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1 August 2009Video: 2 Gay teens murdered in Tel Aviv “slaughterhouse” shooting 38 At least three gay teens have been murdered and a further 12 injured at a shooting at a meeting for gay teenagers in Tel Aviv, Israel. -
2 August 2009Spontaneous demonstrations held following anti-gay massacre in Tel Aviv 19 Thousands of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) Israelis have held an impromptu march through the streets of Tel Aviv after a masked gun man opened fire at a centre for gay teenagers, killing three late last night. -
2 August 2009Israeli PM and President condemn murder of gay youths in Tel Aviv massacre 28 As two of the young LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) Israelis murdered in a shooting at a Tel Aviv gay centre have been named, the country's President and Prime Minister have condemned the atrocity. -
2 August 2009London vigil to be held for victims of Tel Aviv massacre 6 A vigil is to be held this afternoon at 5pm BST (British Summer Time) to honour the victims of the shooting at a gay centre in Tel Aviv last night. -
2 August 2009Video: Soho joins world in vigils for victims of the Tel Aviv anti-gay massacre 26 Organised by Twitter, Facebook and text message, all across the world vigils have been held for the victims of the massacre at an LGBT (lesbian, gay and bisexual) centre in Tel Aviv last night. -
3 August 2009Gok Wan on coming out to his parents 5 Openly gay TV presenter Gok Wan has described how his family reacted when he brought a man home for the first time. -
3 August 2009Two gay priests among nominations for LA bishop 9 Two gay Episcopal priests are among the six nominated candidates for the role of assistant bishop of Los Angeles. -
3 August 2009Christian protesters fail to halt Belfast Pride 12 A 70-strong group of Christian protesters were present at Belfast Pride yesterday but were mainly ignored by the 6,000 revellers marching the streets. -
3 August 2009Gorillas found to be a source of HIV infection 5 Scientists have discovered a gorilla strain of HIV in a Cameroonian woman. -
3 August 2009Gay couples protest Australian gay marriage ban with mock weddings 6 Around 2,000 demonstrators marched on the Labor Party's annual conference in Sydney, Australia, to protest about the continuing ban on gay marriage. -
3 August 2009Man charged with murdering gay US sailor commits suicide 9 A sailor who was charged with the murder of a gay colleague was found dead in his prison cell on Friday. -
3 August 2009Tel Aviv gay killings: Police consider ‘personal motive’ 9 Police sources have reportedly said they are considering that the murderer of two gay people in a Tel Aviv gay support group for young people may have had a personal motive for the attack. -
3 August 2009Gay man blackmailed lover for thousands of pounds 19 A gay man who blackmailed his former lover for thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years. -
3 August 2009Scottish councillor: ‘Gays are sad and atheists are damned to hell’ 329 A Scottish councillor has described "so-called" gays as "really very sad people" and said that non-believers are "damned to hell". -
4 August 2009Liverpool library apologises for banning gay magazine 13 Liverpool library managers have apologised to a customer after he was told a gay magazine had been banned from his local library. -
4 August 2009Number of civil partnerships continues to fall 13 The number of civil partnerships entered into by gay and lesbian couples has continued to fall since a peak when they were legalised in 2005. -
4 August 2009Gay Sherlock Holmes ‘will turn audiences off’ 85 Plans to give legendary detective Sherlock Holmes a gay twist have been attacked by a film critic who said it could turn audiences off. -
4 August 2009Foreign Office condemns Tel Aviv gay killings 5 The British Foreign Office has condemned the killing of two gay people in a LGBT centre in Tel Aviv, Israel. -
4 August 2009Thai boxer may face ban for posing in gay magazine 13 A Thai boxer who posed on the cover of a gay magazine in his underwear is facing a year-long ban. -
4 August 2009Amsterdam mayor performs gay marriages for American-Dutch couples 1 Mayor of Amsterdam Job Cohen presided over the marriages of five American-Dutch couples at the city's Pride festival on Saturday.
Articles from August 2009
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Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister2
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons5
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’14
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties8
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage40
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’16
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over concerns of human rights convention breach11
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: ‘I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!’23
Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke: ‘I’ve tried to push myself to be gay but I’m actually bisexual’8
London beaten gay couple urge politicians to beware of legitimising anti-gay attitudes5
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins31- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 40
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill62
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet19
George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph7
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track16- David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'23
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill62
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
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