| Gay ban firefighters disciplined
A senior firefighter has been demoted and eight of his colleagues officially warned after refusing to hand out safety leaflets at a gay pride march. The nine officers were rapped by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue (SFR) after disobeying orders during the Pride Scotia rally in June. Bosses have also ordered the group, from Glasgow's Cowcaddens station, to undergo intensive "diversity training" as part of their punishment. .
15 Injured in Estonia’s Pride March
A gang of homophobic protesters used stones and sticks to attack Estonias third annual Gay Pride March this past Saturday, injuring 15 people. Some 500 participants joined the Pride March in Tallinn, Estonias capitalthey carried rainbow flags and placards reading Love Doesnt Ask About Gender, We Have the Right to Be Who We Are, Children of Gays Need Protection Too, and We Heteros Support Gays. A Spaniard who was taking part in a gay seminar in Estonia together with other LGBT activists from Europe was hospitalized with a head injury after a stone was thrown at him during the march, said Juris Lavrikovs of the gay group Mozaika from neighboring Latvia, who was in Tallinn for the Pride march. A skinhead came at me shouting pederast in Estonian and spat in my face two times, he added in an e-mailed account of the days events.
Big days in the frame
It was set up by Kirklees Council's Museums and Galleries department to look at how gay and lesbian couples went about organising their civil partnership ceremonies after they became legal last December. The exhibition organisers wanted to see how couples chose what to wear and how to celebrate, as there were no traditions to guide them. Project co-ordinator, Katina Bill said: "Having their relationship legally recognised is very important to couples. They want a day to remember. .
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