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Australian prime minister challenged on gay marriage by party

Pink News  3 days ago

Kevin Rudd, the prime minister of Australia, has been challenged by his party to pass legislation allowing gay marriage.

MPs asked to support gay men's HIV campaign

Pink News  3 days ago

The National AIDS Trust is asking members of parliament to sign an Early Day Motion to show their support for helping protect young gay men from HIV.

Dannii Minogue cleared over 'homophobic' X Factor joke

Pink News  3 days ago

Dannii Minogue has been cleared of making a 'homophobic' jibe about an X Factor contestant's sexuality by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom.

Mother fights for NHS treatment of trans daughter

Pink News  3 days ago

The mother of a 14-year-old trans girl is fighting to get her hormone treatment on the NHS. Carole Smith, 41, said that her child needed hormone treatment to prevent her from entering puberty as a boy.

Church leaders in Liverpool release 'groundbreaking' condemnation of homophobia

Pink News  3 days ago

Leaders of the six main Christian churches in Liverpool have released a joint statement condemning homophobia in the city.

Liverpool teenager hurt in homophobic attack

Pink News  3 days ago

A gay 19-year-old student was beaten by eight boys last week in Liverpool's city centre for being "flamboyantly dressed".

Exemptions allowing churches to refuse to employ gays to be scraped following pressure from EU

Pink News  4 days ago

The European Commission is putting pressure on the British Government to drop the exemptions from equality legislation by religious organisations who currently have the right to refuse to employ LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) staff.

Gordon Brown and equalities minister Maria Eagle mark Transgender Day of Remembrance

Pink News  6 days ago

Prime minister Gordon Brown has made a statement describing violence and harassment against trans people as "utterly unacceptable".

UNISON calls for better reporting on homophobic hate crime

Pink News  6 days ago

Workers' union UNISON is holding its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) conference today and tomorrow.

Gay Glasgow council leader Steven Purcell is Councillor of the Year

Pink News  6 days ago

Steven Purcell, the leader of Glasgow city council, has been named the Herald's Councillor of the Year.

Gay rights advocate Cathy Ashton is new EU foreign affairs chief

Pink News  6 days ago

Baroness Cathy Ashton, who won Stonewall's Politician of the Year award in 2006, has been named as the new European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs.

Trans woman in Italian political scandal found dead

Pink News  6 days ago

A Brazillian trans woman at the centre of a scandal involving an Italian politician has been found dead in a burnt-out basement.

Family appeals to gay community to find missing son

Pink News  6 days ago

The father of a 14-year-old boy who went missing two years ago has appealed to the gay community to help find him.

Suspect in Puerto Rico teen's murder 'may use gay panic defence'

Pink News  6 days ago

The man arrested in connection with the murder of gay Puerto Rico teenage Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado will reportedly use the 'gay panic' defence.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Pink News  6 days ago

Today is the 11th International Transgender Day of Remembrance. The yearly event is held to recognise and remember trans people who have been killed through hatred or prejudice.

NHS 'a world pioneer' in treating intersex babies

Pink News  Nov 19 09

British doctors are becoming "world pioneers" in treating children and adults who are born with ambiguous genitals, it has been reported.

Tatchell: 'Alan Carr and Graham Norton are camp and cliched'

Pink News  Nov 19 09

Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has said that TV executives should chose a wider range of gay presenters, not just "camp and cliched" stereotypes.

Texas 'accidentally banned all marriages'

Pink News  Nov 19 09

A Texas candidate for attorney general has argued that an amendment made to the state's constitution to ban gay marriages has actually made all marriages illegal.

Video: Gordon Brown records message for World AIDS Day

Pink News  Nov 19 09

Prime minister Gordon Brown has recorded a video message for World AIDS Day. In the message, Brown paid tribute to the gay community in the 1980s, which he said had "led the way" on HIV and AIDS campaigning.

Chaz Bono says transition is 'the best decision I've ever made'

Pink News  Nov 19 09

Chaz Bono, the son of singer Cher, appeared on US television this morning to discuss his gender reassignment.

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