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13 March 2009Eleven gay discharges in US military in January 9 Eleven gay servicemembers were discharged from the US military in January under the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, including a human intelligence collector, a military police officer and four infantry personnel. -
13 March 2009Man avoids jail for homophobic threats 22 A man who smashed the door of a gay couple and threatened to kill them has escaped jail. -
13 March 2009Rise of ‘corrective rapes’ on lesbians in South Africa 5 A new report has suggested a rise in 'corrective rapes' on lesbians in South Africa. -
13 March 2009Gay men in Jamaica ‘face higher levels of HIV due to discrimination’ 4 Gay Jamaican men are suffering from high levels of sexually-transmitted diseases due to discriminaty barriers in accessing healthcare, it has been suggested. -
13 March 2009US Republican Party head: ‘I can’t deny gays their nature’ 12 The new head of the Republican Party, Michael Steele, has spoken out on gay issues. -
13 March 2009Obama to decide on gay partnership rights 5 US president Barack Obama is to decide whether the government must provide health insurance benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees. -
13 March 2009Study to be released on poverty among gay Americans 8 An analysis of poverty among lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans is to be presented to Congress next Friday. -
14 March 2009Gay comic Graham Norton drags up for Comic Relief 3 Gay comic and television chat show host Graham Norton showcased his role as Albin in -
16 March 2009Portia de Rossi: ‘I cried when Prop 8 passed’ + Portia de Rossi has spoken of her sadness at the passing of Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. -
16 March 2009Robert Pattinson reveals struggle over gay scene 18 Twilight actor Robert Pattinson has described filming a gay scene in his latest film Little Ashes on an open set. -
16 March 2009Nigerian Archbishop ‘wants gay wedding witnesses to be jailed” 26 Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Peter Akinola, has said that gay marriage is "capable of engendering moral and social holocaust" and has called for those who attend gay weddings to be sentenced to a year in jail. -
16 March 2009Lamba Legal urges court to reject Howard K Stern’s gay defamation claim + LGBT charity Lambda Legal has filed a brief arguing that a federal court should reject Howard K Stern’s claim that being called gay is defamatory and entitles him to collect damages. -
16 March 2009Homophobic hate crimes ‘linked to Prop 8′ 5 A surge in anti-gay hate crimes has been linked to Proposition 8, the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California. -
16 March 2009Opponents seek to repeal gay and trans protection provisions in Florida 6 Voting has begun today on whether to repeal a Gainesville, Florida, ordinance that gives protection to LGBT citizens. -
16 March 2009Campaign for review of gender dysphoria policy in Oxfordshire 4 Four trans women are campaigning for Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust to review its policy, funding and practice for the treatment of Gender Identity Dysphoria. -
16 March 2009Tony Grew leaves PinkNews.co.uk 7 Tony Grew has left PinkNews.co.uk after more than two years as editor to develop a new website, ispystrangers.org, which will report on Parliament. -
16 March 2009Interview: Britain’s gay Consul General to Cape Town 6 Coming from Leeds polytechnic university, Richard Wood was always going to be an unusual diplomat. -
16 March 2009Mexican politician hopes to be first gay mayor + An openly gay Social Democrat Party (PSD) politician is to stand for mayor of Guadalajara in Mexico. -
17 March 2009Lesbian student permitted to wear prom tux + A lesbian student in Indiana, US, has been allowed to wear a tuxedo to her school prom. -
17 March 2009Oklahoma teacher resigns over gay film 9 A teacher in Oklahoma, US, has lost her job after showing students The Laramie Project, a film about murdered gay teenager Matthew Shepard.
Articles from March 2009
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Russia: 30 arrests made at Moscow Pride8
Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy30
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway4
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march10
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival1
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office5
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too7
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts36
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’10
- Russia: 30 arrests made at Moscow Pride8
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card143- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts36
- Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march10
- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 30
- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
- UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway4
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights56- Obama praises Boy Scouts' progress but wants gay leaders too7
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
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UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card143
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault142
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'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
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