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19 December 200866 countries back UN statement on rights of sexual minorities 4 Yesterday a statement was read at the United Nations General Assembly in New York reiterating the universal human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. -
19 December 2008US general backs gay man for Secretary of the Navy + An openly gay man is on the shortlist for the role of Secretary of the Navy in the new Obama administration. -
19 December 2008Comment: Gays should give Obama a break over inauguration preacher 30 Forget for a moment Obama's attempts to reach across the political aisle by appointing Republicans to his Cabinet, probably the boldest and most potentially provacative move he has made so far. -
19 December 2008Employment lawyers and politicians welcome Ladele ruling 1 The ruling by the employment appeals tribunal that a Christian registrar was not discriminated against by Islington Council over her refusal to perform civil partnerships has been welcomed. -
19 December 2008Killer of gay student David Brown sentenced to life imprisonment 6 A man was convicted today of murdering a gay student in a Manchester court. -
19 December 2008Lesbian parents raise happy, healthy children according to 22-year study 4 The longest-running study into lesbian parents in the United States has found that discrimination and not the sexual orientation of their parents harms children. -
20 December 2008Little Britain stars accept damages over fake claims their show was condemned by USA gay groups 9 Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas have accepted damages and a public apology from Express Newspapers over an article published in the Daily Star Sunday in September that falsely claimed that gay rights groups considered their programme offensive. -
20 December 2008LGBT Labour welcomes success in registrar battle + LGBT Labour has welcomed an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision to overturn registrar Lillian Ladele's legal victory earlier this year which supported her refusal to conduct civil partnership ceremonies. -
20 December 2008Comment: South Africa’s gay human rights disgrace 5 my.PinkNews.co.uk member Cobus is disgusted that South Africa didn't sign the UN decleration on equal rights of LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed and questioning) people. -
22 December 2008California “marriage defenders” want gay unions anulled 10 Gay and lesbian couples who legally married in California earlier this year are being targeted by supporters of a ballot proposition that removed the right to same-sex marriage in the state. -
22 December 2008Straight man wins “landmark” homophobic harassment case 3 A 56-year-old married man who was repeatedly taunted at work about being gay because he lives in Brighton has won his case at the Court of Appeal. -
22 December 2008Victory Fund upset at lack of gays in Obama’s Cabinet 4 A group that funds lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans candidates for political office in the United States has expressed disappointment at the makeup of President-elect Barack Obama's proposed Cabinet. -
22 December 2008Gay Congressman attacks Obama’s choice of inauguration preacher 2 A leading Democratic politician has said the President-elect of the United States was wrong to ask an evangelical preacher who likened gay couples to incest to participate in his inauguration. -
22 December 2008Vatican claims sexual orientation is not legally defined 10 The Roman Catholic Church's representative at the United Nations has explained why it opposed a statement on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. -
22 December 2008Greens leader claims Scottish Parliament has closeted MSPs 3 The co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party has said that several members of the Scottish Parliament are gay but afraid to publicly declare their sexual orientation. -
22 December 2008Trans activists attend first pan-African meeting + South Africa hosted the first ever African Strategy Workshop for transgender activists last week. -
22 December 2008Documentary about shamed US evangelical Ted Haggard airs next month 5 Preacher Ted Haggard will talk publicly about his fall from grace at the American Television Critics Association next month. -
22 December 2008UNAIDS: Decriminalisation is key to universal access to HIV treatment + The United Nations agency responsible for coordinating global efforts to combat HIV and AIDS has called for "enhanced action to promote and protect the human rights of men who have sex with men." -
22 December 2008Nativity scene featuring Mary in drag upsets Amsterdam Christians 20 A Christmas celebration that featured the Virgin Mary played by a drag queen and Joseph in black leather shorts has offended Christians in Holland. -
22 December 2008Will Young to appear on Question Time in February + Pop singer Will Young is to appear as a panellist on political discussion programme Question Time next year.
Articles from 2008
Top stories
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state3
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur+
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law2
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill2
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’9
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally2
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’27
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’6
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions15
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets25
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss9
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters17- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'27
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
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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