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Health minister announces risky gay sex study

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:24:02 +0100

Government minister Caroline Flint today announced that the Department of Health is to fund a major study looking at why some gay men appear to be taking more risks with their sexual health in recent years.

Clinton gay ally Bob Hattoy dies

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:22:42 +0100

Bob Hattoy, a prominent American activist who also fought hard for LGBT and HIV causes, died Saturday in Sacramento, California. Hattoy arrived on the US national scene in 1992, when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention and became the first out gay person to address the national convention of a political party.

Italy government split by gay rights divide

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:20:28 +0100

ROME (Reuters) - Paola Binetti says homosexuality is deviant . Franco Grillini is openly and proudly gay. The problem for Prime Minister Romano Prodi is that both are parliamentarians in his centre-left coalition.

San Francisco Mayor's Office Criticized for Proclaming 'Gay Porn Day'

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:38:36 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The mayor's office in San Francisco is taking heat for issuing a laudatory proclamation in honor of a gay porn studio that's been in business for 40 years.

Hillcrest’s Gay Pride Festival, Parade Big Boost for the Neighborhood

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:35:05 +0100

Association Has Donated $1M to Social Service Groups. Despite the brutal attacks on several men following Hillcrest’s 2006 Gay Pride Festival parade and a recent crime spike in the area, including the random shooting death of a man dining with his wife at a local cafe, this year’s festival is expected to be the most successful ever.

Syndney breaks records with gay Mardi Gras parade

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:29:43 +0100

Only contributing to my theory that 2007 is the year of the gay, homos in Syndney flocked to the streets this weekend for their gay Mardi Gras celebration.

Gay pop star's 'coming out' causes stir

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:08:21 +0100

MEXICO CITY: A 22-year-old pop star's announcement that he is gay, making him the first high-profile member of Mexico's show-business elite to come out in public, has caused a stir in the deeply conservative Catholic country.

NYC's gay council leader to march in Dublin St. Patrick's parade

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:05:37 +0100

NEW YORK (AP) _ City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plans to march in Dublin, Ireland's St. Patrick's Day parade this year, again snubbing the New York City parade because of its organizers' refusal to allow gay and lesbian groups to march.

Student lawsuit hinges on whether 'That's so gay' is hate speech

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:00:07 +0100

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - When a few classmates razzed Rebekah Rice about her Mormon upbringing with questions such as, Do you have 10 moms? she shot back: That's so gay.

Housing for gay seniors to open in Oakland

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:57:04 +0100

Barbary Lane residential community to offer building with 46 units in the Lake Merritt Hotel. Inspired by Armistead Maupin's landmark series Tales of the City, Oakland's Barbary Lane will become the first of its kind in the country to offer an urban residential community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered senior individuals and couples.

50 years in prison for male rape

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:54:58 +0100

A military jury ignored an Air Force captain's plea for leniency Wednesday, sentencing him to 50 years in prison for raping four men and attempting to rape two others.

Gay Marine rocks the US military

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:52:51 +0100

Staff Sergeant Eric Alva, lost his leg nearly four years ago when he stepped on a land mine in the desert in Kuwait. He was the first U.S. Marine to seriously wounded in the Iraq conflict.

Wounded, Marine and gay

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:45:17 +0100

WASHINGTON -- Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva was the first American to be wounded in the Iraq war nearly four years ago.

Nigeria gay law risks democracy

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:43:29 +0100

A proposed Nigerian law banning same-sex marriages is a threat to democracy, says Human Rights Watch. Writing to the Nigerian Senate, they said the legislation, contravenes the basic rights to freedom of expression, conscience, association, and assembly .

Episcopal head seeks gay compromise

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:38:01 +0100

Appearing on a live webcast, the Episcopal Church's presiding bishop began the painful task Wednesday of persuading members to roll back their support for gays—at least for now—so the denomination can keep its place in the world Anglican fellowship.

Gay Bishop Urges Episcopal Church to Reject Anglican Ultimatum

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:03:41 +0100

NEW YORK (AP) - The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, whose consecration has brought the world's Anglicans to the brink of schism, said Tuesday that the Episcopal Church in the U.S. should not give in to demands that it roll back its acceptance of gays.

Gay Air Force officer found guilty of raping men Captain spiked drinks with GHB

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:02:06 +0100

An Air Force officer accused of drugging and kidnapping servicemen he met in bars was found guilty Tuesday of raping four men and attempting to rape two others.

