Articles about London Evening Standard

23 May 2013
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’ 10 London Evening Standard columnist Richard Godwin jokes Sir Gerald Howarth’s recent comments about the “aggressive homosexual community” maybe because “he really does dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him.”
16 May 2013
Boy George: ‘I wish David Cameron had put gay marriage in the Queen’s Speech’ 26 Singer Boy George has expressed his disappointment that the same-sex marriage bill was not included in the Queen’s Speech.
8 May 2013
LBC’s Iain Dale: ITV’s Vicious is an ‘abortion of a comedy’ and Brian Sewell is right to pan it 39 LBC radio presenter Iain Dale says ITV’s new gay sitcom Vicious is an “abortion of a comedy” and has praised Brian Sewell’s withering critique of the show.
8 May 2013
London Evening Standard urges David Cameron to stick with same-sex marriage in order to be a ‘conviction politician’ 19 In an editorial the London Evening Standard has commented on today’s highly-anticipated absence of the same-sex marriage bill from the Queen's Speech, saying David Cameron “must stick” with the policy in order to be seen as a “conviction politician”.
7 May 2013
Brian Sewell attacks ITV’s Vicious as ‘spiteful parody’ with audience down by 2 million 55 With the show down 2 million viewers for its second episode controversial art critic Brian Sewell says ITV’s new sitcom Vicious reminds him of a less progressive period for gay people.
2 May 2013
UK: Islamic Cambridge lecturer apologies for describing homosexuality as ‘ugly’ and calling gay people ‘ignorant’ 78 A Cambridge lecturer has apologised for describing homosexuality as an “inherent aberration” and sinful.
23 April 2013
Marc Almond: ‘Why would gay couples want to get married in a church that thinks you are a sinner?’ 58 Marc Almond has questioned same-sex couples who wish to get married in churches that refuse to welcome them “with open arms,” the singer also thinks it’s a mistake to expect religion to modernise.
18 February 2013
UK theatre producer David Cecil: Most Ugandans are not homophobic and it is not a terrible place 28 British theatre producer David Cecil has spoken of how he was taken from his family in Uganda for staging a play with a gay character, but says that the majority of Ugandans are not homophobic.
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.
23 November 2012
London Evening Standard calls for PM to move quickly on same-sex marriage 19 The London Evening Standard has published an editorial stating that speeding up implementation of equal marriage would help benefit the government.
23 November 2012
Students at London uni move to cut ties with anti-gay Lord Carey 44 Students at King’s College London have accused Lord Carey of being homophobic and are campaigning to have his photo removed from the college’s display of famous alumni.
8 October 2012
UK: Anti-equal marriage rally takes place at Tory conference 111 A rally by the Coalition for Marriage, the campaign group leading the opposition to equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK, has taken place against the backdrop of the Conservative Party Conference.
20 September 2012
Rupert Everett branded ‘gay dinosaur’ by Coronation Street star 21 Gay Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou has criticised Rupert Everett after he said that he couldn’t think of “anything worse” than having gay male parents.
17 September 2012
PM told to stop ‘whoring’ after the gay vote, by Telegraph journalist 98 Damian Thompson, the editor of Telegraph Blogs and a columnist for the paper has criticised Prime Minister David Cameron for trying to gain support from the LGBT community.
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.
27 April 2011
Gay man beaten in homophobic south London attack 229 A gay man has received hospital treatment after being beaten up in an unprovoked homophobic attack at the weekend.
26 April 2011
Elton John to carry out paternity test for son 25 Sir Elton John has said that he intends to find out who the real father of his son is.
18 December 2009
Gay club owners hope to relaunch Ghetto in 2010 11 Popbarz, the gay club owner which went into administration this week, has thanked former staff, promoters and performers.
18 December 2009
Gay club owner goes into administration 6 Popbarz, the owner of gay clubs such as Ghetto in London, has gone into administration.

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