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Madge and the Money
2007-10-12 00:00:00
Madonna will cut her ties with Warner brother Music, and sign a 10-year contract with Live Nation for a staggering $120 million (85 million €). ... Read more!
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The Royal Nipple
2007-10-10 00:00:00
The picture is a still image from a vacation video that has recently surfaced, of Prince Harry on vacation with girlfriend Chelsy Davis and more than 20 of his friends in Namibia last November. ... Read more!
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Lesbian Xbox
2007-10-01 00:00:00
A new video game designed exclusively for the Xbox 360 is stirring up controversy for including an optional lesbian sex scene. “Mass Effect” will allow players to engage in romantic interludes with other game characters, including same-sex relationships between female characters. ... Read more!
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Gay Angels
2007-09-20 00:00:00
A Gay and lesbian group from Sydney, Australia are putting together a security team to patrol gay and lesbian areas and events. The group has been dubbed “the Street Angels ”. ... Read more!

Governator terminates gay marriage again
2007-09-19 00:00:00
The governator is back…. to veto the same sex marriage act… that is. California’s political bodybuilder has announced he will once again veto the marriage equality act if it gets sent to him again. He already did so in 2005, he says he won’t sign it unless voters overturn an anti-gay marriage initiative that 61% of Californians adopted in 2000. Many hope however, Schwarzenegger will stick to his earlier comment that he will abide by the state Supreme Court’s ultimate decision on whether California’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court’s decision is expected to come next year. Gay rights groups are disappointed he still hasn’t met with any gay families who all stand to benefit from marriage equality. “We only want for our families what Governor Schwarzenegger wants for his own wife and children, the same dignity, security and peace of mind of knowing that their Government will see them as a familyR...
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Students for sale
2007-09-19 00:00:00
We all know a college education isn’t cheap, right? Student loans, financial aid, an evening or weekend job to try and pay for the immense cost of getting a degree. Some have been there, some are still trying to get by and many are still facing it. Isn’t there and easier way and shouldn’t an education be cheap or even free, you may ask. Loads of young people in Britain and indeed across the world as a recent study shows are getting in to the sex industry. Escort agencies are promising them “big bucks”, earning €150 ($210) an hour could make them up to €2000 ($2800) a week. At least three escort agencies publicly promote having students on their books some as young as 18. Thousands of British students are believed to have turned to the sex industry as a means of paying for their tuition. Research has shown that at least 1 student in 10 has friends who have stripped or even turned tricks through agencies or just selling themselves ov...
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the air is pink
2007-09-18 00:00:00
Air New Zealand is targeting the gay market with a special themed flight that will feature drag queens, pink cocktails, some cabaret acts and lots and lots of feathers. ... Read more!
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MTV goed Bi
2007-09-14 00:00:00
MTV has given the green light for a new dating show featuring a bisexual woman, locked in a house with 16 guys and 16 girls. At the end of the series she will hopefully have found the man or woman of her dreams. ... Read more!

Southie condom company has gays covered
2007-09-14 00:00:00
It’s no secret that gay and bisexual men make up a sizable segment of the condom-buying population; since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, condoms have been the premiere tool, so to speak, in the gay and bi male’s safer sex arsenal. ... Read more!
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Howard rejects equal rights for gay Australians
2007-09-14 00:00:00
The Prime Minister of Australia has told his Liberal party MPs that he does not believe that gay and lesbian couples should be given the same rights as heterosexuals. ... Read more!
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Polish police call off their investigation into 'gay power' bomber
2007-09-14 00:00:00
The investigation into 15 fake bombs planted in the center of Warsaw two years ago by someone claiming to be from a ‘Gay Power ’ organization will be discontinued, since a police search for the perpetrator has proved fruitless.... Read more!
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Hope of breakthrough on gays and Zimbabwe
2007-09-13 00:00:00
The recently appointed Dean of Central Africa, the Rt Rev Trevor Musonda Mwamba, believes Anglican churches will soon return to their grassroots mission to alleviate poverty, disease and injustice and abandon their current “fixation” on homosexuality.... Read more!
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Ja Rule: Gays the Problem with Society, Not Hip-Hop
2007-09-13 00:00:00
Rapper Ja Rule is upset that Congress is set to hold hearings regarding the exploitation of women in hip-hop lyrics.... Read more!
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Lesbians Smell Like Men
2007-09-13 00:00:00
Swedish scientists have again unearthed evidence indicating homosexuality’s biological. ... Read more!
