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1 April 2010Mel Gibson to play George Michael in biopic 21 US actor Mel Gibson has been lined up to play George Michael in a biopic of the singer's life. -
1 April 2010HIV charity opens online chatroom for gay men 12 HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust is to open an online chatroom for gay men to discuss their experiences of HIV, sex and condoms. -
1 April 2010Council bans play about extremism and homophobia 17 A council in the north-west Midlands has been criticised for banning a play about the white extremism and homophobia in case it causes offence to local people and inflames tensions. -
1 April 2010US Army secretary won’t expel gay soldiers 5 The US Army Secretary has said he will not discharge soldiers who tell him they are gay, despite the fact that Don't Ask, Don't Tell remains official policy. -
1 April 2010US general avoids punishment for criticising repeal of military gay ban 4 A US general who publicly criticised President Barack Obama's plans to repeal the ban on out gay soldiers will not be reprimanded. -
1 April 2010‘Homophobic’ Ulster Unionist candidate barred from standing 6 The Mayor of Antrim has been barred from standing as an Ulster Unionist candidate, because, he claims, he is not "politically correct" enough for the Tories. -
1 April 2010True Blood star Anna Paquin announces ‘I’m bisexual’ 39 Anna Paquin, the American actress, has announced she is bisexual. -
1 April 2010Analysis: Why are gays excluded from some clinical trials? 12 Gay men and lesbians are routinely excluded from clinical trials for new treatments for sexual dysfunction, according to US research published last week. -
1 April 2010Prisoner ‘threatened to crucify and eat former gay lover’ 9 A man jailed for a hammer attack on his ex-partner sent him terrifying threats from prison threatening to crucify and eat him if he gave evidence. -
1 April 2010Record ticket sales for London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 3 The 24th Lesbian and Gay Film Festival closed in London last night with the UK premiere of Kareem Mortimer’s Children of God. -
2 April 2010Human Rights Watch urge Malawian President to intervene in gay marriage case 6 Human Rights Watch has written to the President of Malawi urging him to intervene in the sentencing tomorrow of two gay men convicted for taking part in a marriage ceremony. -
2 April 2010PinkNews General Election Poll 2010 + With the general election expected to be called within days, PinkNews.co.uk is conducting its latest in a series of regular polls taking the political pulse of the LGBT community. With just days to go until the closest what is expected to be the closest election in decades begins we're testing the pulse of the LGBT community. -
4 April 2010Top Tory backs rights of bed and breakfast owners to turn away gay couples 182 One of the most senior Conservative politicians, the shadow home secretary Chris Grayling has come under fire for backing the right of bed and breakfast owners to bar gay couples. -
4 April 2010Comment: Chris Grayling’s comments create serious doubts about the Tory party’s commitment to gay rights 25 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell argues that the comments made by shadow home secretary Chris Grayling where he argues for bed and breakfast owners to be entitled to turn away gay couples call into question the Conservative party's commitment to LGBT rights -
5 April 2010Exclusive: Cameron and Grayling gay gaffes cause Conservative popularity among LGBT community to plunge 180 A poll conducted by Europe's largest gay news publication, PinkNews.co.uk has found that LGBT support for the Conservative party has fallen markedly following an interview where party leader David Cameron appeared to falter when questioned about gay rights. -
5 April 2010David Cameron to appeal to gay voters in his first speech after Brown calls election 55 Conservative leader David Cameron is to kick start his general election campaign with a speech that specifically mentions gay people as he campaigns for the "great ignored." It will come a day after PinkNews.co.uk revealed that the popularity of the Conservative party within the gay community has slumped over the past month. -
6 April 2010Video: Cameron misses out gay people in speech 158 David Cameron did not mention gay people in his speech this morning, despite published extracts which suggested he would. -
6 April 2010Homophobic bullying ‘endemic’ in Liverpool 15 Teachers in Merseyside have reported 'endemic' levels of homophobic bullying in secondary schools. -
6 April 2010Gay wrestler Chris Kanyon found dead 6 One of the first out gay professional wrestlers has been found dead at his home in an apparent suicide. -
6 April 2010English Patient inspiration had gay lover 7 The man who was the inspiration for the film The English Patient had a gay Nazi lover, letters have suggested.
Articles from April 2010
Top stories
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Weiner1
Pro-equal marriage rally to take place on Monday ahead of House of Lords committee stage3
London: One week until UK’s second Dyke March+
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor2
US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event3
Milton Keynes: Woman victim of homophobic assault has her face dragged against a wall+
Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum25
Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Blue to headline Pride Bristol+
In meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury, the Pope does not specify marriage as between man and woman5
New straight civil partnerships amendment tabled for equal marriage bill in House of Lords9
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay32
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 5
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 60
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay47
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down22
Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'21- Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum 25
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for 'two tiered' marriage24
Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights12
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right60
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill57
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49-
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay47
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