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2 March 2009Roman Catholics complain about teachers “promoting equality” 34 A new code for teachers has been branded "unacceptable" by Roman Catholic leaders because it promotes equality. -
2 March 2009Norwegian lesbians celebrate “first” humanist marriage ceremony 6 Humanists in Norway are claiming to have conducted their first legal same-sex marriage ceremony. -
2 March 2009MPs and celebs back petition on gay asylum seekers 3 More than 4,000 people have signed a petition on the Downing St website calling for an end to gay deportations. -
2 March 2009Sean Penn wants to take Milk to the White House 4 Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has said that his film Milk is "one of the steps forward" in the battle for gay marriage. -
2 March 2009Lesbians who have IVF win right to name partners on birth certificates 10 Lesbians who have children through IVF will be able to name their partners on birth certificates from next month. -
2 March 2009Analysis: What the new IVF parenthood laws mean for lesbians 5 From April 6th, lesbian couples will automatically have both their names added to the birth certificate of children conceived following fertility treatment. -
2 March 2009Congresswoman introduces bill to allow gays to serve openly in US military 1 A bill to repeal the ban on gay men and women serving in the US military is to be introduced today. -
2 March 2009Brighton to host fifth Student Pride event + LGBT students from around the country will be heading for the seaside city of Brighton next week for the fifth National Student Pride. -
2 March 2009Tory party vice-chair to speak at Stonewall workplace conference 1 A Cabinet minister and a Conservative Party Vice Chair are among the speakers at this year's Stonewall workplace conference. -
2 March 2009Obama moves to end “moral” opt-out for health care providers 12 The President of the United States has moved to overturn regulations that allow doctors, nurses and others to refuse to treat people who they disapprove of on "moral" grounds. -
2 March 2009Australian human rights consultation to focus on homophobia 2 A National Human Rights Consultation meeting in Sydney next month will offer a "once in a generation" chance to tackle discrimination against LGBT people in Australia. -
3 March 2009Gay couples launch suit for US federal benefits 2 Gay married couples in the US state of Massachusetts are suing the federal government for benefits received by straight married couples. -
3 March 2009Microsoft: ‘It’s hard to police Xbox homophobia’ 9 Xbox Live policy manager Stephen Toulouse has given further explanation of why gamers cannot use the word 'gay' in their profiles or gamertags. -
3 March 2009Legislators propose Harvey Milk Day in California 5 Politicians in California have announced they are to introduce a bill to mark the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected in the state. -
3 March 2009Director receives death threats over Channel 4 documentary about gay Muslims 76 Executives at Channel 4 are bracing themselves for a backlash against a programme showing gay and lesbian Muslims. -
3 March 2009Increased rights for Colombian same-sex partners “not automatic” + Gay and lesbian couples in Colombia still face challenges after a ruling granting them increased rights. -
3 March 2009Employees claim they were victimised by gay charity 21 Two former employees of Manchester's Lesbian and Gay Foundation have claimed they were victimised and discriminated against by the charity. -
3 March 2009Man raped in Plymouth + A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a male rape in Plymouth -
3 March 2009Brighton will not receive funding to assist homeless LGBT people 6 Brighton & Hove City Council has voted against spending money on improving services for LGBT homeless people. -
4 March 2009Barack Obama ‘consulting advisers on lifting military gay ban’ + Barack Obama is discussing how to lift the ban on gay men and women serving in the US military, according to reports.
Articles from March 2009
Top stories
Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke: ‘I’ve tried to push myself to be gay but I’m actually bisexual’+
London beaten gay couple urge politicians to beware of legitimising anti-gay attitudes1
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins13
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘I struggled with the issue of sexuality since I was a teenager’21
Boris Johnson calls on Tories to unite and for the government to ‘get on with legalising equal marriage’7
George Michael’s lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph5
Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins honoured with courage award+
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has ‘f**** things up’ with his equal marriage bill53
New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of ‘gay angel Mark Carson’4
Boris Johnson, Martina Navratilova and Clare Balding to take part in Pride London festival2
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 90- Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill53
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet17
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track16- George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph5
- US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins13
- New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of 'gay angel Mark Carson'4
MPs to debate humanist marriage ceremonies 9
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'90
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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