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28 January 2008Tatchell amubshes Pakistani President’s motorcade 11 Human rights activist Peter Tatchell has taken direct action against the President of Pakistan by running in front of his car in a London street.He was protesting against President Musharraf's actions against civilians in occupied Baluchistan region.The Presidential motorcade was nearing the Park Lane hotel in London on Friday night, where General Musharraf was due to speak. -
28 January 2008MP calls for hormone block drugs for trans children 4 A Labour politician is backing a change to guidelines that stop young people who have Gender Identity Disorder being treated with drugs to forestall the effects of puberty.Dr Lynne Jones, the MP for Selly Oak in Birmingham, has lent her support to calls for a change to the rules.The Sunday Mercury has discovered that at least three children from the UK, one of whom is twelve years old, have travelled to the US for drug treatment. -
28 January 2008Gays protest homophobic violence in Sydney + The Lord Mayor of Sydney spoke at a rally held in the city last weekend to protest at the rising number of attacks on gay and lesbian people.Hundreds of people turned out on Australia Day for the Reclaim the Right event.Organiser Ben Veenkamp welcomed the presence of Mayor Clover Moore and Liberal city councillor Shayne Mallard. -
28 January 2008Review: A misanthropic take on gay relationships 2 Jason Charles' new play Counterfeit Skin certainly pulls no punches.This unsparingly dark presentation of modern gay relationships is filled with shallow, self-serving characters paralysed by their own unhappy existences, and it provides no message of hope at the end of its two and a half hours.It is tough going at times, and while all the performances are well-executed, one cannot help but feel depressed at the play's message. -
28 January 2008Homophobic cleric seeks treatment in the UK 1 An Islamic preacher who has called for gay people to be put to death is to be allowed entry into the UK for medical treatment.Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, 80, was at the centre of a row in 2004 when he came to London as a guest of Mayor Ken Livingstone, who was then heavily criticised by gay rights campaigners and Jewish organisations for inviting him.He is spiritual leader of Islamicist organisation, the Muslim Brotherhood. -
28 January 2008Bryant reveals new teen pregnancy strategy 2 Gay Labour MP Chris Bryant today launched a new report with dramatic newly compiled figures on teenage pregnancies in every constituency in England and Wales.Mr Bryant represents the south Wales working class constituency of the Rhondda, where there is a particularly striking rate of teen pregnancies.The report takes the form of an interactive web site, www.teenagemums.org.uk. -
28 January 2008Brazil to distribute millions of condoms to prevent AIDS spread 1 Brazilian health officials on Sunday began distributing millions of condoms to fight the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases during Brazil's five-day Carnival 2008.The government expects to hand out 19.5 million condoms by the end of the Carnival on February 6, state news service Agencia Brasil reported, under the program first launched several years ago.Church officials in Brazil, which is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, have opposed the condom programme. -
29 January 2008Mayoral candidate wants to cut Pride London funding 17 An MEP who is standing as the UK Independence Party candidate for Mayor of London has said that if elected he would withdraw funding from the city's Pride celebrations.Gerard Batten also pledged to target ethnic minority groups. -
29 January 2008GLAAD’s call to action over tabloid’s “evil lesbian” headline + An American gay rights group has urged people to complain to the tabloid newspaper New York Post after staff refused to alter a offensive headline.The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which monitors US media, contacted the paper to complain about its treatment of a child abuse story."Evil Lesbian Mom Left Toddler to Die Slow Death: DA," was the Post headline, which can still be viewed on their website. -
29 January 2008Activists to protest against Moscow’s homophobic Mayor 3 Gay rights activists in Russia are planning to stage a protest against the Mayor of Moscow's opposition to LGBT Pride events when he visits Paris next month.Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who banned two gay pride parades in 2006 and 2007 and seems likely to ban the third pride on 31 May this year, is going to be in Paris to take part in the M4 meeting (a summit of Paris, Berlin, London and Moscow Mayors) which will take place on 18-19 February in Paris City Hall. -
29 January 2008Israeli gays target MPs over proposed ban on marches + LGBT activists in Israel have targeted the homes of two homophobic members of Parliament with posters protesting their support of a ban on gay Pride.Nissim Zeev and Eliahu Gabbay's residences were visited by Jerusalem Open House, a group fighting for the right to march in the city."In this house lives an MK (MP) who is trying to outlaw the citizens' right to march and protest on the streets of Jerusalem," one of the posters read. -
29 January 2008UK prepares to celebrate LGBT History Month + Hundreds of individual events are scheduled to take place throughout the UK to celebrate the fourth annual LGBT History Month, which begins on Friday and continues throughout February.LGBT History Month was started by LGBT campaigning organisation Schools Out.Founded and run by volunteers, it first took place in February 2005, in the wake of the abolition of Section 28 and has grown each year. -
29 January 2008Tory MP arrested for allegedly assaulting his children 2 A close friend of Tory leader David Cameron was arrested and then held at a police station for more than 12 hours for an alleged assault on two teenagers.Shadow work and pensions minister Nigel Waterson, who has been the MP for Eastbourne since 1992, was released by police yesterday morning.The Daily Telegraph reports that the teenagers in question are Mr Waterson's son and daughter. -
29 January 2008Politician’s son creates controversial prison-themed game 1 The son of Kathleen Sebelius, the Governor of Kansas, is currently selling a board game called Don't Drop the Soap, a prison-themed game he created as part of a class project at the Rhode Island School of Design.John Sebelius, 23, has the backing of his mother and father, U.S. -
29 January 2008Police investigate alleged rape in gay sauna + Officers from the Greater Manchester police have sealed off an area in the centre of the city around a gay sauna.It is thought their investigations focus on the Basement Sauna on Tariff St.A rape reportedly took place at around 02:00 this morning.Anyone with information has been asked to contact police, who have interviewed the victim of the alleged attack. -
29 January 2008Bishops will bring partners to Lambeth conference 1 The wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed that she expects to host the male partners of Anglican bishops attending this year's Lambeth conference.Jane Williams was speaking at the launch of the conference at the University of Kent.She is organising the Spouses Conference, which runs in parallel with the meeting of primates and church leaders from across the globe. -
29 January 2008Analysis: Florida primary is Giuliani’s last chance 2 Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is looking to Florida to give him a win and propel him forward in the Presidential race, but it is doubtful he's going to get it.The latest polls show the one-time frontrunner trailing far behind Arizona Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.Tuesday's primary in Florida is the final contest for Democrats and Republicans before the all important "Super Tuesday" contest. -
29 January 2008Gay hate church picket Hollywood awards ceremony 16 Members of the Westboro Baptist Church have picketed an awards ceremony where fellow actors paid tribute to Heath Ledger.Church members displayed signs reading "Heath's in Hell" at film stars attending the Screen Actors Guild Awards.Heath Ledger died in New York last week. -
30 January 2008Minister launches homophobic bullying guidance 4 The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has welcomed the launch of the first ever national guidance from the government to help schools tackle homophobic bullying.Speaking at the official launch event of the guidance in London, Ed Balls said:"Bullying of any form is unacceptable - we must uphold every child's right to learn in a safe and secure environment." -
30 January 2008McCain’s win in Florida signals end of Giuliani + Arizona Senator John McCain won a significant victory in the Florida primary results on Tuesday.McCain won by a narrow margin over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.Previous Florida frontrunner, former New York Major Rudy Giuliani, came in a distant third and is expected to withdraw from the Presidential race.
Articles from 2008
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New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister+
Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions11
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade10
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas38
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy3
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list2
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits15
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade10
- Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister0
- New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'3
- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions11
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7- Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
In Photos: UK Brighton Pride 201224
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
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