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GAY NEWS HEADLINES - Monday 8 February 2010

LATEST

New AIDS advisory panel sworn in at White House
dcagenda.com

Don't kill U.S. gays, lock them up, say Family groups
usatoday.com

Largest NJ gay advocacy group to stop donating to political parties
towleroad.com

Future of FA anti-homophobia campaign in doubt
petertatchell.net | guardian.co.uk 8 Feb 10

Online flower service helps those living with HIV in Africa
flowered.com 8 Feb 10

Ex BP chief Lord Browne says he panicked when secret gay life was about to be exposed
telegraph.co.uk | Today interview 7 Feb 10

Tory says homosexual gaffe has made him 'gay celebrity'
telegraph.co.uk 8 Feb 10

Bletchley Park celebrates Alan Turing in LGBT History Month
bletchleypark.org.uk 8 Feb 10

USA

Judge being gay a nonissue during Prop. 8 trial
sfgate.com 8 Feb 10

What if WWII heroes had said they were gay?
nj.com 8 Feb 10

Worst Craigslist wanted postings ever: 'I want a Positive HIV test'
gawker.com 8 Feb 10

GAY TRAVEL

Should gay ships stop in homophobic ports of call?
edgeboston.com 8 Feb 10

WORLD

New St. Petersburg ombudsman not against gay pride parades - 26 June
interfax-religion.com 8 Feb 10

Sunday

Harriet Harman says we WILL be equal! - The deputy leader wants to engineer a 'new social order' with her equality bill
timesonline.co.uk 7 Feb 10

Gay crook accuses prison guards of breaching his rights as they confiscated homosexual porn
sundaymercury.net 7 Feb 10

Government's kid portal shares name with gay porn site
erictric.com 7 Feb 10

Call for Tories to follow Cameron lead on sex and relationships education
ekklesia.co.uk 7 Feb 10

Church of England set for new row over homosexuality, bishops divided over breakaway US movement
telegraph.co.uk 7 Feb 10

Do men and women differ in their attitudes toward anal sex? Are these attitudes related to anti-gay attitudes?
psychologytoday.com 7 Feb 10

We don't need gay stereotypes - useful during the struggle for rights - but if we hold on to them we risk dividing the gay community
guardian.co.uk 7 Feb 10

Bullies use 'gay' taunts to target 10-year-olds in primary school
independent.ie 7 Feb 10

Passionate safer sex: new guide for Valentine's Day
tht.org.uk 7 Feb 10

LGBT survey in Hertfordshire
stalbansreview.co.uk 7 Feb 10

USA

Christians claim hate crimes law an effort to 'eradicate' their beliefs
rawstory.com 7 Feb 10

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

The only reason to end 'don't ask, don't tell': military effectiveness
washingtonpost.com

The problem with gays in the military
examiner.com 7 Feb 10

Smoke the bigots out of the closet
nytimes.com 7 Feb 10

Barney Frank pounces on backers of military gay ban
ontopmag.com 7 Feb 10

WORLD

Brazil gov't handing out 55 million free condoms for Carnival parties
google.com 7 Feb 10

Canada: Youth who identify as homosexuals at higher suicide risk
zeenews.com 7 Feb 10

Lesbian love ad banned by Swedish newspapers
icenews.is 7 Feb 10

The boys of Shinjuku: Is Tokyo's gay district doomed?
independent.co.uk 7 Feb 10

Saturday

Vodafone suspends employee after obscene tweet - fed up of dirty homo's
guardian.co.uk 6 Feb 10

As the UK marches to the equality drum, lesbians feel the belt of the Pope's crozier
independent.ie 6 Feb 10

Alan Turing and the Ace computer
bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 10

SHOW BIZ

24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival opens with world premiere of The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
bfi.org.uk 6 Feb 10

Oklahomo! returns for two final performances
farfromkansas.co.uk 6 Feb 10

Five Minutes With: Sir Ian McKellen
bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 10

