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24 April 2009
Maine hears arguments on gay marriage 2 Maine is the latest New England state to take up the issue of same-sex marriage. Approximately 4,000 people packed into the Augusta Civic Centre after the public were invited to a hearing to discuss the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
23 April 2009
Same-sex couples urged to hold hands in public 18 A new campaign aims to encourage same-sex couples to publicly and unashamedly hold hands. A Day in Hand is asking people to upload photos.
23 April 2009
New rules will widen access to gender reassignment in Wales 3 The Health Commission Wales (HCW) will allow transgender patients in Wales to access funding for gender reassignment therapy, it has been announced.
23 April 2009
Rightwing Polish politician angry at elephant’s gay tendencies 30 A member of Poland's Law and Justice party has criticised a zoo for acquiring an elephant that might be gay.
23 April 2009
Gays urged to vote in European Parliament elections 2 The European Parliament elections are taking place between 4th and 7th June and gay rights group ILGA-Europe has recently launched a campaign encouraging people to take part.
23 April 2009
THT marks 25th anniversary of blood test with HIV warning 6 25 years ago today, on 23rd April 1984, the US Health Secretary, Margaret Heckler, announced the ground breaking discovery that HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
22 April 2009
Mum fined for homophobic abuse of her son 23 Celia Duncan, 42 from Aberdeen has been fined £250 for shouting homophobic abuse at her 16 year old son, Stuart O'Neill.
22 April 2009
New York State passes trangendered protection law 3 The New York State Assembly passed the Gender Expression Non-discrimination Act yesterday. This bill prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and expression in employment, housing, public accommodations, access to credit, and other key areas. It also adds gender identity and expression as protected categories in the state's human rights law.
22 April 2009
Conservatives still fuming as Iowa heads towards its first gay marriages 2 Iowa became the first Midwestern state to allow gay marriage on April 3 but conservatives are still expressing disdain over the decision. Iowa will see a formalisation of this issue on 27 April and from then on, same-sex couples can begin to seek marriage licenses.
22 April 2009
Britney comes out for gay marriage following Miss California row 22 After Miss California, Carrie Prejean expressed her disapproval of same-sex unions, a worldwide debate has ensued. A-list celebrities, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus have jumped on the bandwagon, throwing their support behind same-sex marriage.
21 April 2009
Inquest opens into lesbian prison suicide 8 The inquest into the death of a woman who was found hanging in her cell has heard that her lesbian lover had been unfaithful. Lisa Doe, 25, was found hanging in her cell on September 11, 2007.
21 April 2009
Man jailed for seven weeks for verbally abusing local councillor’s partner 6 A man who taunted the partner of a local councillor with homophobic abuse has been jailed for seven weeks. Christoper Small, 30 of Dent Street, Hartlepool, was jailed after pleading guilty to two counts of using threatening and abusive words.
21 April 2009
Majority of New Yorkers back same-sex marriage 3 A telephone poll of 682 New York State voters has suggested that a majority back Governor David Paterson's proposal enabling same-sex marriage.
21 April 2009
Miss California defends gay marriage comments 39 Miss California Carrie Prejan believes that it was her candid opinions on same-sex marriage that lost her the title of Miss USA as she was named runner-up with Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton winning the title.

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