James Park is a reporter for PinkNews.co.uk
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26 June 2011Sir Ian McKellen on why he never came out to his parents 52 Sir Ian McKellen, who is fronting an advertising campaign for the Albert Kennedy Trust on gay teenagers kicked out of home for coming out has explained in an interview for The Times why he never came out to his own parents. -
25 June 2011Governor Andrew Cuomo: Gay marriage equality makes New York a ‘beacon for social justice’ 88 After signing the long awaited legislation to allow gay marriage in New York state into law, Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed reporters and said that New York has regained its reputation as a "beacon for social justice." -
25 June 2011British gay policeman victim of homophobic attack in Slovenia 59 A British gay policeman was savagely attacked in a homophobic incident in Slovenia it has been reported. Oliver McNally was in the capital Ljubljana with straight friends on a stag party but fell out with anti-gay revellers in a nightclub after what has only been described as an 'encounter' who later attacked him with metal police-style batons. -
25 June 2011Updated: Russian police arrest 14 gay rights campaigners in St Petersburg 25 Russian police have arrested and charged up to 14 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) activists who were attempting to hold a demonstration in St Petersburg. -
25 June 2011New York Senate due to vote on gay marriage bill 30 Republicans in the New York Senate agreed late last night (Friday) to allow a full vote to make gay marriage legal. A vote is expected in the early hours of Saturday morning (UK time). -
20 June 2011Google celebrates LGBT pride with a gay rights rainbow on results 10 Google has continued its now annual tradition of celebrating LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) pride on certain results during what is termed "pride month." -
19 June 2011Row after Israeli airport staff strip search Barcelona gay rights leader’s boyfriend 231 Two of the leading members of Barcelona's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) community have claimed that they were subjected to humiliating security checks while trying to fly home to Spain from Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised the actions by airport security staff. -
19 June 2011Anne Robinson criticised for asking a vicar if his shirt was ‘gay’ in Weakest Link episode 33 TV presenter Anne Robinson has lived up to her 'Queen of Mean' nickname by describing a Weakest Link contestant’s shirt as 'gay' but the comment was cut from the programme before it was broadcast on Wednesday. -
17 June 2011Hillary Clinton: UN resolution on LGBT people is a ‘historic moment’ 97 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed the passing of a UN resolution calling for the recognition of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) people as a "historic moment." -
5 June 2011Homophobic group flies aeroplane banner warning families about Disney’s Gay Day 56 Today sees the end of the annual Gay Days event at Disney World, Orlando Florida. But just in case families didn't notice a homophobic group hired a aeroplane to fly a banner over the area warning families. -
5 June 2011Home Depot won’t cave in to anti-gay boycott by the American Family Association 42 US retailer Home Depot has said that it will not cave into a boycott by the homophobic American Family Association (AFA) who object to the chain's pro-equality workplace policies. -
5 June 2011Row after Federal Reserve flies gay pride rainbow flag in Virginia 70 The US Federal Reserve bank's decision to fly the gay pride rainbow flag outside the headquarters of the Richmond Federal Reserve in Virginia has sparked a row in a state where homosexuality is still technically illegal. -
5 June 2011Video: Google releases UK version of ‘It Gets Better’ Chrome TV ad 28 Following on from its ground-breaking TV advert for its Chrome browser that showcases the 'It Gets Better' YouTube campaign to support gay teens, Google has released a UK specific version in association with Stonewall. -
4 June 2011Gay baseball teams can limit straights says US judge as bisexuals make discrimination claim 32 A US federal judge in Seattle has ruled ruled that the north American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) can continue to limit the number of straight players that can play in each team participating in the Gay Softball World Series it sponsors. But, he has also allowed a lawsuit brought by three bisexuals to go to trial. -
30 May 2011Steve Nash: Basketball ready for an openly gay player 12 Steve Nash, the NBA team Phoenix Suns' star point guard spoke to the New York Times following the team's president and chief executive, Rick Welts coming out as gay. -
28 May 2011Updated: Dan Choi and other gay rights activists arrested during Moscow Pride violence 198 Moscow police have arrested and detained a number of prominent gay rights activists including the openly gay US solider Dan Choi as homophobic violence broke out during the banned Moscow Pride march near to the Kremlin.
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28 May 2011Courtney Love: Lady Gaga is a ‘sexless Barbie Doll surrounded by gays’ as Gaga poses with Stephen Fry 95 Courtney Love, one time rock-star and wife of the late Nirvana front-man Kurt Cobain has some choice words for Lady Gaga, warning against surrounding herself with gays as the Gaga posed on the cover of the Financial Times magazine with Stephen Fry. -
27 May 201126-year-old gay club in Portsmouth to close down 14 One of the few gay night clubs in Portsmouth, England is to close its doors for good on Monday evening. Martha's, on Commercial Road in the city, will host its final night on the Bank Holiday. -
27 May 2011Sarkozy ally compares gay marriage to bestiality in French parliament 79 Brigitte Barèges, an MP in French president Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party, has sparked an angry reaction in the French parliament by comparing gay marriage to bestiality. -
27 May 2011US Sheriff’s department ‘paid evangelicals to turn lesbian straight’ 14 A lesbian is suing a sheriff's department in Georgia, USA, after it allegedly paid $600 for two evangelicals to turn her straight. Amanda Booker, who is now in custody over a separate incident, is suing officials after she claims Bartow County Sheriff's Department in Georgia forced her to attend gay conversion therapy instead of taking her to a drug rehabilitation centre.
