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16 May 2008California must guarantee “basic civil right” of marriage 7 Marriage equality activists across America have been celebrating yesterday's landmark decision by the California Supreme Court that the state can no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage. -
16 May 2008National AIDS Trust call on goverment to stop HIV discrimination 2 This weekend The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is will be calling on the Government to change the law so that it properly protects people living with HIV from hate crime. The campaign will coincide with The International Day Against Homophobia which will take place this Saturday. -
15 May 2008Police pay damages after anti-gay Muslims documentary row + Channel 4 and independent film maker Hard Cash accepted damages and an apology at the High Court following a row over a documentary broadcast last January exposing homophobic preaching in UK mosques. -
15 May 2008California Supreme Court backs marriage equality 1 The highest court in California has ruled in favour of equality for same-sex couples' access to civil marriage in the American state. -
15 May 2008COMMENT: Governments must take all measures necessary to protect LGBT citizens + A number of people around the world – including in Europe – continue to be stigmatised because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. -
15 May 2008New report claims 86 countries criminalise same-sex acts 2 The International Lesbian and Gay Association’s 2008 report on state-sponsored homophobia says that being lesbian or gay is risking jail time in 86 countries and death penalty in seven. -
15 May 2008Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage in California + The California Supreme Court will decide today if barring same-sex couples from marriage violates the state’s constitution. -
14 May 2008Kent Police urge use of hate crime hotline + A 24-hour homophobic and transphobic telephone hotline run by Kent Police aims to ensure that all hate crimes in the county are reported and investigated. -
13 May 2008Spinster sisters assured there will be no evictions 6 A government minister has told the House of Lords that two elderly British sisters who lost their case in the European Court of Human Rights over inheritance tax will not be evicted when one of them dies. -
13 May 2008“Gay American” Governor and wife head to divorce court 1 The former Governor of New Jersey Jim McGreevey and his estranged wife Dina have failed to come to a settlement and their divorce case is due to begin today. -
13 May 2008West Midlands police launch LGBT perception survey + One of England's largest police forces is asking lesbian, gay bisexual and trans people to take part in a survey on their perceptions of crime and anti-social behaviour. -
13 May 2008COMMENT: Gay marriage in America – two steps forward, one step back + I'm not a big game show watcher. -
13 May 2008Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority accused of gay prejudice 2 The body which awards compensation to victims of violent crime rejected a claim from a gay man because of his sexuality, it has been claimed. -
12 May 2008Human fertilisation bill passes first Commons test 8 MPs have voted in favour of a major update to human embryology laws despite opposition from religious MPs. -
12 May 2008Police warn clubbers after ecstasy death + A man in his thirties has died after taking what is believed to be ecstasy. -
12 May 2008Council reverses decision on Christian foster parents 8 A devout Christian couple will be allowed to provide weekend respite care for children under 10. -
12 May 2008Police look on as fascists attack gays at Moldova’s banned Pride + Lesbian and gay activists in Moldova have begged the European Union and the Council of Europe to intervene after their attempt to hold a Pride event at the weekend was banned and then blocked by police inaction and violence. -
9 May 2008No charges over photos of teenage athletes on gay porn sites 8 Prosecutors in Orange County, California have announced they will not bring any charges against two men who took pictures of teenage water polo players which were then posted on gay porn sites. -
9 May 2008Canberra gay couples can register, but no ceremony 1 Australia's federal government has been accused of "playing to the politics of the extreme right religious lobby" after it forced the country's Capital Territory (ACT) government to water down plans to legally recognise same-sex couples.
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9 May 2008EU backs religious discrimination against gay teachers 5 Trade union groups in the Republic of Ireland have expressed their dismay at a ruling by the European Commission confirming that church schools can sack teachers who are openly gay.
