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Gay Sicilian driver not mental
An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros (£79,919) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay.Danilo Giuffrida, now 26, told doctors he was homosexual during a medical examination for military service.The ...
New report claims 86 countries criminalise same-sex acts
The International Lesbian and Gay Association’s 2008 report on state-sponsored homophobia says that being lesbian or gay is risking jail time in 86 countries and death penalty in seven.The figure normally quoted is 77 countries.The research deals o...
US moves closer to lifting HIV travel ban
The Senate Foreign Relations committee on Thursday approved legislation that would repeal a travel and immigration ban on people with HIV. The measure now moves to a full vote on the Senate floor. The ban was originally enacted in 1987, and explici...
Welcome to Bahrain?
Bahrain might look modern, progressive and future-forward but unfortunately that seems to be limited to the architecture...A nationwide crackdown on homosexuals could be launched in Bahrain, including tougher immigration checks to stop foreign gays e...
Ragdoll to compensate sacked Tombliboo
Ragdoll Limited, who make the Teletubbies have been ordered by an employment tribunal to pay £2000 to an actor who was called a "faggot" by a fellow cast member.However, Issac Blake, 28, from Cardiff lost the majority of his case after being sacked ...
It's Tinky Winky all over again
A gay actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a top children's television programme has taken the production company to an industrial tribunal.Isaac Blake, 28, from Cardiff, played one of the Tombliboos in the BBC show, In The Night Garden made by...
New Europe - rights vs reality
One of the more recent EU member states has very high levels of hostility towards gay people, a survey has revealed.Bulgaria, one of the poorest countries on the continent, joined the European Union in January, but social attitudes do not appear to b...
Forms pose discrimination risk, civil partners warned
Gay and lesbian people who enter into civil partnerships are at risk of "forced outing" through everyday activities such as taking out a bank loan, according to a report to be published tomorrow.A study for the Citizens Advice charity, produced two y...
Gays should be hanged, says Iranian minister
Homosexuals deserve to be executed or tortured and possibly both, an Iranian leader told British MPs during a private meeting at a peace conference, The Times has learnt. Mohsen Yahyavi is the highest-ranked politician to admit that Iran believes in ...
Can Christians be trusted to safeguard human rights?*
The appointment of an evangelical Christian with controversial views on homosexuality to the human rights watchdog chaired by Trevor Phillips has led to a furore among campaigners who claim his opinions make him ineligible for the job.Secular groups ...
Ex-magistrate loses gay adoption appeal
An ex-magistrate who says he was forced to resign because he would not place children for adoption with gay couples has lost his appeal. Andrew McClintock, 63, of Sheffield, claimed he was discriminated against for his Christian beliefs.An employment...
Ugandan Cleric Calls For Annihilation Of Gays
Uganda's leading Muslim cleric has proposed to President Yoweri Museveni that gays be rounded up and marooned on an island in Lake Victoria until they die. Sheikh Ramathan Shaban Mubajje told reporters of his plan following a much publicized meeting...
Bishop loses gay employment case
A gay man has won his case for unlawful discrimination after he was refused a youth official's job by a Church of England bishop. The employment tribunal said John Reaney, 42, was discriminated against "on grounds of sexual orientation" by the Herefo...
