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4 August 2009Catholic states ‘more likely to support gay rights’ 7 US states with the highest proportion of Catholics are more likely to support gay rights, research has claimed. -
4 August 2009London Pride Run to be held in two weeks 2 Former mayoral candidate Brian Paddick is to fire the starter gun at this year's London Pride Run. -
4 August 2009Trans mayor censured by city council for short skirt 12 Stu Rasmussen, the trans mayor of Silverton, Oregon, has been censured by the city's council for wearing "inappropriate clothing". -
4 August 2009Tel Aviv gay shooting: Israeli minister forms emergency committee 5 Issac Herzog, the Israeli minister for welfare and social services, said yesterday he would form an emergency committee to meet the needs of LGBT people following a shooting at a gay centre. -
4 August 2009Couple complain of homophobia in Tesco 45 A lesbian couple from Milton Keynes say they have experienced staff homophobia several times at their local Tesco supermarket. -
4 August 2009Police hold meeting to deal with East End gay attacks 23 Police are holding a public meeting to encourage people to report homophobic attacks in the East End of London. -
5 August 2009Campaign for government apology to gay mathematician Alan Turing 20 A British programmer is petitioning the government to apologise to gay mathematician Alan Turing for his prosecution for homosexuality. -
5 August 2009Church of England groups push for gay ordinations 10 A number of progessive groups in the Church of England are pushing for gay ordinations of bishops and same-sex blessings. -
5 August 2009Stonewall publishes advice for lesbians on getting pregnant 2 Stonewall, the gay and lesbian rights group, has published a guide for lesbians on how to get pregnant in the wake of the new laws protecting the rights of lesbian couples seeking fertility treatment. -
5 August 2009US military investigating Iraqi gay executions claim + The US military is investigating claims that US soldiers committed atrocities against gay Iraqi civilians. -
5 August 2009Bollywood show enters fight for Indian gay rights 1 An Indian television show is to screen an episode on gay rights. -
5 August 2009Laramie Project: Ten Years Later to be shown across US 3 Around 100 theatres in America are expected to show a follow-up reading of the Laramie Project, a film about murdered gay teenager Matthew Shepard. -
5 August 2009EXCLUSIVE – PR guru Max Clifford: ‘If a gay footballer comes out, his career is over’ 28 Celebrity publicist Max Clifford has said that gay footballers who come out of the closet could find their careers in tatters due to homophobic attitudes. -
5 August 200960 greatest gay bars announced 14 Gay website Out.com has published a list of the 60 greatest gay bars in the world, which includes three British venues. -
5 August 2009Gay man beaten after leaving Torquay nightclub 3 A gay man was robbed and beaten while leaving a gay club in Torquay in the early hours of Saturday morning. -
5 August 2009Gay couples in Wisconsin sign up for domestic partnerships 7 Gay couples across the US state of Wisconsin have begun registering for domestic partnerships since new laws came into force on Monday. -
6 August 2009Survey finds almost half of Israelis think gays are deviants 16 Days after a gunman killed two in a Tel Aviv gay youth centre, a poll has suggested that nearly half of Israelis think gays are deviants. -
6 August 2009Gay Indian prince: ‘Yoga didn’t turn me straight’ 17 A gay Indian prince has criticised claims made by a yoga guru that yoga can 'cure' homosexuality. -
6 August 2009Report: Ex-gay therapy does not work 17 The American Psychological Association (APA) released a report yesterday firmly stating that homosexuality cannot be changed. -
6 August 2009Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin ‘a gay icon’ 15 Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has been hailed as a gay icon following photographs of him riding bare-chested through a Siberian wilderness.
Articles from August 2009
Top stories
Live blog: MPs debate and vote on same-sex marriage in England and Wales+
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet9
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track13- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review10
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review5
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’64
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships11
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault125- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 64
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track13
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet9
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review10
- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13
- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault125
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
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'67-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'64
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
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Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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