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27 December 2010Hollywood star Richard Chamberlain urges leading men not to come out 19 Richard Chamberlain, who shot to fame as 'Dr Kildare' and later starred in several US TV hits including 'The Thorn Birds' and 'Shogun' and currently playing an HIV-positive gay man in the drama 'Brother & Sisters' had warned fellow gay actors not to come out unless they want it to harm their careers. -
27 December 2010Gay miner sues pit for discrimination after colleagues label him a pedophile 10 Sam Hall, an openly gay coal miner in West Virginia, United States is suing his employer and alleging that co-workers in a number of mines have harassed him as a result of his sexuality. -
27 December 2010Mickey Rourke: Rugby star Gareth Thomas had great courage to come out as gay 14 Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been speaking about his quest to play openly gay rugby star Gareth Thomas on the silver screen. -
28 December 2010Court rules that religious charities are free to ban gay couples from adopting in Australia 30 Religious charities have been cleared to ban gay couples from adopting children in New South Wales, Australia after a landmark court ruling. -
28 December 2010Sir Elton John and David Furnish celebrate birth of surrogate son 39 Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish are celebrating the birth of their first child, born to a surrogate on Christmas Day. -
28 December 2010Coronation Street to hold first ‘gay wedding’ 24 Coronation Street is to hold its first gay 'wedding' when male midwife Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) returns to tie the knot in a civil partnership with former flame Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). -
29 December 2010Exclusive: Why did BBC call on Christian who supports execution of gays to comment on Sir Elton’s baby? 139 The BBC's flagship News at Six on BBC One featured a right-wing fundamentalist Christian who had previously supported the execution of gay people to comment on the birth of a surrogate son to Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish. -
29 December 2010How to complain about the BBC interviewing pro-gay execution fundamentalist on Sir Elton’s baby 55 Last night, as first highlighted by PinkNews.co.uk, the BBC's flagship BBC News at Six programme on BBC One featured an interview with Stephen Green, who has previously called for gays to be executed on the news that Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish were celebrating the birth of their first son. -
29 December 2010New York Post mocks David Furnish as Sir Elton John’s ‘wife’ 23 If the BBC's decision to ask a fundamentalist Christian who advocates the execution of gays to comment on Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish celebrating the birth of their son was not bad enough, the Murdoch owned New York Post has published its take on the story with a derogatory headline. -
29 December 2010Jobcentre staff accused of homophobia towards gay couple on benefits 27 A gay couple from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England have claimed that they have victimised by staff at their Jobcentre Plus because of their sexuality. -
30 December 2010Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears pride at being a gay teen role model 4 Jake Shears, the lead signer of the Scissor Sisters has spoken out against homophobic bullying but also his pride at being a role model for gay teens. -
30 December 2010Video: Taiwan TV animates Sir Elton and David’s baby’s birth, complete with bondage gear 27 Cult Taiwanese news programme, Next Media Animation (NMA), has given its own slant on the news that Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish are celebrating the birth of their son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. -
30 December 2010Secret sperm donor fathered his lesbian aunt’s children aged just 15 46 A couple grieving over the death of their 20-year-old son are coming to terms with the fact that two children they considered to be their nephew and niece are their biological grandchildren. -
30 December 2010Rupert Everett: Hollywood homophobia denies gays leading roles 18 Rupert Everett, the openly gay star of 'My Best Friend's Wedding' has once again hit out at Hollywood, claiming that the lack of roles for gay actors is caused by homophobia. -
30 December 2010Gay and adopted Daily Mail columnist slams Sir Elton’s decision to have a baby 84 Andrew Pierce, the consultant editor of the Daily Mail had penned a column criticising the decision of Sir Elton John and David Furnish to have a surrogate baby, despite being both gay and adopted himself. -
30 December 2010R&B star Chris Brown’s homophobic Twitter duel with Raz-B 17 R&B star Chris Brown, who had been attempting to rebuild his reputation after beating his ex-girlfriend, the singer Rihanna, yesterday engaged in a Twitter duel which saw use homophobic abuse against rapper Raz-B who accused his former manager of rape. -
30 December 2010Exclusive- BBC: Gay execution supporter interview was required to ‘balance’ Elton John baby coverage 147 The BBC has mounted a defence of its decision to include an interview with a supporter of state sponsored execution of gay men in its coverage of the birth of Sir Elton John and David Furnish's first child.
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30 December 2010Comment: If the BBC can’t stop offending gays, we should get a licence fee rebate, or quit paying 90 All too often, PinkNews.co.uk finds itself publishing stories relating to the BBC offending the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.
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30 December 2010‘What did you expect?’- a poem by Chris Bryant MP 13 Chris Bryant, the former minister for Europe and current shadow justice minister has penned a poem for UKUncut -
31 December 2010Christopher Biggins: Chris Bryant absurd to think ‘pantomime dame’ jibe was homophobic 43 The actor, and sometime pantomime dame Christopher Biggins has said the openly gay Labour MP Chris Bryant is "ridiculous" for believing the chancellor George Osborne was being homophobic when he jokingly described the MP as a "pantomime dame."
Articles from December 2010
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Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come1
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading3
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading35
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister11
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’31
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties11
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage57
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’17
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over concerns of human rights convention breach12
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins34- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 57
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading35
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet19
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'31
George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph7
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
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
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