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15 April 2009Airline ‘refused to hire male air stewards in case they were gay’ 8 An employment tribunal has heard that an airline refused to hire male stewards because it would be assumed they were gay. -
15 April 2009California allows trans people living in other states to amend birth certificates + Trans people with California birth certificates who live in other states can now change their birth certificates to reflect their real gender, a Court of Appeal ruling has decided. -
15 April 2009Alberta agrees to fund final 50 genital reassignment surgeries 2 The Canadian province of Alberta has said it will pay for almost 50 final genital reassignment surgeries before ceasing funding for the operations. -
15 April 2009Congress could partially repeal Defence of Marriage Act + Some Congressional leaders are discussing partially repealing the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) to allow the federal government to recognise gay marriages. -
15 April 2009Man found guilty of murdering his ex-boyfriend by setting him alight 1 A Hounslow man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-boyfriend by setting him alight. -
15 April 2009Man goes on trial over murder of trans woman 7 A man who allegedly battered a trans woman to death when he discovered she had been born physically male has gone on trial in Colorado, US. -
15 April 2009Comment: Gay rights, gay wrongs? 54 Mathew Hywel looks at the tension between gay rights and religious beliefs in the wake of the suspension of a Christian charity worker over his views on gay marriage. -
15 April 2009‘Venomous’ Downing Street aide’s attack on PinkNews.co.uk 12 Damien McBride, the Labour aide forced to resign in shame last week over email smears about Tory MPs, had previously shown his poisonous side to PinkNews.co.uk over an article on Gordon Brown. -
15 April 2009Atheist wins right to have baptism revoked 19 An atheist who said he was too young to consent to being baptised has won the right to have his ceremony revoked. -
15 April 2009Moroccan man kills Spanish ex-husband before committing suicide + A Spanish man has been stabbed to death by his ex husband who later killed himself, it has been revealed.
Articles from 15 April 2009
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David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords+
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people4
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 846
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members+
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years17
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’27
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage10
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people4
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years17
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins55
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution168
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'27
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage22
David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords0
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
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 bill65
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60
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 Collins55
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