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14 May 2009Moscow activists seek meeting with mayor over Slavic Pride 10 Gay rights campaigners have asked Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov to meet them to discuss Saturday's planned Slavic Pride event. -
14 May 2009Catholic adoption agency continues to fight to bar gay couples 9 A Catholic adoption agency has argued before a tribunal that it should be allowed to continue rejecting same-sex couples as potential adoptive parents. -
14 May 2009Row deepens over ordination of gay minister as insults fly 24 A supporter of openly gay minister Rev Scott Rennie has described his opponents as "terrorists". -
15 May 2009New Hampshire governor to sign gay marriage bill 8 New Hampshire governor John Lynch has signalled he will sign a bill legalising gay marriage in the state, despite his personal objections. -
15 May 2009Baltic Pride to go ahead after court lifts council ban 2 Baltic Pride has been saved after Riga's Administrative Court lifted a ban imposed by the city council on tomorrow's Pride march. -
15 May 2009Facebook hate groups target Jews and gays 7 Facebook and other social networking sites have been criticised for hosting a number of anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist web pages. -
15 May 2009Special report: Gay campaigners prepare for Slavic Pride 5 Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network reports from Moscow in the run-up to Slavic Pride. -
15 May 2009Exclusive: BNP describes gay politicians as ‘buggers and criminals’ 133 A list on the British National Party's website of politicians from all three main parties describes a number of gay MPs as "buggers" and "criminals", grouping them with convicted paedophiles. -
15 May 2009Boy, 14, found guilty of chanting homophobic abuse at footballer Sol Campbell 8 A 14-year-old boy and a 42-year-old man were today found guilty of shouting "disgusting" homophobic abuse at footballer Sol Campbell at a match in September last year. -
15 May 2009Comment: Sex education can help stop the rise of HIV in young gay men 10 Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National AIDS Trust (NAT), argues that rising HIV rates in young gay men means the government must ensure all schools provide sex education for gay students. -
15 May 2009Anti-gay MP Iris Robinson and husband tried to claim twice for same expenses bill 23 Northern Ireland MPs Iris Robinson and her husband Peter tried to claim twice for the same £1,223 expenses bill on the same day. -
15 May 2009Finland allows gay couples to adopt partner’s children 5 The Finnish parliament today voted to allow gay couples in registered partnerships to adopt the biological children of their partners. -
16 May 2009Peter Tatchell among protesters arrested at Slavic Pride in Moscow by ‘violent’ anti-riot police 57 Around 40 activists including gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell have been arrested at Slavic Pride in Moscow by anti-riot police, reports indicate. -
16 May 2009Moscow: Tatchell released from custody 45 Peter Tatchell has been released from police custody following his arrest this morning at Slavic Pride in Moscow. -
18 May 2009Sydney marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 6 The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) was marked in more than 50 countries yesterday, May 17th 2009. -
18 May 2009Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon announces engagement 7 Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda in Sex and the City, announced her engagement to long-term girlfriend Christine Marinoni yesterday. -
18 May 2009Gay MP Chris Bryant forced to move house after homophobic attacks 44 Chris Bryant, the openly gay Labour MP for Rhondda, has said the reason he 'flipped' his second home was to escape homophobic thugs who daubed lewd messages on his main constituency property. -
18 May 2009Lindsay Lohan is the most-Googled gay + Lindsay Lohan has topped a list of the most-Googled LGBT celebrities. -
18 May 2009Uruguay lifts military gay ban 4 Uruguay has opted to lift a ban on gays serving in its military. -
18 May 2009California appeals court upholds sentences for men who killed trans teenager 2 California’s First District Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the second-degree murder convictions of two men who killed a 17-year-old trans woman.
Articles from May 2009
Top stories
Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members1
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians3
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members3
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members6
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay2
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship20
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them42
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians3
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members1
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members6
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship20
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay2
- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members3
- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1
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
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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