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29 January 2009New Met police commissioner is “hypocritical” on hate crimes claims Tatchell 1 Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has questioned the appointment of Sir Paul Stephenson as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. -
29 January 2009Former Tory MP told to give back money paid to gay son 7 An MP has been ordered to pay back £3,757 of taxpayers' money used to employ his gay son as a researcher. -
30 January 2009Hundreds of events planned for LGBT History Month + The fifth annual LGBT History Month looks set to be the biggest ever with hundreds of events planned nationwide. -
30 January 2009People living with HIV face widespread discrimination 6 A new national survey of people with HIV has revealed that 36% faced HIV related discrimination in the previous year. -
30 January 2009MEPs call for EU to pressure Honduras on trans murders 1 Members of the European Parliament are demanding that the EU raise the issue of violence against trans people with the Honduras government. -
30 January 2009Profile: World’s first lesbian Prime Minister’s slow rise to power 9 When it was announced earlier this week that Johanna Sigurdardottir was likely to be appointed prime minister, little did Icelanders realise that their small island would be making history. -
30 January 2009Olympian Ian Thorpe ‘draws a line’ under gay innuendos 10 One of Australia's best-known sporting heroes has issued a statement after press speculation about the nature of his relationship with a fellow swimmer. -
30 January 2009Wall St firm sued by straight vegetarian over gay jibes + A heterosexual man who was mocked by his boss as "gay" because he does not eat meat is suing his Wall St employer. -
30 January 2009Court rules Spanish children cannot opt out of gay rights class 5 Parents in Spain who do not want their children to attend civics classes that include lessons on gay rights do not have the right to conscientiously object, a court has ruled. -
30 January 2009Donors to California campaign against gay marrige denied anonymity 4 Californians who donated money to the campaign to pass Proposition 8 will not have their identities kept secret, a US federal court has ruled. -
30 January 2009Washington state may approve full equality for same-sex couples 1 Legislators in the US state of Washingon have unveiled proposals to extend all the rights of married couples to same-sex partners. -
30 January 2009Video: US “family values” group targets Pepsi’s British gay advert 20 A US pressure group that "motivates and equips citizens to change the culture to reflect Biblical truth and traditional family values" has complained about a new advert from drinks manufacturer Pepsi. -
30 January 2009Russian thug boasts of beating up gay German MP at Moscow Pride 4 Police in Moscow have been forced into action after a news magazine published an interview with a man who boasted about beating up a gay German MP in the city in May 2006.
Articles from January 2009
Top stories
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’+
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill+
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’2
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many4
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill26
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come8
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading47
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins42
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 73- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 26
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading47
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 19
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'49
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133- US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill0
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill62
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
Canada: 'Israeli apartheid' censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy52
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