans to distance itself from the UN Human Rights council – an action that has been said to "fail victims of abuse." -
9 June 2008Gay groups gain observer status at UN + One of Europe's best-known gay rights organisations has been recommended for consultative status at the United Nations. -
9 June 2008Gay marriage worth millions to California economy 1 Same-sex marriage could potentially boost California's deflating economy by $683.6 million (£345m) over the next three years, an analysis by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law has claimed. -
9 June 2008Equality chief denies wrongdoing over Big Brother payments 1 A company set up by the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission gave paid advice to Channel 4 over the Big Brother race row last year. -
9 June 2008Northern Ireland First Minister says no to discrimination 2 Peter Robinson, who last week took charge of the coalition Northern Ireland Executive, has said that he is committed to his legal obligations to fight discrimination.
Articles from 09 June 2008
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’5
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill4
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships17
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault64
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’23
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault64
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final25
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'23
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault64
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
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