Bahraini prince to skip royal wedding

cnn 24-APR-11

WikiLeaks: how the day unfolded in court for Julian Assange

telegraph 14-DEC-10

Pope condones condoms to stop AIDS

channel4news 21-NOV-10

Gay bishops OK if celibate, Anglican leader says

theglobeandmail 25-SEP-10

Pope to beatify Cardinal Newman

bbc 19-SEP-10

Pope meets with clergy abuse victims, expresses 'sorrow' for scandal

cnn 18-SEP-10

UK arrests over 'threat' to Pope

aljazeera 17-SEP-10

Pope Benedict XVI continues visit to Britain

RTERadio 16-SEP-10

Pope visit: Pomp of state visit for Benedict XVI in secular Britain

telegraph 15-SEP-10

Papal visit: The Pope must be made welcome

telegraph 12-SEP-10

Al Gore's daughter 'separates from husband a week after parents split'

telegraph 09-JUN-10

Gay Malawi couple split six months after wedding

telegraph 09-JUN-10

Coalition wobbles in bid to keep its balance

sundaytimes 31-MAY-10

Outrage as gay pair are sentenced to 14 years’ hard labour in Malawi

sundaytimes 21-MAY-10

Gay outrage over cardinal's abuse claim

cnn 15-APR-10

Tories 'to consider gay marriage'

bbc 11-APR-10

Archbishop of Canterbury attacks religious symbols ban in Easter sermon

telegraph 05-APR-10

Pope says he won't be intimidated

irishtimes 29-MAR-10

Pope Benedict XVI criticises 'unjust' effects of Harriet Harman's Equality Bill

telegraph 02-FEB-10

The love that still dare not speak its name

independent 11-JAN-10

Rugby will back Thomas - Woodward

bbc 20-DEC-09

Russia's bold Opel gambit

ft 14-OCT-09

Righting a wrong

bbc 12-SEP-09

PM apology after Turing petition

bbc 11-SEP-09

Petition seeks apology for Enigma code-breaker

cnn 01-SEP-09

Quakers back gay marriage and call for reform

sundaytimes 31-JUL-09

CofE bishop 'urges gays to repent'

channel4news 05-JUL-09

OK to be gay

economist 04-JUL-09

Brown welcomes equality rights campaigners

channel4news 04-JUL-09

Rob Sharp: End of the road for an iconic champion of gay rights

independent 29-JUN-09

BNP faces legal challenge to whites-only membership

thetimes 24-JUN-09

Peter Tatchell arrested in Moscow

thetimes 16-MAY-09

Preacher of anti-gay hate barred from UK

dailymail 20-FEB-09

Outrage as Channel 4 lets Iranian ruler give 'offensive' alternative Christmas message

dailymail 26-DEC-08

Iranian president takes a shot at West in Christmas message

latimes 25-DEC-08

Gay Christians denounce Pope’s homosexuality remarks

examiner 24-DEC-08

Gay groups angry at Pope remarks

bbc 23-DEC-08

Two footie fans are bailed

thesun 11-DEC-08

Gays win the Cup for England

thesun 31-AUG-08

MI5 seeks gay recruits

AfghanistanSun 18-AUG-08

Clergy reject gay 'false gospel'

bbc 01-JUL-08

New criticism over MP's gay views

bbc 09-JUN-08

Moscow gays defy the Mayor and march

euronews 01-JUN-08

Gay Iranian given asylum in UK

bbc 21-MAY-08

Protesters disrupt London Olympic torch relay

RTERadio 06-APR-08

Gay Iranian given hope by the UK's U-turn

cnn 14-MAR-08

Iran Prepares for Elections

NPRnews 13-MAR-08

Gates: U.S. willing to send troops to Pakistan

cnn 25-JAN-08

Points of DISORDER

sundaymirror 23-JAN-08

Radio 1 backs down over Pogues

bbc 18-DEC-07

London pair charged with inciting terror abroad: police (AFP)

news 11-DEC-07

Pair Facing Terror Charges

skynews 11-DEC-07

Gaddafi demands payback at 'No taboo' EU-African summit

euronews 07-DEC-07

Council set to ban 'Murder Music'

