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26 January 2009Tories defend religious opt-out from homophobic incitement law 29 The Shadow Justice Secretary, Dominic Grieve has expressed support for an amendment that could weaken laws protecting lesbian, gay and bisexual people. -
27 January 2009Civil partnerships bill listed in Irish parliament’s spring session 5 The Irish government has listed a Civil Partnership Bill among legislation for the spring session of Parliament. -
27 January 2009Lihtuanian MPs consider law against “promotion” of homosexuality to children 15 An EU member state is considering new laws targeting "agitation for homosexual relations" to children. -
27 January 2009US State Department gays ask for equal treatment for same-sex partners 1 More than 2,000 employees of the US federal government who work overseas have written to the new Secretary of State asking for equal treatment for same-sex partners. -
27 January 2009Hawaii politicians back civil unions legislation 2 A new law that would allow gay and lesbian couples in Hawaii to form a civil union has the backing of a majority of state House members. -
27 January 2009Interview: Gay director’s debut feature blurs reality and fiction + Film director Patrick McGuinn's feature debut features an all-gay cast and has been hailed as "a brilliant debut." -
27 January 2009Skins and Torchwood nominated for GLAAD media awards 1 Two British TV programmes have been nominated for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards. -
27 January 2009Icelandic politician may become world’s first lesbian Prime Minister 26 The President of Iceland has asked Social Democratic party leader Ingibjorg Gisladottir to try to form an interim administration. -
27 January 2009THT makes recommendations to police about HIV transmission cases + A leading sexual health charity has said that the application of the criminal law in HIV transmission cases is poorly understood by some police officers. -
27 January 2009Elton John accused of snubbing Argentina’s President 5 Singer Sir Elton John has left Argentina without meeting the President after she postponed a scheduled encounter after his concert in Buenos Aires. -
28 January 2009US Christian school wins right to expel lesbian pupils 13 A Christian high school in California can expel or exclude students based on their sexual orientation, an appeals court has ruled. -
28 January 2009Man pleads guilty to murder of gay teen Michael Causer 2 A 19-year-old who previously denied the murder of a gay teenager in Liverpool last summer has appeared in court to plead guilty. -
28 January 2009Scottish Catholics claim gay relationships cause premature death 57 The Roman Catholic church in Scotland has launched another attack on gay and lesbian people, claiming their relationships reduce life expectancy and are inherently unstable. -
28 January 2009Amnesty calls on Nigeria to reject proposed homophobic law 2 Legislation that would punish Nigerian gay and lesbian couples for living together has been condemned by Amnesty International. -
28 January 2009UN marks Holocaust Memorial Day with plea for gay acceptance 3 The President of the United Nations General Assembly has said that all people share a capacity for cruelty to each other. -
28 January 2009People who reject Church teaching on homosexuality should leave says bishop 31 A Roman Catholic leader in Malta has said that church members who do not accept "Christ's teachings" should leave altogether. -
29 January 2009Haggard’s wife reveals she knew he was attracted to men 10 The wife of a disgraced evangelical preacher has said she thought his homosexual feelings would ruin him. -
29 January 2009Heroin addict complains that gays adopted her children 39 A woman who became addicted to heroin and had her two children taken from her by social services has shared her views on gay adoption. -
29 January 2009Colombian court confirms equal rights for same-sex couples + Gay and lesbian couples in Colombia are entitled to the same rights as straight couples in common-law marriages, the country's Constitutional Court ruled yesterday. -
29 January 2009Stonewall “deeply concerned” by homophobic reporting of adoption story 17 Britain's leading gay equality organisation has said that the coverage of a gay adoption story "goes into new areas of nastiness."
Articles from 2009
Top stories
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state9
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur+
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law3
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill6
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’15
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally3
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’28
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets25
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss11
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'28
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
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
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
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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