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18 December 2007Euro governments “must do better” on hate crimes 6 A majority of European governments get a poor grade in their efforts to tackle violent hate crimes, according to Human Rights First's 2007 Hate Crime Report Card.Released today at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in Tel Aviv, the new study examines monitoring and reporting systems as well as the enforcement of hate crime laws in the 56 states that comprise the OSCE.Those states include the Russian Federation and the Central Asian states, Western Europe, the United States and Canada.
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18 December 2007Hungary approves partnership legislation 29 Hungary's parliament yesterday approved the Registered Partnership Act.
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18 December 2007Third of young New York homeless are LGB 2 Gay youth make up an inordinate amount of New York City's homeless population according to the city's first ever census of homeless youth.It found that, of the nearly 4,000 young people under the age of 24 who go homeless each night in the city, nearly one-third identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual.While many homeless youth found temporary shelter with a friend or a relative, some 1,600 reported spending nights on the street.
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18 December 2007California court decision on same-sex marriage attracts interest + Still waiting for the California Supreme Court to declare whether or not marriage between people of the same sex is legal?You may want to get comfortable, because recent comments from Chief Justice Ronald George suggest it could take a while.George told the San Jose Mercury News earlier this week that the case currently before the court has attracted more "friend of the court" briefs than any other case in recent memory.
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18 December 2007International LGBT group want gay-friendly schools + 100 young LGBT people from all over Europe gathered in Málaga, Spain, last week for the three-day meeting of International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer Youth and Student Organisation.IGLYO member organisations discussed strategies for advancing equality and human rights for LGBTQ young people.Euro MP Michael Cashman spoke at the event.
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18 December 2007Lib Dem leader to be announced today + The Liberal Democrats will announce their new leader today.
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18 December 2007Stonewall question Radio 1′s inconsistency over gay language 5 BBC Radio 1 has been criticised by gay equality organisation Stonewall for its stance on homophobic language.The channel has decided to bleep the word 'faggot' in the classic Christmas song Fairytale of New York because it thinks some members of the audience might find it offensive.However, Radio 1 recently stood by DJ Chris Moyles and refused to apologise for his use of the word 'gay' in a context more associated with homophobic playground language.
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18 December 2007Comment: Is Renee Richards a trans hero? 3 Imagine waking up every day and feeling like you were in the wrong body.Imagine the frustration and angst it would cause to know that although you felt like a human being, those around you didn't treat you that way.Imagine spending a lifetime trying to excel at a sport only to be told that physically you were unable to compete because an unprecedented gender policy forbids your inclusion.
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18 December 2007Lib Dems choose Clegg as leader 18 Nick Clegg is the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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18 December 2007Lesbian politician attacks Ian Paisley Jnr + The Speaker of New York City Council, Chrissie Quinn, has said that comments from junior Northern Ireland minister that he found gay people repulsive should never have been made.During a five-day visit to Belfast Ms Quinn, who is one of the most prominent lesbian politicians in the US, attacked Ian Paisley Jnr, who is the son and namesake of the Democratic Unionist First Minister.He told Hotpress magazine in May that lesbians and gay men harm society.
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18 December 2007FCO confirms Spanish recognition of UK partnerships 170 The British government has published information on an embassy website confirming the new agreement between the UK and Spain regarding recognition of UK civil partnerships.Gay couple Paul and Martin Ward signed the civil partnership register in Devon on Valentine's Day this year, having been advised that it would be recognised in Spain, where Paul lives.When they found out this was not the case, they began a campaign to receive recognition for their partnership.
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18 December 2007Tory MEP: US HIV rules are “double discrimination” 2 New regulations issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which claim to offer a "streamlined," "categorical" waiver for HIV-positive people visiting the country have been criticised by an English Euro MP.London Conservative MEP Charles Tannock, a former NHS doctor, said the proposed arrangements amount to "double discrimination."He has raised the issue with senior EU officials after being contacted by constituents.
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18 December 2007News anchor arrested for ‘dyke’ outburst + American news anchor Alycia Lane is the talk of the town, in a bad way, after being arrested for assaulting a female police officer this weekend.Lane reportedly called the officer a "dyke," verbally abused her and then punched the woman in the face.The popular Philadelphia news anchor was arrested and later released on her own recognisance.
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18 December 2007Radio 1 backs down over Pogues ‘faggot’ ban 5 A BBC radio channel has reversed its decision to bleep out the word "faggot" from the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl Christmas song Fairytale of New York.BBC Radio 1 had previously decided to censor the song over concerns it may cause offence to gay people.But in a statement released this afternoon station controller Andy Parfitt said the decision was "wrong" and would be reversed.
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