-
29 January 2009New Met police commissioner is “hypocritical” on hate crimes claims Tatchell 1 Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has questioned the appointment of Sir Paul Stephenson as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. -
29 January 2009Former Tory MP told to give back money paid to gay son 7 An MP has been ordered to pay back £3,757 of taxpayers' money used to employ his gay son as a researcher. -
30 January 2009Hundreds of events planned for LGBT History Month + The fifth annual LGBT History Month looks set to be the biggest ever with hundreds of events planned nationwide. -
30 January 2009People living with HIV face widespread discrimination 6 A new national survey of people with HIV has revealed that 36% faced HIV related discrimination in the previous year. -
30 January 2009MEPs call for EU to pressure Honduras on trans murders 1 Members of the European Parliament are demanding that the EU raise the issue of violence against trans people with the Honduras government. -
30 January 2009Profile: World’s first lesbian Prime Minister’s slow rise to power 9 When it was announced earlier this week that Johanna Sigurdardottir was likely to be appointed prime minister, little did Icelanders realise that their small island would be making history. -
30 January 2009Olympian Ian Thorpe ‘draws a line’ under gay innuendos 10 One of Australia's best-known sporting heroes has issued a statement after press speculation about the nature of his relationship with a fellow swimmer. -
30 January 2009Wall St firm sued by straight vegetarian over gay jibes + A heterosexual man who was mocked by his boss as "gay" because he does not eat meat is suing his Wall St employer. -
30 January 2009Court rules Spanish children cannot opt out of gay rights class 5 Parents in Spain who do not want their children to attend civics classes that include lessons on gay rights do not have the right to conscientiously object, a court has ruled. -
30 January 2009Donors to California campaign against gay marrige denied anonymity 4 Californians who donated money to the campaign to pass Proposition 8 will not have their identities kept secret, a US federal court has ruled. -
30 January 2009Washington state may approve full equality for same-sex couples 1 Legislators in the US state of Washingon have unveiled proposals to extend all the rights of married couples to same-sex partners. -
30 January 2009Video: US “family values” group targets Pepsi’s British gay advert 20 A US pressure group that "motivates and equips citizens to change the culture to reflect Biblical truth and traditional family values" has complained about a new advert from drinks manufacturer Pepsi. -
30 January 2009Russian thug boasts of beating up gay German MP at Moscow Pride 4 Police in Moscow have been forced into action after a news magazine published an interview with a man who boasted about beating up a gay German MP in the city in May 2006. -
1 February 2009Hollyoaks Spoilers: Calvin feels the strain + Calvin is feeling the strain of trying to keep his wife happy as Carmel starts discussing holidays now that Calvin's making more money at work. -
1 February 2009EastEnders Spoilers: Ricky could be Tiffany’s Dad 1 Women are the centre of all Minty and Garry's problems this week – starting when Minty insults Heather about her appearance, claiming she isn't a “real woman”. -
1 February 2009Coronation Street Spoilers: Two proposals for Becky + When the factory girls turn up at Underworld to find it locked up and no sign of Carla and Tony, alarms bells ring. -
2 February 2009Iceland makes history as lesbian Prime Minister takes office 4 An openly gay person has taken office as head of government for the first time. -
2 February 2009Doctors claim NHS has “come a long way” on gay acceptance 4 The British Medical Association has claimed that attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans medical staff are improving. -
2 February 2009Ethiopian faith leaders call for constitutional ban on homosexuality 9 The leaders of the Roman Catholic, Ethiopian Orthodox and Protestant churches have called on the government of Ethiopia for a constitutional ban on homosexuality. -
2 February 2009New research finds 80% of Irish gays have been victims of homophobic abuse 7 New research into the experiences lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland has found that many face abuse and violence.
Articles from 2009
Top stories
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion42
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’17
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 crime1
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final18- 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 state37
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur3
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law9
- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion42
- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final18
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'17
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
- US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state37
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
On Facebook
Featured
Pink News on Twitter
Follow @PinkNews
Download our free app for iPhone + iPad
Pink News covers religion, politics, entertainment, finance, and community news for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and worldwide. Founded to produce broadsheet quality journalism for the LGBT community, we cover politics to theology in an intelligent manner.
© 2005 - 2013 PinkNews.co.uk. All rights reserved. Web design by Felix Renicks. Hosting by Serverstream.
