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4 August 2008Briton killed in Saudi accused of gay sexual assault 2 An Egyptian man has confessed to stabbing to death 46-year-old Briton Stephen John Havering, a Bahrain resident in Saudi Arabia. -
4 August 2008National Radio Hall of Fame honour for homophobe angers gay activists 1 James Dobson’s Focus on the Family Daily radio show will become the first religious radio programme inducted into America's National Radio Hall of Fame this November. -
4 August 2008Dutch ministers join 500,000 revellers at Amsterdam Pride + Senior members of the government of the Netherlands have taken part in the annual Amsterdam Pride celebrations for the first time. -
4 August 2008Bishop urges gay priests to “say it out loud” 1 The only openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church has said many of his fellow clergy have "an unwillingness to be honest" about their sexual orientation. -
4 August 2008Brighton’s Pride shines through British summer weather + It may have rained on the parade, but for the tens of thousands of people in Brighton for the city's Pride events it was, as ever, a great day out. -
4 August 2008Churches should speak out after gay teen dies in hate crime 21 A local councillor in Liverpool has called on the city’s religious leaders to come together to condemn violence against gay people after a teenager died after a homophobic attack. -
4 August 2008EU condemns Iran for public execution of 29 people 3 The European Union has condemned in the "strongest terms" the execution of 29 people at a notorious prison in Tehran last month. -
4 August 2008Facebook may help prove gay refugee’s claims says Canadian group 2 Gay and lesbian refugee claimants struggling to shed old-world views of their sexuality are turning to new-age technology to make their case. -
5 August 2008Parenthood and belief in God prompt gay partners to make commitment + Gay and lesbian couples are more likely to legalise their relationship and hold a commitment ceremony if they have children and strong religious beliefs, says a new study. -
5 August 2008LGBT youth activist wants action after death of teen following homophobic attack 6 An LGBT youth organisation has demanded action to prevent more assaults after the death of a Liverpool teenager following a homophobic attack.
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5 August 2008Transgender murder victim referred to as “it” 4 A 32-year-old man has confessed to the killing of 18-year-old transgender woman Angie Zapata, after being arrested about 50 miles away from the murder scene. -
5 August 2008Lord Tebbit attacks Tory support for gay parents 16 Former Conservative minister Lord Tebbit has criticised the party's Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for calling gay adoption "right and moral." -
5 August 2008South Carolina tourism director speaks up for gay tube adverts 1 Amid the row about adverts in London promoting South Carolina as a gay destination, the head of the state's tourism agency said yesterday he wanted the campaign to continue. -
5 August 2008Former Tory candidate pleads guilty to harassing opponents 2 A former parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party has pleaded guilty to criminal damage and harassment at St Alban's Crown Court. -
5 August 2008India’s gay prince charms EuroPride 1 Hundreds of thousands of people braved pouring rain in Stockholm on Saturday at this year's colourful EuroPride parade. -
5 August 2008Bill Clinton: AIDS is “a very big dragon” but it can be slain + Former US President Bill Clinton said nations fighting AIDS need to reform their health care systems to reach high-risk groups neglected during the past quarter of a century. -
5 August 2008Council apologises to gay group over cruising row + Bristol city council has admitted that is misrepresented its own lesbian, gay and bisexual group's views about removal of bushes from an area known for cruising. -
5 August 2008Tebbit’s claims about gay parenting not backed by “credible evidence” 13 A Tory peer who claimed that "adoption by homosexual couples is unsatisfactory for the child" is wrong, said Britain's leading gay equality organisation. -
5 August 2008Drag relay and 50m mince highlights of gay sports day + The gay men’s health charity GMFA and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern will once again host gay sports day on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August. -
5 August 2008Prison gang rape of Mafia ‘poet’ prompts government response 4 The Sicilian Mafia's "honour code" doesn't bar members from being poets, but a jailed suspect's penchant for writing verse led his fellow mobsters to assume he was gay.
Articles from August 2008
Top stories
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’2
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 searches5
Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process18
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 stage6
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 searches5
- Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 3
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 11- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'2
- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum 44- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 68
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player1
- US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event5
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'68
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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