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6 June 2011BFI has footage of first known male-to-male television kiss – featuring Sean Connery 33 TV researchers at the British Film Institute (BFI) have revealed they have footage of what is believed to be the first male-to-male kiss on UK television featuring Sean Connery. -
6 June 2011Israeli Knesset Speaker angers orthodox Jews over involvement in Gay Pride Month 61 Reuven Rivlin the Speaker (presiding officer) of the Knesset - the Israeli parliament - has angered conservative Jewish Knesset Members (MKs) over his plans to meet with leaders of the gay community in Israel in honor of Gay Pride Month. -
7 June 2011Amnesty fights for Cameroonian man jailed for three years on charges of being gay 35 Thousands of Amnesty International supporters are appealing to the authorities in Cameroon for the immediate release of a man jailed for charges of "homosexuality and attempted homosexuality". -
7 June 2011Policeman and former Mr Gay UK denies sex offence charges as trial continues + A police constable who won the Mr Gay UK title in 2006 was in court yesterday accused of raping a man in a Leeds hotel. -
7 June 2011US high school survey findings conclude that LGBT teens are exceptionally prone to ‘risky behaviour’ 24 A report released in the US yesterday found that LGBT teens are more likely to engage in "risky behaviour" including smoking, drinking alcohol and carrying guns, than their heterosexual counterparts. -
7 June 2011Natalie Portman joins gay marriage equality campaign 7 Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, have joined Freedom to Marry’s "I Do" campaign, which was launched in March and urges President Barack Obama to support full gay marriage equality. -
7 June 2011Unitarian minister in Kentucky refuses to sign marriage licences until gay couples are given marriage equality 64 A Unitarian minister in Kentucky has pledged that she will not sign any more marriage licences until the state makes same-sex marriages legal. -
7 June 2011Pope preaches against ‘secularisation’ and gay marriage to Croatian Roman Catholics 158 Pope Benedict warned Roman Catholics in Croatia on Sunday of the "disintegrating" traditional family in Europe and blaming "secularisation", among other issues. -
7 June 2011Trans prisoner files lawsuit after botched self-castration attempt 21 A trans inmate in a Virginia prison has filed a federal lawsuit months after a botched attempt at self-castration, claiming the state failed her because of its refusal to provide a sex-change operation. -
7 June 2011‘Gay girl in Damascus’ blogger feared kidnapped 12 Relatives of Amina Abdallah, author of the "Gay Girl in Damascus" blog, say she has been abducted. -
7 June 2011Gay rugby team King’s Cross Steelers win 2011 Union cup 17 Gay rugby club Kings Cross Steelers RFC, have retained the title of European champions for the third time after winning the 2011 Union Cup. -
8 June 2011Republican congresswoman Vicky Hartzler compares gay marriage to incest and paedophilia 194 A secret recording has emerged on YouTube in which Missouri congresswoman Vicky Hartzler is seen comparing gay marriage to incest, paedophilia and allowing three-year-olds to drive. -
8 June 2011Protestant pastor vows to fight against gay sauna in Londonderry 82 A Protestant fundamentalist pastor has said that he will take his protest against a gay sauna onto the streets of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, after it was given full planning permission this week. -
8 June 2011Three out of four Australians believe gay marriage will soon be a reality 18 Three out of four Australians believe same-sex marriage will be made legal in their country, a poll showed Wednesday, prompting gay activists to renew their fight to be able to marry. -
8 June 2011London hospitals to offer routine HIV tests to A&E patients 40 Two hospitals in London are to offer routine HIV tests to Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients, making them the first in the UK to do so and aiming to save lives by reducing the number of cases of undiagnosed HIV. -
8 June 2011CNN documentary reveals tragic consequences of ‘experimental therapy’ designed to make young boys ‘more masculine’ 98 CNN are to screen a three-part documentary about a form of 'experimental therapy' designed to make 'feminine' boys more masculine. -
8 June 2011Tensions rise again over the Kirk’s position on gay ministers 19 Tensions are brewing once again at the Presbyterian General Assembly over the Church of Scotland's stance on accepting gay ministers. -
8 June 2011New Elton John documentary to be screened by HBO in January 11 A documentary following the life and career of Sir Elton John will be screened on HBO in January 2012. -
9 June 2011Father of ‘gay rumours’ suicide boy to speak at anti-bullying conference 48 The father of a 15-year-old boy who jumped to his death is to speak at a conference on homophobic bullying. -
9 June 2011Scottish church may break away over gay ministers 50 A church in Aberdeen is expected to break away from the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay ministers.
Articles from June 2011
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Medical study: Trans hormone treatment is safe and effective+
Tanzania: Police accused by Human Rights Watch of sexually assaulting LGBT citizens+
The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage30
US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage1- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill17
Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law9
Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill10
Travel: Is Las Vegas a ‘Fabulous’ gay holiday destination?5
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion22
US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
- The state of play on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords committee stage30
South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam 15- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill 17
- Travel: Is Las Vegas a 'Fabulous' gay holiday destination?5
- Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion22
Liberace's ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson18
Gay dating website for 'homosensible' Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican20- Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under 'foreign agent' law9
- US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage3
- US: Florida LGBT groups launch effort to repeal state ban on equal marriage1
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage88
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual85
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?85
Barry Cryer brands ITV's Vicious 'homophobic' television85
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment72
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage67
Labour MSP Elaine Smith: 'I'm against equal marriage but don't call me homophobic'65
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill62
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