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20 August 2012
Poll suggests churchgoers less likely to vote Tory in light of PM’s support for marriage equality 34 A new poll suggests that many churchgoers in the UK are increasingly unlikely to vote Tory owing to David Cameron's promise to legalise marriage equality prior to the next election.
20 August 2012
Video: Boris Johnson comes @Out4Marriage and says marriage is a ‘happy state’ 53 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has become the most high-profile Tory in the country to release a video message in support of the global campaign for equal marriage.
17 August 2012
Pressure piles on Boris over @Out4Marriage video promise 35 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is facing renewed calls to honour a commitment to record an Out4Marriage video after London Assembly Member Tom Copley submitted a formal question.
16 August 2012
Opinion: What impact will extra compulsory school sport have on LGBT pupils? 91 Writing for Pinknews.co.uk, former school governor and Surrey councillor Chris Ward ponders on what the government's new drive for competitive sport in the classroom means for LGBT students currently suffering from homophobic bullying.
12 August 2012
Equalities Office to look into Boris Johnson’s @Out4Marriage video pledge 59 After months of failing to produce a video in support of the Out4Marriage campaign, London Mayor Boris Johnson’s inaction is now being looked into by the UK Government’s Equalities Office.
6 July 2012
Comment: London Mayor accused over WorldPride fiasco 59 Peter Tatchell argues that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson "could have rescued Pride but has apparently chosen not to do so".
4 July 2012
Mayor of London Boris Johnson will not attend WorldPride ‘Plan B’ 55 The GLA has confirmed today the Mayor of London Boris Johnson will not attend the heavily scaled back WorldPride parade in the capital this Saturday, as sponsors confirm the event in its original form has become 'unsalvageable'.
3 July 2012
London: Calls to replace Pride organisers for 2013 39 While a last minute meeting takes place at City Hall to see if it is possible to save parts of London's WorldPride event this weekend, calls have been made to hand the organisation of the event on to a new body in future.
2 May 2012
London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone on ‘ex-gay’ buses, policing and the White Swan 43 Ken Livingstone, Labour's candidate for Mayor of London in this week's elections, has answered questions from PinkNews.co.uk readers.
30 April 2012
Audio: Boris Johnson plans to unveil LGBT manifesto ‘to an amazed world’ 31 Incumbent Mayor of London Boris Johnson has reaffirmed his support of marriage equality for gay couples and said he will release his LGBT manifesto ahead of London's elections this week to an "amazed world".
30 April 2012
Brian Paddick live blogs on crime, schools, marriage, Iran, transport and the gay blood ban (transcript) 17 Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick became the latest of the London Mayoral candidates to spend an hour chatting to PinkNews.co.uk readers.
26 April 2012
Live London Mayoral Q&A Transcript: Independent candidate Siobhan Benita 7 Today, PinkNews.co.uk held the first of our Live Mayoral Q&As with the independent candidate Siobhan Benita.
24 April 2012
Christian campaigners to seek judicial review of Mayor’s decision to ban anti-gay bus ads 31 The groups behind the 'ex-gay' London bus adverts have confirmed that they are intending to seek a judicial review of the decision by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London to ban the adverts from being displayed by Transport for London.
20 April 2012
Submit your questions for London’s mayoral candidates 47 London's leading mayoral candidates have agreed to answer question from PinkNews.co.uk readers ahead of the 3 May elections.
19 April 2012
Boris Johnson: ‘Intense backlash’ against ex-gay bus ads would have hurt Christians 150 Boris Johnson, the incumbent mayor of London, has said a series of 'ex-gay' bus adverts which he pulled last week would have caused 'great offence' and prompted an 'intense backlash' against Christians in the capital.
14 April 2012
Mayoral hustings: Boris Johnson vows to re-enter GLA in Stonewall index, Ken Livingstone quotes Muhammed’s sermon of tolerance 213 Incumbent Mayor of London Boris Johnson promised to re-enter the Greater London Authority in Stonewall's Employer Index and defended his decision not to publish an LGBT manifesto, while Ken Livingstone quoted from the last sermon of the prophet Muhammed in a bid for cultural understanding at the charity's mayoral hustings today.
13 April 2012
Religious groups ‘to sue mayor’ over ex-gay London bus adverts 175 The groups behind the 'ex-gay' London bus adverts which were banned last night are reportedly instructing lawyers to sue the Mayor of London and advertising display agency CSBO.
12 April 2012
Comment: The ex-gay ads prove public homophobia still remains acceptable 97 The commercial agency responsible for selling advertising on London's transport system thought it fit to run a deeply offensive and homophobic ad on London buses.
7 April 2012
PinkNews.co.uk to host interactive Mayor of London debates 86 Building on the huge popularity of our ‘Ask the Leaders’ feature during the General Election 2010, PinkNews.co.uk is to allow LGBT voters in London to quiz the leading candidates to become Mayor of London live in an interactive debate.
9 February 2012
Comment: Ken Livingstone is not homophobic 37 Peter Tatchell says Ken Livingstone's comments this week that the Tory party was "riddled" with homosexuality have to be taken in context and with regard to his record on equal rights for gays.

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