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5 August 2008Kellie was strangled by teenager after oral sex, court told + The Old Bailey today heard that a 39-year-old trans woman was strangled to death in her flat in south east London by a teenager who had allowed her to perform oral sex on him. -
5 August 2008Review: k.d. lang dances for the crowd at Cambridge Folk Festival 1 This year’s Cambridge Folk Festival had perhaps the ultimate line-up. -
6 August 2008President Bush’s homophobia makes my blood boil says Lauper 4 During a stop on her True Colours tour recently, gay rights advocate Cyndi Lauper blasted President George W Bush, calling him homophobic and anti-American. -
6 August 2008Obama and McCain battle for vital female vote + Given that women have held the key to deciding every Presidential election since 1968, it appears that both the Republican and Democratic presumptive nominees have some work to do. -
6 August 2008MTV and MySpace join forces to promote HIV awareness + MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and MySpace have announced the launch of Untold Stories, an interactive story-writing competition. -
6 August 2008Ad standards authority investigating homophobic advert 15 A newspaper ad placed in the Belfast News Letter ahead of the city's Pride event is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority. -
6 August 2008AIDS charity seeks HIV+ gay and bisexual men for workplace research + The National AIDS Trust has commissioned an independent research project to find out more about the experience of living with HIV and employment. -
6 August 2008Petition on Downing St website calls for review of gay asylum policy 7 LGBT Greens have launched a petition on the Downing St website to push urgent review of Home Office approaches to asylum for gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people. -
6 August 2008Moscow Pride organisers invite Boris 2 Organisers of Moscow Gay Pride have invited the mayors of three leading European capitals to take part in Gay Pride events in the Russian capital in 2009. -
6 August 2008Gay teenager’s parents pay tribute to their “happy and outgoing” son 5 The parents of a gay teenager who died after being attacked in Merseyside have spoken about their loss. -
6 August 2008Schwarzenegger to decide on honour for assassinated gay politician + The Governor of California has been sent a bill that would make the anniversary of the birth of Harvey Milk a "day of significance" in the state’s educational institutions. -
6 August 2008Obama pledges support for gay families 1 The presumptive Democratic party nominee for President of the United States has pledged to work towards the elimination of discrimination against LGBT families if elected. -
6 August 2008‘God Hates Fags’ sect to picket show about their founder 9 Alistair Newton, playwright and director of The Pastor Phelps Project: A Fundamentalist Cabaret, has invited the show's inspiration, homophobic pastor Fred Phelps, to the opening night. -
7 August 2008Government considers controls on club drug GBL 1 The Home Office has announced that may make a drug which has become popular on the gay club curcuit a controlled substance. -
7 August 2008EXCLUSIVE: Man forced to sell flat after French refuse to recognise civil partnership 16 A gay man has spoken of his anger after French authorities refused to recognise a UK civil partnership. -
7 August 2008Video: Paris Hilton responds to McCain ad with “bid” for White House + Last week, presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain used the images of poptart celebrities Paris Hilton and Britney Spears in a new campaign ad video. -
7 August 2008Anglican leader criticises church for making gays feel “rejected” 1 Anglican leaders need to correct the wrongful impression that the Church rejects gay and lesbian people, the Archbishop of Wales said yesterday. -
7 August 2008Archbishop of Canterbury’s support for gay marriage revealed 4 Correspondence between an evangelical Christian and Rowan Williams has been uncovered which reveals his support for gay marriage. -
7 August 2008Rowan Williams “a prisoner of the Lambeth mafia” claims gay activist 5 Peter Tatchell has accused the Anglican church of accommodating homophobes in a way it would never do with racists or anti-Semites. -
7 August 2008Lesbian politician to co-chair Obama LGBT committee + With the US Presidential race tightening, Barack Obama is stepping up his efforts to reach out to the gay and lesbian community.
Articles from August 2008
Top stories
Live blog: MPs debate and vote on same-sex marriage in England and Wales+
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet9
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track13- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review10
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review6
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’67
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships11
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault126
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 67
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track13
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet9
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review10
- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13
- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault126
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
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'67-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'67
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
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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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