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28 October 2009Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black barred from speaking at Michigan college 11 Dustin Lance Black has been barred from appearing at a college discussion on sexuality because college officials felt he would be too divisive. -
28 October 2009Europe minister Chris Byrant mentions gay rights in death penalty speech 2 Chris Bryant, the openly gay minister for Europe, mentioned executions of gay people in Iran while arguing for the need to press other countries to abolish the death penalty. -
28 October 2009Gay men could be subject to five-year ban on blood donation 85 A public meeting yesterday discussed the possibility of a five-year deferral for gay and bisexual men donating blood, rather than a lifetime ban. -
28 October 2009Two days left to sign petition on religious civil partnerships 16 There are only two days remaining to sign a petition to call for civil partnerships to be held in religious buildings. -
28 October 2009Bisexual workers ‘excluded by lesbian and gay colleagues’ 65 Stonewall research has suggested that bisexual people face a number of challenges in being open about their sexuality at work, such as feeling excluded by gay and lesbian colleagues. -
28 October 2009Mother of Matthew Shepard welcomes US hate crimes bill 7 Judy Shepard, the mother of murdered gay teenager Matthew Shepard, has given her thanks to Congress and President Barack Obama for passing a new law to protect gays against hate crime. -
29 October 2009Former gay charity head jailed for sex attack on baby 137 The former head of a Scottish LGBT youth charity has been sentenced to serve at least 13 years in prison. -
29 October 2009Ian McKellen on being a second-class citizen 27 Gay actor Ian McKellen has spoken about the legacy of being a "second-class citizen", saying he had never dreamed of being able to marry and have children. -
29 October 2009Lesbian policewoman sues force for discrimination 4 A lesbian policewoman is suing the British Transport Police for not allowing her girlfriend to work with her. -
29 October 2009Gay Halloween party supports Elton John’s AIDS Foundation + Wilton's - the world's oldest surviving music hall - will play host to an exclusive Halloween party for gay professionals on Saturday night. -
29 October 2009Liverpool’s gay arts festival kicks off next week 4 Homotopia, Liverpool's annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans festival, begins next week. -
29 October 2009Man admits blackmailing cruisers meeting for sex 15 A Portsmouth man has admitted posing as a police officer to blackmail men meeting for gay sex. -
29 October 2009Kenya to conduct census of gays 9 Kenya is to conduct a census of gay people in an attempt to control the spread of HIV. -
29 October 2009George Michael hopes for Christmas number one 4 Gay singer George Michael will reportedly go head to head with the X Factor winner for the Christmas number one. -
29 October 2009London’s gay arts festival launched this week 11 GFest, a month-long festival celebrating LGBT arts in the capital, was officially launched at the Houses of Parliament this week. -
30 October 2009London LGBT Tourist Office welcomes 100th visitor 9 The London LGBT Tourist Information Office has welcomed it's one hundredth visitor today. -
30 October 2009Thousands expected to attend candle lit vigil in Trafalgar Square 7 Up to 10,000 people are expected to take part in a silent candle-lit vigil against Hate-Crime this evening in Trafalgar Square. -
30 October 2009Cher’s son gives television interview about sex change 4 Chaz Bono, son of international star Cher, has spoken candidly for the first time about his sex change, which he started in March this year. -
30 October 2009PE teacher resigns over gay porn photo shoot 23 A PE teacher who was suspended earlier this year over a gay porn photo shoot has resigned. Sam Handley was suspended from Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone in September when explicit photographs of him intended for a gay porn site were circulated by pupils. -
30 October 2009Glasgow council makes controversial appointment for LGBT centre 55 Gay rights groups in Glasgow have spoken out against the controversial decision to hand over the running of the Glasgow LGBT centre to one of its senior councillors.
Articles from October 2009
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’22
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights5
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality15
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’5
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets15
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill35
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions9
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets15
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill35
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'22
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73-
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples65
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
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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