Bill To Repeal Gay Military Ban Reintroduced In Congress

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:59:47 +0100

(Washington) Legislation to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' the ban on gays serving openly in the military, was reintroduced in Congress Wednesday.

UCLA gets $1 million to study legal topics involving gay couples

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:16:35 +0100

LOS ANGELES -- A gay couple who hope to marry one day has donated more than $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to fund research on legal topics involving same-sex relationships.

Gay rights advances likely in Congress

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:14:46 +0100

Antigay bias has flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball recently, and soon the topic will be thrust dramatically into a new forum: a reshaped Congress likely to pass the first major federal gay rights bills.

Religious Right Gets Research on Gay Families Wrong

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:12:25 +0100

Social scientists who have done research on gay and lesbian families say religious fundamentalists are deliberately distorting their work to make the case that heterosexual married couples provide the best environment for rearing children.

Gay rights bills likely to win congressional approval

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:15:24 +0100

Measures on workplace discrimination and hate crimes expected to prevail with Democrats in control. NEW YORK - Anti-gay bias has recently flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball, and soon the topic will be thrust dramatically into a new forum -- a reshaped Congress likely to pass the first major federal gay rights bills.

Fake marriages common for Beijing's gay residents Laws have eased, but family pressure hasn't

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:09:17 +0100

It is Saturday afternoon in a half-empty restaurant on the fourth floor of a modern shopping mall in Beijing. Two young women kiss slowly and continuously, one permed head of hair poised above another, arms entwined, as other customers ignore them completely.

Congress likely to approve first major gay-rights bills

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:02:05 +0100

NEW YORK | Anti-gay bias has flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball recently, and soon the topic will be thrust dramatically into a new forum -- a reshaped Congress likely to pass the first major federal gay-rights bills.

Judge quashes anti-gay lawsuit

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:30:30 +0100

BOSTON - A federal judge yesterday threw out a lawsuit filed by parents who objected to discussions of gay families in their children's classrooms, ruling the parents do not have the right to dictate curriculum in public schools.

A closer look at Anglican debate on gay issues

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:28:26 +0100

The Episcopal Church's presiding bishop asks for patience as the church -- and the denomination -- tries to forge a compromise. Top Anglicans at a crucial meeting in Tanzania this week sternly rebuked their communion's American branch on issues involving sexuality and biblical interpretation. The decisions now facing the U.S. Episcopal Church and the global Anglican Communion may push them further down the road toward schism.

U.S. law trumps state on gay rights

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:24:01 +0100

Some private health plans exempt from new anti-bias code. In one of the first cases to test Washington's landmark gay-rights law, state officials said Friday that they had no jurisdiction in a dispute over access to health care because federal law supersedes the state statute.

Nigeria: World's Worst Anti-Gay Law May Pass Soon

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:26:03 +0100

One of the most sweeping anti-gay bills ever introduced in any parliament in the world is in danger of rapid passage in Nigeria in the coming weeks. Although billed as a ban on same-sex marriage, the proposed law includes provisions that would make any expression of homosexuality -- not only sexual conduct but any homosexual inclination or reference -- in public or in private, a crime.

Workplace law also protects gay students

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:22:51 +0100

The state law that protects adults in the workplace because of their sexual orientation also applies to students harassed in schools, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Gays protest ex-gay meeting in SF

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:20:33 +0100

Desert Stream Ministries, known for its sexual and relational healing workshops and programs, brought its annual Crosswalk conference to San Francisco's Promised Land Fellowship Church on Market Street last weekend. According to the group's Web site, the conference was meant to: address topics such as sexual promiscuity, pornography, same-sex attraction, and relational integrity for singles and married couples.

Gay news site slams misinformed Games Radar article

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:49:11 +0100

Author accused of justifying jokes about the LGBT community Consumer gaming website Games Radar has come under fire from Gay.com UK for publishing an article outing five game characters.

Gay bashing gets outed

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:44:49 +0100

Last week, Tim Hardaway declared his hatred of gay people. Gay people should be thankful. Let me tell you a story. It's about a man named Bull Connor. In 1963, he was the police commissioner of Birmingham, Ala. Back then, Birmingham was pleased to be considered the most segregated city in the South. Then civil rights demonstrators under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. Connor directed the city's response.

