James Park is a reporter for PinkNews.co.uk
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27 May 2011Sir Elton John and David Furnish nominated for celeb dad of the year 7 Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish have become the first gay couple to be in the running for 'celebrity dad of the year.' The pair, who celebrated the birth of their son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John last Christmas, are said to be "thrilled" at the news. -
27 May 2011New York Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Gay marriage is a fundamental civil right’ 19 Michael Bloomberg, the independent mayor of New York City, has described marriage equality as a "fundamental civil right". In a speech last night, he urged state politicians to legislate on introducing gay marriage immediately. -
26 May 2011Three men arrested for gay hate attack in Minnesota 49 Police in St Cloud, Minnesota have arrested three men accused of severely beating a gay man because of his sexuality. The three men, named as Matthew Warren Thomas, 24; Chad Vincent Hands, 21 and Ryan Andrew Frane, 23, were arrested and transported to a county prison. -
24 May 2011Video: God Hates Fags demo leads to $50,000 donation to gay AIDS charity 28 A leading American comedienne known as 'the Queen of Mean', Lisa Lampanelli, has donated $50,000 to a gay AIDS charity in the name of the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign. -
21 May 2011Tennessee Senate approves ‘don’t say gay’ bill 629 Tennessee’s Senate has passed a bill that proposes to introduce a ban of discussing homosexuality within schools. The bill, approved by 5 votes to 4 at the Senate will ban all teachers in public elementary and middle schools from talking about the subject. -
10 May 2011Lady Gaga teams up with FarmVille creators to launch GagaVille 47 Lady Gaga has announced a partnership with social games giant Zynga to launch GagaVille, a take on the popular FarmVille and CityVille. -
4 May 2011Video:Google uses TV advertisement during Glee to showcase ‘It Gets Better’ campaign 44 Google has aired a television advertisement for its Google Chrome browser that showcases the 'It Gets Better' YouTube campaign to support gay teens. -
2 May 2011Man arrested over murder of US gay pride activist + Police in Elmira, New York state, have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a local gay rights activist, Clinton 'Billy' Lewis, who was also the owner of Club Chill, a local gay bar. -
2 May 2011Corrie star slams David Cameron for alleged support of gay kiss ban before 9pm tv watershed 137 Coronation Street actress Brooke Vincent has slammed prime minister David Cameron over reports that he supports new proposals which could ban same-sex kisses on pre-watershed television. -
29 April 2011Spike in searches causes Google to suggest “James Middleton Gay” + The search engine Google has begun to auto-suggest "James Middleton gay" following a surge in searches on the younger brother of Catherine 'Kate', Duchess of Cambridge. -
25 April 2011Giant card and demonstration call on Prince William and Kate Middleton to support gay marriage 89 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and the Equal Love campaign have presented Prince William and Kate Middleton a wedding card that calls for their support for gay marriage. The giant card, which was handed into Buckingham Palace by scores of supporters read: "We wish you a happy life together. You can get married, gay people can't." -
15 April 2011Hundreds protest outside John Snow pub that kicked out gay couple for kissing 608 A large protest of hundreds of people gathered outside the John Snow pub in Soho, central London earlier this evening in reaction to a gay couple being ejecting from the venue for kissing. -
15 April 2011Gay dads celebrate 21 years with plastic baby 29 If you thought Sir Elton John and David Furnish's son Zachary was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, then spare a thought for Digby du Pont. He's travelled the world, met celebrities and has a wardrobe of more than 300 made-to-measure suits. Not bad for a plastic doll. -
10 April 2011Gay blood donation ban to be lifted for men who haven’t had sex for 10 years 357 The government is to lift the ban on gay men giving blood, ruling that a blanket ban is discriminatory and could be in breach of the Equality Act. However, lifting the ban will only apply to gay men who have not had sex for ten years prior to donating blood. -
9 April 2011Academic who blamed fall of Roman Empire on gays under pressure to resign 104 A leading but controversial Italian academic is facing calls for him to resign as vice president of the country's Centre for National Research after he claimed that homosexuality caused the fall of the Roman Empire. -
1 April 2011David Cameron to make guest cameo in Lady Gaga video 8 British prime minister David Cameron is to make a guest appearance in an upcoming Lady Gaga video for her single 'Government Hooker'. -
1 April 2011New iPhone app Kroozr comes with ‘weirdo filter’ 32 A new iPhone app is threatening to knock Grindr off its perch as the number one app for gay men. Kroozr claims to use smartphone technology to determine whether men in the user's vicinity are gay and can even filter out undesirables, such as those wearing sandals with socks. -
29 March 2011Indiana Senate approves gay marriage ban bill 26 The Indiana Senate has approved a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages and civil unions by 40 votes to 10. The public gallery had to be cleared after gay rights protesters shouted at politicians. -
27 March 2011UK equality watchdog recommends that children as young as 11 could be quizzed on their sexuality 253 Children as young as 11 could be asked if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning according to guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). -
25 March 2011Gay Scottish MP David Cairns admitted to intensive care 2 David Cairns, the openly gay Labour MP for Inverclyde, has been taken into intensive care after falling ill with acute pancreatitis.