24dash 05-DEC-07

Irving and Griffin spark fury at debate

guardian 27-NOV-07

U.S. sanctions 'doomed,' says Iran

cnn 26-OCT-07

Magical day for gays as Dumbledore is outed

thetimes 21-OCT-07

Talksport rapped over gay jibes

bbc 20-AUG-07

Gay activists beaten in Russia

guardian 28-MAY-07

Activists attacked at Russian gay rights march

examiner 27-MAY-07

Christian groups in gay protest

channel4news 09-JAN-07

Pinochet grips Chile beyond the grave

cnn 11-DEC-06

Gay 'weddings' top 15,500 in UK

bbc 04-DEC-06

Fey Four: Beatles outed as gay icons

sundaytimes 30-JUL-06

62p per person: The cost of Royal Family

YorkshirePost 29-JUN-06

Jailed for UK homophobic murder

timesofmalta 17-JUN-06

Lesbian spouses sue for recognition

RSS 06-JUN-06

Cops, Protesters Prevent Moscow Gay Parade

ABCnewsRSS 28-MAY-06

Zimbabwe makes more arrests in arms cache incident

bday 09-MAR-06

Reveal skeletons in your cupboard, Lib Dem MPs told

independent 29-JAN-06

Hughes considered quitting Lib Dem leadership race

guardian 27-JAN-06

Hughes to launch leadership bid

bbc 27-JAN-06

Hughes admits gay affairs

RSS 26-JAN-06

Campbell tries to rally Lib Dems

ft 23-JAN-06

Calif. Gay Marriage Opponents Shift Focus

guardian 28-DEC-05

Elton John 'marries' his partner

thetimes 21-DEC-05

With this virtually normal ring . . .

thetimes 07-DEC-05

Vatican gay stance: 3-year test

RSS 23-NOV-05

Man claims to have beaten HIV by taking vitamins

guardian 14-NOV-05

How's your sex life?

guardian 21-AUG-05

Iran-China Tourist Exchange Operative in a Month

iranian 21-JUL-05

Gay Pride urged 'think of Africa'

bbc 03-JUL-05

Gay Pride urged 'think of Africa'

bbc 02-JUL-05

Zimbabwe 'safe' for returnees

bbc 26-JUN-05

Denel reshuffle rumours dismissed

MailGuardian 11-APR-05

Camilla to be Princess of Wales

icWales 03-APR-05

Bury 'Blair-run MDC' urges Mugabe

MailGuardian 27-MAR-05

Anglican Church

thetimes 28-FEB-05

Anglicans facing split

BangkokPost 27-FEB-05

No 10 rallies round as leading MP admits: 'I'm HIV positive'

thetimes 31-JAN-05

Barman's murder brings call to ban homophobic singer

guardian 03-NOV-04

Greens deliver climate challenge

bbc 22-OCT-04

Anglicans Criticize U.S. Church on Gays

africaFM 19-OCT-04

WHY WE WENT TO WAR WITH BLAIR

sundaymail 10-OCT-04

Kanye West dominates Mobo list

bbc 25-AUG-04

Gay groups call for rejection of stars 'who back murder'

guardian 25-AUG-04

Gay man viciously beaten by skinhead

belfasttelegraph 17-AUG-04

Reggae star Beenie Man could face charges for 'homophobic' lyrics

guardian 17-AUG-04

Archbishop of York quits

timesofindia 02-AUG-04

Livingstone invites cleric back

PressAssoc 12-JUL-04

No Gag On Controversial Muslim Cleric

skynews 11-JUL-04

[said:]: It's deplorable that the Queen has invited royal dictators from Bahrain, Swaziland and Saudi Arabia who preside over severe human rights abuses, including detention without trial, torture and violent repression of protests.

independent 24-APR-11

[added:]: It's a huge disappointment that the brewery chain has not yet made a public statement or an apology. It is a sure sign of weakness.

independent 16-APR-11

[ says]: It is very disappointing the way some of my Left-wing colleagues disparage the UN-sanctioned military strikes against Gaddafi, but fail to offer any alternative strategy to protect the civilian population,

telegraph 23-MAR-11

[ said]: The government could have taken a bold new initiative to ensure that both straight and gay couples have the option of marriage,

mailonsunday 17-FEB-11

[said:]: It's outrageous that the government is delaying the implementation of a law that was passed almost a year ago. Parliament voted to allow civil partnerships in places of worship.