A Single Man - editor of Christopher Isherwood's diaries talks about impact of book on campaign for Gay Liberation 50 years ago
bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 10

Where are Hollywood's gay men?
timesonline.co.uk 6 Feb 10

Armani ads 'promote homosexuality' charges family group
edgeboston.com 6 Feb 10

USA

State of the LGBT Movement: Speeches aren't change, change is more than words
huffingtonpost.com 6 Feb 10

Shadowy fundamentalist group's anti-gay agenda exposed
sdgln.com 6 Feb 10

Gays make great uncles: Maybe that's why they're still among us
latimes.com 6 Feb 10

Rapidly growing social network is empowering gay women
nydailynews.com 6 Feb 10

'Ex-Gays' search in vain for 'gay center of the brain'
washingtoncitypaper.com 6 Feb 10

Military Times surveys troops on 'don't ask'
armytimes.com 6 Feb 10

Open Relationships

Charlotte 'throuple' calls it quits, after a year-and-a-half,
goqnotes.com 6 Feb 10

Monogamy's not for every couple, says New Zealand research
gaynz.com 6 Feb 10

'Gays don't take monogamy and infidelity the same way that the straight community does'
newsbusters.org 6 Feb 10

GAY TRAVEL

IGLTA's Annual Global Convention in Antwerp, Belgium - 21-23 June 2010
igltaconvention.org 6 Feb 10

Gran Canaria businesses join AMRO for IGLTA membership presentation
amroholidays.blogspot.com 6 Feb 10

42nd Street: $20M project aims for full-service gay hotel, reopened xl dance club in NYC
gaycitynews.com 6 Feb 10

Friday

FA's homophobia in football video premiere cancelled
pinknews.co.uk | TheFA.com 5 Feb 10

Boy George drama to be made for BBC
bbc.co.uk 5 Feb 10

Retrial for Pole who killed gay pensioner
thisislondon.co.uk 5 Feb 10

Students lash out against 'homophobic' remarks of Lib Dem Councillor
varsity.co.uk 5 Feb 10

USA

House Speaker unsure about 'Don't Ask' repeal this year
dcagenda.com 5 Feb 10

Lesbian heiress Casey Johnson 'died of diabetes complications' coroner finds
mirror.co.uk 5 Feb 10

WORLD

Outcry over Brazilian general's comments on gay soldiers
guardian.co.uk 5 Feb 10

Albania Says YES to federal LGBT protections, NO to marriage
queerty.com 5 Feb 10

Arabs, gay rights and modernity
al-bab.com 5 Feb 10

Uganda

Uganda gay bill 'will be changed'
bbc.co.uk 5 Feb 10

Obama denounces anti-gay bill in Uganda as 'odious'
google.com | Transcript 5 Feb 10

Uganda dismisses Obama criticism of anti-gay bill
google.com 5 Feb 10

Archbishop of Canterbury and United Nations Secretary General talked about everything - except Uganda
walkingwithintegrity.blogspot.com 5 Feb 10

Thursday

Let's talk about sex: Johann Hari grills David Cameron over gay rights
independent.co.uk 4 Feb 10

Iris Robinson claimed £1614 of expenses for a new bed...
wsj.com 4 Feb 10

MEP celebrates equal rights for same sex British couples living in France
grahamwatsonmep.org 4 Feb 10

Police crack down on anti-gay abuse in Bristol's Old Market
avonandsomerset.police.uk 4 Feb 10

Harriet Harman backs down over employment equality for churches
timesonline.co.uk 3 Feb 10

Islington to become battleground in campaign to give heterosexual couples civil partnership rights
islingtontribune.com 29 Jan 10

David Cameron: teach children to treat gay people equally
telegraph.co.uk 27 Jan 10

Let's fight the church on equality - Terry Sanderson
guardian.co.uk 27 Jan 10

Boy, 16, to become Britain's youngest sex change patient NHS to pay for £10,000 operation
dailymail.co.uk 27 Jan 10

