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1 October 2008Conference blog: Partying in Birmingham with the Tories + Conservative party conference has a different feel than its Labour and Lib Dem counterparts. -
1 October 2008US accused of not overturning ban on HIV+ visitors 1 A New York-based LGBT immigration pressure group has accused the US government of failing to follow a new policy on HIV+ people visiting the country. -
1 October 2008Irish Human Rights Commission calls for transgender rights + The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has stated that there is a need to reform laws regarding transgendered people and birth certificates. -
1 October 2008Cameron claims Britain needs Tory leadership 3 The leader of the Conservative party has set out a 'responsibility agenda' for the country. -
1 October 2008Sarah Palin: I do not judge people on their sexuality but gay is a choice 10 Sarah Palin, the vice presidential candidate for John McCain, has claimed that she is "not going to judge Americans" based on their sexuality in a CBS News interview. The hopeful candidate was being questioned by the programme’s Katie Couric on sexuality, contraception and abortion. -
1 October 2008Health minister asks Indian PM to intervene over decriminalisation + An Indian Cabinet minister has said that he will ask the country's Prime Minister to intervene in the row over the decriminalisation of homosexual acts. -
1 October 2008Sarajevo Queer Festival organisers receive more death threats 1 LGBT rights activists and participants in Bosnia’s first Queer Festival have continued to receive death threats following a violent attack in which eight people were injured. -
1 October 2008Fire fighters claim damages for “sexual harassment” at Pride 3 Four San Diego fire fighters who claim that they were sexually harassed at a gay pride event began their court case yesterday. -
1 October 2008David Cameron: I am a child of my time + David Cameron, the Leader of the Opposition, addressed the Conservative party conference in Birmingham today. -
1 October 2008Swimming coach accused of lesbian relationship with under-age girl + Staines Swimming Club’s head coach Katy Rydquist will face a disciplinary hearing after complaints that she had a sexual relationship with an under-age female pupil. -
1 October 2008Canadian politician says gays should be executed 23 Canadian police are holding an investigation into whether an independent federal candidate committed a hate crime by telling school students that gays and lesbians should be killed. -
1 October 2008Bulgarians continue to reject homosexuality + New research has highlighted the extent of homophobia in Bulgaria. -
1 October 2008Police investigate Campbell homophobic abuse + Police are to investigate alleged homophobic and racial abuse towards Portsmouth football captain Sol Campbell. -
1 October 2008INTERVIEW: May defends Tories against charges they are not on side of gays 8 It has been a successful few days for the Tories in Birmingham. -
1 October 2008Witness appeal following assault in Hyde Park gay cruising area + Police are appealing for witnesses following an attack on a man in his 50s in London's Hyde Park. The incident occurred at approximately 10pm on Sunday 21st September 2008 within the Rose Gardens in the park, an area popular with gay men. -
2 October 2008Sydney Mardi Gras gets government funding for first time 1 One of the world's best-known gay events is being given state backing. -
2 October 2008MEPs concerned over state persecution of gays in Uganda + The European Parliament's Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights has expressed concern over the treatment of gay, lesbian and trans people in Uganda. -
2 October 2008Vatican blocks appointment of gay diplomat 10 The next French envoy to the Holy See has been chosen after Roman Catholic officials rejected the first candidate because he is gay. -
2 October 2008Last chance to get tickets for Stella Duffy night + Writer, playwright and actor Stella Duffy will be "in conversation" at the National Theatre in London later this month. -
2 October 2008McCain’s limp responses to questions from gay community 9 The Republican candidate for President of the United States has given a written response to questions for a leading American gay publication.
Articles from October 2008
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’17
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality12
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets10
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill23
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions7- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets10
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'66- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill23
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'17
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 13
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'66
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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