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17 March 2009Chris Moyles wants Elton John on new show 8 Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has said he would like to have Sir Elton John as a guest on his new Channel 4 chat show. -
17 March 2009Vermont deliberates over gay marriage 9 A week of hearings began yesterday on a bill to allow same-sex couples in Vermont, US, to marry. -
17 March 2009HIV/AIDS ‘epidemic’ in Washington DC 1 Three per cent of Washington DC residents suffer from HIV or AIDS - a rate higher than in some African countries such as Uganda. -
17 March 2009Soho LGBT charity wins £1m lottery grant + Kairos in Soho, a charity which provides support and activities for the LGBT community, is celebrating after receiving two lottery grants totalling almost £1 million. -
17 March 2009Lib Dems: ‘Tories must clarify whether they plan to ally with homophobes’ 22 The Liberal Democrats have called for the Conservative Party to clarify whether they intend to form an alliance with the Polish Law and Justice Party in the European Parliament. -
17 March 2009European Parliament approves extension of LGBT discrimination protection 4 A report recommending the extension of protection against LGBT discrimination has been approved by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee. -
17 March 2009Pope claims condoms ‘could make African AIDS crisis worse’ 59 Pope Benedict XVI today added to the controversy over the Catholic church's stance on condoms when he argued that they were not the answer to Africa's fight against HIV and Aids and could even make the problem worse. -
17 March 2009Gays and lesbians banned from marching openly in New York St Patick’s Day Parade 67 Gays and lesbians have once again been barred from marching openly in the St. -
17 March 2009Workplace equality ‘makes economic sense’ + The Stonewall workplace conference, held yesterday, instructed employers to continue efforts with equality and combating discrimination through the economic downturn. -
18 March 2009Obama to sign worldwide gay rights declaration 12 The Obama administration is to endorse a UN declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality. -
18 March 2009Denmark parliament approves equal adoption rights 7 A majority vote in parliament yesterday will see the introduction of a bill giving equal adoption rights for civil partners and straight married couples in Denmark. -
18 March 2009Scottish Parliament asked to review Marriage Act 10 The Scottish Parliament was asked yesterday to review the Marriage Act with regard to gay marriage. -
18 March 2009LGBT workers call for ‘dignity and respect’ at work 1 The top priority of LGBT staff is "dignity and respect" at work, a Unite survey has shown. -
18 March 2009Italian footballer calls homosexuality ‘a sin’ 36 Juventus defender Nicola Legrottaglie has denounced homosexuality as a sin and said it is "seen like fashion" these days. -
18 March 2009Police close Birmingham gay club after ‘violence’ 4 West Midlands police have said drunken violence was the reason they closed a gay club in Birmingham on Friday night. -
18 March 2009Minnesota gay marriage ban ‘will prevent world from ending’ 38 The Minnesota Family Council has introduced an amendment to ban gay marriage, which it claims will stop the world from ending. -
18 March 2009Orange County gay event shut down amid claims of discrimination 1 A weekly gay bowling event in Orange County, Los Angeles, has been closed down. -
18 March 2009New York senior official in bid to become first openly gay senator 1 Jon Cooper, the majority leader of the Suffolk County legislature in New York, has announced he is considering whether to challenge US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the Democratic primary in 2010. -
18 March 2009Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra refutes homophobia claims 3 Former Mets player Lenny Dykstra has been accused of using homophobic, racist and sexist language in a GQ interview. -
18 March 2009Scottish hate crimes law to be extended to cover anti-gay crimes 4 Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has said that extending hate crime laws to protect LGBT people and the disabled will send out a "clear message" that such crimes cannot be tolerated.
Articles from March 2009
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Serbia: Right-wing group promises to spy on new LGBT centre+
New ‘Gay Marriage No Thanks’ group launches with ‘ten good reasons’ to oppose equal marriage1
UK: Government to decide on civil partnerships for heterosexuals by winter 20144
Poland’s only gay MP attacked after Equality Parade+
House of Lords to resume debate of equal marriage bill5
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage37
New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word ‘fag’16
Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister9
Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row10
Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions12
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18- Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage37
- New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'16
- Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister9
- Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row10
- House of Lords to resume debate of equal marriage bill 5
- Poland's only gay MP attacked after Equality Parade0
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade12
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
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 homosexual82-
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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