Articles about Independent

1 May 2013
Gay actor Russell Tovey: ‘It might be more of a risk for me to play a gay character’ 28 Russell Tovey says he believes his career is unique because he always plays straight characters.
27 March 2013
Oxford’s Trinity College criticised for hosting conference by anti-gay Christian Concern 21 Oxford’s Trinity College has been criticised for agreeing to host a conference organised by the anti-gay group Christian Concern.
28 December 2012
Poll: 71% of Tory members say equal marriage is splitting the party 35 A poll carried out by the ConservativeHome website has found that 71% believe same-sex marriage is splitting the Tory party.
3 October 2012
Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza should not be sent to the US, says UN adviser 24 The UK government would be complicit in torture if it extradites anti-gay Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and his fellow terror suspects to the United States, a senior UN adviser has warned.
26 September 2012
UK doctor who told students to act ‘straight’ — fights back 48 Dr Una Coales, who last week was accused of telling medical students to avoid acting gay if they wanted to pass their exams, has hit back at the criticism.
24 September 2012
UK: Study shows high drug use in gay community 27 New research suggests gay people in England and Wales are seven times more likely to take illegal drugs than the general population, with one in five of those surveyed showing signs of drugs or alcohol dependency
16 January 2012
Chris Bryant attacks Church of England ‘silliness about homosexuality’ 34 Gay MP Chris Bryant has criticised the Church of England, writing that it “needs to forget its silliness about homosexuality” and its teaching that "homophobia is immoral” and “it’s fine and dandy to be gay just so long as you don’t do anything about it.”
28 December 2011
Robin Williams says his “very modern” dog has a boyfriend 13 In a recent interview, comedian and actor Robin Williams has claimed his pug dog is gay and has a boyfriend, and that the pair would like to adopt a cat.
28 November 2011
UK report: Homophobia in prisons is endemic, but often unreported or ignored 15 A new report claims that while homophobia is widespread in the UK prison system, anti-gay assaults often go unreported or ignored by authorities.
21 November 2011
Tory peers “planning to oppose” rules for civil partnerships on religious premises 144 New rules allowing religious establishments to hold civil partnerships are reportedly criticised for not giving enough protection to those which do not want to hold ceremonies.
14 October 2011
Elton John speaks out for new gay rights group 18 Elton John has penned an article in support of new gay rights group Kaleidoscope.
3 October 2011
‘Serial killer’ may be targeting gay men in Johannesburg 8 There are fears that a serial killer may be targeting gay men in Johannesburg, South Africa.
27 September 2011
Gay journalist Johann Hari faces more plagiarism claims 21 Gay journalist Johann Hari is facing more accusations of plagiarism as the Orwell Prize committee said he had returned his 2008 award but not the £2,000 prize money.
12 September 2011
Gay senator David Norris ‘could re-enter race for Irish presidency’ 46 Openly gay independent senator David Norris could re-enter the race for the Irish presidency, it has been reported.
26 July 2011
Gay journalist Johann Hari expected to lose Orwell Prize 20 Gay journalist Johann Hari is expected to lose his Orwell Prize over allegations of plagiarism.
12 July 2011
Johann Hari suspended from the Independent 33 Gay journalist Johann Hari has been suspended from the Independent after claims that he plagiarised interviews.
10 January 2011
Mary Portas says she can’t explain her sexuality 34 Retail guru Mary Portas says female sexuality isn't black and white.
1 December 2010
Elton John turns newspaper editor for World AIDS Day 2 Elton John marked his World AIDS Day edition of the Independent with a cover by one of his favourite artists.
30 November 2010
Elton John recruits famous friends for World AIDS Day Independent 8 Sir Elton John is to guest-edit the Independent and spin-off i tomorrow for World AIDS Day.
16 November 2010
Elton John to guest-edit The Independent 2 Elton John is to guest-edit a special edition of The Independent for World AIDS Day.

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