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27 October 2008Gay MP injured in daytime attack by teen thugs 3 A Plaid Cymru MP has been attacked in Worcester. -
27 October 2008Texts are latest weapon in South Africa’s HIV battle + A million text messages a day will be sent as part of a new scheme to encourage South Africans to be tested for HIV. -
27 October 2008California’s First Lady backs gay marriage 6 Maria Shriver, the wife of Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, has publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage in the state. -
27 October 2008Nuns and Irish parents are reasons I call people fags claims Leary 9 TV star Denis Leary has defended a chapter in his new book, Why We Suck, entitled "Matt Dillon is a Giant Fag." -
27 October 200875% of Brits would vote for a gay Prime Minister 1 A new survey has found that a large majority of people would be comfortable with a gay or lesbian person becoming Prime Minister. -
27 October 2008Relationships counsellor who refuses gay couples to go to tribunal 8 A man who claims he has been discriminated against because he is a Christian is to take relationships counselling organisation Relate to an employment tribunal. -
27 October 2008Significant minority want recriminalisation of gay sex in the UK 32 A new survey of the British public indicates there is still a minority who remain opposed to gay rights. 24% want gay sex to be recriminalised. -
27 October 2008Iranian “queer railroad” to help LGBT asylum seekers 2 A new group that will aid Iranians escaping the country because they are gay, bisexual, lesbian or trans has been established. -
27 October 2008Scientist claims biological basis for transsexuality 5 The largest ever genetic study of male to female transsexuals has found a significant genetic link between gender identity and a gene involved in testosterone action. -
27 October 2008Julian Clary’s suit to be auctioned online for NSPCC + Comedian, TV presenter and author Julian Clary has donated one of his favourite suits to raise money for the NSPCC. -
27 October 2008FBI hate crimes stats show rise in homophobic attacks + The 2007 Hate Crime statistics released today in the US indicate a rise in the number of gay and lesbian people reporting incidents of homophobic attacks.
Articles from 27 October 2008
Top stories
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’11
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships20
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault82
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion130
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’25
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault82
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion130
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play9
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'11
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
50 Cent says men who don't sleep with women 'should just kill themselves'123- Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church's opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships20
- Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion130
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault82
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
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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