IRISH GOVERNMENT MOVES TO KILL GAY UNIONS BILL

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:43:28 +0100

The Irish government last night introduced an amendment to postpone the second reading of a Bill to introduce civil unions for same sex couples, a move that would effectively quash the Bill.

Cautious Welcome by Gay Christians for Decision of Troubled Anglican Primates Meeting

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:45:09 +0100

DAR ES SALAAM, February 20, 2007 – There was a cautious welcome to the communiqué issued late last night by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Dar Es Salaam from three Christian gay advocacy groups.

Pioneering gay rights advocate Gittings dies Early leader in fight for equality lived in Wilmington

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:42:17 +0100

National gay rights pioneer Barbara Gittings, formerly of Wilmington, died Sunday after a long fight with breast cancer.

Gay Couples Get Licenses in N.J.

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:39:25 +0100

TEANECK, N.J. -- Hundreds of gay couples were granted the same legal rights, if not the title, as married couples Monday as New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions.

Anglican Bishops Refuse Communion Over Episcopal Church’s Pro-Gay Stance

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:23:42 +0100

Seven conservative Anglican archbishops protested against the church leader’s support of gay bishops and blessing of same-sex unions Friday by refusing to take Holy Communion at an important meeting.

Censoring students at Oxford? That is so gay

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:21:21 +0100

In the quad at Merton College, Oxford, scruffily-clad students scurry to their lectures. But behind this everyday student scene, there lurks a rather bizarre controversy.

Barrowman's big penis worries gay sci-fi fan

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:18:51 +0100

The Sun newspaper has reported a 'storm' over an interview in Doctor Who magazine with gay actor John Barrowman. In the January issue of the publication, Barrowman who has played bisexual Captain Jack Harkness in the series and the spin-off Torchwood — discussed the apparent fact that his dick is “really too big”.

Born Gay Vs. Choice is it so far fetched?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:53:26 +0100

so is it true? are some people born gay? ok so i read a post by someone that believes that being gay is a choice, as a strong allie for gays, lesbians, bis, and transexuals, i natrualy have something to say.

Bill benefits gay state workers Insurance would be extended to partners

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:48:22 +0100

Health insurance benefits provided to married state workers should be extended to their gay co-workers as a matter of fairness, witnesses told a New Hampshire House committee.

Renee Zellweger's ex-husband denies gay rumours

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:45:34 +0100

New York, Feb 18 (IANS) Speaking for the first time about his break-up with actress Renee Zellweger, country music star Kenny Chesney has denied rumours that they split because he is gay.

Snow Gathering Crack-down

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:20:03 +0100

Attendees compared to drug dealers and child pornographers. Reykjavik, Iceland. In the evening news on Channel 2 a report featuring the well known webmaster event “Snow Gathering” was highly criticized by many organizations and the mayor of Reykjavik City. According to the news reports Mayor Vilhjalmsson, Vilhjalmur has requested that the police would investigate the attendees of the upcoming pornography conference as there could be child molesters and producers of child pornography at the venue of such a conference. This was stated in a statement from the mayor yesterday. The statement was in response to a challenge of rape victim organization Stigamot where government officials were encouraged to stop the conference, called Snow Gathering from taking place.

Gay Porn Maker Sued For 'La Dolce Vita' Title

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:04 +0100

(New York City) The good name and dignity of the classic 1960s film ``La Dolce Vita,'' directed by Federico Fellini, is being stripped away by two gay pornographic movies using the same name, said a lawsuit filed Thursday.

Lutheran Pastor Defrocked Over Gay Companion Discipline panel: church policy ‘bad’

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:57:51 +0100

ATLANTA (AP) — A gay Lutheran minister’s quest to be open about his partner is fueling a long-running debate in the denomination over whether homosexual clergy should be barred from relationships.

Nigeria draws ire for anti-gay bill

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:54:14 +0100

Nigeria's House of Representatives held a public hearing on a new bill seeking to outlaw gay relations.

Episcopal Leader's Gay Views Won't Waver

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:34:49 +0100

The head of the U.S. wing of the Anglican church, who supports ordaining gays and allowing blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples, will not soften her views even as the issues threaten to break apart the Christian denomination, her aide said Thursday.

