Teen gang convicted of manslaughter of gay barman
A teenage girl who asked a gay barman to "pose for the camera" before she filmed her friends kicking him to death, was today found guilty of manslaughter.
The girl who can not be named for legal reasons and her co-defendants Reece Sargeant, 21, Darren Case, 18, a youth; aged 17, and the girl, aged 15 were found guilty of the manslaughter of the gay barman David Morley. They were also convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
Gay ex-minister Stephen Twigg arrested for drunkenness
Stephen Twigg, the openly gay former education minister has been fined £50 after being arrested for drunken behaviour.
Mr Twigg, was the first openly gay President of the National Union of Students and the first MP to have been elected as an out gay man. He lost his Enfield Southgate seat at the last election, but is hoping to return to Parliament in the very near future as one of Labour's preferred parliamentary candidates.
Transsexual killer convicted of attempted rape has sentence reduced
A transsexual who was convicted of attempting to rape a shop assistant just days after being released from prison for killing her lover, has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Karen Lawson, aged 24, was known as Mark Jones prior to a sex change operation pleaded guilty to attempted rape in Bolton Crown Court in July of 2003.
Ford meets with Gay leaders
Ford Motor Company executives have agreed to meet with leaders of gay rights organizations next week to discuss allegations that the automaker's decision to pull advertisements for its Land Rover and Jaguar lines from gay publications was prompted by pressure from the anti-gay American Family Association.
"We look forward to the dialogue with the leadership of the gay community," said Ford spokesman Mike Moran.
3.6 million British gays - government audit claims
Government officials have this weekend revealed that 3.6 million British people are gay or lesbian.
In the first national quantification of the gay population, the Treasury have found that 6% of the country is gay.
The Treasury conducted the estimate to assess the financial impact of the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act this month.
Diana fancied gay pop star George Michael- singer claims
The late Princess Diana was obsessed with gay pop star George Michael according to claims make this week by the singer.
The pop star has alleged that the Princess of Wales was "very attracted to him" and that they nearly got into a physical relationship.
Mr Michael said: "there were certain things that happened that made it clear she was very attracted to me. There was no question."
Gay police offer accepts £30,000 in homophobia case
An openly gay police officer that accused his force of homophobic bullying and anti-gay discrimination accepted a £30,000 out of court settlement this week.
Inspector Neil Ferguson of the Norfolk Constabulary originally claimed £400,000 from the force and the local police authority over his claims to have suffered homophobia.
School bans gay support group from advertising in student newspaper
Officials at Lampeter-Strasburg High School, Pittsburgh, USA, have stopped the distribution of a school newspaper with an advertisement by a gay and lesbian support group, and distributed it two weeks later without the ad.
A teacher at the school said in an e-mail to a parent that 1,200 copies of the November edition of The Limelight newspaper were recalled because of the advertisement by the gay support group Common Roads.
The Producers
Films based on books are commonplace. Films based on plays are likewise ten a penny. Films about putting on plays also have a long tradition in Hollywood, especially when, as here, the "putting on a show" idea provides an excuse for a number of song and dance numbers. On top of this, these days remakes of existing movies seem to be cropping up every month. But it is still rare - in fact well-nigh unprecedented - to get a film adaptation of a play that was itself an adaptation of a film that was about putting on a play.
Gay HIV man convicted of transmitting the virus
An HIV-positive gay man who told a sexual partner he was negative and then infected him has been convicted of deliberately transmitting the virus.
Brisbane District Court convicted 37-year-old Mark Reid of transmitting the HIV virus with intent yesterday and is due to be sentenced shortly.
Appeals court continues ban on gay marriage in New York
An appeals court has thrown out a ruling that would have allowed gay couples to marry in New York City, saying it is not the role of judges to redefine the terms 'husband' and 'wife'.
The state Supreme Court's Appeals Division ruled 4-1 that Justice Doris Ling-Cohan was wrong to find that denying gay marriage was unconstitutional.
Comment: If Robbie Williams thinks it's ok to be gay, why sue for libel?
Peter Tatchell of gay rights group OutRage!considers why Robbie Williams took the decision to sue over allegations relating to his sexuality.
Whatever Robbie Williams' intention, his legal action has created the impression he thinks it is shameful to be gay. If he sees nothing wrong with being gay, why did he sue for libel?
AIDs campaigner found dead after abduction in Jamaica
A Jamaican AIDs activist was abducted and murdered by gunmen on the
eve on Worlds Aids Day, it emerged this week.
Police in the Caribbean Island confirmed that least four assailants
forced their way into home of Steve Harvey (30) when he returned fromwork around 1 a.m. They tied up him and two people staying with him,before stealing a number of their possessions, and then abducting the activist in his company car.
Gay Conservative appointed Shadow Trade Industry Secretary
The Conservatives' first openly gay MP has been appointed the Shadow Secretary of State for Trade Industry and shadow cabinet member responsibility for equality.
Alan Duncan, the 48 year old MP for Rutland Melton was handed the Trade Industry portfolio following the reshuffle carried out afterDavid Cameron's election as leader of the Conservative Party and Her Majesty's Opposition.
Gay HIV positive man takes Condoleezza Rice to court
A gay rights organisation this week initiated a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on behalf of a man who was allegedly denied employment as a Foreign Service Officer by the U.S. State Department because he is HIV positive.
The case names Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The State Department is under her jurisdiction.
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