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28 April 2009Teacher ‘suffered ten years of homophobic harassment’ + The case of an Irish teacher who was allegedly bullied by colleagues for ten years over his sexual orientation is being challenged in the High Court. -
28 April 2009Zimbabwean gays demand to be recognised in new Constitution 1 Gay rights activists in Zimbabwe have demanded to be recognised in the country's new Constitution which is currently being drafted, saying they need protection as a vulnerable minority. -
28 April 2009First gay couples tie the knot in Iowa 1 Yesterday saw the first batch of gay weddings in Iowa, just over three weeks after the state's Supreme Court made them legal. -
28 April 2009Prosecution closes at child sex abuse trial of former head of gay charity 4 The prosecution have summed up eight weeks of evidence in the trial of a former gay charity chief, accused of sexually assaulting a three month old child. -
29 April 2009Gay squatter ‘attacked by three people’ 5 A gay man who was squatting after becoming homeless was subjected to an hour-long attack by his ex-lover, a former X-Factor auditionee and another man, a court has heard. -
29 April 2009California to consider gay and trans prisoners’ housing needs 1 A bill which would allow sexual orientation and trans status to be taken into account when housing prisoners is to be considered by California's state assembly tomorrow. -
29 April 2009David Cameron to appear at London Pride? 30 David Cameron has accepted an invitation to appear at an event during London's Gay Pride week, it has been reported. -
29 April 2009Dutch park unveils signs to ‘warn visitors’ about gay cruising spots 19 A park in the southwest of Amsterdam has put up signs indicating areas where gay men are allegedly known to have sex so no one will be caught unaware. -
29 April 2009Obituary: Gay rights activist Stephen Holdsworth 3 Long-time gay rights activist Stephen Holdsworth died last month in Edinburgh, aged 47. -
29 April 2009Ex-gay therapy survivor to speak at psychotherapy conference 3 A former Lutheran pastor who underwent therapy and hypnosis in an attempt to become heterosexual is to speak at a psychotherapy conference in London next month. -
29 April 2009Stonewall Equality Walk to be held in Brighton this weekend + Stonewall's annual Equality Walk is to be held in Brighton this weekend to raise money to tackle homophobic bullying in schools. -
29 April 2009Comedian Jim Davidson to explore his own homophobia on reality TV show 11 The comedian Jim Davidson, who was kicked off TV show Hell's Kitchen for alleged homophobia in 2007, is to make a programme in which he learns to become more "politically correct". -
29 April 2009Norwich gets its own Pride festival + Norwich is set to have its first gay pride festival, which will take place on July 24th and 25th throughout the city. -
29 April 2009US Christian groups demand British ambassador be sent home over Miss California gay marriage row 38 Christian groups in the US have demanded that the British ambassador to the country should be sent home after gay Tory MP Alan Duncan failed to apologise over a joke about murdering Miss California Carrie Prejean. -
29 April 2009New York’s lesbian finance commissioner forced to resign after allegations of nepotism 2 Martha Stark, New York's finance commissioner, was forced to resign on Tuesday amidst charges of nepotism and allegations that she was having a romantic relationship with a female subordinate. -
29 April 2009BBC and Channel 4 could be allowed to opt-out of new equality laws 10 The BBC and Channel 4 may be permitted to opt out of equality laws in order to preserve editorial independence. -
29 April 2009French National Assembly approves recognising foreign civil partnerships 8 France's National Assembly finally approved of the measure to have foreign legal same-sex marriages recognised in France as PACS in the early hours of this morning. -
30 April 2009Admiral Duncan bombing: The day my life changed forever 11 On the tenth anniversary of the Admiral Duncan bombing, survivor Jonathan Cash remembers the tragedy. -
30 April 2009Remembering the Admiral Duncan bombing 39 Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Admiral Duncan nail bomb attack on April 30th 1999 in Soho. -
30 April 2009Top Gun star Kelly McGillis comes out 6 Actress Kelly McGillis, famous for playing Tom's Cruise's love interest in the film Top Gun, has come out as a lesbian.
Articles from April 2009
Top stories
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’11
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities3
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships20
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault84
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion131
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’25
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault84
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion131
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play9
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'11
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
50 Cent says men who don't sleep with women 'should just kill themselves'123
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church's opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships20
- Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion131
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault84
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-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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