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15 August 2008HIV infection from gay blood donors likely once every two centuries, lawyer claims 4 The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal against the Australian Red Cross' ban on gay blood donation heard today that HIV-infected blood from a gay man was likely to slip through screening only once in 197 years. -
15 August 2008Canadian found guilty of child abuse 1 A Canadian man has been convicted for abusing a teenage boy in Thailand. -
15 August 2008Family of Lawrence King blame death on school dress code 15 The family of a gay student who was shot in class blames his death partially on the school district for not enforcing the school dress code. -
15 August 2008Graham Norton could replace Terry Wogan as Eurovision host 2 Gay comedian Graham Norton is rumoured to be being lined up by the BBC to replace Sir Terry Wogan as the British host of Eurovision. -
15 August 2008LGBT police consultation group under threat 3 Aurora, Corydon's LGBT police consultation group, is facing closure due to a lack of local support. -
15 August 2008Tyra Banks Ready to Name America’s Next Top ‘Trans’ Model? 1 Could this be the season America’s Next Top Model scores a Cover Girl contract for a trans woman? On the heels of the judges declaring the first plus size model a winner last season comes news this season will introduce the show’s first transgender contestant. -
15 August 2008Gay wedding for DeGeneres and De Rossi 2 Comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres marry her longterm partner, actor Portia de Rossi, in California this weekend. -
15 August 2008Interview: Rhona Cameron 2 Being a stand-up comedienne and author is hard work. -
15 August 2008German Arabic magazine claims gay men carry “flesh-eating bacteria” 9 A German Arabic language magazine is being investigated by police after it published an article claiming that shaking hands with gay men can transmit disease. -
15 August 2008Bisexuality passed on by “hyper-heterosexuals”, researchers claim 4 Academics at the University of Padua, Italy, claim that bisexual men may have inherited their attraction to men through 'hyper-heterosexual' female family members. -
15 August 2008Hollyoaks: Tina tells Jacqui that she wants to keep baby Max + Jacqui is enjoying being a mum to baby Max. -
15 August 2008EastEnders: Stacey and Bradley back together for good 1 It's a wonder that Stacey Branning is still this side of sanity after everything the market stall trader has been through. -
15 August 2008Emmerdale: Can Donna nab Freddie in time to clear Viv’s name? + Donna is looking over some CCTV footage at work when she's shocked to spot someone who looks exactly like Freddie walking out of a shop. -
15 August 2008Coronation Street: Mercenary Tony threatens Jed + The only thing missing in Coronation Street this week is a mad cackle of laughter and a thunder clap to accompany mercenary Tony. -
15 August 2008Film Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army + There's a good chance that, of all the many dozens of superhero movies released during the last few years, Hellboy is the one you haven't seen. -
15 August 2008Film Review: Step Brothers + Will Ferrell's place as one of Hollywood's favourite comedians is, these days, pretty much secure. He may well have made a fair few duds – Bewitched and Kicking and Screaming (both 2005) spring to mind – but he's also the man responsible for one of the funniest movies of recent years, 2004's Anchorman.
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US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state13
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur+
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law3
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’16
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally4
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’28
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets25
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss11
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers9- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'28
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
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
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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