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10 January 2007Mrs Ashley Cole attacks “ridiculous” rumours 1 Pop star Cheryl Cole has hit out at football supporters and others who have questioned the sexuality of her husband Ashley.The Girls Aloud singer also revealed that Cole is accosted by strangers in the street asking him if he is gay, and that the speculation about her partner upsets her.The 23-year-old was known as Cheryl Tweedy until her marriage to the Chelsea player last year. -
10 January 2007Supermodel Salvail comes out as a lesbian 1 Eve Salvail has confirmed in a TV interview that she is a lesbian. -
10 January 2007George Michael case before magistrates today 1 Pop icon George Michael will face charges of being unfit to drive today, following an incident last October when he was found by police in his car in Cricklewood, north London, allegedly passed out.It is not thought that Michael, 43, will appear in person before magistrates in Brent north west London, and his lawyers are expected to enter a plea in his absence. -
10 January 2007Malaysian politician sues over gay smears + Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister of Malaysia, has hit back at charges that he is gay.Anwar was imprisoned on charges of sodomy and corruption in 1998, but after six years behind bars the sodomy charge was overturned.He claims that his former boss Mathahir Mohammad, prime minister from 1981 to 2003, is trying to wreck his reputation and that the allegation of homosexuality is false. -
10 January 2007Stonewall reveals top employers for gay people + The third annual Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, which lists the top employers for gay people, has revealed that companies and organisations across the country are making progress in encouraging and supporting their gay staff.To qualify as one of the 100 best UK employers in 2007, bosses had to demonstrate significantly higher standards of good practice in a wide range of areas. -
10 January 2007Rebel Labour MPs attempt to weaken gay hate law 100 Twelve Labour MPs defied the government last night to vote in favour of an amendment to the proposed offence of incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.The amendment sought to allow "discussion of, criticism of, or expression of antipathy towards conduct relating to a particular sexual orientation, or urging persons of a particular sexual orientation to refrain from or modify conduct according to that orientation."It was defeated by 338 to 169. -
10 January 2007COMMENT: Eye-witness report from last night’s protest 15 It was not just protesters out in Parliament Square last night. -
10 January 2007Gay groups welcome Lords decision 15 Gay and lesbian groups have welcomed the vote in the House of Lords last night which confirmed the introduction of the Sexual Orientation Regulations in Northern Ireland.The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association expressed their pleasure that a campaign of campaign of "distortion and exaggeration" had been defeated. -
10 January 2007George Michael pleads not guilty + Pop icon George Michael's lawyer has entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of being unfit to drive at Brent Magistrates Court in north west London.The singer, who recently completed a sell-out European tour, was not in court.
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10 January 2007COMMENT: A gay old time in their Lordships’ House + Call him a freak if you want, but PinkNews.co.uk's Tony Grew actually enjoys Parliamentary debates.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’13
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality8
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets6
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill19
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss+
- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final11
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions6
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 12
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Channel 4 Big Breakfast creator Charlie Parsons acquires global dating site Gaydar3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters12
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples 64
Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65-
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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