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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. -
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. -
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gays to get married 1 An obscure law originally passed to deny some interracial couples access to marriage will be repealed, the Massachusetts state Senate has decided.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. -
16 July 2008Lesbian Dame honoured at Manchester Pride’s classical music events + Suffragette activist and "establishment lesbian" Dame Ethel Smyth is to be honoured as part of Manchester Pride's first classical music series. -
15 July 2008Gay man wins £37,000 discrimination case against church 4 A 25-year-old gay man who was constantly teased and humiliated by his boss at a Christian retreat has won an employment tribunal against the Presbyterian Church of Wales. -
15 July 2008Tom Cruise adverts appear on gay blog + File this one under oops… maybe. -
15 July 2008Woman’s claim on estate of mother’s lesbian partner rejected + The ex-wife of director Ken Russell has lost her High Court battle over the £2.3m estate of her mother’s lesbian lover. -
15 July 2008Homophobic bishop tries to influence Glasgow by-election 9 A leading Roman Catholic leader in Scotland has attacked the Labour party over its support for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. -
15 July 2008Insurance website claims gay men die younger than straights 1 A leading insurance comparison website has caused a storm of debate by claiming gay men have a life expectancy 20 years shorter than heterosexual men. -
15 July 2008AIDS charity wants schools to teach gay sex education 1 The National AIDS Trust wants sex and relationships education in schools to deal with same sex relationships. -
15 July 2008Campaigning clergyman’s new life as a holiday host + He may be best-known as a leading voice in the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, but Reverend Richard Kirker will soon be swapping the good fight for the good life. -
15 July 2008UN under fire over treatment of gay asylum seekers + Two gay Iranian asylum seekers are being ignored by UN refugee authorities in Turkey because of their sexuality, claims the Iranian Queer Organisation.
