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14 April 2009Boy, 11, commits suicide after gay taunts 8 An 11-year-old boy from Massachusetts, US, killed himself after he was repeatedly bullied by classmates who bombarded him with anti-gay taunts. -
14 April 2009Gay rights activists clash over tackling Jamaican homophobia 6 US gay rights activists have launched a campaign encouraging the boycotting of Jamaican products and services as a protest against the island's treatment of gays and lesbians. -
14 April 2009PC jailed for having sex with teenager 10 A 38-year-old Metropolitan police officer has been found guilty of four counts of having underage sex with a 15-year old boy. -
14 April 2009Man arrested over ‘homophobic’ petrol bomb attempt 4 A 19-year-old man has been arrested in Reading after a petrol bomb was thrown through a pub window. -
14 April 2009Gay Iowa senator receives death threat 6 Openly gay Iowa senator Matt McCoy has been the target of a death threat. -
14 April 2009Suspended Tory councillor defends views on gays 23 A Tory councillor who called gays "sexual deviants" has defended his views and denied being homophobic. -
14 April 2009New York governor to introduce gay marriage bill + New York governor David Paterson is planning to introduce a gay marriage bill this week, according to reports. -
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. -
16 April 2009Spanish gay murder reveals issues with domestic violence laws 5 The case of a man who killed his ex-partner before committing suicide last week in Almeria, Spain, has revealed that domestic violence legislation in the country does not apply to gay men. -
16 April 2009Xbox Live manager meets gay charity to tackle homophobia issues 1 Xbox Live policy manager Stephen Toulouse has met with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to discuss the issue of homophobia in the game. -
16 April 2009Civil liberties group challenges US school boards to remove internet ban on gay sites + The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked school board officials in Tennessee to stop censoring gay websites.
Articles from April 2009
Top stories
US: Lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl, rejects plea deal+
Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic+
Tory MP Richard Drax: The equal marriage bill is ‘intolerant legislation’16
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights21
Lesbian drama tipped for top prize at Cannes film festival1
Blackburn Rovers footballer charged with making a homophobic gesture at Brighton fans+
French anti-equal marriage leader pulls out of rally for fear of violence10
UK: Police criticised after gay killer escapes from prison and ends up in gay bar+
Brighton: Footballers cleared of sexual assault as woman lied about being drugged at gay pride+
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive ‘fag’ birthday card71
- UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card71
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians45
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members21
Video: Book published to teach children to pray to Jesus for gay people to turn straight33- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship23
Australia: Man who stalked footballer and talked of 'gay orgy' jailed 1
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle defends voting against equal marriage 37
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay7- Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights21
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'95
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-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card71
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur65
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people63
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
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