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29 August 2008Poll indicates support for California gay marriage ban is waning 1 More than half of California’s voters will say no to Proposition 8, the state's proposed ban on same-sex marriage, -
29 August 2008New Orleans gay party threatened by tropical storm + As tropical storm Gustav barrels towards America's Gulf coast, the organisers of the New Orleans Southern Decadence gay celebration are watching its every move very carefully. -
29 August 2008Gay activist appointed Honorary Consul to Wales 1 San Marino has become the 31st country to establish a diplomatic mission in Wales with the appointment of Federico Podeschi as Honorary Consul. -
29 August 2008Obama outlines his progressive vision of America 1 Barack Obama's speech to 75,000 people gathered in Denver set the tone for the final months of electioneering. -
29 August 2008“With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination” + Yesterday Barack Obama accepted the Democratic party's nomination for President of the United States. -
29 August 2008Belgian married gay couple jailed in Senegal for “acts against nature” 5 A 61-year-old Belgian and his 63-year-old Senegalese husband have been sentenced to two years in jail for "homosexual marriage and acts against nature." -
29 August 2008Competition and friendship at gay soccer world cup in London + The world's largest gay football event got underway with a series of matches on Bank Holiday Monday in Regents Park. -
29 August 2008Lesbian senator calls for same-sex marriage in Australia 1 A new Australian Labour party Senator has used her maiden speech to make a passionate plea for marriage equality. -
29 August 2008Village Drinks to launch new media club for gay professionals + One of the UK's leading social networking communities has announced ambitious plans for a media club. -
29 August 2008Leicester LGBT to hold week of celebrations + The East Midlands city of Leicester is set for a week-long celebration of LGBT life next month. -
29 August 2008Brighton to play host to Euro gay sailing regatta 2 Gays will be setting sail for the 8th annual Euro Gay Cup next month. -
29 August 2008Manchester Pride a “purely commercial operation” claims gay business leader 20 A leading member of Manchester's gay village has attacked the organisation and running of the city's Pride events. -
29 August 2008McCain picks forty-something “hockey mom” as running mate 12 The Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, has been chosen by the presumptive Republican party nominee for President as his running mate.
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Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron+
Lib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill+
Video: President Obama tells all-male college ‘Be the best husband to your boyfriend’1
Brittney Griner: University basketball coach told me not to come out1
Gay Tory MP Nick Herbert: MPs should vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill3
Czech President Milos Zeman criticised for homophobic snub of gay academic5
Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd reverses anti-marriage equality stance5
Human Rights Watch urges Zambia to drop charges in sodomy case+
Exclusive: Government ‘relaxed’ on immediate review on the future of civil partnerships3
Stonewall shocked by violent homophobic south London attack1
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault118
Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment42
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22
UK: The simple state of play on the same-sex marriage bill and civil partnerships amendments6
Labour table civil partnership Manuscript Amendment in order to 'rescue' same-sex marriage bill15
Nick Clegg: 'I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn't get hijacked by those with ulterior motives'19
Maria Miller: Civil partnership amendment could delay same-sex marriage bill by two years26- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion134
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'14- Stonewall shocked by violent homophobic south London attack 1
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion134
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault118
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'90
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'72-
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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