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Police told not to say gay people ‘bat for the other side’

Big bitch Critic — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:13:17 +0000

A guide on “appropriate language” tells police not to use expressions such as “batting for the other side” and “lesbian tendencies”. Officers at Lothian and Borders Police in Scotland have received the booklet, which is similar to others distributed to forces in the UK.

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Children of lesbian couples ‘have fewer behaviour problems’

Big bitch Critic — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:45:09 +0000

A 17-year study into families headed by lesbian parents has found that their children have fewer behavioural problems, get better results and are more psychologically sound than children brought up by straight parents.

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Children of lesbian couples have fewer behaviour problems

Big bitch Critic — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:07:03 +0000

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Lady Gaga honoured with GLAAD award

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:02:55 +0000

Lady Gaga was given the award for Outstanding Music Artist at Saturday’s GLAAD awards in San Francisco. The yearly awards celebrate equality campaigning for LGBT rights and are hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

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Millions of gays and lesbians join Sao Paulo Pride

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:29:07 +0000

An estimated three million people joined Sao Paolo Pride yesterday in the world’s biggest celebration of gay culture. Marchers through South America’s biggest city came together to dance in the street, condemn homophobia and demand equal rights.

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Anna Paquin says bisexuality revelation was ‘no secret’

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:55:50 +0000

Anna Paquin, the Hollywood actress, has said she was bemused at the fuss around her coming out as bisexual. The X Men and True Blood star filmed an advertisement in April for gay charity The True Colors Fund. In it, she says: “I’m bisexual and I give a damn.”

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EM Forster ’stopped writing because he had gay sex’

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:24:56 +0000

The novelist EM Forster stopped writing in his forties because having gay sex killed his creative drive, a scholar claims. The author of works such as A Room With A View and Howards End stopped writing in 1924, after he published A Passage To India. He lived until 1970.

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Lesbians are first gay couple to marry in Portugal

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:51:45 +0000

Two women were the first gay couple to wed in Portugal today after the country legalised same-sex marriage. Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao, both divorced mothers in their 30s, married in a 15-minute ceremony in capital city Lisbon.

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Elton John performs at US shock jock Rush Limbaugh’s wedding

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:16:58 +0000

Gay singer Elton John reportedly earned $1 million for singing at the wedding of US gay marriage opponent Rush Limbaugh at the weekend. The conservative commentator, 59, is against gay marriage and has been accused of homophobia and racism.

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Gay journalist receives award nod for ‘gay cure’ expose

Big bitch Critic — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:44:14 +0000

A gay journalist who underwent ‘gay cure’ therapy to expose the therapists who practise it has been nominated for a mental health’s charity’s media awards.

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