Lords vote to reduce protection for religious groups' staff
ekklesia.co.uk 26 Jan 10

British Social Attitudes survey shows we're more liberal about gay rights; yet more Conservative about our politics
guardian.co.uk 26 Jan 10

Powell in favor of repealing 'don't ask, don't tell'
cnn.com 4 Feb 10

Joint Chiefs Chair backs end to military gay ban

'I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens'
npr.org | VIDEO | bbc.co.uk 3 Feb 10

Hawaii nixes same-sex Civil Unions bill
nytimes.com 30 Jan 10

50% of gay couples openly not monogamous, says study
towleroad.com 30 Jan 10

Obama urges repeal of ban on open gays in military
washingtonpost.com 28 Jan 10

Defense Lawyers rest case at gay marriage trial
nytimes.com 28 Jan 10

eHarmony agrees to settle gay discrimination suit
washingtonpost.com 27 Jan 10

Gay business owner picked to be the First Lady's guest at State of the Union address
huffingtonpost.com | TrendyMinds Marketing 27 Jan 10

Malawi man arrested for putting up gay rights posters
guardian.co.uk 4 Feb 10

Abolish the death penalty in Iran, international campaign launched
346 No Execution 29 Jan 10

COMING UP

What's On Today

BBC wants your views of their portrayal of LGB people on TV
Submit your thoughts 24 Jan 10

LGBT History Month around the UK throughout February
lgbthistorymonth.org.uk

Football vs Homophobia Day launched by Justin Campaign - 19 Feb
thejustincampaign.com 16 Jan 10

Drawn Out & Painted Pink - LGBT history from the 1970s gay life, pretty police, HIV / AIDS, Section 28 and Dale Winton to civil-partnered LGBT lives of the new millennium. 2-28 Feb
Drill Hall

GLAAD media awards dates announced
New York | Los Angeles | San Francisco 29 Jan 10

SHOW BIZ

Colin Firth scoops an Oscar nomination for Tom Ford's A Single Man
catwalkqueen.tv 4 Feb 10

Sex and the City creator to helm biopic about anti-gay activist Anita Bryant
reuters.com 3 Feb 10

Is gay CGI porn a viable niche industry?
queerty.com 2 Feb 10

Gay men throughout history have left hidden gay symbols for future gay men to find
chicagonow.com 2 Feb 10

Jedward angry over G-A-Y mobile number giveaway
mirror.co.uk 1 Feb 10

Gay groups triumph after Banton Buju loses Grammy
contactmusic.com 1 Feb 10

Mad Men's gay character to leave 'the ultimate case of sexual harassment'
sfgate.com 1 Feb 10

Rosie O'Donnell's HBO special 'A Family Is a Family Is a Family' shows the love
nydailynews.com 31 Jan 10

Bollywood's first gay screen kiss stirs controversy
telegraph.co.uk 30 Jan 10

Lady GaGa and Elton John 'to duet at Grammys'
digitalspy.co.uk 28 Jan 10

Glee search for Kurt's boyfriend - 'and we're going to make them a power couple'
aceshowbiz.com 27 Jan 10

OUTtv takes on 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man'
hollywoodreporter.com 27 Jan 10

Glee's Jane Lynch to marry girlfriend?
digitalspy.co.uk 26 Jan 10

Gyant Mail: Can a gay rapper make an impact?
gyantunplugged.com 26 Jan 10

GAY SPORTS

Rugby star Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas is LGBT History Month patron - Feb
lgbthmuk.blogspot.com 23 Jan 10

Sir Ian McKellen slams anti-gay sport fans
bbc.co.uk 21 Jan 10

Uganda

Being gay in Africa - Radio Netherlands 50-min special
rnw.nl 2 Feb 10

Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Briefing by Peter Tatchell 11 Jan 10

Ugandan Pastor shows graphic gay sex to audience
examiner.com 25 Jan 10

Uganda Minister Bahati says he's willing to amend gays Bill
monitor.co.ug 21 Jan 10

