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12 May 2008Council reverses decision on Christian foster parents 8 A devout Christian couple will be allowed to provide weekend respite care for children under 10. -
12 May 2008Plight of gay asylum seekers to be highlighted on IDAHO + Details of more events marking the International Day Against Homophobia have been announced. -
12 May 2008Police look on as fascists attack gays at Moldova’s banned Pride + Lesbian and gay activists in Moldova have begged the European Union and the Council of Europe to intervene after their attempt to hold a Pride event at the weekend was banned and then blocked by police inaction and violence. -
9 May 2008Queer arts festival kicks off with Sandra Bernhard and indie music + Europe's leading producer of queer arts and culture is presenting a stellar line up in Manchester in the coming weeks. -
9 May 2008We will be gentle with Boris, says Pride London 1 The chair of the UK's largest Pride event has welcomed the news that the new Mayor of London will be attending this year. -
9 May 2008Gay London advert wins travel award + The official visitor organisation for London is celebrating today after it won twice at the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. -
8 May 2008Stonewall’s ten month battle for hate crimes legislation 6 They may have managed to secure a 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. -
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.
