Gay artists perform in memory of Diana
Gay performers Elton John and Will Young were joined by Duran Duran, Rod Stewart, Supertramp to pay tribute to the people's Princess in Wembley Stadium yesterday, on what would have been Diana, Princess of Wales' 46th birthday.
The concert concluded with Princes William and Harry paying an emotional tribute to their mother, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997.
A 63,000-strong crowd joined in the bittersweet celebration of the late princess' life, despite the rain.
Smoking a real drag, say queens
Drag queens' services have been employed by the NHS in Yorkshire to strut on to the scene and smoke out the last ill-fated pro-smoking campaigners as England goes smoke-free in less than a week.
Drag queens Precious, Miss Blanche, Portia and Danny Cher from the Birdcage nightclub in Leeds will encourage people to kick the habit and take their 'last drag' as this butt of contention is finally doused in the favour of healthier lungs for both active and passive smokers.
75% of gay kids in faith schools suffer homophobic bullying
Homophobic bullying plagues the majority of UK schools and shocking levels of bullying are meted out to school pupils and teachers who either are gay or perceived to be gay.
That is the conclusion of a wide-ranging study carried by gay equality organisation Stonewall.
Nearly two thirds of LGB students reported instances of such harassment.
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