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30 July 2008Massachusetts on course to allow out of state gays to marry + The Massachusetts House has voted to repeal a 1913 law that prevents gay and lesbian couples from most other states from marrying in the states. -
30 July 2008Stonewall FC wins gold at EuroGames 2008 + An English football team has picked up more silverwear at the EuroGames in Barcelona. -
30 July 2008Same-sex marriage opponents tussle over wording of California ballot + Backers of a ban on same-sex marriage in California have challenged the rewording of Proposition 8, also known as the ‘Limit on Marriage Amendment.’ -
30 July 2008Customs discover lube shipments are actually steroids + Australian Customs officers have broken a drugs ring where shipments of performance enhancing steroids where disguised as 'gay lube oil.' -
30 July 200855 arrested during raid on “gay party” in Saudi Arabia 8 Police in the Gulf kingdom of Saudi Arabia have launched another raid on a so-called gay party, this time in the Qatif province. -
30 July 2008Second homophobic assault in Stockholm linked to EuroPride + Police in the Swedish capital Stockholm have said that an assault on two men in the early hours of this morning was a hate crime. -
30 July 2008Tory councillor’s gay sex case adjourned for a week 1 A Conservative councillor in Harrow turned up at court today to face charges of gross indecency in a public lavatory, but the case was adjourned for a week. -
30 July 2008Greenland to introduce discrimination protection for gays + A new law that makes it illegal to discriminate against homosexuals is to be introduced in Greenland as it emerged that gay men struggle with homosexuality more than women do. -
30 July 2008South African radio host leads protests against homophobic journalist 2 200 people protested yesterday outside the Sunday Sun newspaper's offices in Johannesburg against a controversial homophobic article from columnist Jon Qwelane. -
30 July 2008Estonia debates same-sex partnerships 1 The Ministry of Justice in Estonia is preparing a draft law which would allow same-sex partners to register their cohabitation. -
30 July 2008Gay man re-elected chair of Royal College of Nursing Congress + The world's largest trade union for nurses, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), has re-elected a gay man as the Chair of the RCN's Annual Congress for a further two years. -
30 July 2008Mandelson claims Labour party is in “flux” as leadership speculation increases + The EU Commissioner for Trade has backed the Foreign Secretary's decision to set out his vision of the future for the government. -
30 July 2008“Orthodox Christians” target EuroPride churches + A pastor in Stockholm has revealed that three Lutheran churches in the city have been targeted by vandals, apparently because they are supporting EuroPride. -
30 July 2008Catholic adoption agency agrees to comply with the law 2 England's largest Roman Catholic-run adoption agency has decided to consider same-sex couples as potential parents. -
31 July 2008Transsexual gene identified by scientists + A gene variant has been identified that could explain female-to-male transexuality. -
31 July 2008US HIV travel ban lifted as Bush signs new AIDS bill 10 US President Bush has signed a new law lifting a ban on HIV positive people from entering the United States and signed new legislation to fight Aids in the developing world. -
31 July 2008Sex determination tests for female Beijing athletes 1 A decision to test female contenders for the Beijing 2008 Olympics to see if they are men has caused uproar. -
31 July 2008Costa Rican Christians protest against gay marriage + Last Saturday some 20,000 people from around Costa Rica dressed in white t-shirts paraded down a main street in San José to express their opposition to a legislative proposal to make gay marriage legal.
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31 July 2008Concern for gay Iranian refused asylum in Cyprus 1 The Commissioner of Administration in Cyprus has warned that a gay Iranian man faces death in his homeland if he is deported. -
31 July 2008Gay Congressman pushes for cannabis decriminalisation + Openly gay United States Congressman Barney Frank announced a proposal yesterday to make it legal for pot smokers to light up.
Articles from July 2008
Top stories
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords1
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people5
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 846
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members1
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years18
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’27
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage10
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people5
- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years18
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins55
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution168- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords1
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'27
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage22
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 bill65-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60
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 Collins55
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