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21 July 2009Video: Durex condom ad shows gay policemen 11 The condom manufacturer Durex has released a new advert which shows two policemen about to get it on to the sound of ABBA. -
21 July 2009Case begins on US teenager who shot gay classmate dead 7 A hearing has begun into the case of a US teenager who allegedly killed his classmate because he was gay. -
21 July 2009Fox News commentator speaks out against ‘gay slur’ 9 A political commentator on Fox News has spoken out against the use of the "trendy" gay slur 'no homo', which has become popular amongst the American hip-hop scene, saying it "reinforces the idea that gay and lesbian people are worthy of ridicule, shame, and surveillance". -
21 July 2009Venezuelan government moves to establish greater LGBT rights 21 The Venezuelan National Assembly has voted to pass a bill for gender equity and equality through the first round of discussion. -
21 July 2009Lesbian couple celebrate 70th anniversary 19 A lesbian couple in Florida are celebrating their 70th anniversary together. -
21 July 2009Tories to hold gay Pride event at this year’s party conference 40 The Conservative Party is to hold a Pride event for the first time at its annual conference in Manchester. -
21 July 2009Second annual gay rodeo held in Philadelphia 3 The second annual gay rodeo, 'Stampede', is being held by the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association in Philadelphia from July 31st - August 2nd. -
22 July 2009Lesbian turned away from men-only gay bar in Torquay 68 A lesbian who was turned away from a gay bar because she is female has complained about her "disgusting" treatment. -
22 July 2009Nations of the world meet to discuss and celebrate gay rights movement 1 Copenhagen is next week hosting World Outgames 2009, a nine-day festival of sports, culture, and a conference on gay rights that will involve over 100 countries under the banner "Love of freedom, freedom to love". -
22 July 2009Obama’s call to civil rights group to back gay rights 12 In a speech to National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), US president Barack Obama called for an end to discrimination of gays and lesbians. -
22 July 2009PinkNews.co.uk is four years old 15 PinkNews.co.uk celebrates its fourth birthday today. -
22 July 2009Culture secretary tells PinkNews.co.uk he will look into BBC ‘homophobia’ 19 Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has told PinkNews.co.uk he will look at the evidence of alleged homophobia by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles. -
22 July 2009Savage Garden singer attacks gay media stereotypes 25 Darren Hayes, the former singer of Savage Garden, has complained about the mainstream media "dumbing down" homosexuality. -
22 July 2009Exclusive: Gay culture secretary Ben Bradshaw calls for British ambassadors to promote gay rights in Arab world 8 Following the condemnation of British ambassadors for promoting gay rights in eastern European countries such as Poland and Bulgaria, openly gay culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has suggested those in Arabic and Asian countries should follow suit. -
22 July 2009Exclusive: Gay culture secretary says the BBC must be prevented from having a monopoly of the licence fee 6 Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has spoken about controlling illegal downloading, protecting regional news and preventing the BBC from having a monopoly on the television license fee. -
22 July 2009Gay man, 79, killed in London 8 A gay man has been found dead in Greenwich, south-east London. -
22 July 2009Belarus customs officials seize copies of gay magazine 4 Customs officials in Belarus have seized 25 copies of gay magazine Pride. -
22 July 2009Vandals attack American Apparel’s ‘Legalize Gay’ display 8 The clothing store American Apparel has had its shop in Washington DC vandalised today for displaying 'Legalize Gay' t-shirts, and telephoned a follow up threat to another store. -
23 July 2009Rupert Everett says Michael Jackson is better off dead 25 Outspoken gay actor Rupert Everett has described Michael Jackson as a "freak", adding that it was "fortuitous that he died". -
23 July 2009Queen to watch Bruno? 31 Buckingham Palace has ordered a copy of Bruno, the 18-certificate film about a gay Austrian journalist.
Articles from July 2009
Top stories
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime+
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final1- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur2
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law8
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’22
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets29
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill37
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final15
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
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
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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