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8 July 2008Will Smith movie Hancock criticised for homophobic dialogue 15 Hancock, the story of a seriously messed up superhero starring Will Smith, took home the top spot at US cinemas last weekend, taking home an estimated $66 million (£33m) for Sony Pictures. -
8 July 2008Gay history exhibit at City Hall is a hit with school groups + An exhibition has been set up in London’s City Hall that draws attention to the "shameful way LGBT lives have been neglected in British museums and archives." has proved popular with all sorts of visitors. -
8 July 2008COMMENT: Sex education leaves lesbians in the dark 1 More voices are being added to the call for more and better Sex and Relationship Education. -
8 July 2008Gay radio station wins top award two years running 1 GaydarRadio has won another award. -
8 July 2008MEPs demand European Commission action after Pride violence + The European Parliament's Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights has accused the Hungarian government of being unable to guarantee the safety of their citizens and visitors to the country. -
8 July 2008Gay commissioner will not be “bullied” by Sarkozy + The row between the European Commissioner for External Trade and the President of France over the world trade talks is over, one of the protagonists said today. -
8 July 2008Purcell did consider standing for Glasgow East 2 The leader of Glasgow City Council has confirmed he did consider putting his name forward as a candidate for a parliamentary by-election in the city. -
8 July 2008Volunteers needed as Black Pride comes to Regents Park in August 1 Tickets are now on sale for official UK Black Pride festival (UKBP) that will take place on Saturday 16th August in Regents Park, London. -
8 July 2008Court rules Russia’s President is immune from gay legal action + Organisers of Moscow’s Pride event have been told their complaint against the President of Russia will not be considered because he is immune from legal action. -
8 July 2008INTERVIEW: The “devil incarnate” for fundamentalist Anglicans 2 The chief executive of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement is too busy preparing for next month’s Lambeth Conference to dwell on his impending departure from the organisation he helped found. -
8 July 2008EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet minister urges Tories to back workplace equality + The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has challenged the Tory party over equality. -
8 July 2008Boris team rejects criticism over LGB advisory panel 16 A decision by the new London administration not to continue with a Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Advisory Panel formed by former Mayor Ken Livingstone has been attacked by a leading gay Muslim activist. -
8 July 2008Foreign Office minister condemns violence at Pride events + The Minister for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Jim Murphy, has condemned the violence at Gay Pride events. -
8 July 2008Conservatives accuse Hutton over equality in his own department + A senior Tory has rejected criticism from a Cabinet minister that the party is not committed to equality. -
8 July 2008Straight Pride has a “homophobic agenda” 4 Plans for a so-called "Straight Pride" in New York, promoted by a reggae music label, have been criticised by leading a campaigner against homophobia. -
8 July 2008Council of Europe to step up efforts for LGBT rights + Campaigners have hailed as a "very important development" a decision by the Council of Europe to step up efforts to protect the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people.
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Top stories
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime+
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final9- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur3
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law8
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill9
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’23
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final9
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime0
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions19- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets30
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final15
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
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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