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16 July 2008Lesbian Dame honoured at Manchester Pride’s classical music events + Suffragette activist and "establishment lesbian" Dame Ethel Smyth is to be honoured as part of Manchester Pride's first classical music series. -
15 July 2008Gay man wins £37,000 discrimination case against church 4 A 25-year-old gay man who was constantly teased and humiliated by his boss at a Christian retreat has won an employment tribunal against the Presbyterian Church of Wales. -
15 July 2008Tom Cruise adverts appear on gay blog + File this one under oops… maybe. -
15 July 2008Woman’s claim on estate of mother’s lesbian partner rejected + The ex-wife of director Ken Russell has lost her High Court battle over the £2.3m estate of her mother’s lesbian lover. -
15 July 2008Homophobic bishop tries to influence Glasgow by-election 9 A leading Roman Catholic leader in Scotland has attacked the Labour party over its support for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. -
15 July 2008Insurance website claims gay men die younger than straights 1 A leading insurance comparison website has caused a storm of debate by claiming gay men have a life expectancy 20 years shorter than heterosexual men. -
15 July 2008AIDS charity wants schools to teach gay sex education 1 The National AIDS Trust wants sex and relationships education in schools to deal with same sex relationships. -
15 July 2008Campaigning clergyman’s new life as a holiday host + He may be best-known as a leading voice in the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, but Reverend Richard Kirker will soon be swapping the good fight for the good life. -
15 July 2008UN under fire over treatment of gay asylum seekers + Two gay Iranian asylum seekers are being ignored by UN refugee authorities in Turkey because of their sexuality, claims the Iranian Queer Organisation. -
15 July 2008Foreign Office issues advice to Pride travellers + The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued advice for LGBT people travelling to gay Pride events. -
14 July 2008McCain: “I don’t believe in gay adoption” 3 The presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States declared his opposition to gay adoption in an interview in yesterday's New York Times. -
14 July 2008INTERVIEW: Trust him, he’s a junior doctor 1 A quote from the Mayor of London graces the back cover of Max Pemberton's book. -
14 July 2008Sun shines on Vienna as record numbers celebrate Pride + 120,000 revellers attended Vienna's Rainbow Parade on Saturday. -
14 July 2008INTERVIEW: Why law firms are joining forces to make the most of LGBT talent + The InterLaw Forum, intended to strengthen diversity within the London legal sector and promote the recruitment, retention and advancement of LGBT talent, will meet for the fourth time later this week. -
14 July 2008INTERVIEW: A British hom com to warm the most cynical of hearts + British cinema's attempts at capturing gay life in the country have had mixed results. -
14 July 2008Moscow bans demonstration outside Iranian embassy + Gay rights activists in Russia have been denied permission to protest outside Iran's embassy in Moscow. -
14 July 2008Education minister backs LGBT History Month + The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families will be attending the LGBT History Month pre-launch event in November, it has been confirmed. -
14 July 2008British Army joins up to Stonewall workplace scheme 2 The British Army has become the 400th member of the Diversity Champions programme run by gay equality organisation Stonewall. -
13 July 2008Tutu calls for Anglican unity as homosexuality continues to tear communion apart 2 Archbishop Desmond Tutu pleaded with the Anglican Communion to show unity as it tries to reconcile the views of liberals and evangelicals over homosexuality. -
13 July 2008US Christians condemn chart-topping ‘bisexual-friendly’ singer 2 Brunette beauty Katy Perry just enjoyed the third week of her bisexual ballad I Kissed a Girl at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
