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4 July 2006Venue cancels Buju Banton gig after protests 7 A Brighton music venue has caved into pressure from the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) community, Brighton and Hove City Council and Police by cancelling a performance tomorrow by singer Buju Banton, who is known for his homophobic lyrics.In a statement, Concorde 2 said: "We sincerely apologise to ticket holders for any inconvenience this may cause, but we are concerned that we will have our licence revoked and that our premises could be closed down." -
4 July 2006Pink News editor becomes youngest TV correspondent + Channel 4 News has appointed PinkNews.co.uk editor and internet entrepreneur Benjamin Cohen as its first ever Technology Correspondent.Mr Cohen, 23, started PinkNews.co.uk last year and has overseen a team in breaking major news stories such as questioning the appointment of Women and Equality Minister Ruth Kelly. -
3 July 2006Ian McKellen ranked most influential gay man 8 Gay acting legend Sir Ian McKellen has topped the annual Pink List of influential gay and lesbian people in Britain.The highly acclaimed thespian, star of Lord of the Rings, and the Da Vinci Code, who was an integral part of last weekend's EuroPride rally as its patron and organiser of its finale, came first, ahead of signer Sir Elton John in second place. -
30 June 2006An alternative night out after EuroPride + Bar and club owners have been criticised in the past for hiking up prices for Pride weekend and this weekend's Europride will be no exception. -
30 June 2006Gay community awaiting EuroPride 6 PinkNews.co.uk's Marc Shoffman looks ahead to this weekend's EuroPride rally.It's been a revolutionary year for the UK gay community, unlike the last gay pride in London, same sex couples will be attending this weekend's EuroPride rally as civil partners, confident that they are protected by law in the workplace and eventually in the supply of goods and services. -
29 June 2006The Pink News launches new gay era 6 Politicians from across the political spectrum mingled with leaders from the gay community, and key figures from the world of business, arts and a select gathering of PinkNews.co.uk readers, to officially launch The Pink News.The Law Society event was addressed by Minister for Women and Equality Meg Munn, Liberal Democrat Party President Simon Hughes, Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch Meg Hillier, Conservative Party Chairman Francis Maude, PinkNews.co.uk and The Pink News editor Benjamin Cohen and David Harvey, editor of 3Sixty magazine, media partners with the new outlet. -
28 June 2006London Mayor fulfilling ‘gay dream’ 6 Gay campaigners praised the London Mayor's record on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights last night as around 250 dignitaries gathered at City Hall for the annual pride reception.The event celebrated this weekend's EuroPride parade in London and was addressed by gay campaigners, celebrities and sponsors. -
28 June 2006Chris Eubank corners gay cruisers + A seafront shelter in Brighton is being watched by police after former boxer Chris Eubank complained that it is being used for gay cruising.Eubank complained to Brighton and Hove Council claiming men were meeting at the spot for casual sex, after a friend alerted him to the issue, police said. -
27 June 2006London Mayor welcomes gay community to EuroPride 6 With up to half a million people expected to join this weekend's EuroPride 06 parade and festival, the Mayor of London has restated his commitment to the capital as a gay friendly destination and city to live and work in.Ken Livingstone, who is hosting his annual Pride reception at City Hall this week, as well as speaking at the EuroPride rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday, said: "I want to give a very strong London welcome to Europride. -
27 June 2006Gay community receives 80,000 condoms for EuroPride + Terrence Higgins Trust will be distributing 80,000 condoms to revellers at EuroPride this weekend.The condoms will come in packs of two along with some water based lube, in a pack supported by Confident Condoms and Ford, carrying messages about safer sex, sexually transmitted infections and how to use a condom properly. -
27 June 2006Accountancy giant sponsors Gay Games 3 The Chicago organisers of the 2006 Gay Games announced today that Ernst Young LLP, one of America's largest professional services firms, has joined as a global bronze sponsor.Ernst Young's sponsorship includes providing ticketing and collection services for 10 venues at the events, equal to more than 1,000 hours of professional services. -
26 June 2006A weekend full of gay pride 6 Last weekend was an important couple of days for gay pride with parades taking place in major cities such as Paris, Lisbon, San Francisco and New York.Over 700,000 people took part in the annual gay pride march across Paris calling for greater equality, gay marriage and adoption rights, which was echoed by a smaller 400 strong parade in Lisbon. -
26 June 2006Former NFL star heads Gay Games conference 3 Openly gay former NFL linebacker Esera Tuaolo and South African Olympian Leigh-Ann Nadoo will keynote Sports Equality Day, a special one-day sports conference for the Gay Games scheduled for Friday, July 14 from 1030 am to 430 pm at Roosevelt UniversityIn addition to the lunch keynote presentations, three workshops will be led by international experts.
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26 June 2006Gay star avoids jail 8 Gay singer Boy George has escaped a prison sentence after failing to complete community service stemming from a plea deal in which he avoided charges of cocaine possession by promising to enter a drug rehabilitation scheme.The Culture Club singer, real name, George O'Dowd, was warned that he must keep to the terms of his sentence, which also involved him pleading guilty to wasting police time and paying a fine. -
25 June 2006Navy officers march with gay pride 6 Navy officers may be allowed to wear their uniforms at this year's EuroPride event in London next Saturday, according to newspaper reports.The ruling is rumoured to have come from Vice-Adml Adrian Johns as a way of encouraging more gay recruits. -
23 June 2006World Cup fans remember gay holocaust victims 3 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveEngland fans at the World Cup in Germany will travel to a former concentration camp outside of Munich today to pay their respects to those who lost their lives during the holocaust.More than 150 fans will travel to Dachau where they will hear from two holocaust survivors and be shown the first concentration camp to be set up by the Nazis, culminating in a wreath laying ceremony. -
23 June 2006Paris Hilton descends on German toilet from 7000 feet 7 When a girls got to go, a girls got to go, it doesn't matter if you're in a helicopter 7,000 feet above the ground.Paris Hilton, the celebrity heiress ordered her helicopter pilot to descend on an unwitting German farming family so that she could excuse herself.Ms Hilton gained cult status within the gay community following her television series 'The Simple Life'. -
23 June 2006Will Young to come out as a thesbian + The gay Pop Idol winner, Will Young is to make his professional stage début as an effeminate 1920s drug addict in the Noel Coward play, the Vortex.Young, who came out as gay shortly after winning the first series of Pop Idol was enroled on a musical theatre course when he won the television talent contest. -
23 June 2006Paris and Nicole plan lesbian wedding + It should come as no surprise to fans of television's The Simple Life that sooner or later, the bumbling blonde duo of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie would put their minds to planning a wedding.The fact that it's a lesbian wedding, however, did throw the press for a loop. -
22 June 2006Gay favourite Kylie returns + Gay icon Kylie Minogue will relaunch her Australian Showgirl tour this November after recovering from breast cancer surgery, it was announced today.Minogue had to cancel the Australian leg of her world tour last May after being diagnosed with cancer, but concert promoter, and long term friend, Michael Gudinski told reporters today that she is "fit as a fiddle."
