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9 December 2008Teen accused of homophobic murder ruled fit to stand trial + Lawyers representing a 14-year-old boy accused of the murder of an openly gay classmate have failed in an attempt to have him declared developmentally incapable of standing trial. -
9 December 2008Beautiful Thing debut brings tale of British gay teens to Shanghai 1 One of the most acclaimed plays about teenage gay experience is to open in the Chinese city of Shanghai later this month. -
9 December 2008UK argued against gay people’s right to family life in European Court 5 A member of the House of Lords has welcomed the government's decision to withdraw from the position that same-sex relationships fall outside the ambit of family life as defined by the European Convention on Human Rights. -
9 December 2008Urban Outfitters removes pro-gay marriage t-shirt from California stores 6 A leading retailer has removed t-shirts from sale that carried a slogan supporting gay marriage. -
9 December 2008Lesbian sold cannabis to pay for civil partnership 2 A woman from Hull has been convicted of drug dealing after admitting to police that she was selling cannabis to pay for her civil partnership ceremony. -
9 December 2008Cumming to miss film premiere for Obama inauguration 3 Actor Alan Cumming will be in Washington next month for the inauguration of Barack Obama. -
10 December 2008Iowa Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage case + Yesterday the Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments on behalf of six Iowa same-sex couples and their families who are seeking the right to marry. -
10 December 2008Gay band to march in Presidential inauguration parade 2 For the first time in American history, a gay group has been asked to march in the Inaugural Parade. -
10 December 2008Men sought by police in connection with homophobic chanting at Portsmouth game 1 Police in Portsmouth have released photos of sixteen people they want to trace in connection with racist and homophobic chanting at a football match. -
10 December 2008Senator’s gay cruising conviction appeal rejected 1 Judges in Minnesota yesterday rejected arguments in the appeal of former United States Senator Larry Craig against his conviction for disorderly conduct in an airport toilet. -
10 December 2008UK urged to stop deporting people with HIV to uncertain treatment + The British government should review its policy of deporting people diagnosed with HIV in the UK to countries where treatment is not readily available or affordable. -
10 December 2008Russia, US and South Africa under pressure to sign UN decriminalisation statement 4 LGBT activists in several countries have asked their governments to support a declaration on the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality to be presented at the UN next month. -
10 December 2008Analysis: What does the UN statement on LGBT rights say? 1 Next week the United Nations General Assembly will meet. -
10 December 2008Italian TV channel attacked for showing cut version of Brokeback Mountain 3 Italy's national broadcaster has said it will show gay cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain in full after it came under fire for broadcasting a cut version. -
10 December 2008Vatican claims to support human rights but still opposes UN declaration on sexuality 9 The Director of the Vatican Press Office has claimed that the Roman Catholic Church supports the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people. -
10 December 2008Gay political leader pledges to cut German aid to homophobic countries 5 An openly gay politician in Germany has said that if he is appointed Foreign Minister next year he will cut aid to countries that discriminate against women or sexual minorities. -
10 December 2008South Africans still not OK with same-sex relationships + 82% of the adult population of South Africa think that sex between two men or two women could be considered ‘always wrong,' according to the latest South African Social Attitudes Survey. -
10 December 2008“Rainbow Maniac” serial killer may be targeting gay men in Sao Paulo 1 The murders of thirteen gay men over a period of 18 months in a suburban park in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo may be the work of a serial killer. -
10 December 2008Mayor of Moscow’s message to gay Eurovision fans – stay off the streets 18 The Mayor of Moscow has used a Eurovision Song Contest ceremony to warn gay people visiting the city for the event next year that they are not welcome on the streets. -
10 December 2008New York Democrats refuse to give in on gay marriage 3 A power struggle between Democrats in the New York State Senate that at one point threatened the party's commitment to gay marriage continues.
Articles from December 2008
Top stories
Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill1
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay7
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down15
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination5
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay24
Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business4
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’14
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store5
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’59
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague7
- US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay24
- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 59
- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down15
- Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'14
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally11
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination5
- Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay7
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'59
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill53
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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