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26 January 2006Simon Hughes admits to gay relationships and apologises for lying 19 Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat leadership contender has finally revealed that he has had gay relationships in the past. -
26 January 2006Simon Hughes: “I’m bisexual” 21 Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat leadership contender has finally revealed that he is bisexual and that he has had gay relationships in the past.
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26 January 2006Tatchell: “I thought that Simon Hughes was queer too” 19 Peter Tatchell, who was defeated as the Labour candidate in the 1983 Bermondsey by-election that saw Simon Hughes enter Parliament today claims that he always believed Mr Hughes had a gay past."It is good that Simon is finally being frank and honest about his sexuality." Mr Tatchell said in reaction to Mr Hughes's admission that he is bisexual. -
26 January 2006Hughes considered quitting over bisexual revelations 19 Simon Hughes, who today revealed that he is bisexual, said that considered quitting the race to become leader of the Liberal Democrats after he was forced to admit that he had lied about his gay past.Mr Hughes who is the Lib Dems' president had previously denied that he was gay but revealed today in the Sun that he has had, "both homosexual and heterosexual relationships in the past." This morning, Mr Hughes confirmed to PinkNews.co.uk that he is "bisexual." -
26 January 2006Comment: So what if Hughes and Oaten are gay or bisexual? 19 PinkNews.co.uk's Benjamin Cohen considers the sexual controversies that have engulfed the Liberal Democrats.You'd have had to be on another planet to have missed the news that two of the candidates for leader of the Liberal Democrats have been "outed" by the tabloid press.
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26 January 2006Student expelled for being gay 2 A student at an American university claims he was expelled from his course after the institution found out that he was gay.Michael Guinn was a student at the private Christian, John Brown University in Arkansas.He claims that he was thrown of his course after the university found his internet blog that listed details of his sexuality. -
26 January 2006Fun With Dick And Jane + There seems to have been a spate of comedy remakes of TV shows and films from the 60s and 70s recently, be it Bewitched or Starsky and Hutch, The Producers or The Longest Yard. -
26 January 2006The Matador 1 Fresh from being booted out of his most famous role as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan hits the big screen once again in a role that seems to have given him an immense amount of fun.In fact, those who know Brosnan primarily from his Bond turns - or perhaps as Remmington Steele in the 1980s TV show of the same name through which he first found fame - may not really have noticed that he's got a wonderful comic ability. -
26 January 2006Munich + Having become the darling of the Jewish world with his masterly portrayal of the sheer horror of the Holocaust in 1993's Schindler's List, Hollywood's biggest director has now risked being denounced by those who formerly praised him for highlighting some of the less savoury policies of the state of Israel, in a highly topical action thriller based on real events from more than 30 years ago.Considering the sheer levels of vitriol involved in the Israel/Palestine conflict, where to show any indication of criticising Israeli policy can lead to accusations of anti-Semitism, for a non-Jewish director to try and dramatise an aspect of the long-running and bloody dispute would have simply been begging for widespread condemnation. -
26 January 2006Zathura: A Space Adventure + In 1995, the still relatively new movie technology of computer-generated effects was employed to good effect in the Robin Williams-starring Jumanji, a children's adventure flick based on a book by Chris Van Allsburg in which a board game, the titular Jumanji, could magically affect real life.A decade on, we get another children's adventure based on a book by Chris Van Allsburg in which a board game, the titular Zathura, magically affects real life. -
26 January 2006Walk the Line + A little over a year ago, a biopic of a groundbreaking, near-legendary, recently-deceased singer-songwriter whose life had been filled with more than its fair share of tragedy and upset along with the success earned wild critical praise and numerous awards.Much was made about the accuracy of the central performance, with praise heaped upon the actor responsible for his vocal mimicry and attention to detail, as well as how the actor had got to know and gain the blessing of the person he was portraying before he died. -
26 January 2006Chicken Little + Although Disney studios have got a great and profitable film franchise on the go with the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the animated division has not been faring so well.
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US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members+
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years12
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’24
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title4
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage9
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France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage21
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David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote58
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins55- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 52
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading52
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 93
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row8
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a 's**t' than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed22
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 44
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill65
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote58
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
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