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17 July 2008“40 cross-dressing tourists” arrested in Dubai 3 Police in the Gulf state of Dubai have arrested 40 men in a crackdown on transvestites. -
17 July 2008Civil Service to promote diversity in the workplace + One of the UK's largest employers has launched a new diversity strategy. -
17 July 2008New campaign encourages mums to help their kids come out + A new anti-homophobia campaign is targeting working class mothers in the belief they "act as the catalyst for change" in the family unit. -
17 July 2008Gay Iranian granted refugee status by UN + A gay Iranian asylum seeker has been granted refugee status by the UN after eighteen months of campaigning. -
17 July 2008Human Rights Watch calls on EU nations to back discrimination directive + A New York-based human rights group has called on the member states of the European Union to implement a new directive on discrimination. -
17 July 2008Plan to name AIDS bill after homophobe is “bizarre” 2 He backed the ban on HIV+ people entering the United States and slammed the government for spending money on a "disease transmitted by people deliberately engaging in unnatural acts." -
17 July 2008The ultimate gay chill out – a pink picnic in Glastonbury + A popular LGBT event in the South West will be making a welcome return this summer. -
17 July 2008Gay men at risk from Hep C + The "Hep C" virus, which is transmitted through bodily fluids and displays few symptoms, is an "increasing problem" for gay men. -
17 July 2008South Carolina gays pledge to pay for Tube adverts + The organisers of Pride in the US state of South Carolina have decided to raise money to pay for an ad campaign on the London Underground promoting the state to gay tourists. -
16 July 2008MP calls for new law to remove religious discrimination from public services 10 Public servants should not be allowed to discriminate on the grounds of their beliefs, Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott said today. -
16 July 2008Senate may vote to repeal US ban on HIV+ travellers + A former candidate for President of the United States has said he hopes he will be able to remove a ban on people who are HIV positive travelling to the country. -
16 July 2008Bourne Free to party come rain or shine + Cloudy skies did not keep supporters away from Bournemouth's fifth annual Bourne Free Pride Festival. -
16 July 2008Ambulance Trust joins Stonewall workplace scheme 1 The South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SECAmb) is the latest organisation to join forces with Stonewall to improve workplace equality. -
16 July 2008Push to increase minority representation excludes gays 3 The government is to set new targets for the appointment of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people to the boards of public bodies.
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16 July 2008AIDS conference to demand action not words over human rights + The host country of an AIDS conference has been criticised for falling short on commitments made to address HIV-related human rights abuses. -
16 July 2008The fight for EU discrimination directive has barely begun 1 The announcement last month that the European Commission is to introduce a new directive on discrimination was warmly welcomed by gay rights advocates.
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16 July 2008McCain moves to clarify hardline stance on gay adoption + John McCain has been sending contradictory messages regarding his stance on gay adoption in recent days. -
16 July 2008Massachusetts moves to allow out of state gays to get married 1 An obscure law originally passed to deny some interracial couples access to marriage will be repealed, the Massachusetts state Senate has decided. -
16 July 2008Bishops gather for conference of a lifetime + The 650 senior clergy gathered in the cathedral city of Canterbury today for the start of their once-a-decade get together must all be aware that this conference is make or break for the Anglican communion. -
16 July 2008Islington to appeal against civil partnership ruling 13 The London Borough of Islington has decided it will appeal against an employment tribunal ruling involving civil partnerships.
