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1 May 2010PinkNews.co.uk Final general election poll 11 Last month, PinkNews.co.uk showed a decline in support for the Conservative Party within the LGBT community from 39% to 9%, with the Liberal Democrats up to 58%. -
2 May 2010Tory candidate and Cameron advisor ran church that “cured” homosexuality through prayer 208 The Observer newspaper has today claimed that Philippa Stroud, a Conservative candidate likely to win the Sutton and Cheam at this week's general election founded a church that purported to "cure" gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people through exorcising their "demons" through prayer. -
2 May 2010Sarah Brown appears at gay club night Duckie on election campaign trail 21 Sarah Brown, the wife of the prime minister Gordon Brown made a surprise guest appearance at the Duckie gay club night in Vaxhaul, South London last night. -
3 May 2010Conservative equality manifesto promises to ‘consider’ full gay marriage 96 The Conservative Party have once again decided to reach out to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered issues) with an equality manifesto that promises to consider the case for civil partnerships to be renamed as civil marriages. -
4 May 2010Christian street preacher arresting for calling homosexuality ‘a sin’ 36 A Christian street preacher was arrested for allegedly saying that homosexuality is a "sin" that goes against God. -
4 May 2010David Cameron ‘not planning’ to legalise full gay marriage despite pledge to ‘consider’ it 39 Conservative Party leader David Cameron appeared to contradict his equalities manifesto last night when he said he was "not planning" to rename civil partnerships as marriage. -
4 May 2010PinkNews.co.uk poll finds Tory support among gays drops below the Green Party 32 An exclusive PinkNews.co.uk poll shows that the Conservative Party's share of the gay vote has slipped further.
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4 May 2010BBC criticised for ‘violent’ homophobic attack scenes in EastEnders 15 The BBC has received around 40 complaints over a homophobic attack scene in EastEnders. -
4 May 2010‘First gay rights activist’ Antony Grey dies aged 82 19 Gay rights activist and author Antony Grey has died aged 82. -
4 May 2010Fans hurl homophobic abuse at Gareth Thomas 24 Out gay rugby player Gareth Thomas has spoken of his hurt at being targeted by homophobic fans at a recent match. -
4 May 2010Girl accused of killing gay man ‘had attacked bus driver’ + A teenage girl accused of killing a gay man in Trafalgar Square last year attacked a bus driver in the same area two years ago, a court heard today. -
4 May 2010Stonewall Equality Walk raises record-breaking £55,000 2 Stonewall's seventh annual Brighton Equality Walk, held last weekend, raised a record-breaking £55,000 for the charity's work. -
4 May 2010David Cameron backs Philippa Stroud over ‘gay cure’ allegations 50 Conservative Party leader David Cameron has given his support to a Tory candidate accused of trying to "cure" gay people.
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5 May 2010Exclusive: Gordon Brown answers PinkNews.co.uk readers’ questions on gay issues 31 As part of our election coverage, we've given our readers the chance to put their questions to the three party leaders - Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron. -
5 May 2010Exclusive: Gordon Brown tells gay voters that support for Lib Dems will lead to a Tory victory 52 Prime minister Gordon Brown has told PinkNews.co.uk that gay people should "fear" the Tories and that voting for the Liberal Democrats will make a Tory government more likely. -
5 May 2010Glee’s Jane Lynch had lesbian affair with teacher 3 Glee actress Jane Lynch has revealed she had an affair with a female teacher. -
5 May 2010Gay hostel allowed to remain open despite complaints 4 A hostel for homeless young gay men in Sunderland has been given permission to stay open despite protests from residents. -
5 May 2010Gay couples in Denmark now allowed to adopt 3 Gay couples in civil partnerships in Denmark have been granted the right to adopt children together. -
5 May 2010Defendant ‘hit gay man to protect girl’ + A student accused of the manslaughter of a gay man says he hit the victim because he thought he was attacking a girl.
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5 May 2010Comment: Peter Tatchell pays tribute to Antony Grey a giant of the gay movement 5 As secretary of the Homosexual Law Reform Society in the 1960s, Antony Grey was one of the founding fathers of the gay law reform struggle in Britain.
Articles from May 2010
Top stories
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote+
Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’11
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained11
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur46
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords47
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people39
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people39
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 46
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'41- Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained11
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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