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Nepali transsexuals press for increased rights ahead of polls
2007-09-13 00:00:00
KATHMANDU (AFP) — Dozens of transsexuals gathered in Nepal’s capital Tuesday to push for official recognition as a minority ahead of crucial polls planned for November to decide the country’s political future.... Read more!
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Italian doctor predicts rise in bisexuality
2007-09-13 00:00:00
A prediction last month that bisexuality could become more common worldwide is drawing mixed responses from Americans who identify as such.... Read more!
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London's Harrods hires cobra to guard $120,000 shoes
2007-09-11 00:00:00
LONDON (AFP) - To their high society owners, a pair of haute couture shoes can be a precious thing. ... Read more!
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Israeli Justice Minister Backs Down On Definition Of Marriage
2007-09-11 00:00:00
(Jerusalem) Despite intense pressure from ultra-Orthodox religious parties Israel’s Justice Minister has backed down on a plan to define common-law marriage as between “a man and a woman” in a new bill on inheritance rights.... Read more!
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MTV to air bisexual dating show
2007-09-10 00:00:00
A bisexual dating show featuring a woman who gained fame on MySpace is in the works for MTV.... Read more!
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Jersey Gay Marriage Inevitable - After 2008
2007-09-10 00:00:00
In a one-hour session with gay journalists, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine made clear that he sees full marriage equality for same-sex couples as inevitable in the Garden State, but also believes that, from a strategic political perspective, achieving that milestone is best left to a time after the 2008 presidential election. ... Read more!
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Israeli Police Bust Neo-Nazi Ring
2007-09-10 00:00:00
(Jerusalem) In a case that would seem unthinkable in the Jewish state, police said Sunday they have cracked a cell of young Israeli neo-Nazi s accused in a string of attacks on foreign workers, religious Jews, drug addicts and gays. ... Read more!
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YouTube Censores Gay Kiss But Permits Gay Bashing
2007-09-10 00:00:00
You may or may not have heard of a dust-up on YouTube. The site, which was purchased by Google for seven figures, is a bastion of do-it-yourself video. As the paradigm of online democracy, it is probably the last place you’d suspect would be homophobic. But some are accusing the hugely popular site of subversely supporting homophibia via its policies. ... Read more!
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Case Likely To Test Effectiveness Of Washington LGBT Civil Rights Law
2007-09-10 00:00:00
(Seattle, Washington ) The ejection of two transsexual men from a mall washroom is expected to be the first major test of Washington state’s LGBT civil rights law. ... Read more!
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Austrian Gays Stage Protest March Against Papal Visit
2007-09-09 00:00:00
(Vienna) Pope Benedict XVI paid solemn tribute to Holocaust victims Friday, extending his “sadness, repentance and friendship” to the Jewish people as he began a three-day pilgrimage to Austria. ... Read more!
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California Legislature votes for marriage
2007-09-09 00:00:00
By a strong 22-15 vote, the Calif ornia Senate on Friday sent an equal-marriage bill to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who pledged this year that he would veto such legislation. The bill passed the state Assembly in June with one vote to spare. ... Read more!
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The Untold Story of JFK and His Gay Best Friend of 30 Years
2007-09-07 00:00:00
John F. Kennedy is one of the most studied and written-about presidents of the 20th century. Aside from the remaining mysteries surrounding his assassination, there is little that is unknown about the life of the thirty-fifth president of the United States. Or so we thought.... Read more!
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Former pro football player Dave Kopay gives $1 million to UW LGBT center
2007-09-07 00:00:00
Former pro football player Dave Kopay, who was the first professional athlete to come out of the closet (after his retirement), has given a $1 million gift to the University of Washington’s Q Center , a support, advocacy, and mentoring center for LGBT students.... Read more!
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Larry Wachowski is still a man
2007-09-07 00:00:00
The co-director of the “Matrix” movies was rumored to have had a sex-change operation recently. Internet sites started buzzing recently that Larry was now called Lana. ... Read more!
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Homophobia adds to Kenya prison aids crisis
2007-09-06 00:00:00
The problem of HIV in Kenya ’s prisons - where prevalence is about twice the national average - will remain unsolved as long as homosexuality is illegal, and prevention efforts remain out of reach, experts have warned.... Read more!
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Gay Paris Mayor Announces Reelection Bid
2007-09-06 00:00:00
(Paris ) Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe - first openly gay man to be elected mayor of a major world city - announced Tuesday he is seeking a second seven-year term. ... Read more!
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