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USA/Proposition 8 passed
The recent decision to allow gay marriage in
California was cruelly overridden when residents
of the state voted in
favour of Proposition 8,
which states that ‘Only
marriage between a
man and a woman is
valid or recognised in
California.’ Couples
who have already married in California are being
assured that their unions are still legally
The third annual Stonewall Awards ceremony was held on
recognised, however.
Thursday 6 November at the Victoria and Albert Museum in
London. The Square Peg Media team donned their posh togs to
USA/Marriage legalised
celebrate the nomination of Out In The City (g3’s brother
publication) as Publication of the Year.
Just days after gay marriage was made illegal
in California, it was made legal in Connecticut.
November 12 saw the fi nal judgement passed in
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Martina Navratilova ponders walking on the wild side during
Bulgaria/MEPs call for her time on I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here
change
Bulgarian parliament is considering a re-draft of In the same week that Stonewall
Sue Perkins, winner
the Family Code to include co-habitation rights, BEN’S
of Stonewall’s
celebrated the achievements of
but only for heterosexual couples. Bulgaria Entertainer of the lesbian and gay people, we also
joined the EU last year, and the country is meant BITS
Year
highlighted the ‘double-glazed glass
to adhere to laws set out in various EU ceiling’ lesbians face in the workplace.
legislation which outlaw discrimination based So many of Britain’s two million
on sexual orientation. MEPs are calling on lesbians remain almost invisible at
politicians to reconsider their decision. work. Our report, supported by Lloyds
TSB, recommends that employers
Russia/Protest forbidden should support lesbian and bisexual
An application to stage a gay rights protest in senior members of staff in being out
Minsk has been rejected by offi cials. The protest and involved in awareness raising
was to highlight the rise initiatives. It’s true – people perform
in homophobic hate better when they can be themselves.
crimes in Russia.
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According to a deputy Sue, Sandi and Stella. No, this Since the historic election of Barack
chairman of Minsk City wasn’t a re-casting of Sheila’s Obama, many young people will have
Council, the application Wheels. These were the lesbian woken up believing that they might
“was not done within the winners of the 2008 Stonewall fulfi l their dreams one day. Barack
framework of the National Law on mass events.” Awards. Sue Perkins, the nation’s wasn’t the only American celebrating
favourite lesbian conductress (she victory in an historic vote. Bishop
Singapore/Rally postponed recently won reality TV orchestral Gene Robinson fl ew over especially to
A gay rights rally in Singapore has been conducting competition Maestro) collect Stonewall’s Hero of the Year
postponed due to overwhelming interest from was named Stonewall Entertainer of award – the fi rst time Stonewall
the gay community. Ben Summerskill is the Year. Stella Duffy was awarded supporters have chosen a religious
Roy Tan, who organised Chief Executive of Writer of the Year by a judging panel leader as their hero. But, in some parts
the protest, said he Stonewall. which included artist Maggi Hambling of America, there’s still a way to go
moved the date of the To support and Channel 5 Chair Dawn Airey. The before they can enshrine equality into
event to ensure that Stonewall’s Stonewall Broadcaster of the Year was the American Dream. As well as
the maximum number campaign which Sandi Toksvig. She couldn’t make it on voting for Obama, California voted for
of people got the tackles homophobic the night, but she certainly made it Proposition 8, which makes gay
opportunity to take part. It is hoped that the bullying, visit www. into the good books of one of our marriages in the state illegal again. For
famously homophobic Singaporean stonewall.org.uk/ judges, who confessed to having a America, this seems like two steps
authorities will not intervene. education_for all particular ‘penchant’ for the winner! forward and one step back!

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