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18 June 2010Theresa May says sportsmen and newspaper editors must ‘take action’ against homophobia 46 Home secretary and equality minister Theresa May has said that cultural change is needed to overcome the last bastions of homophobia. -
18 June 2010‘We need cultural change’ – Equality minister Theresa May writes for PinkNews.co.uk 25 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, home secretary and equality minister Theresa May says government has a "clear role" to tackle discrimination but business leaders, athletes and newspaper editors also have a part to play. -
18 June 2010Former Mr Gay UK charged with male rape + A police officer who was Mr Gay UK 2006 has been charged with raping another man. -
18 June 2010Warren Beatty’s child ‘living as a trans man’ 24 Warren Beatty and Annette Bening's 18-year-old child is reportedly living as a man and planning to transition. -
18 June 2010Trans media watchdog dismayed at Ofcom report 3 A media watchdog which promotes better representation of trans people has criticised Ofcom’s research into attitudes towards offensive language. -
18 June 2010Police release e-fit of suspected homophobic attacker + Police have released an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with a homophobic attack on a bus. -
18 June 2010Lesbian teacher wins £15,000 in discrimination case 5 A special needs teacher who claimed she suffered discrimination because she is a lesbian has won a £15,000 payout. -
19 June 2010Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears uses spoof rent boy listing to promote new album 5 The Scissor Sisters' front man, Jake Shears has engaged in some canny viral marketing for the band's new album with a spoof advertisement on a leading gay male escort website. -
21 June 2010Former Tory gay head in affair with married MP’s lover 22 A lesbian activist who founded a Tory gay group but defected to Labour has revealed how she had an affair with a married Tory councillor who also slept with a Tory MP. -
21 June 2010Elton John plays controversial Israel show 52 Elton John played a gig in Israel last week after refusing to bow to pressure to pull out. -
21 June 2010Obama could veto military gay ban bill over spending issue 7 US president Barack Obama could veto a bill to lift the ban on out gay soldiers in the military if it contains spending provisions he opposes, his defence secretary said. -
21 June 2010Rainbow circus theme for Liverpool’s first Pride 8 Liverpool is to hold its first Pride festival on Saturday August 7th. -
21 June 2010Irish trans woman wins battle to be recognised as female 7 Ireland is to introduce new legislation to recognise trans people's new identities after the government scrapped an appeal to the Supreme Court. -
21 June 2010Vanessa Carlton announces she’s a ‘proud bisexual woman’ 12 American singer Vanessa Carlton announced at a gig this weekend that she is bisexual. -
21 June 2010Dutch festival bans Snoop Dogg in favour of ‘anti-gay’ Beenie Man 7 A Dutch music festival has reportedly signed up the 'homophobic' Jamaican rapper Beenie Man to replace Snoop Dogg in order to preserve an "open and friendly atmosphere". -
21 June 2010Pride crowds in Soho ‘could be restricted’ 7 The number of revellers in Soho during London Pride could still be restricted, despite the festival pulling all official attractions out of the area. -
22 June 2010Beenie Man won’t play Dutch music festival 10 Organisers of the Dutch Parkpop music festival have withdrawn their invitation to the controversial Jamaican singer Beenie Man to play at the event. -
22 June 2010US to give gay workers more parental rights 1 The US Labor Department is to give gay workers equal access to unpaid leave when caring for a newborn or loved one. -
22 June 2010Trans woman wins right to backdated pension 12 A trans woman who refused to divorce her wife has won the right to get her pension backdated. -
22 June 2010Travel: Tel Aviv- bursting with pride 15 Benjamin Cohen finds that four nights in Tel Aviv for LGBT pride dramatically changed his perception of Israel. Four nights in Tel Aviv, for the city’s LGBT pride celebrations has changed me in a way no holiday ever has before.
Articles from June 2010
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’22
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality17
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’5
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets15
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions9
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets15
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'22
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50
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-
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples65
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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