Opinion
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8 March 2007Comment: Racism still an issue in the gay community 19 Since coming to London last year, student Balaji Ravichandran has been impressed with the freedom that gay men enjoy here. -
7 March 2007Comment: girlie porn fails to impress lesbians 2 Quiver Books' latest offering by Jamye Waxman, Women Loving Women: Appreciating and Exploring the Beauty of Erotic Female Encounters, promises to capture for the reader "the warm and enlightening approach of exploring erotic possibilities with other women."Promises, however, get broken, particularly concerning soft pornography masquerading as art, explains Rachel Charman. -
6 March 2007Feature: The kids are alright + Colette Bernhardt meets the youth group with a hands-on approach to homophobia in schools."There's no way I would have come out at school - I would have been beaten up." Twenty-three-year-old Stuart's words ring true for many of us, particularly if you were at school before the repeal of Section 28 in 2003. -
1 March 2007Interview: Lesbian voices amid the clamour of war 1 One of the most acclaimed novelists in Britain, Sarah Waters is the woman behind seminal lesbian fiction like Tipping The Velvet and Fingersmith.Tony Grew met her to chat about sex scenes, The L Word and her latest work, The Night Watch. -
1 March 2007Comment: The politics of religion and gay adoption + By Ben Cohen The debate over exemption for religious groups from the Equality Act exposed a division within the government and the country.While we don't know exactly what happened behind closed doors, it appears that Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality, was persuaded by her friends within the Catholic Church to exempt their adoption agencies from being forced to treat gay and lesbian couples in the same way that they would a straight couple. -
19 February 2007Comment: The everlasting appeal of Kylie’s pants + Put your hand on your heart and tell me - is the Kylie exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum worth going to see?The most opinionated man in the PinkNews universe, Ben Leung, casts his critical eye over an exhibition that has got the Radio 4 crowd in a tizz over whether or not la Minogue is worthy of a retrospective at the age of 38. -
12 February 2007COMMENT: End of the road for united Anglican communion 3 This week the senior primates of the Anglican church will meet in Africa. -
6 February 2007COMMENT: The Kylie roadshow + Depending on you point of view, it is another example of national arts institutions dumbing down to get punters, or a well-deserved celebration of the iconic yet tiny figure of a true legend.PinkNews.co.uk's very own Torsten Højer took a trip down to South Ken this morning to take a look at what all the fuss is about.
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30 January 2007COMMENT: LGBT History Month full of surprises 3 Now in its third year, the LGBT History Month starts this week. -
25 January 2007COMMENT: Archbishops suffer from flawed reasoning 6 The Prime Minister announced today that, despite press reports to the contrary, he is still thinking about whether or not to grant Roman Catholic adoption agencies an exemption from legislation to protect gay people from discrimination.Perhaps he, like commentator Nicolas Chinardet, is trying to unravel the flawed logic of the senior churchmen who have been writing to him this week. -
15 January 2007Comment: Romney must win Michigan to stay in race 1 Money, the pundits have long said, is the 'mother's milk' of politics. -
12 January 2007COMMENT:Tatchell on the rise of US-style Christian activists 2 Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell argues that Tuesday's victory for gay rights was also a setback for the zealous, authoritarian tactics of US-style Christian fundamentalism. -
10 January 2007COMMENT: A gay old time in their Lordships’ House + Call him a freak if you want, but PinkNews.co.uk's Tony Grew actually enjoys Parliamentary debates. -
10 January 2007COMMENT: Eye-witness report from last night’s protest 15 It was not just protesters out in Parliament Square last night. -
5 January 2007COMMENT: Peter Tatchell – A quote for every occasion? 5 The execution of Saddam Hussein led commentator Ben Leung to confront his mixed feelings towards gay rights activist Peter Tatchell.
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4 January 2007COMMENT: Congress should scrap “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 5 A new United States Congress will be sworn in later today. -
29 December 2006COMMENT: An annus horribilis for all faiths 1 It has been a grim year for all the major religions. -
29 December 2006A year for gay legislation + Departing PinkNews.co.uk online editor Marc Shoffman sifts through the stories that made 2006.It's been a great year for gay rights. -
29 December 2006A fond farewell 2 PinkNews.co.uk's Marc Shoffman bids farewell to the siteI am not afraid to admit that I came to PinkNews.co.uk as a novice. -
28 December 2006Honey, are we there yet? 1 So, gay people can legally have sex at the same age as their straight counterparts and can register their partnerships.
