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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. -
18 August 2008Gay Nazi victim memorial vandalized 8 The Berlin memorial to gay and lesbian Nazi victims was has been vandalised. -
18 August 2008Indian gays demand British apology for sex law 10 Thousands of gay activists gathered in a park in Mumbai on Saturday to call on the British Government to apologise for introducing anti-sodomy laws that still make homosexuality illegal in India today. -
18 August 2008Gays encouraged to join MI5 4 The British intelligence service MI5 is pushing to recruit more LGBT people to the organisation. -
18 August 2008Gay blood donation tribunal told all donors should be screened + The Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Tribunal investigating the gay blood ban today heard evidence from an Australian AIDS expert.
Articles from August 2008
Top stories
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported4
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship11
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 we don’t do them21
US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members1
US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder15
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’10
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 vote15
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people55
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 63
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'50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder15
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained18- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship11
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 vote63-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur63
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
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