Moscow Official Will Not Get Drunk on Gay Love Says Faggoty's Bad For The Health

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:32:45 +0100

Maybe Tim Hardaway should move to Russia. He'd probably make loads of friends. He can start with Moscow's international relations director, Georgy Muradov, who insists that his city will never allow a gay pride. Moscow's currently fighting in the EU's human rights court for its right to restrict registered homosexual events.

Tim Hardaway says he hates 'gay people'

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:29:36 +0100

MIAMI (AP) -- Retired Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway said he hates gay people on a radio show today and that he wouldn't want a gay player on his team.

Barstow High School needs to think twice about gay club

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:05:38 +0100

For years, Barstow's relative isolation from the moral and political madness that afflicts California's more populous and especially coastal areas has spared us much nonsense, but those days may be over. This week we learn that advocates of homosexuality, under the guise of protecting students with real or imagined inclinations in that direction against school yard bullies and intolerance generally, are forming a gay club at Barstow High.

U.S. pro-gay bishop attends Anglican meeting

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:03:32 +0100

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The Anglican Church's spiritual leader on Wednesday defended the presence of a pro-gay U.S. bishop at a summit to prevent schism over homosexuality, despite pressure from conservatives to have her banned.

No sex please- we're gay

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:01:05 +0100

VisitBritain plans to change its approach to gay tourists, after research found that their stereotypical imagery was deemed tacky.

Gay sex fuels Anglican brawl

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:03:47 +0100

Rumblings of a ‘schism’ have plagued the Anglican Church ever since election of the openly gay bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, in 2003. The liberals who support the election have spent the past few years been deflecting the curses of those who feel it’s in contravention to the teachings of the Bible.

Canadian cops seek out gay recruits

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:02:24 +0100

Toronto police held a recruiting session in the city's gay village Saturday afternoon in an effort to diversify its ranks.

Viagra and gay men- a lethal sex bomb?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:59:50 +0100

Who said romance is dead? The anti-impotence drug Viagra goes on sale on the high street for the first time on Wednesday 14. The date happens to be Valentine's Day, for those who hadn’t already noticed the glut of hearts, cupids and flowers filling shop windows. Wednesday is also National Impotence Day

NH bill seeks end to counties’ differences over gay adoption

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:14:45 +0100

CONCORD -- Gay couples across the state would gain the explicit right to adopt children together under a bill being proposed to end discrepancies in how each country handles such requests.

Will Gay Players be Accepted in the NBA?

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:13:11 +0100

Former Player John Amaechi Says He Feared Teammates Discovering His Sexuality. John Amaechi spent a total of six years in the NBA and at six-foot-ten-inches and 270 pounds, he played center for four different teams. All the while, he lived in fear that his teammates might learn his secret: that he was gay.

Evangelical Lutheran Church removes gay Atlanta pastor for having partner

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:36:37 +0100

ATLANTA (AP) — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America said Thursday it is removing from the clergy a gay minister who announced he has a partner.

Alaska To Spend $1.2 Million To Poll Public On Gay Benefits

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:33:55 +0100

(Juneau, Alaska) A plebiscite pushed through by Republican lawmakers in Alaska that would ask voters their opinion on amending the Alaska constitution to prevent the same-sex domestic partners of state workers from receiving health benefits will cost four times the estimated cost of the benefits it was learned this week.

GOP Candidate Questioned On Marry Cheney & Gay Marriage

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:31:53 +0100

(Nashua, New Hampshire) Republican Mike Huckabee said Friday that marriage shouldn't be treated as an experiment in response to questions about whether Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter should have the right to wed.

Gay Couples Get New Rights in Italy

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:37:07 +0100

ROME - The Italian Cabinet on Thursday approved proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.

Lutherans to remove gay pastor

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:35:47 +0100

ATLANTA -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America said Thursday that it is removing from the clergy a gay minister who announced he has a partner.

Iowa House approves bill to protect gay students

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:34:08 +0100

DES MOINES, Iowa - The House has approved a measure protecting gay and lesbian students from harassment.

The Petri Dish: The Gay Science

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:39:05 +0100

About 8 percent of rams have the hots for other rams. Show them the sexiest ewe in the world, and they’ll still go for the stud next to her. I see this as just another example of the sexual diversity that typifies the animal kingdom. But for sheep breeders, it’s a big problem. Breeding rams are worth up to $500, and no one wants to drop bank on a gigolo who won’t sleep with women.

Amaechi, Former Player in N.B.A., Says He’s Gay

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:37:27 +0100

In an announcement made yesterday in advance of a forthcoming book, the former journeyman center John Amaechi became the first N.B.A. player to acknowledge that he is gay.

