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9 March 2009Cardinal Keith O’Brien: SNP gay reforms are ‘misguided and inappropriate’ 123 Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the leader of the Scottish Catholic Church, has urged Scottish National Party ministers to abandon plans to give gay couples the right to become foster parents, saying vulnerable children would be put at risk. -
9 March 2009National register for abusive partners will not cover gay relationships 8 Government plans for a new consultation on domestic violence will not cover abuse in same-sex relationships or violence suffered by men. -
9 March 2009Gaydar’s Soho bar Profile to cease trading 3 Profile, one of the most popular gay bars in Soho, London, is to close at the end of next month. -
9 March 2009Illinois same-sex civil unions bill moves forward + A bill to grant gay and lesbian couples in Illinois, US, the right to civil unions will proceed to the House floor for a vote. -
10 March 2009Police appeal for witnesses after man goes missing in Manchester’s gay village 7 A 19-year-old man from North Wales has been reported missing after a night out in Manchester's gay quarter. -
10 March 2009‘Gay prostitution’ arrests in New York to be investigated 7 A New York group protesting against a number of arrests of gay men in adult business for allegedly "loitering for the purpose of prostitution" has met with the District Attorney for Manhattan. -
10 March 2009Trans children ‘will be protected under Equality bill’ 3 The government has announced that protection under the forthcoming Equality bill will be extended to trans pupils. -
10 March 2009One women killed and two shot outside US gay bar 2 A shooting outside a lesbian bar in Baltimore has left one woman dead and two injured. -
10 March 2009Domestic violence proposals ‘must cover same-sex relationships’ 8 Domestic abuse campaigners have said that plans for a new consultation on the issue must take into account abuse in same-sex relationships. -
10 March 2009Homophobic bullying ‘rife’ in schools 12 A survey of UK teachers has found a "deeply alarming" amount of homophobia in schools. -
10 March 2009Event to raise funds for homophobic bullying campaign + An event to raise money for Stonewall's Education for All campaign to stop homophobic bullying in schools will be held next month at the Paramount Club, at the top of the Centre Point Tower in London. -
10 March 2009Home and Away to introduce lesbian romance 9 Australian soap Home and Away is set to show a lesbian relationship. -
10 March 2009Poll shows California voters still split on gay marriage 1 A field poll of California's electorate has suggested that voters are more sharply divided over Proposition 8 than they were in November, when the gay marriage ban was passed. -
10 March 2009Pet Shop Boys wax lyrical on Blair, Obama and Kylie 4 Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys has criticised "gestural" politics, saying that comfort and convenience are what drives the political agenda. -
10 March 2009US mental health experts support gay marriage 1 Leading mental health organisations in Vermont, US, have come out in support of gay marriage, claiming it will validate relationships, increase benefits for the families and could reduce discrimination. -
10 March 2009Iowa senator introduces gender-neutral civil marriage legislation 1 Openly gay Iowa state Senator Matt McCoy (Democrat) has introduced legislation that would make civil marriages in Iowa gender neutral. -
11 March 2009Robbie Williams to star in Little Britain sketch 1 Former Take That star Robbie Williams is to appear as a little girl in a Red Nose Day special Little Britain sketch. -
11 March 2009Islington registrar denied right to appeal over civil marriages ruling 31 The Islington registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships has been denied leave to appeal against the latest ruling. -
11 March 2009Update: Missing teenager caught on CCTV + More information has come through on teenager William Wright, who went missing after a night out with friends in Manchester's gay village at the weekend.
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11 March 2009Court permits Israeli gay couple to adopt son + A Tel Aviv family court has ruled that a gay couple can adopt the son they took in 14 years ago.
Articles from March 2009
Top stories
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote4
Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’14
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained12
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur49
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords47
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people40
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 8411
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people40
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 49
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'44
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 marriage93
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 bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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