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16 January 2007Men and women involved in homophobic attack + Two brothers were set upon by a gang of men and women, punched, kicked and knocked to the ground in a homophobic attack in County Durham.The attack happened in the village of Spennymoor in the early house of Monday morning.The brothers, aged 26 and 21, were on their way home from a nightclub when they passed the Victoria Inn, the BBC reports. -
16 January 2007Transsexual’s two passports request denied 1 Norwegian police officials have turned down a request from a transsexual to be issued with two passports.The 63-year-old, reported to be a crime fiction author, accused the authorities of trans discrimination.The Aftenposten newspaper in Oslo reported yesterday that the Ministry of Justice had dismissed the accusation of discrimination. -
16 January 2007Suppressed gay play comes to London 1 He is regarded as one of the greatest American dramatists of the 20th century.From A Streetcar Named Desire to Sweet Bird of Youth Tennessee Williams brought alive a Southern, decadent and decaying world, dripping with homosexual subtext and tragic female characters.Now a play that Williams would not have performed in his own lifetime is to come to the UK this March, The Independent reports. -
16 January 2007Czech gay man wins landmark discrimination case + In yet another sign of positive change in the new EU states, a gay man has won damages after being denied a job as a masseur because of his sexuality.Lech Sydor, a 43-year-old Czech citizen, was awarded 70,000 koruna (£1,660) and received an apology for his treatment, AFP reports.The landmark ruling is the first time that a Czech court has ruled on an issue of work discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
16 January 2007Gay judge hearing Tube bomb trial 1 The first openly gay man to be appointed a High Court judge is presiding over the trial of six men accused of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.The charges relate to an attempt to bomb the London underground system on July 21st 2005, two weeks after the devastating attacks of July 7th.Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Adel Yahya all deny the charges. -
16 January 2007Ex-archbishop steps into Exeter student row 4 George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has involved himself in the ongoing dispute between student groups at Exeter University.As previously reported on PinkNews.co.uk, a group of Christian students at Exeter University are going to court to try to set a legal precedent about acceptance of gay rights. -
16 January 2007Arnie faces pressure from gay Republicans 1 The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is under pressure from gay activists in his own party to approve a gay marriage bill.The former action star is seen as a moderate Republican who learned to work with the Democrat-controlled state legislature since he took office in 2003.Now members of the Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT lobbying group, are calling on the governor to treat gay rights as a civil rights issue. -
17 January 2007Time to get on the piste with gay skiers + Gay snow enthusiasts from across Europe are trying on their lurid clothing and unpacking their skis in preparation for a huge gay outing.The annual Alternative Ski event is being held this year at the world's largest ski domain, Les Trois Vallees in the French Alps, from Saturday March 10th to Saturday March 17th. -
17 January 2007Gay-friendly Obama to run for President 2 Senator Barack Obama took the first step on the road to the White House yesterday.The 45-year-old junior Senator from Illinois announced that he is forming an exploratory committee, which allows him to raise funds and put together a campaign.Obama is the only African-American in the Senate, and his candidacy is already being compared to that of President John F Kennedy. -
17 January 2007Football stars talk about being gay – anonymously 3 Two stars of the German football league have given in-depth interviews to a magazine about life as a gay man in the top flight of soccer - on condition that their identities were kept secret.RUND magazine spent two years gaining the trust of the players and researching homophobia in the beautiful game.Just like the UK, there are no out gay professional footballers in the German leagues. -
17 January 2007Top Manhattan firm in gay lawsuit + One of New York's most prestigious law firms is being sued for discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation by one of their own lawyers.28-year-old associate Aaron B Charney says in his suit that senior colleagues subjected him to "lewd and illegal conduct," The New York Times reports.Sullivan Cromwell, founded in 1879, is one of America's best known - and profitable - law firms.
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17 January 2007Homophobia row spills onto red carpet 4 The stars of hit medical drama Grey,s Anatomy are engaged in a very public war of words over an alleged incident of homophobic abuse.Speaking at the Golden Globe awards on Monday, cast member Isaiah Washington attempted to rehabilitate his image.He was accused last October of abusing fellow actor TR Knight, who plays Dr George O'Malley on the show. -
17 January 2007Boyzone star out-drinks rugby hardman + Gay performer Stephen Gately can hold his drink better than one of England's rugby heroes, it has been revealed.The 30-year-old singer, who came out in 1999, was actually born on the booziest day of the year, St Patrick's Day. -
17 January 2007Moscow Gay Pride row moves to Euro court 1 The ongoing dispute between gay activists in Russia and the Moscow city authorities will now move to the European Court of Human Rights.As reported on PinkNews.co.uk, in May 2006 the city's mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, refused to issue a permit for the Pride march.Gay activists pressed on with Moscow Pride on 27th May, despite the ban, police arrests, and violence from neo-fascists. -
17 January 2007Pride guru Paul Wilde dies 9 London club owner Paul Wilde, the mastermind behind the most successful Pride events in the country, has died aged 51.Paul died in his sleep and was found this morning in his flat above his venue South Central, in Vauxhall, London.Paul ran Wilde Ones Event Services, which has been the production backbone of Brighton Pride for the last 7 years. -
17 January 2007THT get £1.5m Lottery grant for youth project 2 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has been awarded close to £1.5m by the Big Lottery Fund.The grant will be used to establish a sex and relationships education (SRE) project for young people across England.The three-year project will be launched in April with the title "Young Leaders," and will be directed entirely by the young people involved. -
18 January 2007Crystal meth users now face seven years in jail + People who take and deal in methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth, face the severest penalties possible from today when it is reclassified from a Class B to a Class A substance.The Home Office decided to reclassify last year, after an explosion in the use of the drug amongst gay men who attend nightclubs. -
18 January 2007Red carpet row escalates 4 The ongoing feud over what was or was not said in the heat of an on-set argument between the stars of hit US drama Grey's Anatomy shows no sign of dying down.GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, are demanding that actor Isaiah Washington apologise for using the word 'faggot' when he denied calling co-star TR Knight a faggot on set. -
18 January 2007Daffyd’s home village becomes conservation area + The Welsh village made famous by the Little Britain gay caricature Daffyd Thomas is to be given conservation status.Ceredigion County Council revealed yesterday that Llanddewi Brefi had been chosen because of its new-found fame.The council said the conservation statue will help maintain the village's character. -
18 January 2007Gay homeless charity gets new chief + The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), a charity that works with and supports homeless LGBT teenagers, has a new chief executive.Tim Sigsworth has joined AKT from the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester.Mr Sigsworth replaces Richard McKendrick, who left AKT at the end of 2006 to take up a new role as Director of Operations at Addaction.
Articles from 2007
Top stories
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’+
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill+
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’2
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many4
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill26
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come8
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading47
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins44- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 26
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 75- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading47
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 22
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'52
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault134- US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill0
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault134
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 marriage75
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 bill62
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
Canada: 'Israeli apartheid' censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy52
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