Refugee claimant who didn't prove he's gay denied asylum

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:34:39 +0100

A Nicaraguan man facing deportation next week says the Immigration and Refugee Board denied him asylum in Canada because they didn't believe he's gay.

Hilton’s anti-gay slurs create a furore

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:56:30 +0100

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has sparked a controversy again, and this time she has created a furore for her alleged anti- gay terms and racist slur.

AQUA Announces Expansion Of Technology Team

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:53:39 +0100

Brian Gay Is Named Global Head Of Integration Services For New Alternative Trading System. Aqua, the new alternative trading system (ATS) offering block liquidity to the global equity markets, announced that Brian Gay, a seasoned professional in the design and delivery of electronic trading systems for the financial services industry, has been named Senior Vice President and Global Head of Integration Services, with additional responsibilities in the areas of product management and operations. He reports to Kevin Foley, President and CEO of Aqua.

I'm gay, says British basketball star John Amaechi is first male basketball player to come out in US

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:49:18 +0100

John Amaechi, a former NBA player and England basketball international, is to publish a book next week in which he will reveal he is gay.

Law Firm Facing Gay-Bias Suit Fires Back

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:08:30 +0100

Forget the reports of rising salaries for law-firm associates. The story that seems to be gripping the corporate law world these days is the escalating battle between white-shoe firm Sullivan Cromwell and a former associate who claims he was harassed because he is gay.

Are Gay Audiences Abandoning Broadway?

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:03:22 +0100

In what must be the ultimate nightmare for producers and everyone else in the theater business, some commentators are now wondering if gay audiences are abandoning Broadway.

Keith Manheim goes on-line

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:10:09 +0100

The world famous producer of gay twink DVDs Keith Manheim has gone on-line with style. You would not think that a studio would want to give you all their DVDs away for almost nothing but the reality is that is happening more often. Competition in the DVD retail market is forcing major studios to focus more on on-line delivery on membership and Pay-Per-View sites, giving the consumer a much better and well received price drop per title. According to our quick calculations, buying the retail version of Keith Manheim's DVD would cost you well over $600 but a trial membership gives you download-able access to all of the published titles for just under $7. It will be interesting to see where this trend will lead to in the future but we suspect this is the future of the biz, especially since nobody knows whats coming next; Blue Ray or HD-DVD.

CA County Clerk Will Issue ’Certificates of Inequlity’ To Same-Sex Couples On Valentines Day

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:03:06 +0100

SACRAMENTO, Ca -- A California county clerk-recorder in Yolo County, Ca. says she wants to hand out certificates of inequality to gay couples on Valentine’s Day.

Gay policeman speaks out for LGBT History Month

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:01:33 +0100

A gay police officer has given a newspaper interview about his sexuality in an effort to make the force more accessible to Bexley’s gay community.

Male model sought in gay porn murder

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:00:31 +0100

Pennsylvania State Police have released a photograph of a man they wish to interview in connection with the brutal murder of Bryan Kocis, the owner of Cobra Video - one of the America's most popular producers of gay adult videos.

Bishop denounces extending Mexican gay marriages

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:56:51 +0100

Bishop Gallardo Martin del Campo called on Coahuila state legislators to disapprove a proposal to legalize homosexual unions in his state.

Gay Couples Hopeful With Democrats In Power

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:54:25 +0100

SALEM, Ore. - Same-sex couples believe they could be on the verge of winning new rights and benefits in Oregon. The reason for their optimism is the new democratic majority in the Oregon House.

Teen Girls Charged In Youth Gay Bashing

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:12:10 +0100

(Des Moines, Iowa) Two 19 year old girls have been arrested in the beating and stabbing of a 16 year old gay teenager. The pair, identified as Jassimen Dobbins and Angela Wade are charged with first-degree burglary and third-degree arson.

Gay former N.J. governor files for divorce from wife

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:10:22 +0100

Trenton, N.J. - Former Gov. James McGreevey, who announced he was gay in 2004, filed for divorce Friday from his wife of seven years.

Appeals court tosses gay-partner benefits

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:08:36 +0100

Michigan's ban on gay marriage also blocks public universities and state and local governments from providing health-insurance benefits to the partners of gay workers, the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Four Seattle-area gay men found with hard-to-treat strain of HIV

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:05:24 +0100

SEATTLE -- A hard-to-treat strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been found in four gay men in King County, and authorities fear it could spread to more.

