General Election 2010
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4 September 2010Ed Miliband tops PinkNews.co.uk poll of LGBT Labour members while Diane Abbott tops Labour voters poll 18 Ed Miliband is to secure backing of gay Labour party members while Diane Abbott scores well with gay Labour voters An exclusive poll for PinkNews.co.uk, Europe's largest LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) news publisher has revealed that Ed Miliband looks set to win the support of LGBT members of the Labour Party. -
18 July 2010Conservatives filmed racy advert featuring naked gay couple coming out as Tories 24 The Sunday Times has disclosed that the Conservative Party filmed pre-election cinema advertisements that portrayed a gay couple, in a shower "coming out" as Conservative among racy series with references to pornography and teenage pregnancy but were never shown. -
20 May 2010Coalition deal promises action on homophobic bullying, gay asylum seekers and LGBT rights abroad 42 The coalition deal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats promises action on a number of gay rights issues brought up during the election campaign. -
14 May 2010Chris Grayling demoted to junior pensions role 11 Chris Grayling, the former shadow home secretary, has been demoted to junior pensions minister. -
14 May 2010New equality minister Lynne Featherstone says government not diverse enough 19 Newly-appointed junior equality minister Lynne Featherstone has criticised the coalition government for not having enough women. -
14 May 2010Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone appointed junior equality minister 8 Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone has been appointed a junior minister with responsibility for equality. -
14 May 2010Gay Tory MP Alan Duncan appointed international development minister 12 Out gay Conservative MP Alan Duncan has been appointed international development minister in David Cameron's new coalition government. -
13 May 2010Theresa May defends equalities role 17 New home secretary and equality minister Theresa May has said it is right for her to take responsibility for equality despite her poor voting record. -
13 May 2010Gay Tory MP Nick Herbert appointed policing minister 20 Nick Herbert was appointed policing minister today after missing out on a place in the coalition cabinet. -
13 May 2010Comment: David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s shotgun civil partnership is best option for the gay community 82 In many ways, you should be ecstatic, by no small measure the majority of the LGBT community according to PinkNews.co.uk polls voted for the Liberal Democrats, very few voted Conservative.
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12 May 2010Peer who said schools ‘promote homosexuality’ becomes first female Muslim cabinet member 41 Sayeeda Warsi has been announced as the Conservative Party's chairman, becoming part of the cabinet. -
12 May 2010David Miliband declares intention to run for Labour leadership 14 David Miliband has announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Labour Party. -
12 May 2010Cameron begins to form new cabinet 6 New prime minister David Cameron began forming his cabinet today after entering Downing Street. -
12 May 2010Analysis: How pro-gay is the new home secretary and minister for equality Theresa May? 87 Theresa May has been appointed home secretary and minister for equality, replacing Chris Grayling who was dubbed 'homophobic' by gay rights groups after suggesting that bed and breakfast owners should be able to ban gay couples.
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12 May 2010Cameron dumps Chris Grayling in favour of Theresa May as home secretary and equalities minister 21 Theresa May has been appointed home secretary and minister for equality. -
11 May 2010David Cameron becomes prime minister but can he appeal to gay community? 108 David Cameron was appointed prime minister by the queen this evening, five days after last week's general election. -
11 May 2010Video: Gordon Brown resigns as prime minister 24 Gordon Brown announced this evening he was resigning as prime minister with immediate effect. -
11 May 2010Talks between Labour and Lib Dems ‘have failed’ 15 Sources say that coalition talks between Labour and the Liberal Democrats have failed. -
11 May 2010Gay Tory candidate’s posters hit by homophobic slurs 9 Conservative Party candidate Nick King had some of his election posters defaced with homophobic slurs. -
11 May 2010Labour ‘to start talks’ with ‘homophobic’ DUP 14 The Labour Party will reportedly begin talks with the Democratic Unionist Party on a possible coalition.
