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12 October 2010Campaigner and agony aunt Claire Rayner dies aged 79 14 The agony aunt, safe sex campaigner and gay rights ally Claire Rayner has died at the age of 79. -
12 October 2010Jane Lynch, Colin Firth and Martina Navratilova shortlisted for Stonewall awards 23 Gay charity Stonewall has announced the celebrity nominees for its annual awards. -
12 October 2010Gay Irish hurler Donal Og Cusack ‘courted for a political career’ 2 Donal Og Cusack, the out gay Irish hurler, is rumoured to be considering a move to politics. -
12 October 2010Russian city must allow gay Pride marches, court rules 1 Russia's second-largest city, St Petersburg, must allow gay Pride marches to go ahead, the city court has ruled. -
12 October 2010French trans woman continues fight to be recognised as female 15 Bad news for French trans woman Delphine Ravisé-Giard, as an appeal court yesterday refused, once again, to recognise her as female. -
12 October 2010Gay US teenager killed himself after ‘toxic’ city council meeting 20 The parents of a gay Oklahoma teenager say he killed himself after attending a "toxic" city council debate in which homophobic opinions were aired. -
12 October 2010Gay singer Adam Lambert promises not to offend Malaysia 18 Adam Lambert has promised to tone down his live show to avoid offending Malaysia. -
13 October 2010US judge orders immediate end to military gay ban 17 A US federal judge yesterday ordered an immediate end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the law that bans out gay soldiers from serving in the military. -
13 October 2010Obama administration to contest gay marriage ruling 9 The Obama administration will contest a Massachusetts ruling which says the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. -
13 October 2010BBC3 lesbian drama Lip Service opens with nearly 600,000 viewers 16 Lip Service, the new lesbian drama on BBC3, opened with 580,000 viewers last night, a 4.4 per cent audience share. -
13 October 2010Carl Paladino apologises for ‘poorly chosen words’ after homophobia row 21 Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for New York governor, has apologised for his "poorly chosen words" on homosexuality. -
13 October 2010Gavin Rossdale says gay relationship was ‘experimentation’ 29 Bush singer Gavin Rossdale has said he had a gay relationship with 80s star Marilyn. -
13 October 2010Tenth suspect arrested over New York homophobic beatings + A tenth suspect was arrested yesterday in connection with a homophobic attack on three men in New York. -
13 October 2010US defence secretary says Congress, not court, should repeal military gay ban 5 US defence secretary Robert Gates has said that Congress, rather than a court, should lift the ban on out gay soldiers in the military. -
13 October 2010Comment: The Gay Liberation Front’s social revolution 13 On October 13th 1970, the Gay Liberation Front was founded in Britain. -
13 October 2010Met Office axes gaffe-prone BBC weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker 40 Weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker has been axed from BBC bulletins as a result of a cost-cutting drive by the Met Office which produces the forecasts. -
14 October 2010Trans golfer sues after being banned from tournament 11 An American trans woman is suing the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) because it only allows women who were "female at birth" to participate. -
14 October 2010Paladino loses rabbi’s support after gay apology 24 Carl Paladino, the New York governor candidate who said children were being "brainwashed" by homosexuality, has lost the support of a prominent rabbi after apologising for his comments.
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14 October 2010Gay blogger Perez Hilton promises to stop bullying 15 Gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has promised to be nicer and stop making fun of his favourite Hollywood targets. -
14 October 2010BBC has ‘no plans’ to employ Ray Gosling again 7 The BBC says it won't employ veteran broadcaster Ray Gosling after he admitted lying about the mercy-killing of an old lover.
Articles from October 2010
Top stories
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords7
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people10
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 847
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members1
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years18
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’30
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage10
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people10
- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords7
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 years18
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution169- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'30
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage22
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 vote60
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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