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1 July 2009Military board calls for gay soldier to be discharged 7 A Syrcause military board has said that Lieutenant Dan Choi, who came out on national television, should be discharged for breaking the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law. -
1 July 2009David Cameron speaks at private Pride event but will not join gay rights march 47 David Cameron attended a private Pride party last night hosted by openly gay Conservative candidate Margot James. -
1 July 2009Northern Ireland MP Iris Robinson cleared over homophobic “abomination” comments 44 Iris Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party MP who described homosexuality as an "abomination", has been cleared of any wrongdoing over her comments. -
1 July 2009Obama tells gay activists: ‘Judge me by the promises I keep’ 11 US president Barack Obama has addressed accusations he has been slow to keep his promises on gay rights. -
1 July 2009Chris Moyles and Jonathan Ross attack Graham Norton’s new show 15 Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has attacked Graham Norton's latest show, calling it "appalling". -
1 July 2009Government plans to insert ‘dual discrimination’ clause into Equality Bill + The government has proposed a new 'dual discrimination' clause should be inserted into the Equality Bill to protect those who may suffer discrimination due to a combination of factors. -
1 July 2009US government formally apologises to fired gay astronomer 4 A gay astronomer who was fired for his sexuality in 1957 has finally received a formal apology from the US government. -
1 July 2009Film Review: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee + Coming from something of a smothered childhood, the fifty-year-old Pippa Lee finds herself in an idyllic position in life, albeit on a merely superfluous level. -
1 July 2009Ben Summerskill: ‘Lots of gay and lesbian people don’t actually want marriage’ 82 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill discusses gay marriage, the 'cancer' of homophobic bullying and the future of the charity. -
1 July 2009Film Review: The Proposal + Sandra Bullock almost seems too sweet to play the hard-nosed Editor-in-chief, Margaret Tate, but The Proposal is clearly a movie made for the meaner side of her personality. -
1 July 2009Film Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 7 It's been almost eight years since the first of the Harry Potter tales was consigned to celluloid. -
1 July 2009Film Review: Bruno 4 Camp fashion reporter, Brüno, Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego, is much like his previous role as Borat, dealing with similar topics and in analogous style to his Kazakhstani counterpart. -
2 July 2009Indian court rules to decriminalise gay sex 12 The Delhi High Court today ruled that a ban on gay sex between adults violates India's constitution. -
2 July 2009Peter Tatchell promises not to embarrass Sarah Brown 6 Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has promised to be on his "best behaviour" while marching alongside the prime minister's wife at Pride on Saturday. -
2 July 2009Jury retires in gay murder case + The jury in the trial of a conman accused of beating his gay lover to death with a fire extinguisher in 2007 has retired to consider its verdict. -
2 July 2009Number of openly gay Tory MPs could treble 25 The number of openly gay Conservative MPs could treble at the next general election, research has suggested. -
2 July 2009Teachers’ code reworded after faith groups complain about gay issues 22 The General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) has been accused of rewording a teachers' code of conduct after faith groups complained they would have to "promote" homosexuality under the code. -
2 July 2009Earl of Devon forced to sell family silver after banning civil partnership ceremonies 19 An Earl who refused to allow civil partnership ceremonies to be held at his stately home is now having to sell off family heirlooms after losing £200,000 a year from having his marriage licence withdrawn. -
2 July 2009Senior lawyer in ‘promotion of homosexuality’ rant over Law Society’s Pride email 20 A leaked email has revealed that a senior partner claimed the Law Society had been “hijacked by the gays", following a press release encouraging members to take part in this weekend's Pride celebrations. -
2 July 2009Man found guilty of murdering gay lover with a fire extinguisher 1 A man has today been found guilty of murdering his gay lover with a fire extinguisher in a hotel room.
Articles from July 2009
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US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’+
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’+
Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence+
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote8
Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’22
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained14
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur56
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords47
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people43
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people43
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 56
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'22
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'44- Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained14
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 bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
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 Collins56
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