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8 September 2011UK expected to lift lifetime ban on gay blood donation later today 30 The lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with men is expected to be lifted in the UK later today. -
8 September 2011Video: US Department of Interior posts ‘It Gets Better’ clip 3 The US Department of the Interior has become the latest US government department to make an 'It Gets Better' film to give support to LGBT teenagers. -
8 September 2011Man convicted of sending death threats to Stonewall head Ben Summerskill 11 A man has reportedly been given a suspended prison sentence for sending death threats to Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill. -
8 September 2011‘God Hates Fags’ church to picket Ground Zero and Nevada National Guard funerals 44 The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, that pickets military funerals with signs saying 'God Hates Fags' will picket the funerals of three Nevada National Guard soldiers as well as protesting at the site of Ground Zero on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. -
8 September 2011Scottish Catholic leader attacks gay marriage 102 The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to "rewrite nature". -
8 September 2011One-year blood donation deferral for UK gay men 64 The Department of Health has announced it will remove the lifetime blood donation ban on any man who has ever had gay sex. -
8 September 2011Maryland Governor: Gay marriage is possible but it will be a long fight 6 The governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley as well as the lieutenant governor, Anthony Brown, have warned that it will be a long fight to win full gay marriage rights with the same legal status as straight married couples but that it is achievable. -
8 September 2011Grindr founder creates mainstream meet-up service ‘Blendr’ 19 The founder of gay phone app Grindr has created a new service aimed at the mainstream. -
8 September 2011Disgraced designer John Galliano avoids jail over anti-Semitic slurs 25 Former Dior designer John Galliano has been given a suspended fine of 6,000 euros for using racist and anti-Semitic slurs. -
8 September 2011Man who falsely accused Louis Walsh of sexual assault charged + A man who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexual assault has been charged with making false claims. -
8 September 2011Teenager jailed for car-jacking at gay cruising spot 11 A 19-year-old man has been jailed for five years for car-jacking a man at a gay cruising spot. -
8 September 2011Two freed over South African lesbian’s murder + Two of the nine suspects accused of murdering a South African lesbian have been released. -
8 September 2011Poll: North Carolina residents oppose gay marriage ban 8 A small poll of voters in the US state of North Carolina says that most would vote against a proposed ban on gay marriage. -
8 September 2011Peter Tatchell: A 12-month blood donation ban is still unjustified 49 Opinion: Although the new policy is a big improvement on the existing discriminatory rules, a 12-month ban is still excessive and unjustified.
Articles from 08 September 2011
Top stories
Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members5
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians11
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members6
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians11
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members5
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members6
- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
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'94
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 slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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