England
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29 June 2009Poll shows 61% of Brits support full gay marriage rights 31 An opinion poll commissioned by The Times to mark the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots has revealed that a majority want gay marriage in the UK. -
26 June 2009Man who lied to police about murder of Michael Causer avoids jail 6 The Court of Appeal has declined to impose a custodial sentence on a teenager who lied to police about his involvement in the incidents that led to the death of Michael Causer. -
25 June 2009Gay group’s complaint about Canterbury council rejected 58 The Local Government Ombudsman has rejected complaints from a gay group that their local council do not do enough for the LGBT community. -
25 June 2009Gay Apprentice star to appear at Derby’s pink day out 1 One of the star's of this year's series of reality TV show The Apprentice is supporting a Pride event in Derby, it has been revealed. -
22 June 2009Man raped by taxi driver in Salford 12 A 20-year-old man was raped by a taxi driver in Salford at around 6am on Sunday morning. -
16 June 2009Gay actor Alan Cumming receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours 6 Scottish actor and gay rights campaigner Alan Cumming has received an OBE in the annual Queen's birthday honours list. -
11 June 2009UKIP candidate compared homosexuality to paedophila 72 The UKIP candiate for next month's by-election in Hove's Goldsmid ward was suspended from his job after comparing gays to paedophiles in 2007. -
5 June 2009Southwark votes in first openly gay mayor 25 The first openly gay mayor of Southwark, south-east London, has been elected. -
27 May 2009Trans group boycotts London Pride march 125 TransLondon, the largest group in the capital for all trans-identified people, has announced it is boycotting London Pride. -
26 May 2009Setback for Liverpool’s gay village 7 The long-awaited arrival of Liverpool's gay village may not take place until as late as August, it has been revealed. -
20 May 2009100 arrested in hate crime raids across London 20 One hundred people were arrested today as part of a police swoop on hate crimes in London. -
20 May 2009Vigilantes ‘patrolling woods with chainsaws’ to discourage cottaging 27 A group of vigilantes apparently armed with chainsaws and shotguns have been patrolling a Derbyshire wood to discourage gay men meeting for sex. -
20 May 2009Police carry out raids across London to tackle homophobic hate crime + The Metropolitan Police Service began a series of raids on addresses across London this morning to crack down on domestic, homophobic, transphobic, race and other forms of hate crime. -
15 May 2009Boy, 14, found guilty of chanting homophobic abuse at footballer Sol Campbell 8 A 14-year-old boy and a 42-year-old man were today found guilty of shouting "disgusting" homophobic abuse at footballer Sol Campbell at a match in September last year. -
12 May 2009Transexual woman calls off week long hunger strike 7 A transsexual woman from Nottingham has ended her week long huger strike after NHS officials agreed to reconsider whether they can fund gender reassignment treatment. -
12 May 2009Trans woman on hunger strike after treatment refused 10 A trans woman from Nottingham has been on hunger strike for a week, saying she will die if the NHS does not fund her gender reassignment treatment.
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12 May 2009Liverpool to fly the rainbow flag for international day against homophobia 7 Liverpool, the city in which gay teenager Michael Causer was beaten to death last year, is to fly the rainbow flag from its town hall on Sunday to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
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10 May 2009Top gay Tory MP Alan Duncan claimed more than £4,000 for gardening 8 The most senior gay Conservative MP, Alan Duncan has become the lastest politician to have their expenses exposed by the Daily Telegraph. -
9 May 2009Updated: Gay Minister Ben Bradshaw ‘claimed full mortgage interest for home he only half owns’ 21 Openly gay minister Ben Bradshaw is the latest Labour MP to have his expenses exposed in the Daily Telegraph. -
6 May 2009Men convicted of attack on gay squatter 5 A man who attacked his former lover has been convicted of assault, criminal damage and theft.
