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Lesbian Tory candidate to fight Glasgow by-election this week
Pink News Nov 10 09Ruth Davidson, the lesbian candidate selected by the Conservative Party to fight the Glasgow North East by-election, will find out on Thursday how successful her campaign has been.
Liverpool hosts first gay Pride festival in over a decade
Pink News Nov 10 09The city of Liverpool will host its first Pride festival in more than ten years, it has been announced.
MPs vote against 'free speech' protection in gay hate law
Pink News Nov 10 09The House of Commons voted last night to reject an amendment which would protect free speech in a bill designed to protect gays and lesbians from homophobic hatred.
Speaker John Bercow backs holding civil partnerships in parliament
Pink News Nov 09 09The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has said he feels "very strongly" about allowing civil partnerships for gay couples to take place in parliament.
Call to keep 'free speech' defence in homophobic hatred laws
Pink News Nov 09 09Conservative peer Lord Waddington and Labour backbencher David Taylor MP have called for a 'free speech' defence to be kept in a bill designed to criminalise incitement of homophobic hatred.
Trans woman murdered in Kentish Town, London
Pink News Nov 09 09A trans woman has been found murdered at her home in Kentish Town in north-west London. The 29-year-old woman, named as Destiny Lauren, was found by police at her flat in Leighton Crescent at 00.
Support for traffic-free gay village in Manchester
Pink News Nov 09 09A preliminary survey of people using Manchester's gay village has found overwhelming support for plans to pedestrianise the area on Friday and Saturday nights.
Alan Carr says gay men make the best chatshow hosts
Pink News Nov 09 09Gay comedian Alan Carr has said that gay men make the best chatshow hosts because they are "gossipy".
Sweden ordains first openly lesbian bishop
Pink News Nov 09 09Eva Brunne, Sweden's first openly lesbian bishop, has been sworn into her new role. Brunne, 55, who is in a registered partnership and has a three-year-old son, is also believed to be the world's first lesbian bishop.
Three Iranian men on death row for homosexuality offences
Pink News Nov 09 09Three Iranian men are thought to be facing the death penalty for having homosexual relations. The men, named as Nemat Safavi, Mehdi P and Moshen G, have been on death row for three years and allegedly committed the crimes while under the age of 18.
OutRage! calls for tolerance for gay cruising in Manchester
Pink News Nov 09 09Gay men meeting for sex in public places in Manchester should be tolerated, not arrested, gay rights group OutRage! has said.
Men jailed for blackmailing gay civil servant
Pink News Nov 09 09A gay civil servant was blackmailed for over £5,300 after accidentally sending suggestive text messages to two men in April.
Sex tape causes more embarrassment for anti-gay Miss California
Pink News Nov 09 09Carrie Prejean, the Miss California who told the world she did not believe in gay marriage, has been rocked by a sex tape scandal.
Washington voters approve expanded gay rights
Pink News Nov 06 09Gay rights advocates have claimed a victory in Washington where the latest tally shows the state's voters opted to allow increased rights for gay couples.
Man jailed for six years for gay chatline robberies
Pink News Nov 06 09A 27-year-old man who admitted using gay chatlines to find men to rob has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Calling PinkNews readers to compete on the BBC's 'A Question of Genius'
Pink News Nov 06 09The BBC is keen to recruit LGBT contestants to take part in the second series of 'A Question of Genius' presented by Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark.
UK government 'concerned' about Uganda's anti-gay law
Pink News Nov 06 09The UK government has released a statement on the proposals in Uganda to execute people who have gay sex following condemnation of the bill from France and America.
Gay group attacks South Park for 'gay slur'
Pink News Nov 06 09A recent episode of South Park has angered a gay rights group for using the word 'fag'. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said that the ironic use of the word might not be understood by all readers.
Iain Dale loses appeal over 'homophobic' Daily Mail article
Pink News Nov 06 09A complaint against the Daily Mail by gay political blogger Iain Dale has not been upheld by the Press Complaints Commission.
Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir wins Stonewall Bigot of the Year award
Pink News Nov 06 09Jan Moir, the Daily Mail columnist whose column on the death of gay Boyzone singer Stephen Gately provoked widespread anger, won the Stonewall Bigot of the Year Awards last night jointly with Father John Owen, the priest who said most paedophiles were gay.
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