guardian 13-FEB-11

[said:]: It's quite outrageous that the supreme court judges have a title system that discriminates against both women and gay people. The highest court in the land should reflect the principle of universal equality.

guardian 17-JAN-11

[said:]: Iran has a long history of persecuting its Kurdish ethnic minority population, including framing peaceful, lawful Kurdish rights activists on false charges. He added:

guardian 25-DEC-10

[says:]: no thanks

telegraph 16-DEC-10

[said:]: None of us know the truth about the sex allegations against Julian Assange but we do know that he is being victimised.

bbc 15-DEC-10

[-wrote]: The WikiLeaks revelations regarding secret U.S. diplomatic cables have exposed the two-faced, dirty diplomacy of the U.S. government and its support for unsavoury regimes and human rights abusers,

cnn 14-DEC-10

[ said]: Benedict seems to realise that his unrelenting, blanket opposition to condoms has damaged his own authority and that of the Church,

AsiaOne 22-NOV-10

[-said]: He seems to be admitting, for the first time, that using condoms can be morally responsible if they help save lives,

AP 21-NOV-10

[said:]: The pope's comments offer a scintilla of hope that the church's dogma are open to change.

thestandard 21-NOV-10

[-added]: If male prostitutes can use condoms as an act of responsibility, why cannot a husband and wife use a condom to protect against the risk of infection?

thestandard 21-NOV-10

[says:]: denying heterosexual couples the right to have a civil partnership is heterophobic

irishsun 09-NOV-10

[ said]: We think it's time there was one law for everyone,

washtimes 09-NOV-10

[says:]: denying heterosexual couples the right to have a civil partnership is heterophobic.

irishsun 09-NOV-10

[said:]: Our legal team will argue in the courts that the bans on gay marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships are unlawful and unjustified discrimination. In a democracy, gay and straight couples should be equal before the law. Both civil marriages and civil partnerships should be open to everyone without discrimination.

telegraph 02-NOV-10

[ said]: If they are refused, as we expect they will be, we plan to mount a legal challenge. We believe these bans violate the Human Rights Act and are open to challenge in the high court,

guardian 24-OCT-10

[points out:]: The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights with its guarantees of universal equal treatment and non-discrimination offers a legal framework for the securing of LGBT equality legislation.

pambazuka 21-OCT-10

[-said]: He’s also likely to be at risk of severe retribution for bringing disgrace to the Saudi royal family,

irishsun 21-OCT-10

[-said]: He's also likely to be at risk of severe retribution for bringing disgrace to the Saudi royal family,

AP 20-OCT-10

[points out:]: The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights – with its guarantees of universal equal treatment and non-discrimination – offers a legal framework for the securing of LGBT equality legislation.

guardian 10-OCT-10

[-says]: Anti-gay mob violence remains a problem, but the post-apartheid ANC government has trailblazed,

guardian 10-OCT-10

[-points out]: We have numerous listserves and increasingly we are meeting at the African Commission on Human and People's Rights.

guardian 10-OCT-10

[said:]: There is a ban on same-sex marriage and that is homophobic. Any gay rights organisation should be fighting to overturn it. Separate isn't equal.

irishsun 02-OCT-10

[-told]: Before he became Archbishop of Canterbury, he supported gay inclusion and equality. Now he victimizes gay clergy,

news 25-SEP-10

[-told]: Rowan is not being consistent,

AsiaOne 25-SEP-10

[said:]: The Pope keeps on apologising for the failings of everyone but himself.

bbc 19-SEP-10

[said:]: We are appealing to the Pope to open up the Vatican sex abuse files and hand them over to the relevant police forces worldwide. The fact that the Pope is refusing to do so calls into question the sincerity of his apology.

TheScotsman 18-SEP-10

[said:]: He keeps on apologising for the failings of everyone but himself.

irishsun 18-SEP-10

[said:]: The Vatican isn't a state, it is not recognised as a country by the UN.

