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19 March 2009Dictionary redefines marriage to include gays 2 US dictionary-maker Merriam-Webster has redefined the word 'marriage' to include gays and lesbians. -
19 March 2009Hundreds gather to debate gay marriage in Vermont 1 More than 500 people flocked to the house chamber in Montpelier, Vermont, last night to testify on same-sex marriage in the state. -
19 March 2009Lesbian continues fight to be Presbyterian minister 7 A lesbian in San Francisco who has been a candidate for the Presbyterian ministry for 22 years is to have her case heard in church court this week. -
18 March 2009Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra refutes homophobia claims 3 Former Mets player Lenny Dykstra has been accused of using homophobic, racist and sexist language in a GQ interview. -
18 March 2009New York senior official in bid to become first openly gay senator 1 Jon Cooper, the majority leader of the Suffolk County legislature in New York, has announced he is considering whether to challenge US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the Democratic primary in 2010. -
18 March 2009Orange County gay event shut down amid claims of discrimination 1 A weekly gay bowling event in Orange County, Los Angeles, has been closed down. -
18 March 2009Minnesota gay marriage ban ‘will prevent world from ending’ 38 The Minnesota Family Council has introduced an amendment to ban gay marriage, which it claims will stop the world from ending. -
18 March 2009Obama to sign worldwide gay rights declaration 12 The Obama administration is to endorse a UN declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality. -
17 March 2009Gays and lesbians banned from marching openly in New York St Patick’s Day Parade 67 Gays and lesbians have once again been barred from marching openly in the St. -
17 March 2009HIV/AIDS ‘epidemic’ in Washington DC 1 Three per cent of Washington DC residents suffer from HIV or AIDS - a rate higher than in some African countries such as Uganda. -
17 March 2009Vermont deliberates over gay marriage 9 A week of hearings began yesterday on a bill to allow same-sex couples in Vermont, US, to marry.
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17 March 2009Oklahoma teacher resigns over gay film 9 A teacher in Oklahoma, US, has lost her job after showing students The Laramie Project, a film about murdered gay teenager Matthew Shepard. -
17 March 2009Lesbian student permitted to wear prom tux + A lesbian student in Indiana, US, has been allowed to wear a tuxedo to her school prom. -
16 March 2009Mexican politician hopes to be first gay mayor + An openly gay Social Democrat Party (PSD) politician is to stand for mayor of Guadalajara in Mexico. -
16 March 2009Opponents seek to repeal gay and trans protection provisions in Florida 6 Voting has begun today on whether to repeal a Gainesville, Florida, ordinance that gives protection to LGBT citizens. -
16 March 2009Homophobic hate crimes ‘linked to Prop 8′ 5 A surge in anti-gay hate crimes has been linked to Proposition 8, the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California. -
16 March 2009Lamba Legal urges court to reject Howard K Stern’s gay defamation claim + LGBT charity Lambda Legal has filed a brief arguing that a federal court should reject Howard K Stern’s claim that being called gay is defamatory and entitles him to collect damages. -
16 March 2009Portia de Rossi: ‘I cried when Prop 8 passed’ + Portia de Rossi has spoken of her sadness at the passing of Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. -
13 March 2009Study to be released on poverty among gay Americans 8 An analysis of poverty among lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans is to be presented to Congress next Friday. -
13 March 2009Obama to decide on gay partnership rights 5 US president Barack Obama is to decide whether the government must provide health insurance benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees.
