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Phillips said views should be left "at the door of the temple"Phillips said views should be left "at the door of the temple"

Equality chief: Religious are not above the law

1 hour ago: The chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission has said religions must defer to the public laws of the state. Trevor Phillips said the religious should leave their views "at the door of the temple" and be governed by public law when providing public services.
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Trans media charity slams attempts to ‘expose’ man who gave birth

The Sun asked readers to phone in if they knew the man
Calls to identify the anonymous transgender man reported to be the first in the UK to give birth have been decried by a charity calling for accuracy and respect for trans people in the media.
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New Jersey Assembly approves gay marriage but veto may follow

All the votes in favour were from Democrat lawmakers
The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill lifting the ban on gay marriages yesterday, but the bill looks likely to be vetoed by the state governor.
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Police appeal over anti-gay Birmingham train abuse

Police want to speak to this man about the incident
British Transport Police are appealing for information after a rail passenger shouted homophobic abuse at a another man in a Birmingham train station.
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Lee Steele fined £200 for Gareth Thomas tweet

Steele was fined £200 and "severely warned"
Footballer Lee Steele has been fined £200 for the comment he posted on Twitter about Gareth Thomas which led to him being sacked.
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Chris Colfer and Kevin Bacon join Proposition 8 play

Chris Colfer will be among the celebrities on stage
Actors Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer and John C Reilly join a swelling number of celebrities signing up to star in Dustin Lance Black's Proposition 8 play next month.
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Brett Ratner to helm pro-gay film campaign for GLAAD

Ratner apologised 'unreservedly' for his comment last year (Photo: Flickr user Ash90291)
Brett Ratner will produce and direct a GLAAD video campaign to promote equality for gay and trans people following his use of a disparaging term in a press conference last year.
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Cuba Gooding Jr’s father ‘asked Tom Cruise if he was gay’

Gooding said he nearly fainted at the question (Photo: Flickr user drivingthenortheast)
Cuba Gooding Jr. has said he "almost fainted” when his father asked actor Tom Cruise whether he was gay on the set of Jerry Maguire.
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Exclusive: The Sun defends call for identity of ‘first trans man to give birth’

The Sun asked readers to identify the trans man who had given birth
The Sun newspaper hit back yesterday at claims that it had failed to mend its ways in respect of its treatment of the UK’s trans community, defending its attempts to locate the trans man who had given birth as being “in the public interest”.
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European Parliament denounces Russian ‘gay propaganda’ laws

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution which condemns the laws
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the upcoming presidential election in Russia today clearly denouncing the regional laws which ban 'gay propaganda' around minors.

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Christian hoteliers’ business ‘down by two thirds’

Builder fined for taunting man with cement penises

Social network aims to connect rural gays

World

The hearings begun yesterday

India: Supreme Court hears arguments for anti-gay law

French UMP ‘expelling’ Vanneste over gay comments

Activist calls Libyan anti-gay comment at UN an ‘attack on human rights’

Politics

Jammeh said being gay was an "abomination"

Gambian president: Gay rights ‘destroy culture’

French MP: Gays must be narcissists

Stonewall publishes draft marriage equality bill

Law

Amnesty International said a gay rights workshop had been disbanded

Ugandan gay rights workshop ‘raided’

Comment: Our Valentine’s wish, equal love for gay and straight

Hate crime conviction rate rises in England and Wales

Health

A day of fishing and cooking with Dermot O'Leary is on offer

Dermot O’Leary day to be auctioned for Terrence Higgins Trust

Trans man becomes first male in UK to give birth

Gay cure columnist ‘denied free speech’

Community

Google Valentine

Video: Gays among unusual couples in Google Valentine doodle

Washington Governor: Signing gay marriage law is my proudest moment

Video: Turkish parents’ appeal for anti-homophobia film

Finance

The top three Scottish employers for LGB staff were banks

Barclays and other banks top employers for gay Scots

US study highlights DOMA tax problems for married gays

High Court challenge of Northern Ireland’s gay adoption rules begins

Entertainment

Maupin's Tales of the City novels have been made into a musical and re-released

Interview: Armistead Maupin on Tales of The City, Ian McKellen and Rock Hudson

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City gets serial e-release

Kath & Kim star Magda Szubanski comes out

Religion

74% of Christians polled said religion should not have 'special influence' on public policy

UK study: 61% of Christians back equal rights for gay couples

‘Gay is not okay’ church forced to change sign

Two equal marriage bills enter Australian parliament

Travel

Salt Late City, Utah (Photo: Adam Barker)

Travel: Getting sexy in Salt Lake City

Lost man ‘jumped’ from gay cruise

Comment: The Canadian rule which bans transgender flight

Lifestyle

Morrison was said to have been responding to a racist message

FA charges Ravel Morrison on anti-gay tweet

Australian rules footballer: ‘Sick fascination’ with gay players

Group apologises for ‘undesirable gays’ at Olympics comment

Employment

The note was supposed to be an "aide-memoire"

Firm discriminated against gay lawyer with ‘batty boy’ friend

22,500 thank JC Penney for hiring Ellen after anti-gay complaint

UK survey: 81% of actors ‘open about sexuality’

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