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US school cancels prom after lesbian asks to invite girlfriend

Pink News  Nov 11 09

An Alabama school has cancelled its prom because one of the organisers, a lesbian student, asked permission to bring her girlfriend.

Governor says NY Senate will vote on gay marriage this year

Pink News  Nov 11 09

New York governor David Paterson has said that he is committed to ensuring that the Senate votes on a gay marriage bill by the end of this year.

Worcester to celebrate first gay Pride festival

Pink News  Nov 11 09

The city of Worcester is to hold its first Pride festival in 2010. Organisers say the free event is scheduled for June 26th at Pitchcroft Racecourse.

Welsh DJ claims he has had death threats for being gay

Pink News  Nov 11 09

Welsh radio star Chris Needs has revealed that he has been the target of death threats after revealing his sexual orientation.

Doctors: Gay marriage and military ban 'bad for health'

Pink News  Nov 11 09

The American Medical Association voted yesterday to oppose bans on gay marriage and out gay personnel in the military, saying that they were bad for health.

Calls grow for Uganda to reject anti-gay bill

Pink News  Nov 10 09

A bill in Uganda which would see gay people being executed has led to protests and public calls for it to be rejected.

French lesbian couple win 11-year battle to adopt

Pink News  Nov 10 09

A lesbian couple in France have won their 11-year battle to adopt a child. An administrative tribunal in the eastern town of Besancon granted the couple the right after they had been turned down by regional authorities.

Lesbian Tory candidate to fight Glasgow by-election this week

Pink News  Nov 10 09

Ruth 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 09

The 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 09

The 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 09

The 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 09

Conservative 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 09

A 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 09

A 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 09

Gay 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 09

Eva 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 09

Three 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 09

Gay 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 09

A 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 09

Carrie Prejean, the Miss California who told the world she did not believe in gay marriage, has been rocked by a sex tape scandal.

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