Australia to halt foreign gay adoption

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00:40 +0100

The Australian government has announced new legislation which would block gay and lesbian couples from adopting foreign children.

Gay and married HOMOSEXUAL MEN IN CHINA PRESSURED TO WED, HAVE KIDS

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:14:54 +0100

BEIJING - Like many gay men in China, 22-year-old Chen Lei enjoys the newfound liberties of urban life. But he says he cannot fight his destiny: to marry a woman for whom he feels no attraction.

Gay Mexican cleared to call US home

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:12:57 +0100

A GAY Mexican has been granted asylum in the US after an immigration judge ruled that homosexuals suffered severe persecution in Mexico.

Vatican, Prodi Headed for Showdown on Gay-Marriage Proposal

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:11:00 +0100

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Pope Benedict XVI are headed for a showdown over gay marriage.

Many gay youth are homeless Group constitutes big share of young people on streets

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:31:10 +0100

Homelessness is rampant among young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Coalition for the Homeless.

Gay couple married in Israeli books

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:27:31 +0100

Jerusalem Interior Ministry’s officers recorded the first gay marriage following a court order to recognise same-sex unions from abroad.

Prosecutors seek phone, e-mail records of slain gay porn producer

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:30:29 +0100

DALLAS, Pa. - Investigators plan to review the phone, e-mail and text message communications of a producer of gay pornographic movies in the week before he was found stabbed and slashed to death in his burned home, court filings indicate.

Gay activists welcome first EU equality summit

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:28:44 +0100

European and UK gay rights organisations have welcomed the first EU summit on equality, which began in Brussels today.

Anti-gay Catholics prove bitter losers

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:27:14 +0100

Despite wicked threats, spouting windbags and shameless homophobia, the anti-gay adoption campaign by the Catholic church has proved a dismal failure.

OK to restrict gay men to from donating sperm: court

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:08:47 +0100

OTTAWA - It does not violate the Charter of Rights to restrict gay men from donating to sperm banks, says the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Training helps gay families win hearts

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:07:04 +0100

Armed with a slick 162-page handbook and coaching from daylong seminars, gay and lesbian parents across the country are learning to present the most convincing case that their families are normal, even mainstream.

The Hypocrisy of White Gay America

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:59:53 +0100

After 24 hours of protest by White gay America towards Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington after accusations from fellow gay co-actor T.R. Knight of Washington referring to him as the f-word and Washington's mistake of using the word at a press conference at the Golden Globes, the gays have won.

Escapee Christopher Gay Speaks Out

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:57:52 +0100

For the first time since his arrest Friday night- captured escapee Christopher Gay speaks out on charges he stole a country singers bus to make his get away.

Republicans: Stop thinking about gay sex

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:55:03 +0100

It seems to me Republicans spend more time thinking about gay sex than any other group of people in the known world even more so than gay people trying to find other gay people with whom to have sex.

Are Some Sheep Gay?

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:19:55 +0100

Eight percent of rams, left to their own devices, seem to have a sexual preference for other rams. But that's almost beside the point. It's been five years since Charles Roselli, a research scientist at Oregon Health and Science University, set out to understand the neuroscience behind the sexual orientation of sheep.

Profiles in gay courage

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:15:36 +0100

Gay politicians are winning elections in unlikely places and should inspire the rest of us to follow their honest lead. THE IDEA FOR this “red issue” sprang from a trip I took to Houston in November to attend the Victory Fund’s International Gay Lesbian Leadership Conference that brings together openly gay politicians for seminars and networking opportunities.

GAY RIGHTS SHOULD BE RIGHT FOR US ALL

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:10:44 +0100

THIS is where the obsession with rights takes us. Gay men insist that their right to adopt children is superior to the religious conscience of Roman Catholics.

Gay TV drama Noah sailing to theaters

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:27:00 +0100

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Gay cable channel Logo is thinking big with its original series Noah's Arc, with plans to turn the ensemble show about four black men living in Los Angeles into its first feature film.

Lame duck Blair caves in on gay adoptions

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:25:10 +0100

CABINET hardliners last night won their battle over gay adoption after Tony Blair caved in.The Prime Minister conceded that Catholic adoption agencies who refuse to put children into the care of homosexual couples should be phased out.