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6 January 2009Judge warns Australian teen of danger from “ugly, hairy men” in prison 6 A magistrate in Australia has tried to warn a teenager off a life of crime by giving him a stark assessment of life in prison. -
6 January 2009Interview: Waiting for Godot with Captain Picard 4 Last month gay star and acting legend Sir Ian McKellen spent an evening raising funds for vulnerable lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans teenagers. -
6 January 2009British tourists arrested in Bermuda after in-flight homophobic abuse 2 A flight from Manchester to the Dominican Republic had to make an emergency landing in Bermuda when three passengers traded homophobic abuse with cabin crew. -
6 January 2009Stonewall calls on BBC Trust to take homophobia seriously after lesbian slurs 10 A leading gay rights group has called on the BBC to pay attention to the millions of lesbian, gay and bisexual people who pay for the corporation through the licence fee. -
6 January 2009BBC under renewed pressure following homophobic slurs against Lindsay Lohan 15 A BBC TV programme that contained slurs against lesbians has received just 13 complaints, the corporation said today. -
6 January 2009Jersey may become first Crown dependency to introduce civil partnerships 1 The government of Jersey is to consider the implications of granting same-sex couples the right to enter into civil partnerships. -
6 January 2009Comment: Trans discrimination must no longer be tolerated 1 During missions to member states of the Council of Europe, I have been reminded of the on-going discrimination many face on account of their gender identity. -
6 January 2009Dutchman fined for gay “indecency” in Gambia 3 A 79-year-old man from the Netherlands has been found guilty of indecency with several Gambian men. -
6 January 2009Comment: We deserve more than an apology from the BBC for their homophobia 13 After the the expose by PinkNews.co.uk that the BBC had broadcast a series of anti-lesbian slurs against Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan, My.PinkNews.co.uk reader Nick Henderson believes the BBC must start respecting LGBT rights and stop broadcasting homophobic content. -
7 January 2009Formula 1 boss accused of unfair dismissal at employment tribunal + A leading Formula 1 boss is facing claims of dismissing an employee on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
7 January 2009Ian Paisley to meet with standards agency about homophobic advert 8 The former first Minister of Northern Ireland is to meet with the Advertising Standards Authority to discuss their ruling against an advert placed in a local paper by a Belfast church. -
7 January 2009Good news at last for Lloyds TSB as it tops Stonewall employers list 12 The news may be bleak for high street bank Lloyds TSB, but there is a ray of sunshine amid the gloom of the credit crunch as Stonewall ranks the bank as the top employer for diversity. -
7 January 2009Woman ‘strangled girlfriend with dressing gown cord’ 1 A 47-year-old woman strangled her lesbian lover with a dressing gown cord after a drunken argument, a Sheffield court was told. -
7 January 2009Free screening of documentary about religion and homosexuality 3 A highly-acclaimed documentary about religion and homosexuality will be shown at a public meeting in London on Friday. -
7 January 2009Ofcom to examine whether BBC show’s Lindsay Lohan slurs broke broadcasting code 7 The UK's independent regulator for the communications industries may take action over a BBC TV programme that denigrated lesbians. -
7 January 2009Teenager among three charged with gang rape of lesbian in California + Two men and a teenage boy have been charged with the alleged gang rape of a 28-year-old lesbian woman in the San Francisco area. -
7 January 2009Homophobia towards Lindsay Lohan isn’t the BBC’s first run in with gays 14 Last week, PinkNews.co.uk revealed homophobic comments regarding Lindsay Lohan and lesbians in general during BBC3's The Most Annoying People of 2008.
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7 January 2009Stephen Fry to be Jonathan Ross’s first guest following suspension 2 Gay comedian and author Stephen Fry is understood to be the first guest to appear on the Friday Night With Jonathan Ross following the host's suspension from broadcasting on the BBC. -
8 January 2009Senegalese AIDS activist among nine men jailed for sodomy 2 A court in Senegal has sentenced a group of men arrested at the home of a leading figure in the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to prison terms. -
8 January 2009Italy manager: gay players welcome but may cause locker room complications 7 The manager of Italy's national football team has said he does not think there are any gay professional footballers, but a gay man would not be excluded from playing under him.
Articles from January 2009
Top stories
Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy6
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway2
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march5
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival+
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office3
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too4
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer7
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts30
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’8
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card139- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer7
- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts30
- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 6
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights55
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians48
Nick Clegg: I am proud to fly the rainbow flag at Whitehall, and hope others will be too17
Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic0- US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
- Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor's office3
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card139
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'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals65
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
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