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19 August 2010
Germany’s justice minister considering giving gay couples equal income tax rights 5 Germany's justice minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said today she is looking at how gay couples can be given equality in the income tax system.
19 August 2010
Trans woman claims she lost her job after wearing women’s clothes 10 A trans woman from Lincoln is suing her former employers, claiming that they sacked her after she began wearing women's clothes to work.
19 August 2010
6,000 civil partnerships formed last year 14 Figures show that 6,281 gay couples had civil partnerships in the UK in 2009, a fall of 12 per cent compared with 2008. According to the Office for National Statistics, 3,227 male and 3,054 female couples tied the knot last year.
16 August 2010
Teenager shot dead at Brazil pride festival 1 A teenage boy was killed in a shooting at a pride festival in south-east Brazil on Saturday. The teenager was killed at the Juiz de Fora Pride, which attracted nearly 70,000 people.
12 August 2010
98 per cent of PinkNews.co.uk readers want full marriage equality 46 A poll of almost 800 LGBT PinkNews.co.uk readers has found that the vast majority want equal marriage rights. The survey found that 98 per cent agreed that marriage laws should be gender-neutral, while just two per cent feel civil partnerships are adequate.
29 July 2010
MP Angela Eagle defends Australian lesbian minister’s opposition to gay marriage 35 Labour MP Angela Eagle has defended an Australian lesbian politician for publicly opposing equal marriage. Ms Eagle, who was the only out lesbian in parliament until this year, said that Australian Labor politicianPenny Wong should be commended for her previous record on gay rights.
29 July 2010
Banking heir sues for libel over Peter Mandelson story + Nathaniel Rothschild is suing the Daily Mail over a story which claimed he set up a meeting between Lord Mandelson and a Russian billionaire. The newspaper's story, published on May 22nd of this year, was titled "Mandelson, an oligarch and a £500m deal".
26 July 2010
British man wins French civil partnership tax victory 15 A French court has ordered that a British man should be returned more than £30,000 he paid to tax authorities after inheriting a home from his civil partner.
22 July 2010
EastEnders criticised for gay character’s Koran scene 30 The BBC has received a number of complaints over an EastEnders scene in which gay character Syed slams a Koran on a table. The corporation would not reveal how many complaints it received, but said it did not intend to cause any offence.
21 July 2010
Lindsay Lohan begins jail sentence 1 Lindsay Lohan began a prison term in Lynwood, California, today for violating the terms of a 2007 probation for a drink-driving offence. The bisexual actress was sentenced to 90 days in the Century Regional Detention Facility, although reports say she could be freed in just 14 days due to overcrowding and good behaviour.
21 July 2010
Man denies murdering trans woman Destiny Lauren + A man accused of killing a trans woman in November last year in Kentish Town, London, has gone on trial. Leon Fyle, 22, who is unemployed, strangled 29-year-old Destiny Lauren after visiting her for sex, a court heard.
21 July 2010
Australian film festival bans gay zombie porn film 16 An Australian film festival has banned a film about gay zombies engaging in necrophilia. LA Zombie, a film made by Canadian director Bruce LaBruce, is the first film to be banned from Melbourne International Film Festival in seven years.
21 July 2010
One in seven men on London gay scene thought to have HIV 21 One in seven men on the capital's gay scene are thought to be infected with HIV - markedly higher than the rate for the general gay male population.
21 July 2010
PinkNews.co.uk is five years old today 22 PinkNews.co.uk is celebrating its fifth birthday today. From humble beginnings, the site has grown quickly and is now the biggest gay news source in Europe and the second biggest globally.
20 July 2010
Will Young supports Stonewall at Lovebox’s gay Sunday 3 Gay singer Will Young gave his support to equality charity Stonewall at Lovebox festival on Sunday. The three-day festival, held in London's Victoria Park, designated Sunday as a special gay-friendly day, with performances from artists such as Grace Jones and Peaches.
20 July 2010
Uruguay and Paraguay could be next to debate gay marriage 13 Argentina voted to legalise gay marriage last week and it now looks like two of its neighbours could be on course to consider the same step.
20 July 2010
Older people with HIV ‘substantially more disadvantaged than peers’ 2 Research into the experiences of HIV-positive people over the age of 50 suggests they face "substantial" disadvantages compared to the general population. The majority of older people with HIV are gay and bisexual men.
19 July 2010
Peter Mandelson reportedly paid £350,000 for book serialisation rights 3 Lord Mandelson was reportedly paid around £350,000 by The Times for the serialisation rights to his memoirs. The former business secretary is believed to have boosted the newspaper's sales by more than 100,000 copies.
19 July 2010
Peter Mandelson says he’s ‘comfortable’ with memoirs 7 Lord Mandelson has said he is comfortable with his portrayal of Labour's years in power and the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
19 July 2010
Mickey Rourke planning biopic of gay rugby star Gareth Thomas 11 Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is hoping to make a film of the life of gay Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas. The rugby fan reportedly wants to play Thomas in the film and got the idea after reading about the player coming out late last year.

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