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5 November 2008The Barack Obama story – from Hawaii to the White House + Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. -
5 November 2008Barack Obama elected President of the United States 6 History was made today when an African-American clinched the most important job on earth. -
5 November 2008President-elect Obama mentions gays in his first speech to the nation 6 Change has come to America - that was the message from the next President of the United States. -
5 November 2008Early results indicate California’s Prop 8 gay marriage ban could pass 6 Early results from America's most populous state indicate that a ballot measure to ban gay marriage may pass. -
5 November 2008Analysis: The story of Proposition 8 and the fight for gay marriage 1 The ballot amendment that aimed to change the California Constitution came about after a landmark decision by the state's Supreme Court. -
5 November 2008Live Blog: Vote No on Prop 8 event curtailed – gay marriage ban may pass + Gay marriage could end in California. -
5 November 2008Update: With eighty percent of votes counted, 51.8% of Californians support Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage + Proposition 8, the voter initiative ballot that seeks to make a constitutional change to effectively ban gay marriage in California, defining marriage as an act of union between a man and woman is currently looks likely to pass. -
5 November 2008Update 2: gay marriage ban supported by 51.7% of Californians 40 After the "Say No to Prop 8" rally in San Francisco was disbanded due to the delays in results and with eighty five percent of ballots counted , 4,727,246 people (51.7%) have voted for the ban on gay marriage. -
5 November 2008US TV show Grey’s Anatomy drops lesbian character 1 Actress Brooke Smith has said she is "surprised and disappointed" at the decision of ABC TV executives to axe her character from hit show Grey's Anatomy. -
5 November 2008Gay equality rebuked as same-sex marriage bans pass in Florida and Arizona + The election of Barack Obama may signal a brighter future for gay and lesbian Americans, but it seems marriage will still not be an option in at least two major states. -
5 November 2008Video: Obama is “the answer spoken” by gay and straight 3 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; tonight is your answer. -
5 November 2008Irish Catholic leaders ready for court challenge to civil partnerships 21 The Roman Cahtolic Church in Ireland may support a legal challenge to new legislation that aims to give gay and lesbian couples the right to civil partnerships. -
5 November 2008Update 3: Victory for Proposition 8 as gay marriage banned in California 4 While the celebrations for the election of a new, pro-gay President, Barack Obama were starting the fizzle out.
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5 November 2008Gay marriage supporters refuse to concede defeat in California ballot 8 A ballot measure that would amend the constitution of California to define marriage as between a man and a woman appears to have passed. -
5 November 2008Out gay man wins election to US Congress for Colorado + Jared Polis has become the first out gay man elected to the US Congress as a non-incumbent. -
5 November 2008Lawsuits fly as gays fight California marriage ban 7 The votes have not all been counted yet, but that has not stopped gay rights groups filing lawsuits challenging the validity of Proposition 8. -
5 November 2008Lesbian sheriffs and gays on the school board – the new face of American politics + A US Congressman and the Oregon Secretary of State are among more than 70 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates elected yesterday.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’18
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights3
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’2
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’ toilets12
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill25
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions8
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'67- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets12
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill25
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 kiss7
- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'18
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final14
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'67
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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