Articles about Clare Balding

3 June 2013
BBC apologises for broadcast on ‘curing’ Clare Balding of being a lesbian 39 The BBC has been criticised for broadcasting an offensive radio segment in which pundits discussed "curing" lesbian TV presenter Clare Balding of being gay.
30 May 2013
Clare Balding takes aim at ‘uncool’ Lord Tebbit over his ‘lesbian queen’ remarks 43 Clare Balding has criticised Lord Tebbit after he warned Britain could be ruled by a lesbian queen if equal marriage is legalised, she says the remarks are "insulting to every surrogate parent".
24 May 2013
Nick Clegg and Francis Maude agree to fly rainbow flag from Cabinet Office for Pride week 7 Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude and Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg both intend to demonstrate the government's commitment to equality by allowing the rainbow flag to fly from the Cabinet Office during Pride week in the capital.
21 May 2013
Boris Johnson, Martina Navratilova and Clare Balding to take part in Pride London festival 3 Organisers of this year’s Pride in London have confirmed that the event will go ahead, with London Mayor Boris Johnson hosting a special Gala dinner at Claridge’s on 25 June.
13 May 2013
Graham Norton, Alan Carr and Clare Balding in Bafta wins 2 Gay TV presenters Graham Norton, Alan Carr and Clare Balding all won awards at last night’s Baftas.
12 April 2013
London: Stonewall celebrity dinner raises £394,000 9 Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall’s annual Equality Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel last night.
11 April 2013
Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold: I won’t dance on Thatcher’s grave but she made gay people feel ‘marginalised’ 24 As a gay woman former BBC Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher is inappropriate, although admits she celebrated her exit from Downing Street in 1990.
30 March 2013
Clare Balding: Fans of men’s football are ‘racist and homophobic’ 19 Television sports presenter Clare Balding has hit out at men's football, has said its fans are "racist and homophobic", and that male footballers fake injuries, unlike their female counterparts.
6 February 2013
Alice Arnold: I will marry Clare Balding rather than ‘marrying’ her only in inverted commas 5 Alice Arnold has written about why she should marry her civil partner, Clare Balding.
9 January 2013
Alice Arnold: I want to get married to my civil partner Clare Balding 10 Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says she is determined to turn her civil partnership into a marriage.
4 January 2013
West Ham’s Matt Jarvis: Gay footballers would find support and play better if they came out 18 West Ham footballer, Matt Jarvis, has appeared on the cover of Attitude magazine, and gave an interview saying gay footballers should come out, that they would be supported, and that they might even play better if they did.
4 November 2012
UK sport stars top 2012 Pink List 23 Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Nicola Adams has topped this year’s Independent on Sunday Pink List of the 101 most influential LGBT figures in Britain.
15 September 2012
Clare Balding talks of the ‘terror’ of coming out and about not fitting in 11 In an interview with The Times, Clare Balding bares all about coming out in her twenties, not fitting in at school, and becoming a national treasure.
10 July 2012
Clare Balding: Being a lesbian may have helped sports presenting career 21 BBC TV presenter Clare Balding said she believes being a lesbian can give her an advantage as a female sports commentator when she is not considered to be distracted by physically attractive male athletes.
12 July 2011
Lesbians speak up – we can’t see you 37 Where are all the lesbians? Chloe Setter speaks to four gay women - including writer Julie Bindel and singer Heather Peace - to find out why lesbians lack visibility.
5 November 2010
Tory MP Chris Grayling named Stonewall ‘bigot of the year’ 36 Former shadow home secretary Chris Grayling was named 'Bigot of the Year' at Thursday night's Stonewall awards.

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