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22 August 2008Heniz shrugs off gay boycott with soaring sales figures + Despite a boycott organised by gay rights group Stonewall, Heinz, saw earnings in the most recent quarter increase by $229 million (£123m). -
22 August 2008Gay footballers gear up for the world championships 2 The world's largest gay global cup is coming to Regent's Park this coming Monday. -
22 August 2008Stonewall Cymru launches guide for gay hate crime victims + Stonewall Cymru, the Welsh gay equality organisation, is working with police after stating that attacks on LGBT people are underreported. -
22 August 2008Veterans claim council support for Doncaster gay pride unfair 3 A row has erupted in Doncaster after a Veterans' Day parade was unable to go ahead. -
22 August 2008Ugandan AIDS Commission Chief says homosexuality must be stamped out in schools 8 Dr Kihumuro Apuuli, the Ugandan AIDS Commission Chief, has warned the education ministry of that country that homosexuality is "rife" in schools. -
22 August 2008Brian Coleman accuses fellow Conservative councillors of homophobia 8 Conservative London Fire And Emergency Planning Authority chairman Brian Coleman has claimed that he has been passed over for a senior post due to homophobia by fellow Tories. -
22 August 2008COMMENT: Stonewall FC to win Gay Football World Championship? + The British team Stonewall FC is strongly tipped to win the Gay Football World Championship which opens in London this Sunday, 24th August writes Peter Tatchell -
22 August 2008Labour councillor, Liam Smith, claims he is victim of “dyke” smear campaign 5 The Barking and Dagenham Labour councillor who came under fire for alleged homophobic comments has said that he is a victim of a "politically motivated smear campaign." -
22 August 2008Lawrence King’s school records obtained for accused teen’s defence case 4 The school records of murdered gay teenager Lawrence King have been released to the lawyer defending the student accused of killing him. -
22 August 2008Concerned Women for America claim gay greeting cards are detrimental to children 38 Senior members of Concerned Women for America (CWA) have condemned Hallmark's marketing of greeting cards aimed at gays and lesbians.
Articles from 22 August 2008
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UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported+
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship1
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but in Judaism we don’t do them’13
US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members1
US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder14
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’1
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’9
Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence+
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote14
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people46
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 60
David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
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?' 10
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'44
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained17
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'46
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
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-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur60
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
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