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11 June 2013
US: Gay couple to receive $147,000 in damages for harassment by apartment maintenance staff 3 The management company of an apartment complex in the US state of Iowa has been ordered to pay a substantial amount in damages to a gay couple who were discriminated against by an on-site maintenance man, and others who refused to stop the harassment.
1 May 2013
Sky Sports News host accidentally calls FIFA President Sepp Blatter ‘queer’ 11 A Sky Sports News presenter was left embarrassed when he accidentally referred to FIFA President Sepp Blatter as “queer”.
26 April 2013
London: Exhibition of LGBT stories told through the barber’s chair 7 A Camden-based hairdresser is running an exhibition to tell the stories of LGBT clients who open up to her while sitting in the barber's chair.
20 February 2013
Comment: The biggest challenge LGBT face is other people’s language 25 LGBT youth volunteer Thomas Wales writes for PinkNews on the need for society to do more to stamp out homophobic language.
13 February 2013
Comment: Where did ‘gay’ culture come from? 44 In a comment piece for PinkNews, Jacob Wilde looks back on the history of gay culture.
11 February 2013
Ohio: Mayor resigns after calling police officer ‘queer’ 9 The mayor of a small southeastern Ohio community has resigned over accusations that she repeatedly called a gay police officer "queer" in front of his colleagues.
31 January 2013
Feature: DIVA marks 200th edition with rallying call for more LGBT rights 1 DIVA editor Jane Czyzselska tells PinkNews.co.uk what’s changed since the queer women’s title was launched in 1994 and what she believes still needs changing.
5 September 2012
Comment: Allan Horsfall was the ‘grandfather’ of the UK’s gay rights movement 6 Peter Tatchell recalls the contribution of LGBT rights pioneer Allan Horsfall, who passed away last month.
26 July 2012
Comment: Sport and spectacle – the queer side of the Olympics 9 Gregory Woods examines some notable opening and closing ceremonies from Olympics past and reasons that there is 'something distinctly queer' about the Games.
26 January 2012
‘Bully’ Bloom slammed for gay funding question 29 An MEP from the European Independence Party has been condemned by LGBT groups for questioning the European Commission on the legitimacy of funding of an LGBT rights organisation.
4 January 2012
Comment: Sex, blood and the status quo 23 While Northern Ireland continues to drag its feet on lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, recent developments in Great Britain are no great victory, Nine argues.
31 December 2011
PinkNews.co.uk’s top 50 Twitter users influencing LGBT life in 2011 30 Earlier this month, we asked for your nominations for the LGBT voices you listen to online.
5 December 2011
Interview: Russell T Davies on shelving US projects, his partner’s cancer diagnosis and coming home 28 Russell T Davies speaks exclusively to Laurence Watts about returning from the US following his partner's diagnosis with brain cancer, and the future for Torchwood and his highly anticipated new American show, Cucumber.
25 November 2011
New Delhi prepares for fourth annual Pride event 15 Indian capital city prepares for the third parade since homosexuality was decriminalised in 2009.
18 November 2011
Festival brings Birmingham’s gay past to life 8 Performers have taken over historic courtyard houses in the city's gay village to bring LGBT characters from the past to life.
1 November 2011
Liverpool’s gay arts festival Homotopia begins today + The eighth annual celebration of gay art features a mixture of performance art, lectures, dance and exhibitions around the city throughout November.
26 October 2011
Liverpool’s gay art festival Homotopia celebrates eighth year 3 Liverpool's gay arts festival Homotopia kicks off next week with the theme of 'Cruising For Art'.
24 November 2010
Queer book prize seeks submissions + The Polari First Book Prize is seeking submissions for its third contest.
26 October 2010
Gay kissing protest for Pope’s visit to Spain 18 A gay group is organising a kissing protest to greet Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Spain.
1 February 2010
Chaos at Queer Question Time 44 A drink is hurled – or was it an id badge? A speaker quits the stage in tears (but returns in time for the final round-up).

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