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1 February 2009Hollyoaks Spoilers: Calvin feels the strain + Calvin is feeling the strain of trying to keep his wife happy as Carmel starts discussing holidays now that Calvin's making more money at work. -
1 February 2009EastEnders Spoilers: Ricky could be Tiffany’s Dad 1 Women are the centre of all Minty and Garry's problems this week – starting when Minty insults Heather about her appearance, claiming she isn't a “real woman”. -
1 February 2009Coronation Street Spoilers: Two proposals for Becky + When the factory girls turn up at Underworld to find it locked up and no sign of Carla and Tony, alarms bells ring. -
2 February 2009Iceland makes history as lesbian Prime Minister takes office 4 An openly gay person has taken office as head of government for the first time. -
2 February 2009Doctors claim NHS has “come a long way” on gay acceptance 4 The British Medical Association has claimed that attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans medical staff are improving. -
2 February 2009Ethiopian faith leaders call for constitutional ban on homosexuality 9 The leaders of the Roman Catholic, Ethiopian Orthodox and Protestant churches have called on the government of Ethiopia for a constitutional ban on homosexuality. -
2 February 2009New research finds 80% of Irish gays have been victims of homophobic abuse 7 New research into the experiences lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland has found that many face abuse and violence. -
2 February 2009Catholic church backs legal challenge in gay adoption case 21 The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland is backing a legal challenge on behalf of two grandparents whose grandchildren are to be adopted by a gay couple. -
2 February 2009Pope promotes priest who claimed hurricane was God’s punishment for tolerating gays 34 A priest who thinks Hurricane Katrina was "divine retribution" on New Orleans for being tolerant towards gay and lesbian people has been made a bishop. -
2 February 2009Appeal for ‘ambassadors’ to share their stories of Pride in London + The organisers of the UK's largest Pride event want to hear your experiences. -
2 February 2009Nassau man freed after using gay panic defence at murder trial 17 A 25-year-old man in the Bahamas has walked free from court after claiming a man he murdered made a sexual advance towards him. -
2 February 2009Deputy Mayor to take part in LGBT History Month event at City Hall + Broadcasters, celebrities and political figures will be doing their bit for LGBT History Month on Saturday at a special event at London's City Hall. -
2 February 2009Gay judge who made history retires from Australian bench 1 The first openly gay person to become a High Court judge in Australia has retied after 13 years on the bench. -
2 February 2009Tories question decision to fly rainbow flag at police HQ 17 A Conservative MP has accused North Wales police of 'tokenism' for marking LGBT History Month by flying the rainblow flag at their headquarters building. -
3 February 2009Bipartisan call for Hillary Clinton to grant full benefits to gay staff 1 Democratic and Republican members of the US Congress have called on the newly-appointed Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to take action to ensure that gay and lesbian employees get full partner benefits. -
3 February 2009Stephen Fry tops British twitter list but trails Obama + TV personality Stephen Fry is the UK's most followed twitter user. -
3 February 2009Obama seeks military assessment before repealing ban on gays 6 The President of the United States could wait several months before he moves to end a ban on openly gay, lesbian and bisexual people serving in the country's armed forces. -
3 February 2009Prime Minister to attend New Zealand gay family picnic 3 The Prime Minister of New Zealand is among the country's political leaders who have confirmed they will attend the Big Gay Out family picnic day in Auckland this weekend. -
3 February 2009Gay flag removed from London police station 19 The new head of London's police service has ordered officers in Limehouse to remove a rainbow flag which was flying from the station's flagpole. -
3 February 2009Gay-themed musical sweeps London theatre award nominations 1 Camp musical La Cage Aux Folles has been nominated for seven Laurence Olivier Awards.
Articles from February 2009
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Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 842
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members+
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years10
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’14
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title3
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage6
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage19
Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate31
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote49
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins54
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 50- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading52
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 90
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row8
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a 's**t' than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed20
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 40
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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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 marriage90
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 bill65
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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