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5 June 2007Managing Director, PinkNews.co.uk + We're looking for someone quite exceptional for a very senior position.PinkNews.co.uk is going to expand over the coming months and we're looking for someone to lead the expansion by managing the team and spearheading the next round of investment. -
5 June 2007Paris Hilton doing well in prison, waxwork mocked + Heiress, socialite and gay icon Paris Hilton is said to be "doing very well" after her first night behind bars after she began her jail sentence for violating probation after a number of driving offences in Los Angeles.Paris Hilton's jail term had already been cut from 45 days to 23 days. -
5 June 2007US Bishops to meet on gay clergy rights 57 American Roman Catholic bishops may give the green light to new guidelines this week, which would mean gay Catholics would not have to try to change their sexual orientation.Bishops convene today in Baltimore for their annual meeting. -
5 June 2007Lesbian politician in Japan gets hitched 58 Japan's first openly lesbian politician celebrated her same-sex partnership on Sunday, a month before elections for Japan's upper house.Kanako Otsuji, 32, is a candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan in next month's election for the House of Councillors.She tied the knot with her partner of four years, Maki Kimura, 32. -
5 June 2007John Edwards says no to gay marriage 57 Democrat Presidential hopeful John Edwards announced yesterday that he will not support same-sex marriage, but neither will he support a constitutional amendment to ban it.Senator Edwards, who ran for vice-president with John Kerry in 2004, is one of the fore-runners in the Democrat race to win back the White House. -
5 June 2007British authors won’t create gay villains 57 Authors cannot create a modern villain because of political correctness, according to a best-selling British spy author.Anthony Horowitz has complained that writers who attempt to create a truly evil character such as Captain Hook or Long John Silver are having to self-censor.Horowitz, 52, is the successful author of the Alex Rider spy books, the seventh volume of which is due to be published in November. -
5 June 2007PinkNews beats internet rival 1 New statistics show that gay news website PinkNews.co.uk receives 50 times more internet traffic than its rival, PinkPaper.com.Figures from independent company Compete found that PinkNews.co.uk receives 370,000 visits from unique users per month, while PinkPaper.com receives 7,200.Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall, believes that the figures are encouraging for the gay press. -
5 June 2007Ocean’s Thirteen + After the dire second outing in the Steven Soderbergh/George Clooney caper series, it looked rather as if the magic had gone. -
5 June 2007Vacancy + If you're a fan of psycho killer thrillers, this should be right up your street. -
5 June 2007Lucky You + The fact that this much-delayed gambling-based love story was originally supposed to be released nine months ago says much.Movies that have their release dates put back, the general rule goes, are never much cop - but when the film in question was intended to be a comeback vehicle for not just one, but three erstwhile next big things, you know that somewhere in Hollywood, the gods of faltering careers are having a field day. -
5 June 2007Le Vie En Rose + The role of Edith Piaf must count as one of the most challenging real-life potrayals that any French actress could hope for.One of those classic legends in her own lifetime, her rise from obscure poverty to international stardom came on the brink of the Second World War - a war in which she was to play an active part, not just as the best-known voice of France, but also as an active participant in the French Resistance. -
5 June 2007Shrek the Third + Since the first appearance of the big green ogre with the odd Scottish accent back in 2001, Shrek has achieved an enviable place as one of the best loved and most successful animated characters in recent Hollywood history.Both films to date have achieved that rare feat of appealing as much to adults as to the kids, creating that scarcest of all cinematic phenomena - a truly pan-generational movie. -
5 June 2007George Bush’s backyard, Dallas looks set to elect gay mayor 1 George Bush's heartland of Dallas looks set to become the largest city in the United States to elect an openly gay mayor.Ed Oakley is considered the leading candidate in the city. -
6 June 2007Gay victims of domestic violence urged to seek help 58 Victims of domestic abuse in same-sex relationships are being urged to seek help from the police and victim support organisations.Research suggests that domestic abuse is as common, and as severe, in same-sex couples as among heterosexual couples.Two women a week and 30 men a year die in England and Wales as a result of domestic abuse. -
6 June 2007Conductor jailed for abusing boys can still teach 57 A leading orchestra conductor has been jailed for sexually abusing talented young musicians, but will still be able to work with children.Robert King, 46, was convicted of 14 counts of indecent assault over an 11-year period yesterday at London's Isleworth Crown Court.He molested five boys, one of whom was just 12 years old. -
6 June 2007British man arrested over gay murder 57 A British man has been arrested over the murder of a gay German man in Gran Canaria.Police are treating the murder as a "crime of passion," as no money was taken from the victim.Karl Heinz Thonningen, 44, was stabbed to death at 0500 when returning home from gay clubs in the popular Playa Del Ingles holiday resort. -
6 June 2007Church adopts pro-gay guidelines 57 Northern Ireland's largest Protestant church yesterday adopted guidelines to help clergy deal sensitively with gay church members.The Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast adopted the pastoral guidelines by 159 votes to 120.The guidelines call on the church to repent for times when gay people have been treated in ways that lack "grace." -
6 June 2007Blears: Tories riddled with homophobia 21 Hazel Blears has accused the Conservative Party of being "riddled with homophobia."The candidate for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party slammed Tory homophobes after a survey revealed that one third of Conservative Party activists would not attend a Civil Partnership ceremony - even if invited by a friend.Ms Blears said: "This is astonishing. -
6 June 2007Lottery win for older gay people + Older citizens in the Preston area have been awarded a £131,000 lottery bonanza - but this time, the much-needed cash is going straight to the LGBT community.The Preston and South Ribble branch of Age Concern have been awarded the money by the Big Lottery Fund.They will use it to help reduce the social isolation felt by people over the age of 55. -
6 June 2007California assembly passes gay marriage bill + The first legislative chamber in California voted to allow same-sex marriage today, in a public snub to conservative Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.Gov Schwarzenegger has previously said that if the bill was passed by both legislative chambers, he would use his powers as Governor to veto it, as he believes that the measure should be passed either by the courts or by a referendum.
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Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet5
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track4
MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review7
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships7
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review5
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’49
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs20
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships7
Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron2
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'6
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault124- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 49
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review7
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track4
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet5
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs20
- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships7
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault124
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'72
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
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
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Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
Canada: 'Israeli apartheid' censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy52
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