England
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28 May 2010Simon Hughes MP runs for deputy leadership of Liberal Democrats 13 Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey, today launched his bid for the role of deputy leader of the party. -
28 May 2010London Borough of Camden has new gay mayor and mayoress 7 Councillor Jonathan Simpson, Camden borough's first openly gay mayor, was last night confirmed in his role at a ceremony in Camden Town Hall. -
27 May 2010Gay superhero comic up for major award 6 A new comic called Spandex, about a gang of gay superheros, has been nominated for an Eagle Award, the comic world's equivalent of an Oscar. -
27 May 2010Hundreds expected to turn out for Malawi protest this Saturday in London 13 A vast crowd is expected to turn out for Saturday's protest at London's Malawi High Commission, in a show of solidarity for Malawian prisoners Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga. -
27 May 2010Christian street preacher to sue police over arrest for allegedly homophobic public sermon 48 A Christian street preacher who was arrested last month for expressing his allegedly homophobic views is to take legal action over the incident. -
27 May 2010Malaysian trans woman makes asylum bid 7 A trans Malaysian woman who has recently married a Derby man has lodged an appeal for asylum after three failed attempts to become a permanent UK resident. -
26 May 2010Manchester Pride 2010 lineup announced + Manchester Pride have revealed their Big Weekend line-up for this summer. -
26 May 2010Matt Lucas accepts damages from Daily Star 9 The comedian Matt Lucas has accepted undisclosed damages from the Daily Star over articles published in the paper about his late former civil partner, Kevin McGee. -
25 May 2010Gaydio to launch on 18 June 7 Gaydio, a brand-new Manchester-based radio station dedicated to LGBT listeners, will launch on Fri 18 June. -
25 May 2010BBC praised over documentary on homophobia in sport 7 Last night's BBC documentary on homophobia in the sporting world, called Inside Sport - The Last Taboo, has been praised by the Justin Campaign. -
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.
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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.
