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5 March 2009Exclusive: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declares Prop 8 gay marriage ban “unacceptable” 45 The first-ever reception at No10 Downing St for the LGBT community was hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife this evening. -
6 March 2009Blackpool Pride line-up announced 4 Organisers have confirmed that acts such as Toyah, Andy Scott-Lee and ex-S Club 7 singer Jo O'Meera will be performing at Blackpool's fourth Pride festival. -
6 March 2009Men arrested over ‘homophobic’ murder in south-east London + Two men have been arrested over the murder of a gay man in Bromley, south-east London. -
6 March 2009Human rights organisations call for end to ‘police abuse’ of trans people in Guyana + Human rights organisations in Guyana have spoken out over the arrest and abuse of trans people for not conforming to gender-typical dress codes. -
6 March 2009Judge states gay man’s killing was not homophobic, despite abuse 24 A teenager who killed a gay man after subjecting him to homophobic abuse has been sentenced to two and a half years in a young offenders' institute. -
6 March 2009Comment: Gordon Brown speaks out for gay rights at Downing Street 7 Gordon Brown congratulates gay rights movement and criticises Proposition 8 at the LGBT History Month reception. -
6 March 2009Peter Mandelson gunged by anti-Heathrow protestor 11 Business secretary Peter Mandelson had green custard thrown over him by a protester earlier today. -
6 March 2009Children ‘taunted’ gay man 11 Police in Cam, Gloucestershire, are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered repeated homophobic abuse from children. -
6 March 2009California Supreme Court judges hear Prop 8 arguments 1 Supreme Court judges sat to hear arguments last night in favour of abolishing Proposition 8 in California. -
6 March 2009The 50 most powerful gay, lesbian and bisexual people in British politics 45 This year's list could only be headed by one person. -
6 March 2009Gordon Brown hosts first LGBT reception 3 Gordon and Sarah Brown held a reception at Downing Street last night to celebrate the work of LGBT campaigners. -
6 March 2009Teenage drag queen jailed over bomb hoax 8 A 19-year-old drag queen has been sentenced to 14 months in a young offenders' institute after making a bomb threat to WH Smith's head office. -
6 March 2009Hilary Clinton shows support for gay rights 2 The US secretary of state stressed the need to end discrimination against lesbians and gay men. -
8 March 2009Review: 300,000 people party to celebrate Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade 2 PinkNews.co.uk's Australia Correspondent, Emma Cullingford reports from Sydney on the city's Mardi Gras parade, one of the largest in the world. -
8 March 2009Review: Party not politics follows Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade 2 The Mardi Gras parade concluded its successful 31st year last night with the Mardi Gras Party 2009 at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter. -
8 March 2009Police arrest protester for throwing green custard at gay government minister 17 Police have arrested the protester who threw green custard at the openly gay Business Secretary Peter Mandelson.
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9 March 2009Parents face prosecution for protesting over LGBT History Month lessons 8 Around 30 parents who took their children out of an east London primary school to protest against them being taught about gay, lesbian and trans relationships may be prosecuted. -
9 March 2009Man charged with murder over ‘homophobic’ Bromley killing + A man has been charged with stabbing to death a gay man and trying to kill his partner. -
9 March 2009Homophobia ‘more common than racism’ 24 A study has suggested that negative attitudes to gay and lesbian people are now more prevalent than racism. -
9 March 2009Indian city to build trans toilets 3 The Indian city of Chennai is to build new toilets for trans people.
Articles from March 2009
Top stories
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’5
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill3
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships16
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault57
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’23
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault57
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final25
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'23
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion123
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
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-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault57
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
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