Complete coverage of Uganda anti-gay developments
boxturtlebulletin.com 19 Dec 09

HAITI

LGBT groups join earthquake relief effort
mtv.com | rainbowfund.org | aidforaids.org 17 Jan 10

Will faith-based agencies help Haiti's gay community?
huffingtonpost.com 1 Feb 10

GAY TRAVEL

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GAY BUSINESS

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STEPHEN GATELY

Stephen Gately: Judge closes death investigationbbc.co.uk 23 Jan 10

Boyzone to release a new song featuring Stephen Gately
bbc.co.uk 19 Jan 10

Stephen Gately inspired Westlife's Mark Feehily to announce his homosexuality
contactmusic.com 29 Dec 09

Stephen Gately 'died from heart condition'
dailymail.co.uk 25 Dec 09

Stephen Gately's partner complains to PCC on Moir article
pressgazette.co.uk 18 Dec 09

Stephen Gately tops Google searches for 2009
bbc.co.uk 1 Dec 09

'the ooze of a very different and more dangerous lifestyle has seeped out for all to see' By Jan Moir
Daily Mail 18 Oct 09

No, Stephen Gately did not die of 'being gay'
telegraph.co.uk 17 Oct 09

JAMAICA

Jamaica mired in homophobia
jamaicaobserver.com 11 Dec 09

Jamaica's Prime Minister: same-sex unions - not on his watch!
gayagenda.com 16 Oct 09

Jamaica: A challenge to our homophobia
jamaica-gleaner.com 1 Oct 09

Festival to celebrate Alan Turing centenary
eveningnews.co.uk 7 Dec 09

Knighthood for Alan Turing? Add your nomination
direct.gov.uk 26 Sep 09

Daily Mail: How Britain drove Alan Turing to suicide just for being gay
dailymail.co.uk 12 Sep 09

GAY HEALTH

'Let's Talk Sex' - New GMFA booklet encourages gay men to protect themselves and their partners
gmfa.org.uk 13 Jan 10

Stem Cells can be engineered to kill HIV, scientists show
sciencedaily.com 9 Dec 09

Anti-HIV gel hopes dashed by trial results
guardian.co.uk 14 Dec 09

Swedish gay men now allowed to donate blood... if the last time they had sex with a man was more than a year ago
scienceblogs.com 2 Dec 09

ADVICE & SUPPORT

What is the purpose of 'roles' in a sexual relationship?
kansan.com 29 Jan 10

Global interactive map showing LGBT specific information for every country, launched by BT and ILGA
ilga.org 29 Jan 10

Consortium announces a small grants programme for London youth groups
lgbtconsortium.org.uk 8 Jan 10

Bereavement guide for same-sex partners launched
glen.ie | Download Guide 9 Dec 09

'That's so gay': Stonewall guide for teachers on challenging homophobic langu
age
stonewall.org.uk 8 Dec 09

Equality Commission strategy to create a climate of respect for human rights
equalityhumanrights.com 12 Nov 09

Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: A close look at this modern family
usatoday.com | Buy book 7 Nov 09

THT Young Leaders ask teens for input on relationships booklet
Have your say 2 Nov 09

Bisexual People in the Workplace: Stonewall advice for employers
stonewall.org.uk 26 Oct 09

Beyond tolerance: Making sexual orientation a public matter: Equality Commission
Download 14 Oct 09

Asylum and Humanitarian Protection for LGB people - Stonewall guide
stonewall.org.uk 1 Oct 09

TRANS NEWS

Time to end discrimination against transgender people, says TUC
Trans Murder Monitoring | Trans inequalities | TUC 18 Nov 09

NHS pioneers new approach to 1 in 4,000 babies born of unclear sex
timesonline.co.uk 20 Nov

Gene discovery could lead to treatments for gender disorders in children
telegraph.co.uk 11 Dec 09

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