YorkshirePost 18-SEP-10

[ said]: The Pope keeps on saying sorry for the failings of everyone but himself,

skynews 18-SEP-10

[said:]: It is a bit much for the Pope to condemn secularists for religious intolerance. 'Unlike the Pope we don't support discrimination against women and gay people. 'You do not need religion-to be a good human being and to show compassion for others.

dailymail 17-SEP-10

[-described]: We do not as a country fund visits by the grand mufti of Mecca, or the chief rabbi of Jerusalem, so why should the pope's visit receive privileged financial support?

cnn 16-SEP-10

[-told]: The Pope has sovereign immunity from prosecution under British law. It wouldn't work,

time 16-SEP-10

[said:]: This is another own goal from the Vatican. It shows just how out of touch the Pope and his entourage are. Most Catholics will be appalled by the remarks. 'The explanation from the Vatican smacks of racism. It looks as if he is alluding to the large number of Asian and African people who work at Heathrow airport. It is an astonishing statement to come from a church that preaches compassion.

kompas 16-SEP-10

[-said]: It's very, very well known that the pope says no woman on this planet is fit to be a priest,

NPRnews 16-SEP-10

[-told]: We also object to the fact that this visit has been funded by the taxpayer at the public expense,

cnn 16-SEP-10

[-said]: The Pope claims that he’s dealing with child sex abuse, but even now, he is still refusing to hand to the police the Vatican files,

euronews 15-SEP-10

[said:]: Benedict is out of step with the majority of British people, including many Catholics.

icWales 15-SEP-10

[said:]: We are calling on the British Government to disassociate itself from the Pope's opposition to women's rights, contraception, gay equality, fertility treatment, embryonic stem cell research and the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV.

irishsun 15-SEP-10

[-described]: We also object to the fact that this visit has been funded by the taxpayer at the public expense. We do not as a country fund visits by the Grand Mufti of Mecca, or the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, so why should the pope's visit receive privileged financial support?

cnn 15-SEP-10

[ said]: We do not fund visits by the Grand Mufti of Mecca or the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, so why should the pope's visit get this special privileged financial support? In particular we are concerned about the pope's role in the cover-up of child abuse,

irishsun 14-SEP-10

[ said]: The Pope has sovereign immunity from prosecution under British law; it wouldn't work,

irishsun 09-SEP-10

[said:]: If same-sex marriage was legalised, many more lesbian and gay couples would opt for it rather than civil partnerships.

telegraph 20-AUG-10

[ said]: Ebrahim's case is evidence that innocent heterosexual people can be sentenced to death on false charges of homosexuality [in Iran],

nzherald 08-AUG-10

[ says]: Although GLF campaigned to end homophobic discrimination, equal rights were not our main focus,

independent 17-JUN-10

[ said]: I supported Steven and Tiwonge for the same reasons that in the 1970s and 80s I supported Malawian democracy activists who were jailed by the dictator, Banda,

pambazuka 11-JUN-10

[ added]: I was in communication with Steven and Tiwonge for over four months, via prison visitors who I arranged to deliver them food, medicine, shoes and clothes. In messages passed to me by the prison visitors, the couple affirmed their love. I believe it was genuine affection and commitment.

nyasatimes 09-JUN-10

[-said]: Malawian and international human rights groups had no contact with the couple prior to their arrest. We did not encourage them. The only role of human rights organisations was to support them after they were arrested and jailed.

nyasatimes 09-JUN-10

[ said]: When I came back to the UK, I helped establish the Malawi Support Committee to campaign against the dictatorship of Dr Hastings Banda, support jailed political prisoners and press for improved wages and working conditions for Malawians employed on foreign-owned plantations. I was a friend of the late Dr Attati Mpakati, the leader of LESOMA (the Socialist League of Malawi), who was jailed in Chichiri prison and was later assassinated by Dr Banda in 1983,

nyasatimes 09-JUN-10

[-said]: Not all Malawian people are anti-gay. Many are just curious, some believe in live-and-let live and others support the couple’s right to love. Steven and Tiwonge harmed no one. They defended the right to love. In the long run, all Malawian lesbian and gay people will benefit from the trail they have blazed.

nyasatimes 09-JUN-10

[said:]: It is a tragedy that homophobic threats and abuse have forced this couple apart. They were deeply in love. The pressure has got to Steven. Very understandably, he wants a quiet, safe life. This would not be possible if he remained with Tiwonge. They would both be at risk of violent attack.

