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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. -
3 February 2009Finnish media group discriminated against lesbian editor 2 The Labour Protection Office in Finland has ruled that the country's second-largest media group was guilty of unjust discrimination in the case of a gay woman. -
3 February 2009Gay Republicans welcome election of first black party chairman 8 A group representing lesbian and gay Republicans has said that the election of Michael Steele as chairman of the party's national committee will mark a change of direction after two successive election defeats. -
3 February 2009Obama moves to fill last Cabinet posts as gays appointed to lower ranks 1 The appointments of more openly gay people to posts in the Obama administration have been announced.
Articles from 03 February 2009
Top stories
New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word ‘fag’+
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 unions10
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade9
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 benefits14
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade9
- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions10
- Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister0
- New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'0
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
- Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
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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