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26 June 2008US shock jock claims Democrats will “bend over” for gays + A conservative Talk Radio host hit a home run this week when he told a caller “Democrats will bend over, grab the ankles, and say have your way with me" to black and gay voters. -
26 June 2008Pride rejects management criticisms 2 Yesterday PinkNews.co.uk published an article on the preparations for Pride London. -
26 June 2008Russian gays call for prosecution of homophobic governor + Two gay rights activists have called on the State Office of Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation to start criminal proceedings against the Governor of the Tambov region. -
26 June 2008Budapest police braced for disruptions to Pride + Budapest's police chief Gabor Toth is expecting harsher and more frequent disruption to the city's Pride parade. -
26 June 2008Sex addiction group for gay men launched 1 Next month sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust will launch a group for gay men addicted to sex. -
26 June 2008Pride London’s delight at men in uniform 1 The UK’s largest Pride parade will for the first time feature members of all three branches of the Armed Services in uniform after negotiations between organisers and the Ministry of Defence. -
26 June 2008New legislation will instruct public bodies to promote gay equality 1 The new Equality Bill published today includes proposals for all public bodies to promote equality for gay and lesbian people. -
26 June 2008Stonewall welcomes “very significant” Equality Bill 1 Gay rights organisation Stonewall today welcomed the announcement by Cabinet minister Harriet Harman that a new Equality Bill to be brought before Parliament will include a need for public bodies to promote gay equality. -
26 June 2008“Eco-dildo” a useful bulwark against oil price instability 3 The makers of a wooden "eco-friendly" dildo have claimed that the product can "help save the planet." The latest sex toy, called an Eco-Dildo, is made from carefully selected wood. -
26 June 2008Jacqui Smith’s Iran comments misunderstood claims minister 3 A Home Office minister has defended his boss against accusations that she does not understand the dangers faced by gay people in Iran. -
27 June 2008Mormons back ban on same-sex marriage in California + The Mormon church has waded into the California gay marriage row calling on its members to join the effort to amend that state's constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. -
27 June 2008Tabloid’s front page gay kiss shows Heinz how it’s done 9 A tabloid newspaper has responded to the Heinz gay kiss ad fiasco by printing a photo of two men kissing on its front page this morning. -
27 June 2008Politics and showbiz unite to show support for gay asylum seekers + A Hollywood star, prominent politicians and leading gay-rights activists showed their support for LGBT asylum seekers and same-sex bi-national couples at a fundraiser last week. -
27 June 2008“Family” advocates fight back against Irish civil partnerships 3 Conservative politicians in Ireland's ruling political party are seeking to thwart Tuesday's "comprehensive" decision to allow gay and lesbian couples to legally register their relationships. -
27 June 2008You will go to hell, preacher tells “gay” CNN presenter 22 Is Anderson Cooper going to hell? Rev. -
27 June 2008Nick Clegg calls on Heinz to reinstate same-sex kiss advert 16 The leader of the Liberal Democrats has become the first party leader to comment on the decision of food manufacturer Heinz to withdraw an advert from TV because it depicted two men kissing. -
27 June 2008Gay bar in Budapest suffers arson attack amid concerns about Pride 3 Gay rights activists in Hungary have spoken of their concerns about extreme right-wing violence in the country after a gay bar in the capital Budapest was set on fire with a petrol bomb.
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27 June 2008COMMENT: Genetic explanations of homosexuality are crude, simplistic and doomed to failure 4 A few years ago, Dr James Watson, the Noble Prize winner who co-discovered DNA, reopened the controversy over the so-called gay gene when he defended a woman's right to abortion. -
27 June 2008Queen invests Sir Ian with top honour + Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen has been made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and equality. -
27 June 2008Gay rights foe Stephen Green faces bankruptcy over court costs 11 Preacher Stephen Green may have overstepped the mark when he tried to bring a private prosecution against the BBC Director General.
Articles from June 2008
Top stories
US: Attorney representing lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl to step down+
Comment: What does Pride stand for in 2013?+
Study: Most US gay people find the majority of religious organisations to be ‘unfriendly’+
Cindy McCain: By next presidential election, both US parties will support equal marriage6
Gay former police officer accuses the Met of ‘institutional racism and homophobia’3
MBE awarded to gay and lesbian choir leader for services to music4
Russia: Ban on adoption by same-sex couples unanimously passed at second reading5
Barry Cryer brands ITV’s Vicious ‘homophobic’ television21
Gay dating website for ‘homosensible’ Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican12
Australian Senator Cory Bernardi: ‘I was right to warn that equal marriage could lead to polygamy’19
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?77
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally16
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'50
Equal marriage opponent Lord Dear withdraws bill amendments 18- Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican12
- Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television21
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage86
Amendments allowing registrars to opt out of equal marriage withdrawn in House of Lords19
US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics9
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment61
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103-
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage86
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84-
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?77
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage66
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61-
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
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