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London universities invite homophobic preacher to speak
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Two London universities have been attacked for inviting an extremist Islamist preacher to speak. Abu Usamah appeared in Channel 4's Undercover Mosque documentary, in which he was seen advocating the killing of gays and Muslims who leave their faith.
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Call for political parties to publish diversity of candidates
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Political parties are being urged to publish their lists of MP candidates to show the diversity of the selection process. It is expected the data would include the numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans candidates.
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School pupils to learn about transphobic bullying
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Children in UK schools will be taught about transphobic bullying and gender equality, it was announced yesterday. Ministers stressed the lessons would be age-appropriate.
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Video: Game features secret gay sex scene
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A scene in new video game Dragon Age: Orgins features a secret gay sex scene between a man an a elf. The new game, which has received high ratings, allows players to access the scenes by using the correct combination of chat-up lines on warrior elf Zevran.
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Police officers disciplined for homophobic emails
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Two police officers in Leith, Scotland, have been disciplined for sending homophobic emails to colleagues in the Gay Police Association and choir.
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Straight couple's civil partnership application rejected
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A straight couple who tried to apply for a civil partnership this morning have said they are willing to take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Alan Cumming and Ben Summerskill receive OBEs
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Actor Alan Cumming and Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill were honoured with OBEs yesterday at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Both were presented with their honours by Princess Margaret.
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Gay couple have Australia's first civil union
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Warren McGaw and Chris Rumble have become the first Australian gay couple to have their relationship legally recognised. Their ceremony was performed yesterday in Canberra in the ACT.
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Australian prime minister tipped to veto civil unions
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Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd will overturn legislation allowing legally-binding civil partnership ceremonies in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), it has been reported.
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Lord Chris Smith celebrates 25 years of being an out gay politician
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Lord Chris Smith, the first openly gay MP, will celebrate his 25th year in his career this month. Twenty-five years ago, he announced to a rally in Warwickshire that he was gay.
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Homophobic hate crime reports rise in US
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Statistics from the FBI have shown an 11 per cent rise in reports of homophobic hate crime across America in the last year. Most of those targeted were gay men.
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New HIV infections down globally but diagnoses rise for gay men in the UK
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The UNAIDS 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, released today, shows that new HIV infections are down by 17 per cent over the last eight years around the world. But in the last eight years, there has been a 74 per cent rise in new diagnoses of infections of gay men in the UK.
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1,500 Americans complain over Adam Lambert's gay kiss
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More than 1,500 US viewers have complained over a gay kiss and simulated oral sex in American Idol star Adam Lambert's performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday.
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Lesbian deserter to have asylum claim reviewed in Canada
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A lesbian soldier who deserted the US Army after claiming she had been physically abused and threatened has won the right to have her asylum case reviewed in Canada.
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Man jailed for blackmailing gay cruisers
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A man who admitted blackmailing men meeting for sex has been jailed for three and a half years. Lee Creamer, 26, admitted extorting hundreds of pounds out of three men who were fearful their families would find out about their activities.
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Staff relaunch Washington's oldest gay newspaper
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The Washington Blade has been relaunched as the DC Agenda by its staff. It was distributed as an eight-page newsletter on Friday and former employees of the Blade hope to print a 16-page edition this week.
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Uganda's president claims that gays are 'recruiting'
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The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has warned that European gays are "recruiting" Ugandan citizens. Speaking at the Young Achievers Awards ceremony on Saturday at the Kampala Serena Hotel, he said: "I hear European homosexuals are recruiting in Africa."
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Australian prime minister challenged on gay marriage by party
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Kevin Rudd, the prime minister of Australia, has been challenged by his party to pass legislation allowing gay marriage. The Australian Labor Party in the state of Victoria passed a resolution in support of marriage equality last weekend.
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MPs asked to support gay men's HIV campaign
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The National AIDS Trust is asking members of parliament to sign an Early Day Motion to show their support for helping protect young gay men from HIV.
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Thousands attend vigils for gay Puerto Rico teen
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Thousands of people attended a vigil in New York last night for Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, the gay Puerto Rico teenager who was murdered earlier this month.
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