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3 January 2013Dr Christian Jessen reveals torment of online bullying and false sex claims 8 Doctor Christian Jessen, the gay presenter of Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies series, has spoken of his anger at Twitter trolls who are trying to damage his reputation. -
28 December 2012Turkish gay fashion designer receives bloody nose in Istanbul attack 26 Gay rights activists in Turkey have condemned the attack on gay fashion designer Barbaros Şansal. -
25 December 2012Feature: The weirdest and most unexpected LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months. -
24 December 2012Anti-gay Tory MP calls Embarrassing Bodies ‘crap chav TV’ 28 Conservative MP Stewart Jackson, who recently described equal marriage as a "constitutional outrage" also has a low opinion of Channel 4’s medical programme Embarrassing Bodies. -
21 December 2012The Sun claims Katie Price’s new boyfriend is a ‘gay icon’ as he has appeared on gay porn sites 16 Former glamour model, Katie Price's new lover, Kieran Hayler, is a stripper, has appeared on gay porn sites, and has been described as a "gay icon". -
20 December 2012Ireland: Lesbian couple get engaged via Tweets projected onto Dublin building 5 The Irish state broadcaster RTE has reported on how a festive tweets promotion by AOL turned into a surprise civil partnership proposal for a lesbian couple. -
20 December 2012Interview: Gay couple hope to find closure in 2013 following Christian anti-gay B&B case 34 Despite winning a legal case against the homophobic owner of a bed and breakfast – John Morgan and Michael Black say they won’t have complete closure until it is settled at the Court of Appeal. -
19 December 2012US: Baseball player apologises for tweeting homophobic slur 1 A New York Mets baseball player has apologised after he used a homophobic slur in a twitter conversation with a friend earlier this month. -
18 December 2012Liverpool midfielder Suso fined £10,000 by FA for calling teammate ‘gay’ 17 Liverpool's Suso has been fined £10,000 by the Football Association for calling teammate Jose Enrique “gay” after the player tweeted a photo of Enrique having his teeth whitened. -
18 December 2012Anti-equal marriage Tory MP leaves Twitter after backlash 29 Conservative MP Gordon Henderson has closed down his Twitter account after speaking out against same-sex marriage. -
10 December 2012Austin Mitchell MP: Ed Miliband must allow Labour MPs a free vote on same-sex marriage 78 Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell has tweeted that “Gay marriage is neither urgent nor important” and says Ed Miliband must allow Labour MPs to have a conscience vote on the issue. -
10 December 2012David Davies MP: How can I be homophobic? I once fought a gay man in a boxing ring 65 Welsh Conservative MP David Davies, who over the weekend suggested most parents would prefer their children “not to be gay”, has dismissed accusations that he is a homophobe by reminding people of his participation in an amateur boxing match against a gay fighter. -
5 December 2012Gay football group criticise Daily Mail over Joey Barton article 17 The Gay Football Supporters Network (GSFN) has criticised the Daily Mail for publishing an article suggesting footballer Joey Barton would make a suitable “gay hero” for the sport, because it trivialises the debate about homophobia in football. -
30 November 2012Liverpool footballer Suso brands teammate ‘gay’ for having teeth whitened 24 Liverpool footballer Suso has described his fellow teammate Jose Enrique as “gay” after he was pictured having his teeth whitened. -
30 November 2012BNP leader Nick Griffin in the clear over anti-gay tweets 35 BNP leader Nick Griffin will not face any further action after he was investigated by police for tweeting the address of gay couple. -
29 November 2012Comment: The dangers of social media 7 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, employment lawyer Anna Furness says the recent high profile legal case of Christian housing worker Adrian Smith, who was demoted by his employer for posting anti-equality remarks on Facebook, illustrates the potential dangers of social media for employees. -
28 November 2012Wales: Footballer fined £500 for anti-gay Tom Daley tweet 12 A Welsh footballer has been fined £500 and handed a one-match suspension for sending an abusive message to Olympic diver Tom Daley on Twitter. -
27 November 2012NFL player: “Saying faggot doesn’t make me a homophobe, it’s just a word” 72 An American football player in Ohio has apologised after using the word “faggot” on Twitter. -
24 November 2012Rylan Clark: Gary Barlow’s ‘hateful’ banter has gone too far 33 X-Factor hopeful, Rylan Clark, has spoken out following "banter" from Gary Barlow, saying the judge overstepped the mark with comments he made at a charity event, and that what he said could have fuelled homophobic Twitter abuse. -
23 November 2012Chris Bryant accuses Russian officials of ‘smears’ and of circulating underwear photo 62 Labour MP Chris Bryant has claimed he is the victim of a homophobic smear campaign by the Russian Embassy in London after a website published an old image of him wearing just his underwear.
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