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10 October 2008Grey’s Anatomy star donates to California gay marriage defence fund + Hollywood star TR Knight has donated $50,000 (£29,000) to help defeat a proposal to remove the rights of lesbian and gay Californians to get married. -
10 October 2008Children of lesbians ‘at risk’ due to prolific sperm donors 2 A health official in South Australia has warned that the state's rules on sperm donation could put the children of some lesbians at risk. -
10 October 2008Russian mayor blocks gay rights protest 1 A municipal leader in Russia has said that a planned protest against homophobia by gay rights activists cannot go ahead. -
10 October 2008Victory for Christians as McDonald’s gives in over gay rights 27 Christian and conservative Americans are claiming they have forced one of the world's best-known companies to withdraw from National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) -
10 October 2008BBC rejects complaints about EastEnders gay kiss 19 More than 150 people who complained after two gay men kissed on BBC soap EastEnders have been told by the corporation that they treat gay and straight relationships in the same way. -
10 October 2008Insurers are inconsistent over Hep C 1 The British insurance industry has a poor understanding of Hepatitis C and life assurance policies for people living with the virus can vary considerably. -
10 October 2008Fundraising appeal attracts donors as Liverpool gay teen is buried 1 A new fund in memory of Michael Causer has been established and more than £1,000 has already been raised. -
10 October 2008Matthew Shepard’s mother hits out at prejudice and ignorance, ten years on 2 Judy Shepard, executive director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, released the following statement as she marks the tenth year since his death on October 12th 1998. -
10 October 2008Post debate bump puts Obama 11% ahead + The latest Gallup poll of the support for the candidates for President of the United States indicates that Barack Obama has widened his lead over John McCain. -
10 October 2008Portugese parliament rejects gay marriage proposal 8 Gay and lesbian couples in Portugal will continue to be banned from getting married after the main government and opposition parties joined forces. -
10 October 2008Homophobic ‘tattoo’ vicar keeps newspaper column 8 A Church of England vicar who wrote a homophobic rant on his blog and then tried to claim he has "nothing against" gay people will not be sacked from his regular column in a local newspaper.
Articles from 10 October 2008
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China: 18-year-old IDAHOT activist detained for 12 days+
Downing Street: Equal marriage is the Prime Minister’s ‘paramount concern’3
Peter Tatchell: ‘MPs should vote for heterosexual civil partnerships’8
David Burrowes: I oppose all ‘dilutions’ of marriage3
Yvette Cooper: ‘David Cameron must show confidence and not allow the equal marriage bill to get sucked into Tory wrangling’3
Live blog: MPs debate and vote on same-sex marriage and opposite sex civil partnerships1
Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment36
Nick Clegg: ‘I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn’t get hijacked by those with ulterior motives’16
Francis Maude: How my late gay brother’s legacy shaped my equal marriage support+
Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: ‘Equal marriage is now a litmus test for David Cameron’5
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault103- Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment36
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21
Maria Miller: Civil partnership amendment could delay same-sex marriage bill by two years24
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133- Nick Clegg: 'I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn't get hijacked by those with ulterior motives'16
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'14
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18- Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: 'Equal marriage is now a litmus test for David Cameron'5
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play10
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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 assault103
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'69
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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