guardian 08-JUN-10

[ said]: I hope the government of Malawi will now show true humanitarian leadership by repealing the criminalisation of homosexuality and enacting laws to protect gay people against discrimination and hate crimes, as South Africa has done

pambazuka 04-JUN-10

[ said]: As someone who supported the people of Malawi in the 1970s and 80s, when they struggled against the dictatorship of Dr Hastings Banda, I urge the Malawian government to continue the transition to democracy and human rights by ensuring equality for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens,

nyasatimes 03-JUN-10

[said earlier:]: thanks to President Bingu and Ban Ki Moon for ending this terrible injustice. Steven and Tiwonge should never have been arrested, let alone jailed for five months, convicted and sentenced to 14 years hard labour. They love one another and have harmed no one.

nyasatimes 03-JUN-10

[said:]: I never said these things quoted in Malawi Voice: ‘ We are ready to support them with everything even booking them a chartered plane or comforting themselves in a five star hotel. They have suffered a lot, so they need certain new and condusive environment

nyasatimes 03-JUN-10

[ said]: Some of the Malawi Voice quotes from me are fabrications. I have not spoken to this newspaper [or] website,

nyasatimes 03-JUN-10

[-said]: He has banned a protest which is legal under Russia’s constitution,

sptimesrussi 31-MAY-10

[-told]: We’ve succeeded in outwitting the police and thwarting Mayor Luzhkov’s ban,

sptimesrussi 31-MAY-10

[ said]: from time to time,

cnn 26-MAY-10

[-said]: I fear that this separation may have an adverse impact on Steven’s mental and physical well-being. He was seriously ill for a month and is still not fully well. His isolation from Tiwonge is likely to be a severe blow to his morale. It could cause his health to relapse.

nyasatimes 26-MAY-10

[-said]: Now they will have no contact at all. This move will be particularly hard for Steven. Of the two he is more vulnerable and stressed. Tiwonge, in contrast, is robust and resilient.

guardian 26-MAY-10

[-told]: This is an appalling, vindictive and brutal sentence, which tramples on Malawi’s constitution, violates personal privacy and reverses the country’s commitment to human rights,

nyasatimes 20-MAY-10

[-added]: The law under which they were convicted is a discriminatory law that only applies to same-sex relations. It is unconstitutional. Article 20 of Malawi’s constitution guarantees equality and non-discrimination. The law in Malawi is not supposed to discriminate,

nyasatimes 18-MAY-10

[-told]: This is an outrageous verdict. While Steven and Tiwonge freely confirmed their love for each other, there was no credible evidence that they had committed any illegal homosexual acts,

nyasatimes 18-MAY-10

[-said]: While Steven and Tiwonge freely confirmed their love for each other, there was no credible evidence that they had committed any illegal homosexual acts,

cnn 18-MAY-10

[ said]: Steven and Tiwonge's best hope is that a higher court will overturn this unjust, cruel verdict,

cnn 18-MAY-10

[-said]: I appeal to governments worldwide, especially the South African government, to condemn this harsh, bigoted judgement and to urge its reversal,

nyasatimes 18-MAY-10

[-expressed]: All the support is well appreciated. We are grateful to everybody who is doing this for us. May people please continue the commendable job….it makes such a huge difference between life and death, as prison life is very difficult. With the small money sent us we are able to buy some extra food to supplement our intake of the much needed vitamins and proteins.

nyasatimes 18-MAY-10

[said:]: While Steven and Tiwonge freely confirmed their love for each other, there was no credible evidence that they had committed any illegal homosexual acts.

greatindaba 18-MAY-10

[ said]: This is an outrageous verdict,

cnn 18-MAY-10

[ said]: It is quite outrageous,

cnn 17-MAY-10

[added:]: The Pope is fast losing all his sense of moral priorities. Compared to war, poverty and racism, gay marriage is a minor issue. It is not worthy of the Pope's moral outrage. In a world filled with hate and violence, he should be encouraging love and commitment, not denouncing it.

sundaytimes 13-MAY-10

[said:]: Many of these platonic relationships were, in fact, expressions of latent homosexuality which never found physical expression because the men concerned lived in a homophobic culture where they either had no conception of the possibility of same-sex love or, for religious reasons, dared not express this love sexually.

thetimes 07-MAY-10

[-told]: All the support is well appreciated. We are grateful to everybody who is doing this for us. May people please continue the commendable job. Keep sending some small contribution. The money you send to us is so valuable and it makes such a huge difference between life and death, as prison life is very difficult. With the money we are able to buy some extra food to supplement our intake of the much needed vitamins and proteins.

nyasatimes 27-APR-10