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18 April 2008Euro politicians speak out on gay teen suicides 1 A new report released by the Council of Europe this week has acknowledged that suicide rates among young LGBT people are "significantly higher" than the general population. -
18 April 2008Concern for Kyrgyz LGBTs after police raid + A New York-based human rights group has said that a warrantless raid on an LGBT community centre by police in Kyrgyzstan "sends a chilling message." The police action in the capital Bishkek was the second time Labrys had been targeted in this way. -
18 April 2008LGBT lawyers forum launched + A new forum for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community within the legal profession was launched last night. The InterLaw Forum aims to strengthen diversity within the London legal sector and promote the recruitment, retention and advancement of LGBT talent. -
18 April 2008COMMENT: I have some questions for Ken + London Mayor Ken Livingstone can justifiably boast that he has done much over the last 30 years to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Londoners. -
18 April 2008INTERVIEW: Ken answers his gay critics 22 There has been much discussion in the dead tree press about the importance of the "pink" vote in the election for Mayor of London. Earlier this week Ken Livingstone took a trip round Soho and PinkNews.co.uk managed to catch up with him. -
18 April 2008After 28 years, Paisley’s heir apparent succeeds 1 Peter Robinson will be the next leader of the Democratic Unionist party and Northern Ireland's next First Minister, it was confirmed last night. A meeting of the 120 members of party's executive committee backed the Belfast East MP. -
19 April 2008Final PinkNews.co.uk Mayor of London poll + With the race to be Mayor of London entering the final fortnight, we're offering PinkNews.co.uk readers a final say to vote on their choice for the Mayoral and Assembly elections. To vote in our final poll, which closes on Thursday 24th April 2008, click here. -
19 April 2008Ken steals Boris’s Mayor Fund idea 7 A new fund proposed by Boris Johnson designed to encourage the City to donate money to community projects could be used to help pay for a gay and lesbian museum in London, Ken Livingstone has proposed. He was speaking at a hustings for candidates for Mayor of London organised by gay equality organisation Stonewall. -
19 April 2008Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task 8 At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. -
20 April 2008Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection + The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. -
21 April 2008US gay couples struggle to divorce: the week in review 1 After years of fighting for equal treatment in regards to marriage, some gay couples are finally hearing the other shoe drop. -
21 April 2008N’Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence + Proudly out former boy band star Lance Bass speaks out against gay discrimination in a new public service announcement for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network released this week. -
21 April 2008Gay boxer upbeat despite defeat at hands of Tory MP + The Pink Pounder may have lost his latest boxing match, but he won't be throwing in the towel just yet. -
21 April 2008Equality commission seeks your experiences with public bodies + The Equality and Human Rights Commission is calling for evidence from service users of public authorities such as hospitals, government and schools to find out if people are being treated with dignity and respect. -
21 April 2008Campaigners plead with Home Secretary over Syrian deportation 8 More than 20 members of the Scottish Parliament and a former Big Brother winner have called on the government not to deport a gay teenager to Syria. -
21 April 2008Ken unveils gay manifesto as Boris reveals Fund advisers + The Labour candidate for Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has said he will "work to ensure that London retains its reputation as a welcoming and safe place for lesbian and gay Londoners and visitors" if re-elected for a third term on May 1st. -
21 April 2008Website celebrates Africa’s gay heroes + A Supreme Court judge, an HIV treatment campaigner and an anti-apartheid activist all feature on a new website highlighting African heroes. -
21 April 2008Russians protest their country’s gay blood ban + Activists in Russia have written to the country's Ministry of Health to ask why previous assurances that regulations banning gay men from donating are to be removed have not resulted in action. -
21 April 2008Online gay museum opens for business + Museum professionals have feted the launch of the online national LGBT museum Proud Heritage. -
21 April 2008Derren Brown speaks of his “perfect” boyfriend 2 One of the UK's best-known mentalists has spoken to The Sun newspaper about his sexual orientation.
Articles from April 2008
Top stories
Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions10
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade8
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas38
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy3
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list2
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits14
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list54
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual79
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade8
Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights19- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual79
- Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow 'fashionable' ideas38
- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions10
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list54
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103-
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual79
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Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list54
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
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