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10 August 2009Israeli president speaks at Tel Aviv gay rally + The Israeli president, Shimon Peres, has addressed tens of thousands of people at a gay solidarity rally in Tel Aviv. -
10 August 2009Library asked to stock ‘ex-gay’ literature 26 A Wisconsin library which was attacked earlier this year for stocking a book about a gay teenager, has now come under fire from an ex-gay group which says it is "discriminatory" for not having books by ex-gay authors. -
10 August 2009Comment: Will Cameron back MEP who thinks marriage is not ‘relevant or appropriate’ for gay people? 18 Roger Helmer also said homophobia was a "merely a propaganda device" designed to stigamatise conventional opinions. -
10 August 2009Sir Ian McKellen signs ‘no hate’ pledge 5 Sir Ian McKellen, the openly gay veteran actor, has added his name to a list of people and organisations condemning all forms of hate crime in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. -
10 August 2009Daniel Radcliffe supports LGBT youth helpline 6 Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has given a major donation to a US anti-suicide helpline for LGBT teenagers. -
10 August 2009Comment: UNISON on the merits of the new Equality Bill 3 The government’s Equality Bill has received a fair bit of criticism in the pink press recently. -
10 August 2009Feature: Pride in Reykjavik, 64° north 8 Adam Smith reviews pride in Reykjavik held last weekend where almost half of the city turns out to celebrate LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) rights 64° north. -
11 August 2009’50-50 chance’ of Zimbabwe constitution protecting gays 2 Gay rights campaigners in Zimbabwe believe they have a 50-50 chance of having gay, lesbian and bisexual people protected under the country's new constitution. -
11 August 2009Tory MEP answers back over homophobia comments 194 The Conservative MEP who said that homophobia is "merely a propaganda device" has been forced to defend his comments. -
11 August 2009Canadian coffee shop backs down over anti-gay marriage support 6 A Canadian coffee shop chain has been forced to pull out of a sponsorship deal with an anti-gay marriage organisation. -
11 August 2009Jordan ‘ruins’ civil partnership with foul-mouthed rant 20 Jordan reportedly ruined the civil partnership of two gay friends by launching into an abusive drunken tirade at guests. -
11 August 2009Fired gay anchorman ‘told not to marry or have kids’ 5 A TV news reporter in Florida who claimed he was removed as the presenter of a high-profile show because he is gay has said he was told not to get married or have children. -
11 August 2009Israeli military’s chief rabbi complains over magazine feature on gay soldiers 10 The chief rabbi of the Israeli Defence Forces has complained over an army magazine which featured gay soldiers. -
11 August 2009MPs criticise Cayman Islands’ draft constitution for omitting gay rights + A draft constitution for the Cayman Islands has been criticised by MPs for deliberately excluding gay rights. -
11 August 2009Terrence Higgins Trust runs drugs workshops for gay men 2 Sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is running a series of workshops for gay men in London who are concerned about their drug or alcohol use. -
11 August 2009US trans prisoner barred from hair removal therapy 15 A trans prisoner has been denied further hair removal therapy after a judge said she would not suffer "serious harm" without it. -
11 August 2009Queen Latifah fuels lesbian rumours 9 Actress, singer and rapper Queen Latifah was spotted in a New York lesbian bar last week. -
11 August 2009Stephen Fry alights Twitter with photograph of his “big cock” 17 Gay actor and author Stephen Fry has been amusing the social networking website Twitter with jokes about his genitles. -
12 August 2009Brighton cruising spot sees rise in homophobic attacks 14 Police say there has been a rise in homophobic attacks at a popular Brighton cruising spot. -
12 August 2009US columnist suggests using attack dogs to stop gay cruising 22 A newspaper columnist in Georgia has suggested using attack dogs to prevent men meeting for sex in public spaces.
Articles from August 2009
Top stories
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime+
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final7- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur3
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law8
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’23
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final7
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime0
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions19
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets29- US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
- Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would 'introduce confusion'23
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55-
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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