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12 December 2008PFLAG launches safe schools training for parents and LGBT allies 3 An advocacy and support group for the families and friends of lesbian and gay people has launched a new community-based safe schools programme. -
12 December 2008Elton John loses defamation case against The Guardian 18 A spoof column satirising gay star Sir Elton John was not defamatory, the High Court in London has ruled. -
14 December 2008Rufus Wainwright not a gay marriage supporter but criticises Prop 8 15 Gay star Rufus Wainwright reveals that he's not a gay marriage supporter, but argues against Proposition 8. Singer, Wainwright, has told the New York Press"Oddly enough, I’m actually not a huge gay marriage supporter." -
14 December 2008Film Review: Hamlet 2 + There was a time during the mid to late 90s that Steve Coogan was almost unanimously regarded as Britain's best comedian. -
14 December 2008Film Review: Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa + In 2005, Madagascar ambled into our cinemas as just one of countless computer-animated kids' films featuring talking animals getting into scrapes. -
14 December 2008Film Review: Inkheart + As with buses, so with films – you wait ages for a movie with a certain basic premise, then two come along at once. -
15 December 2008Gay “cure” policeman’s employment tribunal backed by Christians 4 A Christian policeman who was sacked after he sent emails at work suggesting homosexualityis sinful is to take Norfolk Police to an employment tribunal. -
15 December 2008Human rights groups urge countries to support UN gay rights statement 1 More than 60 nations from across the world are supporting a statement on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. -
15 December 2008Lithuanian MPs vote to “protect” minors from homosexuality 10 Gay people in Lithuania have expressed concern that a new law will lead to a ban on gay activities. -
15 December 2008Christian registrar’s case rubbished by tribunal appeal judge 15 The chair of an employment tribunal appeal panel has indicated he is unlikely to back a Christian registrar who wanted to opt out of performing civil partnerships on religious grounds. -
15 December 2008Former police officer arrested in ‘rainbow maniac’ serial killer case + A retired state police sergeant has been arrested in Brazil in connection with the murders of 13 gay men in Sao Paulo. -
15 December 2008Sir Ian McKellen and Village Drinks raise funds for homeless gay teens + Actor and gay rights advocate Sir Ian McKellen was the guest of honour at a special charity event hosted by Village Drinks last night. -
15 December 2008Can you help vulnerable gay teenagers this Christmas? 7 The Albert Kennedy Trust helps lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people who do not live in accepting, supportive and caring homes. -
15 December 2008One small step for gays at Hong Kong’s first Pride march 1 More than 1,000 people took part in the first officially sanctioned gay Pride event in Hong Kong on Saturday. -
15 December 2008Three men bailed over homophobic abuse at Tottenham game + Police in Portsmouth investigating indecent chanting at a football match have questioned three more people. -
15 December 2008Hungarian court blocks same-sex partnership law 10 Hungary's Constitutional Court has annulled a new law due to come into effect next month that would legally recognise gay and lesbian relationships. -
15 December 2008Britain has had “one or two” gay Prime Ministers claims actor 10 Sir Ian McKellen has said that Britain has "already had one or two gay Prime Ministers." In an interview with Seven magazine the X-Men and Lord Of The Rings star did not name names. -
15 December 2008British MEPs not signed up to civil partnerships recognition across EU 15 Campaigners for equal recognition of gay marriage and civil partnerships across the EU have said that not all British MEPs are signed up to their cause. -
15 December 2008Which MEPs are supporting civil partnerships recognition? 6 Here is a recent list of MEPs that are backing a written declaration on civil partnerships. -
16 December 2008Obama’s environment team includes lesbian appointment + The President-elect of the United States has named Nancy Sutley as Chair of his Council on Environmental Quality in the White House.
Articles from December 2008
Top stories
X Factor star Marcus Collins takes part in anti-hate crime campaign video+
Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill6
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay20
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down17
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’15
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
- 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-down17
- Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'15
- Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay20
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
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill53
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
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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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