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Thomas Hammarberg is the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights

COMMENT: Governments must take all measures necessary to protect LGBT citizens

A number of people around the world – including in Europe – continue to be stigmatised because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.

There were a range of views on display during yesterday's second reading

Commons debate: from born again to born with two mummies

There were a range of views on display during yesterday's second reading of the Human Fertilisation and Embrology Bill.There were measured arguments about the rights of single women and the efficacy of lesbian parents.

I feel like my spinning game show wheel landed on $50 instead of $5 million

COMMENT: Gay marriage in America - two steps forward, one step back

I'm not a big game show watcher. But I do know that you get to spin big wheels on The Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune. Sometimes you hit the jackpot, sometimes you land in a good spot and sometimes you get skunked.

Hillary’s sizeable and influential cadre of LGBT supporters need to step in

COMMENT: Gay press calls on Hillary to stand aside

If you believe in media narratives (sometimes a very dangerous thing to do) Hillary Clinton’s quest for the White House has come to an end.

For Stonewall, yesterday was an imperfect but very welcome victory

Stonewall's ten month battle for hate crimes legislation

They may have managed to secure new offence of incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orienation, but gay equality organisation Stonewall's public affairs team will not be resting anytime soon.

The Brotherhood was an acclaimed homoerotic thriller

INTERVIEW: The master of homoerotic horror

Working for B-movie great Roger Corman in the early 1980s launched director David DeCoteau's career, but in the 57 films he's directed in the 20-some years since, the openly gay director has carved out a niche all his own.

Valeriya is undoubtedly a Russian superstar

"Russian Madonna" reluctant to be a gay icon

She has had 17 number one singles and is reputed to have sold over 100 million records. Valeriya is undoubtedly a Russian superstar. PinkNews.co.uk's Adam Lake met up with Eastern diva.

Barack Obama was comfortably at least seven points ahead of Clinton

COMMENT: Can Obama go all the way?

In a week when he should have been focused on getting his campaign back on track ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was once again forced to deal with distractions.

The free event was fully booked and described by Boris Johnson as,

Comment: Mayoral candidates push for pink vote

Following Saturdays Stonewall hustings event, PinkNews.co.uk readers have one more chance to vote in our Mayor of London poll.

Five mayoral candidates faced their toughest grilling yet at the Stonewall hustings on Saturday.

Religious groups will also welcome the amendment

Peers vote for freedom to criticise the LGBT community

Peers have made an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill that will protect the freedom of speech of comics, rap artists and those who criticise other people’s sexuality.

Boris Johnson is the Conservative Party Candidate (Photo: Elliott Franks)

Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task

At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task.

Earlier this week Ken Livingstone took a trip round Soho to meet-and-greet gay voters

INTERVIEW: Ken answers his gay critics

There has been much discussion in the dead tree press about the importance of the "pink" vote in the election for Mayor of London.

Earlier this week Ken Livingstone took a trip round Soho and PinkNews.co.uk managed to catch up with him.

On four issues Ken needs to explain why he has let down the LGBT community

COMMENT: I have some questions for Ken

London Mayor Ken Livingstone can justifiably boast that he has done much over the last 30 years to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Londoners. But in his second term as Mayor, he caused widespread dismay in the LGBT community.

Ken's whole Soho walkabout was part farce, part hard-nosed politics

Ken tours London's gay bars with his posse

It was a surreal moment in an already bizarre election; Ken Livingstone standing at the bar in Comptons, chatting happily to bears about his plans for London if he's elected for a third time as the city's Mayor. Ken's whole Soho walkabout was part farce, part hard-nosed politics.

In the 2004 Mayoral election Lindsey German won 61,000 first preference votes, or 3.2%.

INTERVIEW: The Socialist alternative for London

Lindsey German may be known to some Londoners for her work with the Stop The War Coalition, but the party she represents is entirely new.

The Left List is part of what used to be the Respect party.