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4 July 2008Gay choir to compete in new BBC light entertainment show 2 A gay male choir from Brighton will feature on BBC One's new Saturday night programme Last Choir Standing. -
4 July 2008Tories will walk with Boris at their first Pride London 2 Up to 20 young members of the Conservative party will be accompanying the Mayor of London on his first Pride march tomorrow. -
4 July 2008Australia’s gay Olympian attacks PM over same-sex marriage 2 A 20-year-old diver set to represent Australia at the 2008 Olympic Games in August has said that the country's Prime Minister is "narrow-minded" for opposing marriage equality for gay couples. -
4 July 2008McDonald’s defiant as homophobes call for boycott 15 The American Family Association has called on consumers to boycott McDonald's after the company said it will continue to support gay staff. -
4 July 2008Hope for Ugandan lesbian’s asylum appeal 1 A Ugandan lesbian has moved one step closer to her goal for asylum in the UK after a senior immigration judge dismissed the previous tribunal as a "mess." -
4 July 2008Nigerian gay rights campaigner freed from asylum detention centre 2 Davis Mac-Iyalla, a leader of the gay Christian and gay rights movement in Nigeria, was arrested and incarcerated in Oakington asylum detention centre in Cambridgeshire earlier this week. -
4 July 2008Kids should be taught about gay equality says TUC chief 1 The General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had said that the only way to fight homophobic bullying at school is to teach kids about LGBT equality. -
4 July 2008Gordon Brown invites Stonewall to Downing St + The Prime Minister has asked gay equality organisation Stonewall to meet with him at Downing St tomorrow. -
4 July 2008Muslim group welcomes Chief Justice’s Sharia law comments 15 A leading Muslim youth organisation has said that the Chief Justice "recognised Britain's diversity" when he said that elements of Sharia law could be used in the legal system. -
4 July 2008Business Secretary calls on employers to support gay staff + The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has endorsed a new report into gay, lesbian and bisexual experiences at work. -
4 July 2008New service for HIV+ people will make them “experts in their own condition” 1 Two of the UK's leading HIV and sexual health charities have joined forces to launch a new London health support service for people living with HIV. -
4 July 2008German Lutherans could elect first gay bishop + A gay clergyman in Germany is standing for election as Bishop of Schleswig. -
4 July 2008Blow for Boris as deputy Mayor resigns 3 Ray Lewis has resigned as London's deputy mayor for young people with immediate effect. -
5 July 2008David Cameron sends Pride message 4 Conservative party leader, David Cameron, has sent his goodwill message to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community ahead of London's pride event. "I am delighted to send my best wishes to everyone attending this year's Pride London event." -
5 July 2008EXCLUSIVE: Boris committed to future Pride London parades 7 The Mayor of London has said that Pride London will have his support in future years, after he took part for the first time today. -
6 July 2008Police fire water cannons at fascists attacking Budapest Pride 1 While hundreds of thousands peacefully enjoyed London's gay Pride parade Hungarian riot police were forced to use water cannons and tear gas in order to prevent fascists from throwing petrol bombs at Budapest Pride. -
6 July 2008Boyzone star Stephen Gately suffers £80,000 break-in 1 Gay Boyzone star Stephen Gately has suffered from a burglary in which he lost £80,000 worth of jewellery. -
6 July 2008Gays have no legal protection from international persecution says tribunal 8 A gay asylum seeker has been told that he should be safe in his homeland of Syria, provided he behaves "discreetly." A tribunal found that gays have no right of protection from international persecution. -
7 July 2008American gay rights opponent Jesse Helms dies 2 Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms, often portrayed as a racist and a sexist in the media, died this morning on the Fourth of July. -
7 July 2008Harman was booed because of asylum stance claims Tatchell 14 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said that a Cabinet minister got a frosty reception at Pride London on Saturday because of the government's stance on gay asylum seekers.
Articles from July 2008
Top stories
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’4
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list+
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player1
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches6
Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process19
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener2
Pro-equal marriage rally to take place on Monday ahead of House of Lords committee stage7
London: One week until UK’s second Dyke March4
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor3
US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event5
- Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches6
- Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 3
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'4
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 11
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 69
- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
- US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event5
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player1
Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum 44
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right60
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay49
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