England
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25 May 2010Queen 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. -
25 May 2010BBC to screen life story of Britain’s ‘first modern lesbian’ ths weekend 26 This weekend, BBC2 will screen The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, starring Maxine Peake in the title role. -
25 May 2010Trans woman refused NHS breast operation 81 A trans woman from Reading has lost her High Court battle to have an NHS-funded operation to augment her bust, which failed to develop properly following hormone treatment. -
24 May 2010Protest to be held in London over imprisonment of Malawi couple 14 A protest is to be held this Saturday 29 May in solidarity with Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the gay couple recently sentenced to 14 years in prison with hard labour in Malawi. -
24 May 2010Anglican activist calls for boycott of Christian festival after Tatchell invited 49 Dr Lisa Nolland, a leading consultant with Anglican Mainstream, the traditionalist and conservative wing of the Church of England, has called for a boycott of Greenbelt, the Christian arts festival which takes place in Cheltenham in August, after leading LGBT and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell accepted an invitation to speak there. -
24 May 2010Stonewall uncover ‘institutional homophobia’ in asylum system 52 New research by Stonewall has revealed that lesbian and gay asylum seekers are being routinely deported because of institutionalised discrimination within the system. -
24 May 2010Shock figures on homophobic bullying in schools revealed by NUT surveys 7 Prevalance of Homophobia surveys conducted in the north-west of England by Oldham National Union of Teachers have revealed shock figures relating to homophobic bullying in schools. -
14 May 2010Police drop charge against ‘homophobic’ street preacher 14 A street preacher arrested for describing homosexuality as a sin has had the charge against him dropped. -
10 May 2010Defendant uses ‘gay panic defence’ + A man charged with the murder of a gay man has claimed he "flipped" after the victim touched his leg. -
5 May 2010Defendant ‘hit gay man to protect girl’ + A student accused of the manslaughter of a gay man says he hit the victim because he thought he was attacking a girl. -
4 May 2010David Cameron backs Philippa Stroud over ‘gay cure’ allegations 50 Conservative Party leader David Cameron has given his support to a Tory candidate accused of trying to "cure" gay people. -
21 April 2010Brighton Police launch summer hate crime drive 3 Police in Brighton have launched their annual summer operation to tackle homophobic hate crime. -
19 April 2010Man jailed for trying to blackmail gay priest 19 A Birmingham man has been jailed for 18 months after he threatened to out a Roman Catholic priest. -
14 April 2010Video: Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling says B&Bs shouldn’t ban gay couples and he supports gay adoption 59 Two weeks ago the Observer published a secret recording of Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Grayling where he appeared to support bed and breakfast owners turning away gay couples. -
14 April 2010Police arrest two men over Southampton gay murder 3 Police investigating the murder of a gay man who was found on Southampton common have arrested two men in connection with the murder. -
14 April 2010No one to be charged over homophobic attack on trainee policeman James Parkes 23 It has emerged that no one is to be charged by police in relation to the homophobic attack on gay trainee policeman James Parkes. -
14 April 2010Gay swans with a tendency for hissy fits set-up nest in Weymouth 57 A pair of gay swans have set-up nest at Abbotsbury Swannery in Weymouth, and despite their long relationship, staff say they are liable to have hissy fits when they fight with each other. -
12 April 2010Leicester may get a gay village 16 The city of Leicester may soon have its own gay village if a nightclub entrepreneur's plans are successful. Businessman Paul Giles hopes that local gay people will be encouraged to own shares in gay businesses. -
4 April 2010Comment: Chris Grayling’s comments create serious doubts about the Tory party’s commitment to gay rights 25 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell argues that the comments made by shadow home secretary Chris Grayling where he argues for bed and breakfast owners to be entitled to turn away gay couples call into question the Conservative party's commitment to LGBT rights -
4 April 2010Top Tory backs rights of bed and breakfast owners to turn away gay couples 182 One of the most senior Conservative politicians, the shadow home secretary Chris Grayling has come under fire for backing the right of bed and breakfast owners to bar gay couples.
