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2 December 2008Indian official questions right of High Court to decrminalise gay sex 3 A senior government lawyer has said it "may not be proper" for the Delhi High Court to overturn a colonial-era law that bans "unnatural sex" in India. -
2 December 2008Peter Tatchell attacks Terrence Higgins Trust over gay blood ban 3 A prominent gay rights campaigner has said that sexual health charities are colluding with "stereotyped and prejudiced assumptions" that bar gay men from giving blood. -
2 December 2008Time runs out for Catholic adoption agencies over gay couples 1 The Charity Commission has told two Roman Catholic-run adoption agencies they cannot change the purpose for which they were created in order to avoid dealing with homosexual couples. -
2 December 2008Moscow activists pledge to go to Strasbourg over Pride bans + A Russian court has thrown out appeals from the organisers of Moscow Pride over a ban on gay rights marches earlier this year. -
2 December 2008THT rejects Tatchell criticism and reveals work with blood service 8 A leading sexual health charity has said it is working with the National Blood Service on the current ban on men who have had sex with men donating blood. -
2 December 2008US gay group welcomes Obama’s attorney general nominee 2 America's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans group has welcomed the nomination of Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States. -
2 December 2008Obama: America’s destiny is shared with the world’s 1 Yesterday's introduction of key members of the National Security Team by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden saw many firsts. -
3 December 2008Brian Paddick voted off reality show I’m A Celebrity + Former candidate for Mayor of London Brian Paddick has become the sixth person to be voted off the ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! -
3 December 2008Boy George declines to give evidence at his trail + Pop singer and DJ Boy George will not to give evidence at his trial for allegedly imprisoning a male prostitute at his London flat. -
3 December 2008New bill announced in Queen’s Speech will “drive forward equality” 1 The government will introduce a new Equality Bill in the coming session of Parliament, the Queen has confirmed. -
3 December 2008Analysis: What will be in the Equality Bill? + Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality, welcomed the announcement today by Her Majesty the Queen that the Equality Bill will be brought forward in Parliament within the next year. -
3 December 2008Belfast Free Presbyterian church rapped over homophobic advert 4 An advert placed in a local paper in Northern Ireland by Sandown Free Presbyterian Church ahead of this summer's Pride event in Belfast breached the Advertising Standards Authority code on decency. -
3 December 2008Charity for gay homeless teens rebrands to reach new generation of kids in need 1 The Albert Kennedy Trust has unveiled its new corporate identity and logo. -
3 December 2008Video: Queen’s Speech outlines legislative plans for 2009 + The stability of the British economy was highlighted as a key area for government action in today's Queen's Speech. -
3 December 2008Kurdish doctor jailed for writing about homosexual sex 8 A leading press freedom organisation has called for the release from prison of a doctor sentenced to six months by a Kurdish judge for writing an article about homosexual sex. -
3 December 2008Obama may nominate gay woman Mary Beth Maxwell to his Cabinet + US news sources are reporting that a lesbian employment rights activist is one of three people being considered for the post of Labour Secretary. -
3 December 2008Tories “broadly welcome” Equality Bill but want more detail 4 The opposition parties have welcomed new government plans to unify the various strands of discrimination law and include gay people in public bodies' duty to promote equality. -
3 December 200875% of Americans support legal recognition for same-sex couples 5 A new survey has revealed that a majority of Americans support some form of legal civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. -
3 December 2008Police investigation into Iris Robinson’s homophobic comments is “active” 5 Serious crime officers from the Northern Ireland Police Service are involved in "active inquiries" into whether an MP broke the law when she spoke out against homosexuality. -
4 December 2008Moscow’s gay-bashing Mayor pledges continued intolerance 6 The Mayor of Moscow has said he will continue to ban gay "propaganda." Moscow Pride organisers have been denied the right to hold an event in May for three years running.
Articles from 2008
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US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members+
US church tells PinkNews: Equal marriage is to blame for violent Woolwich murder4
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’+
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’+
Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence+
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote11
Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’24
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained14
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur56
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people45- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 56
David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'24
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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