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25 August 2009Thousands sign Downing St petition demanding apology for Alan Turing 9 More than 4,800 people have signed a petition calling on the government to apologise for the way in which computing genius and gay man Alan Turing was treated during his lifetime. -
25 August 2009Gay legal group calls for an end to America’s HIV travel ban 5 Lambda Legal, a group that pursues litigation in support of LGBT rights, has called on the US government to end a ban on living with HIV from travelling to or taking residence in the country. -
25 August 2009Harvey Milk to be inducted into California Hall of Fame 4 Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have chosen gay icon Harvey Milk as one of 13 inductees into the state's Hall of Fame. -
26 August 2009Lutheran decision on gay clergy welcomed by LGBT group 4 America's largest LGBT rights organisation has welcomed the decision by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) to lift its ban on noncelibate lesbian and gay pastors. -
26 August 2009America mourns the death of Senator Ted Kennedy 11 Veteran United States Senator and gay rights advocate Ted Kennedy has died. -
26 August 2009Gay basketball star slams Chris Grayling for comparing Manchester to The Wire 12 British basketball star John Amaechi has demanded an apology from Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling after he claimed parts of the UK are as violent as US hit TV show The Wire. -
26 August 2009VIDEO: Athlete at centre of gender row given hero’s welcome in South Africa 3 More than 3,000 people were at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg yesterday to welcome home athlete Caster Semenya. -
26 August 2009Christians begin drive to “reclaim” Iowa from gay marriage 7 A group that opposes marriage rights for gay people has said its intervention in a state election in Iowa is just the start of their campaign. -
26 August 2009Downing St responds to petition against deportation of gays 10 A petition on the Downing St website calling on the Prime Minister to stop deporting gays and lesbians to countries where they may be imprisoned because of their sexuality has prompted a response from the government. -
26 August 2009Competition for top level domain from .gay ‘alliance’ 6 A group bidding for the top level domain .gay (DOTgay) claims that if successful it will pay the majority of profits to the LGBT community around the world and in the US. -
26 August 2009Italy’s football coach rejects hypothetical gay couple 9 The coach of the Italian national football team has said that in "the current climate" it would be impossible for two of his players to be in a gay relationship. -
26 August 2009Gays pay tribute to “our protector, our leader, our friend” Ted Kennedy 13 America's leading LGBT rights organisation has paid tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy, who has died aged 77. -
26 August 2009Gay kiss for Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick 7 The upcoming series of teen drama Gossip Girl will see one of the male leads lock lips in a gay kiss. -
26 August 2009Report: HIV having little impact on gay men’s ability to work 8 A survey of 1,800 gay men living with HIV has explored their working experiences. -
27 August 2009Russian lesbian couple go to court over right to marry 1 A lesbian couple in Russia have accused the authorities of using "any excuse" to obstruct their legal case for gay marriage. -
27 August 2009THT wins £432,000 lottery grant for teen sexual health counselling 19 Terrence Higgins Trust has been awarded £432,000 by the Big Lottery Fund’s Young People’s Fund to offer sexual health counselling to 10 – 18 year olds in London. -
27 August 2009VIDEO: WWF boss criticised for using “gay” as an insult 6 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has criticised the Chairman of the Board of World Wrestling Entertainment for using the word 'gay' as an insult during a broadcast. -
27 August 2009Italian gays condemn football manager and call for hate crimes legislation 3 A leading gay rights group in Italy has condemned comments by the country's football coach about homosexual players. -
27 August 2009Indian cabinet could report next week on legalisation of gay sex 1 The Indian government could give its official response to a court ruling that decriminalised homosexual acts as early as next week. -
27 August 2009Lib Dem MP accuses Tories and local paper of twisting the facts over gay group grant 20 A Liberal Democrat MP has accused both the Tories on Bristol council and one of the city's newspapers of misrepresenting a National Lottery grant to a gay group.
Articles from August 2009
Top stories
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’+
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill4
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’4
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many4
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill31
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come11
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister14
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins44- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 31
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 79
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault135
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 22
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'54
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault135
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 marriage79
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 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-
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'54
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