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22 December 2009US law firm faces £31m sexual harassment lawsuit 2 A former associate at a major US law firm is filing a $50m (£31m) sexual harassment lawsuit against her former employers. -
22 December 2009Ugandan President threatens to reject homophobic bill 28 The President of Uganda has threatened to veto the a controversial new bill that could see homosexuals sentenced to the death penalty or lifetime imprisonment. -
22 December 2009INTERVIEW: Why we need a London AIDS Memorial 35 PinkNews.co.uk speaks to London scene legend Gary Henshaw about why he is pushing for permanent London AIDS memorial in the capital. -
23 December 2009Rugby star Gareth Thomas’ relief at coming out 5 Gareth Thomas, the former Wales Rugby captain, has spoken of his relief at being able to come out. -
23 December 2009Women hurt in homophobic attack in Plymouth 6 Two young women were injured in Plymouth when they were attacked outside a bar. -
23 December 2009Boy George barred from appearing on Big Brother 16 Singer Boy George will not be appearing on Celebrity Big Brother after a High Court judge dismissed his appeal. -
23 December 2009PR advisor Max Clifford repeats warnings over ‘vicious’ homophobic football fans 24 PR guru Max Clifford has reiterated his advice to gay footballers to stay in the closet, saying the sport is "steeped in homophobia". -
23 December 2009Club drug ban comes into force today 10 From today, 'legal highs' such as GBL, BZP and Spice will become Class C drugs. -
23 December 2009Katy Perry in trouble over ‘transphobic’ tweet 19 Katy Perry has been accused of transphobia after using Twitter to mock a photo of trans man. -
23 December 2009Head of Russian Orthodox Church condemns discrimination against gays 28 The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has said that although homosexuality is still a sin, gay people must not be discriminated against. -
23 December 2009Lithuanian parliament revises ‘gay ban’ law 10 Lithuania has revised a controversial law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality. -
24 December 2009God Hates Fags church hates Lady Gaga 37 Westboro Baptist Church has announced it will picket a January gig by gay-friendly singer Lady Gaga. -
24 December 2009Ethics minister says Uganda’s death penalty for gays will be ditched 49 The Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity has suggested that the country will ditch its plans to execute gays in favour of life imprisonment. -
24 December 2009Archbishop of York speaks out on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill 28 Archbishop of York John Sentamu, who was born in Uganda, has condemned the country's plans to introduce the death penalty of life imprisonment for gays. -
24 December 2009Gay basketball hero says clubs, not fans, are to blame for homophobia in sport 7 Former NBA star John Amaechi has said it is coaches, executives and club owners who are to blame for homophobia in football. -
24 December 2009Gay Boyzone star Stephen Gately died from a heart condition 11 Stephen Gately, the gay Boyzone singer who died on holiday in October, was killed by an undiagnosed heart condition, a forensic report has said. -
24 December 2009Georgian gay rights group raided by police 3 The Inclusive Foundation, a gay rights group based in the eastern European country of Georgia, was raided by police earlier this month and its leader arrested. -
24 December 2009Former Mr Gay UK arrested for alleged ‘serious sex offence’ + Police officer Mark Carter, the 2006 Mr Gay UK winner, has been arrested on suspicion of a sex attack. -
24 December 2009Eminem drops anti-gay lyrics for UK gig 18 Eminem has reportedly agreed not to perform any anti-gay songs in order to appear at the Wireless Festival next summer. -
24 December 2009Father accused of forcing ‘gay’ son to have sex with a prostitute + A father is standing trial in Queensland, Australia, for allegedly forcing his 14-year-old son to sleep with a prostitute because he thought the boy was gay.
Articles from December 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
- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime0
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- 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
- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final15
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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