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28 July 2008Unanswered questions over Pride shooting say family + The San Diego pride shooting death of a 37-year-old bodybuilder/dancer who jumped off a harbour cruise and allegedly attacked a cop during an attempted rescue has left several unanswered questions. -
28 July 2008Congress discussion on Bush impeachment is “anger management” + With his run for the White House behind him, Representative Dennis Kucinich got an official airing in the House Judiciary Committee last week in his continued quest to impeach President Bush. -
28 July 2008Concern for missing Ugandan gay rights activist + One of three people who demonstrated at an AIDS international conference in Uganda has disappeared. -
28 July 2008South African named as new UN human rights chief + The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will be South African judge Navanethem Pillay. -
28 July 2008Report shows “significant progress” for gays in Ireland + A forum that advises the Irish government on equality and social inclusion has said that there has been progress on gay rights in the past five years. -
28 July 2008Sophie Ellis Bextor to headline at Manchester Pride + The organisers of Manchester's Big Weekend celebrations have announced that multi-platinum selling singer songwriter Sophie Ellis Bextor will perform at this year's event. -
28 July 2008Nigerian activist granted asylum in the UK + Davis Mac-Iyalla, a leader of the gay Christian movement in Nigeria, has been granted asylum in the UK. -
28 July 2008Lesbian couple win compensation after estate agent outing + A lesbian couple who were publicly 'outed' by staff at an estate agency have won damages of £5,000. -
28 July 2008Tatchell claims Protestant icon William of Orange was bisexual 4 Northern Ireland Protestants who are anti-gay are hypocrites because King William of Orange had male lovers, a leading gay rights activist has claimed. -
28 July 2008Pink Paper website will be back “shortly” after a week offline 2 A spokesperson for Millivres Prowler Group has told PinkNews.co.uk that the company's websites should be up and running again in the very near future. -
28 July 2008Russian prosecutors decline to take action against homophobic governor 2 The State Office of Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation has decided not to start criminal proceedings against the Governor of the Tambov region. -
28 July 2008Lesbian case “sets an example” for all service providers 5 The lawyer who represented a couple identified online as lesbians by estate agents has said the case highlights that many people are not aware of protections for gay people. -
28 July 2008Bahraini MP calls for gay crackdown to begin 1 A set of proposals approved by Bahrain's parliament targeting homosexual activity in the country should be implemented, according to a politician in the Gulf state. -
28 July 2008Stockholm police confirm stabbing of gay man was a hate crime 1 Police in Stockholm have said that an attack on two gay men late last night is being investigated as a hate crime.
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28 July 2008South African gays protest against homophobic journalist 1 A columnist for South Africa's fastest growing newspaper, Sunday Sun, has caused protests after the July 20th publication of his controversial article '"Call me names, but gay is NOT okay...". -
28 July 2008Ugandan police accused of torturing gay activist 3 A leading gay rights organisation has said that a Ugandan human rights activist was tortured by police. -
28 July 2008Two killed in gun attack on US church supportive of gay rights 2 A gunman who killed two people when he opened fire on a Tennessee Unitarian Church over the weekend said he targeted the church because he hated gays and liberals.
Articles from 28 July 2008
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Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’6
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained9
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur39
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’9
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords42
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people37
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’40
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people37
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords42
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 39
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 9
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'40
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 46
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
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 marriage93
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 bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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