Articles about The Queen

7 May 2013
Helen Mirren laughs off drummer rant by wearing t-shirt in support of gay festival 8 Helen Mirren has poked fun at her rant at a group of drummers who were promoting a gay festival by wearing a custom made t-shirt in support of the event.
7 May 2013
UK: Same-sex marriage supporting MPs selected for Queen’s Speech Loyal Address 3 Two pro-marriage equality MPs have been selected for the Loyal Address during proceedings for tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech.
3 May 2013
UK: Government tells PinkNews no need for Queen’s Speech to mention equal marriage bill 69 With Parliament already dealing with the issue, there is no need for the Queen to mention same-sex marriage in next week’s speech, a Downing Street source has confirmed to PinkNews.
17 March 2013
Westminster chapel could host equal marriage ceremonies 7 A chapel within the Palace of Westminster may be changed in order to allow equal marriage ceremonies, as part of a proposal by Labour MP Chris Bryant.
14 March 2013
Tory peer Lord True: ‘What happens if we have a lesbian Queen in a gay marriage who conceives using donor sperm?’ 71 Conservative peer Lord True has suggested the law needs to be changed to prepare for a married lesbian Queen who conceives using donor sperm.
11 March 2013
Justice for Gay Africans: ‘Queen’s Commonwealth charter is silent on sexuality’ 26 Justice for Gay Africans says the new Commonwealth Charter – due to be signed by the Queen shortly – lacks teeth when it comes to protecting LGBT rights throughout the Commonwealth.
10 March 2013
Peter Tatchell: The Queen’s silence on gay rights excludes and disrespects gay people 82 Peter Tatchell writes that, although the Commonwealth Charter implicitly condemns homophobic discrimination, the Queen's lack of specific recognition of the LGBT community is a signal of exclusion and disrespect.
10 March 2013
The Queen to publicly address anti-gay discrimination for the first time 172 In the first time the Queen has voiced support for gay rights in her 61-year reign, she is set to sign a new charter which aims to tackle homophobic discrimination.
28 February 2013
Video: Kate Middleton hoax radio station rebrands itself as 2Gay FM for Sydney Mari Gras 2 The radio station whose DJs made a hoax call to a British nurse who ended up committing suicide is temporarily renaming itself to mark Sydney Mari Gras.
20 January 2013
MPs to plan for gay royals marrying same-sex partners and their children becoming king or queen 79 MPs look set to debate a change in the law to allow royals in same-sex relationships to marry or be in civil partnerships and for their children to be recognised as the heir to the throne.
29 December 2012
Former Stonewall Deputy Chair awarded CBE for services towards gay equality 5 Liz Grant the former Deputy Chair of Stonewall has joined the charity's co-founder Michael Cashman in being awarded an honour by the Queen in recognition for their work towards LGBT equality.
29 December 2012
The Queen honours Michael Cashman MEP with award for fighting for LGBT equality 60 Michael Cashman, the Labour MEP for the West Midlands has been named a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen in recognition for his tireless fight for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) equality.
14 November 2012
Video: Trailer of gay parenting series The Vessel 8 The realities of same-sex parenting are being explored in a new Peep Show-style online TV series.
1 June 2012
Comment: Why won’t the Queen embrace the queens? 443 On one issue, writes Peter Tatchell, the Queen remains curiously out of step with public opinion: whereas most of us now welcome and embrace LGBT people, the Queen has never done so.
16 July 2011
Video: Queen unveils monument at Bletchley Park, home of gay genius codebreaker Alan Turing 34 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh yesterday unveiled a monument to commemorate the contribution made by code breakers at Bletchley Park to victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
25 May 2010
Queen discusses Pope’s controversial visit in coalition speech 20 In her speech today, the Queen outlined the Pope's planned religious activities for his state visit in September.

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