Top gay venue Astoria to hold 'last ever party'
The London Astoria is one of the capitals most iconic venues and following the decision earlier this year to close demolish the Astoria to make way for the new Crossrail project, the venue's staff have announced its closing night event.
Gay youth radio station hit by credit crunch
Several businesses have been hit by the global recession; the demise of Woolworths and other high street stores has been well-publicised. Now a gay youth podcast service has been hit following issues with the company that hosts their podcasts.
Three black gay men gunned down in New Orleans
New Orleans police are searching for the killers of three black gay men after they were found dead at their home on December 18th.
Competition: Win an Amy Winehouse Bad Taste Bear
PinkNews.co.uk has teamed up with The BT Bears Company, producer of the cheeky, risqué and suggestively saucy Bad Taste Bears range, to offer five lucky readers the chance to go back to black and win their very own Amy bear.
Bookies predict George Michael, Amy Winehouse or Pete Doherty will be first arrested celeb of 2009
Bookies William Hill have named George Michael as third in the running for first celebrity arrest of the new year.
Vatican breaks with Italian law after refusing to sign UN sexuality declaration
A new statute coming into effect on January 1st will allow the Vatican to bypass Italian law.
This comes in the wake of a row at the UN, where the Vatican refused to sign up to a universal declaration of human rights regardless of gender or sexuality.
Transgendered woman shot in Memphis as violence is blamed on lack of jobs
Another transgender woman has been shot in Memphis, becoming the third transgender shooting victim in the city in just six months.
Gay and bisexual black men have lowest rate of prostate testing, research finds
A new study published in the December issue of Medical Care claims that African-American gay and bisexual men are the least likely to be tested for prostate cancer than any other men.
HIV charity boss recieves knighthood
Chief executive of leading HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust Nick Partridge has been knighted.
THT was set up in 1982, the first charity to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic of the 1980s.
Gay charity boss Ben Summerskill to receive OBE in New Years Honours List
Gay equality group Stonewall's chief executive has been included in 2009's New Years Honours List.
Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall, will receive an OBE for services to Equality and Diversity.
Lawrence King murder suspect denied access to files
14 year old murder suspect Brandon McInerney's lawyers requested that a judge allow them access to files demonstrating how prosecutors decide to try under-18s as adults in court.
McInerney stands accused of shooting classmate Lawrence King in February, who was reportedly openly gay and sometimes wore 'feminine' clothing to school, at a junior high school in Oxnard, California.
Mother fights against ban on sleeping with lesbian partner
Divorcee and mother of two Angel Chandler has approached the Tennessee Court of Appeals to allow her to have her female partner stay overnight.
Ms Chandler, who has been with her partner for almost a decade, is appealing against a child custody restriction known as a paramour clause, in which she is not permitted to have her lover stay overnight if her children are present.
Top legal website predicts gay marriage to be hot topic for 2009
FindLaw, the most-visited legal site on the web, today released its Top Ten Legal Predictions for 2009.
The list is a breakdown of what are expected to be next year's legal hot topics.
Australian equality act inquiry could be delayed until 2011
An Australian Senate committee has recommended an inquiry into the need for an equality act banning homophobic or transphobic discrimination, following complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).
The AHRC is currently unable to protect the LGBT community fully as federal protections do not cover homophobia in the media or commercial services as other forms of discrimination are.
Catholic leader claims Pope's homophobic outburst "misrepresented"
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and Archbishop of Westminster, has defended Pope Benedict XVI's controversial comments about gay people.
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