England
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26 April 2013London: 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. -
26 April 2013Yvette Cooper: ‘Parliament does not have enough openly gay and lesbian MPs’ 9 Labour's Yvette Cooper has called on British businesses and the world of politics to do more to celebrate diversity and not merely to “tolerate” LGBT staff. -
26 April 2013Staffordshire: UKIP election leaflet mocks bisexuals and warns of explicit ‘Homosexual Sex Education’ 222 The name of a UKIP candidate has appeared on an election leaflet that mocks bisexuals, blasts the government’s same-sex marriage bill, and warns that it will lead to explicit “Homosexual Sex Education”. -
25 April 2013UK: Gay novelist tops bestseller list with haunted debut 11 A debut novel by gay author Neil Spring, based on the true story of Borey Rectory, "the most haunted house in England," has rocketed to the top of Amazon's new releases. -
25 April 2013UK: Stonewall anti-gay bullying posters translated into Hebrew for use in Jewish faith schools 4 Stonewall’s anti-gay bullying posters have been translated into Hebrew for use as a modern language resource in Jewish faith schools. -
25 April 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘Lobby the Lords for marriage equality’ 29 “The biggest uncertainty facing the same-sex marriage bill is how the House of Lords will vote,” Peter Tatchell has warned. -
25 April 2013Biography claims Margaret Thatcher thought Edward Heath was gay 36 Margaret Thatcher thought Edward Heath was gay, a new biography by Charles Moore has claimed. -
24 April 2013Metropolitan Police: Homophobic crime down across London 26 Homophobic crime across London has fallen by 12.7%, latest statistics from the Metropolitan Police Service show. -
24 April 2013JLS still to appear at Birmingham Pride despite split 2 Birmingham Pride say JLS will still perform their DJ set at the event, despite today's announcement that they are to split-up. -
24 April 2013Comment: We have the power to halt the spread of HIV within a generation 63 Will Harris from the Terrence Higgins Trust says gay and bisexual men should not wait for a cure when it comes to halting the spread of HIV. -
24 April 2013Department of Health launches new HIV prevention campaign for gay and bisexual men in England 42 Gay and bisexual men in England have the power to halt the spread of HIV in their community within a generation, according to a major new campaign launched today by the Department of Health. -
23 April 2013Comment: The story of a gay man and his dad 7 Paul Burgess shares the powerful story of the journey his late father Cyril went on when it came to accepting his son’s sexuality. -
23 April 2013Marc 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. -
22 April 2013JLS, Bananarama and Paloma Faith set to headline Birmingham Pride 3 Boy band JLS will be heading this year's Birmingham Pride as DJs along with Bananarama and a DJ set by Paloma Faith.
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22 April 2013World’s only transgender MP to give Kaleidoscope Trust lecture 5 Polish MP Anna Grodzka is to give the annual Kaleidoscope Trust lecture to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. -
22 April 2013Kent: No further action to be taken over former youth crime commissioner’s anti-gay tweets 6 Former youth police and crime commissioner Paris Brown will not face prosecution over homophobic and racist comments she made on Twitter. -
22 April 2013UK: Deputy Lib Dem leader ‘really disappointed’ at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports 16 Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes says he is “really disappointed” by the Identity and Passport Service’s decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain. -
19 April 2013Cleo Rocos: We imagined ‘Future Queen Dies In Gay Bar Brawl’ headlines over Princess Diana drag disguise 9 Comedian Cleo Rocos has elaborated on her claims that, along with Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett, she snuck Princess Diana into a London gay bar disguised as an “eccentrically dressed gay male model”. -
19 April 2013UK: Thames Valley sees rise in recorded homophobic crime 5 Thames Valley Police have recorded an increase in homophobic crime across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. -
19 April 2013Duncan James: ‘People were shocked when they heard I was gay on The Big Reunion’ 23 Even though Duncan James came out three years ago, some of his fans only learnt about the singer's sexuality from watching The Big Reunion last month.
