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18 August 2009Lesbian author Jeanette Winterson pens new children’s show for BBC + Jeanette Winterson, the openly lesbian author, has written a one-off children's programme for BBC1. -
18 August 2009Alaskan mayor vetoes gay discrimination protections 19 The mayor of Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, has vetoed a measure giving discrimination protections for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and trans people. -
18 August 2009Gay networking event designed for twenty-something men + A new gay networking club in London has been designed specially for men in their twenties. -
18 August 2009Supermarkets censor Lesbian Vampire Killers DVD 8 A number of supermarkets are censoring the DVD cover of Lesbian Vampire Killers, the comedy by Gavin & Stacey's Matthew Horne and James Corden. -
18 August 2009Man sentenced to 25 years in jail for killing trans woman 4 A man who shot dead a trans woman has been sentenced to the maximum term of 25 years in jail. -
18 August 2009Richard O’Brien: ‘Society should not dictate gender’ 12 The writer and star or the Rocky Horror Show, Richard O'Brien, has discussed coming to terms with his gender identity. -
18 August 2009Survey finds half of US football players have a gay teammate 8 A survey of US football players has found that half of them know at least one gay teammate. -
19 August 2009Richard Dawkins joins calls for apology for gay mathematician Alan Turing 35 Professor Richard Dawkins has joined the calls for the government to apologise to Alan Turing who committed suicide after being jailed for homosexuality. -
19 August 2009UPDATED: Reality TV star claims he was jailed because he is gay 8 The first winner of US reality TV show Survivor has claimed he was only jailed for tax evasion because he is gay. -
19 August 2009Music teacher pleads guilty to lesbian affair with pupil, 15 8 A lesbian music teacher at a private London school has pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual activity with a child. -
19 August 2009Homeless LGBT youth centre named after Golden Girls star 4 A centre for homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans young people is to be named after Golden Girls star Bea Arthur. -
19 August 2009Photography lecturer to be disciplined for showing students trans artist’s work 12 A photography lecturer at East Surrey College in Redhill is facing disciplinary action for showing students the work of an trans artist. -
19 August 2009Government consultant jailed for attempted male rape 6 A Labour consultant has been jailed for 30 months for the attempted rape of a man he met at a party. -
19 August 2009Gay men warned ‘don’t guess your partner’s HIV status’ 12 Gay men's health charity GMFA has launched a campaign to warn gay men they cannot guess whether their partner will be HIV-positive. -
19 August 2009Texas police to revise policies after gay bar raid 1 The chief of Fort Worth Police has said he is revising the force's policies after a controversial raid on a gay bar. -
19 August 2009Charities launch LGBT youth domestic violence survey + Two charities are working to find out more about young gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people's experiences of domestic violence. -
19 August 2009MP Mark Oaten ‘had a relationship with an older man at the age of nine’ 18 Mark Oaten, the Liberal Democrat MP who was exposed for using male prostitutes, has claimed he had a sexual relationship with an older man at the age of nine or ten. -
19 August 2009Gender tests on South African gold medallist sprinter Caster Semenya 20 South African sprinter Caster Semenya might have won the 800m in 1min 55.45sec but all eyes are now on whether she is indeed a woman. -
20 August 2009California judge sets January court date for Prop 8 trial + A California judge has set a date in January 2010 for a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on gay marriage. -
20 August 2009Jerusalem gay community centre hires armed guard + Following a fatal shooting at a Tel Aviv gay youth venue several weeks ago, Jerusalem's only gay community centre has now employed an armed security guard.
Articles from August 2009
Top stories
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas8
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy1
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list1
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits8
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list27
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’7
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list5
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches42- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list27
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 13
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 5
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list5
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53-
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
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