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20 November 2009Transgender Day of Remembrance 10 Today is the 11th International Transgender Day of Remembrance. -
20 November 2009Suspect in Puerto Rico teen’s murder ‘may use gay panic defence’ 41 The man arrested in connection with the murder of gay Puerto Rico teenage Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado will reportedly use the 'gay panic' defence. -
20 November 2009Family appeals to gay community to find missing son 21 The father of a 16-year-old boy who went missing two years ago has appealed to the gay community to help find him. -
20 November 2009Trans woman in Italian political scandal found dead 3 A Brazillian trans woman at the centre of a scandal involving an Italian politician has been found dead in a burnt-out basement. -
20 November 2009Gay rights advocate Cathy Ashton is new EU foreign affairs chief 28 Baroness Cathy Ashton, who won Stonewall's Politician of the Year award in 2006, has been named as the new European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs. -
20 November 2009Elton John’s UK gigs won’t be rescheduled + Elton John has offered his fans refunds after it was announced that a string of cancelled UK tour dates will not be rescheduled. -
20 November 2009New York court grants married gay couples some government benefits 3 Gay couples who married in states where gay marriage is legal should be able to claim some government benefits, a New York court ruled yesterday. -
20 November 2009Gay Glasgow council leader Steven Purcell is Councillor of the Year 11 Steven Purcell, the leader of Glasgow city council, has been named the Herald's Councillor of the Year. -
20 November 2009UNISON calls for better reporting on homophobic hate crime 7 Workers' union UNISON is holding its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) conference today and tomorrow. -
20 November 2009Gordon Brown and equalities minister Maria Eagle mark Transgender Day of Remembrance 12 Prime minister Gordon Brown has made a statement describing violence and harassment against trans people as "utterly unacceptable". -
22 November 2009Exemptions allowing churches to refuse to employ gays to be scrapped following pressure from EU 60 The European Commission is putting pressure on the British government to drop the exemptions from equality legislation by religious organisations who currently have the right to refuse to employ LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) staff. -
23 November 2009Liverpool teenager hurt in homophobic attack 24 A gay 19-year-old student was beaten by eight boys last week in Liverpool's city centre for being "flamboyantly dressed". -
23 November 2009Church leaders in Liverpool release ‘groundbreaking’ condemnation of homophobia 48 Leaders of the six main Christian churches in Liverpool have released a joint statement condemning homophobia in the city. -
23 November 2009Mother fights for NHS treatment of trans daughter 6 The mother of a 14-year-old trans girl is fighting to get her hormone treatment on the NHS. -
23 November 2009Straight couple to apply for civil partnership tomorrow 26 A straight couple who believe the ban on marriage for gay people is discriminatory will attempt to register their intention to have a civil partnership tomorrow. -
23 November 2009Dannii Minogue cleared over ‘homophobic’ X Factor joke 12 Dannii Minogue has been cleared of making a 'homophobic' jibe about an X Factor contestant's sexuality by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. -
23 November 2009Thousands attend vigils for gay Puerto Rico teen 1 Thousands of people attended a vigil in New York last night for Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, the gay Puerto Rico teenager who was murdered earlier this month.
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23 November 2009MPs asked to support gay men’s HIV campaign 5 The National AIDS Trust is asking members of parliament to sign an Early Day Motion to show their support for helping protect young gay men from HIV. -
23 November 2009Australian prime minister challenged on gay marriage by party 3 Kevin Rudd, the prime minister of Australia, has been challenged by his party to pass legislation allowing gay marriage. -
23 November 2009Uganda’s president claims that gays are ‘recruiting’ 24 The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has warned that European gays are "recruiting" Ugandan citizens.
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Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights9
Lesbian drama tipped for top prize at Cannes film festival1
Blackburn Rovers footballer charged with making a homophobic gesture at Brighton fans+
French anti-equal marriage leader pulls out of rally for fear of violence5
UK: Police criticised after gay killer escapes from prison and ends up in gay bar+
Brighton: Footballers cleared of sexual assault as woman lied about being drugged at gay pride+
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive ‘fag’ birthday card62
US Pastor: Why I support Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay+
Petition urges Google search engine results to stop automatically linking ‘gayest’ with ‘worst’2
Nick Clegg and Francis Maude agree to fly rainbow flag from Cabinet Office for Pride week6
- UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card62
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians45
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members20
Video: Book published to teach children to pray to Jesus for gay people to turn straight32
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship23
Australia: Man who stalked footballer and talked of 'gay orgy' jailed 1
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle defends voting against equal marriage 37
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay7
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members13
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur65
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people63
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card62
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