Employment
-
7 October 2009Christian council worker sues after being sacked for homophobic email 57 A Christian council worker who was sacked for sending a homophobic email is suing her former employers. -
29 September 2009Exclusive: Man fired from Christian radio station for revealing he was gay 71 A man who was fired after six years of volunteering at a Christian radio station lost his job because he admitted he was gay. -
25 September 2009Teacher suspended over gay porn photos 48 A PE teacher was suspended yesterday after pupils reportedly discovered pictures of him posing naked on gay porn websites. -
16 September 2009Stonewall seeks ‘gay leaders of the future’ 10 Gay rights charity Stonewall is seeking the "lesbian, gay and bisexual leaders of the future" to apply for its 2009 Leadership Programme. -
16 September 2009Obama nominates lesbian for commissioner role 2 US president Barack Obama has nominated a lesbian as commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. -
8 September 2009Nurse who asked Obama to rid the world of gays is suspended 19 An Australian male nurse who called for a "world free of homosexuals" has had his licence suspended. -
8 September 2009Church of Scotland selects gay man to train as minister 3 A Church of Scotland presbytery has nominated an openly gay man to begin training as a minister. -
3 September 2009Paramedic accused of homophobia and racism is suspended 4 A paramedic accused of making derogatory comments about gays, Muslims, black people and women has had his professional registration suspended for a year. -
3 September 2009Teachers in anti-gay harassment case ‘on voluntary leave’ 3 Two Minnesota teachers who allegedly subjected a student to homophobic harassment have reportedly taken voluntary leave. -
2 September 2009Paramedic ‘made derogatory comments about gays’ + A paramedic is facing a misconduct hearing after being accused of making derogatory comments about gays, Muslims, black people and women.
-
28 August 2009Congressman demands Obama end ban on gays in US military 11 A veteran Democratic member of the US House of Representatives has said he is "deeply disappointed" in President Obama's failure to deal with the ban on gays in the military. -
27 August 2009Lesbian ex-soldier “disgusted at MoD” over payouts to injured + A lesbian former soldier who was awarded £187,000 in compensation for sex discrimination, victimisation and sexual harassment has said she is disgusted at the low sums paid to servicemen and women injured in action. -
26 August 2009Report: HIV having little impact on gay men’s ability to work 8 A survey of 1,800 gay men living with HIV has explored their working experiences. -
24 August 2009Gay news anchorman wins restraining order against former partner 1 An American TV news presenter at the centre of allegations of workplace discrimination has been granted a two year restraining order against his former boyfriend. -
21 August 2009Scottish police force holds gay and trans recruitment day 7 Strathclyde Police, Scotland's largest police force, is holding a special recruitment day in an effort to attract new lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans officers. -
11 August 2009Fired gay anchorman ‘told not to marry or have kids’ 5 A TV news reporter in Florida who claimed he was removed as the presenter of a high-profile show because he is gay has said he was told not to get married or have children.
-
7 August 2009Anchorman claims he was demoted for becoming too gay 11 A TV news reporter in the US state of Florida has claimed he was removed as the presenter of a high-profile show because of his sexual orientation.
-
24 July 2009Boris Johnson says he will not enter GLA for Stonewall’s top employer list 31 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said he will not enter the Greater London Authority in Stonewall's annual Top 100 employers list, despite the authority coming in third place last year. -
7 July 2009Lesbian couple win £22,000 over sexual harassment at work 9 A lesbian couple who were harassed by colleagues over their sexuality have won £22,000 in compensation. -
1 July 2009Military board calls for gay soldier to be discharged 7 A Syrcause military board has said that Lieutenant Dan Choi, who came out on national television, should be discharged for breaking the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law.
