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2 May 2008DC sex scandal madam found dead + Police discovered the body of a woman believed to be convicted DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey, in what appears to be an apparent suicide, in Tarpon Springs Florida on Thursday. -
1 May 2008Royal “blackmail” evidence is “insubstantial, insignificant, and incomplete” + A defence barrister at the trial of two men accused of trying to blackmail a member of the Royal Family has dismissed the legal proceedings as farcical. -
1 May 2008Europe questions UK about gay rights in Gibraltar 24 The British government has told the Council of Europe that it takes "very seriously" Gibraltar's compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights. -
1 May 2008Lesbos lawsuit “pathetic and scary” says activist 3 A publicity-seeking attempt by three residents of the island of Lesbos to sue a gay advocacy group has a serious side, says a lesbian rights campaigner. -
1 May 2008Conservatives launch web campaign to retain gay military ban 1 An advocacy group in the United States has launched a Congressional petition against calls for the country's military to allow openly gay people to serve. -
1 May 2008No charges over death of gay DJ + A 51-year-old man arrested after former Radio 1 DJ Kevin Greening was found dead at his flat will not will not face charges. -
1 May 2008Beckham’s jersey gift sparks legal action + Over the past few years, many people have become obsessed with soccer player David Beckham, but this week his appeal reached a whole new and somewhat disturbing level. -
30 April 2008First Mr Gay UK winner charged with murder 8 The first winner of the Mr Gay UK competition Anthony Francis Morley, has been charged with the murder of Damian Oldfield, a 33 year man worked for the company that runs the Mr Gay UK competition. -
30 April 2008Brothers sentenced to life for “cruel and wicked murder” + A twenty year old Romanian man and his two older brothers have all been sentenced to life in jail for murder. -
30 April 2008Australian law reforms do not extend to gay marriage + The Australian government has announced over 100 reforms that will give gay couples the same rights as straight couples. The move has been welcomed by LGBT groups but has drawn criticism over the refusal to legalise 'gay marriage'. -
30 April 2008Stonewall Housing releases booklet to help LGBT domestic violence victims + Stonewall housing are releasing a booklet to help members of the LGBT community who suffer from domestic violence. -
29 April 2008Euro court: sisters can not have the same tax benefits as civil partners 6 Two elderly British sitters have lost their case in the European Court of Human Rights to allow them to avoid inheritance tax when one of them dies. -
29 April 2008Royal calls gay sex claims “spurious” 2 The Royal at the centre of the gay sex blackmail trial has declared the accusations of his sexuality as "spurious". -
29 April 2008Drunk who taunted a gay man to his death faces jail term 3 A man who taunted a gay couple, one of whom died of a heart attack after the incident, faces jail. However, though certain to receive a custodial sentence, Robert Horn has been cleared of causing the death of Malcolm Bryan, who suffered the fatal heart attack during the confrontation in September 2006. -
29 April 2008Man who stole from lovers gets jail 20 A man who has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for stealing the possessions of men who he was sleeping with. -
29 April 2008Report reveals disturbing divide in treatment of transexuals in the EU + The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)-Europe and TransGender Europe have published a comprehensive report on the experiences of health care by transgender people in European Union. -
28 April 2008Court hears that aide was “predator” in gay Royal blackmail case 2 One of the men accused of blackmailing a member of the Royal Family in a gay sex blackmail case has told a court at the Old Bailey that he was intending to reveal a "predatory homosexual".
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28 April 2008Moscow Pride organisers appeal against ban 3 Organisers of Moscow Gay Pride have lodged an appeal with the Tverskoi district court of Moscow this morning over the banning of a number of planned gay pride marches. -
24 April 2008Jail term for homophobic mother + A mother has been sentenced to 150 days in prison for leading her daughter in a campaign of homophobic abuse against a gay couple. -
24 April 2008Television company fined for making gays look ‘normal’ 1 Singapore's City State Regulator has fined a television station £5000 for featuring a gay couple in way that makes them look 'normal.'
