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8 May 2008EXCLUSIVE: Boris will attend Pride London + The new Mayor of London will take part in the city's gay Pride parade on July 5th, PinkNews.co.uk can confirm. -
8 May 2008US State Department criticised for treatment of gay staff + The only out lesbian in the US Congress has said she is unhappy with the response from the country's Secretary of State about unequal treatment of lesbian and gay staff in her department. -
8 May 2008Gay Eurovision fans issued with advice + The British Embassy in Belgrade is funding the production of an information leaflet for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people planning to visit the city for the Eurovision Song Contest later this month. -
8 May 2008Gay hate crime bill passed by Parliament 6 Incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation will become a criminal offence after the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill passed its final stages in the House of Lords last night. -
7 May 2008Gay penguins top list of controversial books – again + A heart-warming tale of same-sex love and parenting among New York penguins has topped the list of books most complained about in American libraries for the second year running. -
7 May 2008Denver lesbians on trial for marriage protest + A court in Colorado has heard that a lesbian couple who held a sit-in protest against the state's ban on same-sex marriage are guilty of trespassing. -
7 May 2008British star urges Hollywood gays out of the closet + One of the stars of hit comedy The Office has said he is convinced there are many high-profile Hollywood celebrities who are gay, and he can't understand why they do not come out. -
7 May 2008Apology for gay man detained for kissing boyfriend 3 The Director of Tourism on the Cayman Islands has apologised to an American visitor who was targeted and held by police for kissing his boyfriend in public. -
7 May 200860 years of the NHS celebrated at Pride London 1 A special float bringing together the Gay & Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists, the Royal College of Nursing and the Dept of Health LGBT Staff Group will celebrate 60 years of LGBT contribution to the NHS. -
7 May 2008Stevie Wonderful wins UK drag king contest + A London-based disability rights worker has been crowned "King of the Castle" at the first ever National Drag King competition, which was held on Sunday. -
7 May 2008Brighton walk raises funds for Stonewall + More than 300 people took to the streets of Brighton last weekend in support of gay, lesbian and bisexual rights. -
7 May 2008Boris appoints gay deputy Mayor 1 The new Mayor of London has announced that Richard Barnes will serve as his deputy. -
6 May 2008Munich’s gay-themed maypole attacked by vandals 1 A maypole featuring depictions of gay and lesbian life in the German city of Munich has been subjected to a suspected homophobic attack. -
6 May 2008Memorial to gay Holocaust victims to be unveiled this month 3 A memorial to the persecuted homosexual victims of Nazism will be officially unveiled in Berlin on May 27th. -
6 May 2008Marriage equality pioneer mourned by gay community + She stood up for her own marriage rights 40 years ago, and then stood up for lesbian and gay Americans when they asked for the same treatment. -
6 May 2008Lesbian footballer player murdered in homophobic attack + A prominent female football player gang-raped and murdered in South Africa last week was the victim of homophobic violence, according to activists. -
6 May 2008Gossip columnist outs US soap actor nominated for gay role + He scored an Emmy nomination for his work as gay teen Luke Snyder on the daytime soap As the World Turns, but according to gossip columnist Perez Hilton, actor Van Hansis isn't just playing gay on TV. -
6 May 2008Gay hate dancehall star refused European entry visa 4 The Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD) has said it has been told by the country's Interior Ministry that homophobic Jamaican performer Sizzla will not be granted a Schengen visa for his proposed European tour this month. -
6 May 2008Day of Silence participants attacked by thugs in St Petersburg + Three prominent Russian gay rights activists were attacked at a non-violent protest on Saturday. -
6 May 2008Gay man detained by police after Caribbean kiss 3 A man has been held by police in the Cayman Islands for kissing his boyfriend.
