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7 May 2009Poll finds zero tolerance for homosexuality among UK Muslims 225 A survey published today shows that UK Muslims have significantly less tolerance for homosexuality than their French and German counterparts. -
7 May 2009California Senate committee gives green light for Harvey Milk Day 4 The California Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 yesterday to designate a day to honour murdered gay rights activist Harvey Milk. -
7 May 2009US radio presenter threatens to sue over UK entry ban 18 American radio presenter Michael Savage has threatened to sue Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for placing him on a list of 'undesirables' banned from entering the UK. -
7 May 2009Openly gay soldier Dan Choi dismissed from National Guard under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 18 Lieutenant Dan Choi, the National Guard soldier who publicly came out live on national television, has been dismissed from duty. -
7 May 2009‘Joe the Plumber’ refuses to let gays near his children 26 Samuel Wurzelbacher, the American plumber who became a celebrity when described by presidential hopeful John McCain as the 'average man' has said he will not let gays near his children. -
7 May 2009Film review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine 3 The first of this year's big summer blockbusters sees Hugh Jackman return as the superhero in a claws-out, rampaging, action-packed prequel to the much loved X-Men movie trilogy. -
7 May 2009London conference to address homophobia and transphobia 1 A conference attended by human rights organisations, academics, faith communities and unions is to be held in London next week to address problems around homophobia and transphobia. -
7 May 2009British minister condemns Burundi over law criminalising gay sex 3 International Development minister Ivan Lewis has attacked the recent decision by the government of Burundi to criminalise gay sex. -
7 May 2009Moscow authorities promise to stop gay pride marches 8 Moscow is preparing to break up any gay pride marches on May 16th. -
7 May 2009Gay men ‘at risk’ as UK rates for new HIV infections soar to highest in Europe 8 Charity Unicef has warned that Britain now has the highest number of new HIV infections in western Europe, with gay and bisexual men and black Africans most at risk. -
7 May 2009Former head of gay charity guilty of sex attacks on children 50 Eight members of a paedophile ring, including the former head of LGBT Youth Scotland, were today found guilty of a number of child abuse image and abuse charges. -
8 May 2009Fired gay soldier to fight dismissal ‘tooth and nail’ 7 Dan Choi, the US Army lieutenant who was fired after revealing he was gay, has said he will fight his dismissal "tooth and nail". -
8 May 2009Gay postman ‘was called effeminate and girly by manager’ 8 A gay postman is suing the Royal Mail for £25,000, claiming his line manager bullied him and discriminated against him. -
8 May 2009Opponents file challenge to gay marriage in Maine 14 Gay couples in Maine hoping to take advantage of this week's legalisation of gay marriage may be forced to wait months or even a year to hold their ceremonies after opponents filed a 'people's veto' challenge to the new law. -
8 May 2009Openly gay minister Peter Mandelson caught up in latest expenses scandal 17 Business secretary and openly gay minister Peter Mandelson billed taxpayers £3,000 for work on his constituency home less than a week after standing down as MP for Hartlepool. -
8 May 2009God hates fags preacher joins calls to block gay Scottish minister 20 Fred Phelps, the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church which picket dead soldiers' funerals with chants of 'God hates fags', has said the ordination of openly gay minister Scot Rennie to a Scottish church would be an "abomination". -
8 May 2009Movie outs gay politicians who vote against gay rights 12 Kirby Dick is famous for his controversial films. -
8 May 2009US student forced to leave college for appearing in gay porn film 33 A student suspended for appearing in a gay porn video is appealing his college's decision. -
8 May 2009Sex and the City star uses bisexual surrogate mother 2 Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick have reportedly chosen a bisexual woman to act as a surrogate mother. -
8 May 2009Tatchell condemns Irish civil partnerships as ‘sexual apartheid’ 21 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has attacked plans by the Irish government to introduce civil partnerships, saying the country should offer gay couples full marriage rights.
Articles from May 2009
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US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state14
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur+
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law4
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’20
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally4
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’28
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets28
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss11
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'28
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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