Gay Jews celebrate High Holy days
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Jews on both sides of the Atlantic are gearing up to celebrate the upcoming Jewish new year in LGBT Synagogue services.
In London, the LGBT Jewish community are invited to celebrate the festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at the Beit Klal Yisrael Synagogue, Notting Hill Gate, W10, which is liberal affiliated and a member of the World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jews organisations.
European Parliament fights homophobic bullying
The European Parliament has launched a report on social exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people.
Members of the European Parliament (MEP) taking part at the launch agreed to draw up a declaration to stop homophobic behaviour in schools. MEPs from the Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights committed to take a lead on this initiative.
Ex-lover kills newly-out lesbian girlfriend
A man killed and almost decapitated his newly-out girlfriend, a court heard today.
James Seaton, 46, killed Jacqueline Queen at his flat and then enlisted the help of his brother John, 37, to dispose of her body.
Poland's president says his views on gays are misunderstood
Staunch Roman Catholic Polish President Lech Kaczynski says his views on issues such as gay people are misunderstood.
Kaczynski, of the social conservative Law and Justice Party, made pledges upon taking office in December including making sure that Poland's traditional Roman Catholic values were not overwhelmed by the general European liberal viewpoint.
Moscow Gay Pride Ban goes to European Court
An appeals court in Moscow upholds a lower court ruling today, stating that banning May's gay pride parade was not illegal.
However, Dmitry Bartenev, a lawyer representing the groups, told the Russian news agency Novosti, "We intend to appeal shortly with the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg to vindicate our rights, and also to lodge a complaint with the presidium of the Moscow City Court. We believe the decision it has handed down is against the law,"
San Diego Gay Pride attackers in court
The six men accused of attacking six men leaving San Diego's Gay Pride festival in July may be agreeing to plea bargains in court today, their prosecutors and lawyers said yesterday.
The case yesterday was to be presented to a San Diego Superior Court judge to decide whether there is enough evidence against them for a trial. However, the judge was busiy dealing with another case and in the late afternoon, rescheduled the case to this morning.
Jailed newlywed lesbian stands by her woman
A lesbian woman is standing by her abusive partner who was jailed for battering her black and blue in a jealous attack.
Sarah Smith is starting her 14-month prison sentence after lashing out at Tracy McVeigh only days after their civil partnership ceremony.
Schwarzenegger accused of acting inconsistently with gay rights legislation
Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger is being accused of acting inconsistently when legislating gay rights.
Equality California, the gay rights group, hailed the passage of 14 bills in 2005-06, as "breaking the record for the most lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights bills ever passed by a state legislature in our nation's history."
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