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15 January 2007Copenhagen looks to Outgames in 2009 + Despite the financially disappointing Montreal Outgames, plans for the 2009 event in Copenhagen are looking positive.Outgames is a sports, cultural and human rights event primarily for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals.The second event will be the largest international sports and cultural event ever held on Danish soil. -
15 January 2007ENDA on the agenda as Congress returns to work + As US legislators return to work in Washington today, gay rights activists are hopeful that hate crimes and workplace protection legislation will move forward in the coming session.The Democrats are in control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.While politics watchers are immersed in the Presidential campaigns, all of the House and a third of the Senate are also up for re-election in November. -
15 January 2007Gay Democrats unhappy with Leadership choice 1 The National Stonewall Democrats today spoke of their deep concern that former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr has been named as Chair of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC).NSD said the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community should closely scrutinise the record of Congressman Ford in light of the development.In 2004, with his eye on his failed bit for the Senate, Harold Ford reversed his past opposition to an amendment to the United States Constitution. -
15 January 2007Bashkortostan is latest country to debate gay marriage + A politician in a remote Russian republic is to introduce a bill recognising same-sex partnerships.Edward Murzin, a member of the Bashkir State Assembly, has introduced the bill.He told the Interfax news agency that he wanted to uphold the Russian constitution, which bars discrimination of any kind. -
15 January 2007Mexican bishop slams same-sex unions + A northern Mexican bishop has criticised the approval of a bill to recognize gay unions in the Mexican state of Coahuila.It is the second such measure in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.According to the Associated Press, Roman Catholic Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza said the law was an attack on the institution of marriage. -
15 January 2007Comment: Romney must win Michigan to stay in race 1 Money, the pundits have long said, is the 'mother's milk' of politics. -
15 January 2007Lesbian partner ordered to pay child support 57 A custody battle between two lesbians is highlighting the differing attitudes to same-sex relationships in America.Janet Jenkins and Lisa Miller got married in 2002 in Vermont, the only state that currently has legal gay civil unions.Shortly afterwards the couple decided to have a child and Miller became pregnant through articifial insemination. -
15 January 2007Italian gays protest at the Vatican 2 A group of around 150 protesters attended a rally in St Peters Square on Saturday to protest against the anti-gay stance of Pope Benedict XVI.The protest, organised by gay rights group Arcigay, was held on the ninth anniversary of the suicide of writer Alfredo Ormando.The protesters carried banners calling on the Italian government to legalise gay unions. -
15 January 2007Brokeback star does drag + Jake Gyllenhall has showcased his versatility as a performer by donning a floor-length gown and singing a camp classic on American TV.The 26-year-old, who impressed gay movie fans with his sensitive portrayal of gay love in 1960s cowboy country in Brokeback Mountain, was a guest host on Saturday Night Live at the weekend. -
14 January 2007Spanish voters will go to the polls in March 5 Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has called a general election for March 9th.King Juan Carlos has given his approval. -
14 January 2007New Jersey legislates against gay bullying + A bill that would strengthen current laws against hate crimes and bullying has been passed to the New Jersey General Assembly.The bill was sponsored by Puerto Rican Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo."Acts of hatred or violence against a person - especially a child - cannot be tolerated in our state in this day and age," said Caraballo told the New Jersey Politicker . -
12 January 2007Original Stonewall Inn saved by gay developers 1 PinkNews.co.uk exclusive A community effort spearheaded by three gay businessmen in Manhattan's West Village has saved the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement.In June 1969, the denizens of Manhattan's run-down Stonewall Inn finally stood up for their rights and rioted, tired of years of police harassment.The events of those sultry summer nights ignited a power-keg, and the explosion was heard around the world. -
12 January 2007Mexicans OK gay weddings 3 The northern Mexican state of Coahuila became the first in the country to approve gay unions yesterday. -
11 January 2007Gay penguins to stay on library shelves 3 A children's book featuring a young penguin and his two male parents has been returned to school libraries in North Carolina.The saga of And Tango Makes Three made headlines across the world.After queries from a handful of parents, fearful that the book was promoting homosexuality, staff members took copies off the shelves. -
11 January 2007“Gay JFK” to be honoured with bust 3 Harvey Milk, the first out gay male politician in American history, is to be honoured with a bust in San Francisco City Hall.Milk, known during his lifetime as "The Mayor of Castro Street," is regarded as a political icon amongst gay activists for his ability to build the LGBT community into a grassroots political force. -
11 January 2007Cruz laughs off rumours of love affair with Hayek 1 Penelope Cruz has reacted to speculation that her close relationship with fellow actress Salma Hayek is more than just platonic.During an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, the Spanish film star, who used to be romantically involved with Tom Cruise, spoke about reports of a gay relationship with Hayek.Rumours had been fuelled by a raunchy photoshoot the two actresses did for US magazine Interview. -
11 January 2007Suspect arrested in trans murder case 1 A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after police in Washington DC found the body of a transsexual woman in an apartment in the city.The victim has been identified as Grafton Lee Person, 42.Police arrested the suspect, Preston Logan, after he was caught shoplifting at a 7-Eleven at 8:30am last Saturday. -
10 January 2007Malaysian politician sues over gay smears + Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister of Malaysia, has hit back at charges that he is gay.Anwar was imprisoned on charges of sodomy and corruption in 1998, but after six years behind bars the sodomy charge was overturned.He claims that his former boss Mathahir Mohammad, prime minister from 1981 to 2003, is trying to wreck his reputation and that the allegation of homosexuality is false. -
10 January 2007Supermodel Salvail comes out as a lesbian 1 Eve Salvail has confirmed in a TV interview that she is a lesbian. -
8 January 2007Canadian lesbian couple tie the knot behind bars + Two Canadian inmates have become the first lesbian couple to get married while in prison.The Edmonton Sun reports that the pair, whose names have not been released by prison officials, exchanged vows over the weekend.As reported by PinkNews.co.uk, a lesbian couple in Belgium went through a civil ceremony last week while both still incarcerated.
