England
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15 January 2009Liverpool gay village plan goes ahead after seven years of lobbying 5 A Liberal party councillor has said that after seven years of lobbying, proposals for new traffic arrangements in the gay "village" will go ahead. -
15 January 2009Gay footballers demand tougher action against homophobia 1 The Gay Football Supporters Network has said that homophobic taunts and chanting at matches should be treated as such, and not labelled "indecent." -
14 January 2009“Liberated and enlightened” Prince Harry is not homophobic claims Tatchell 24 Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has defended the third in line to the throne over accusations of homophobia. -
13 January 200913-year-old boy among eleven charged with homophobic abuse at football match 10 A thirteen-year-old boy and two fifteen-year-olds have been charged with indecent chanting at a football match.
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13 January 2009Formula 1 boss receives apology over homophobia allegations at tribunal 4 An employment tribunal in Southampton has come to an end with an apology from the man who brought the case. -
12 January 2009Stonewall: Prince Harry must apologise for homophobic remarks 52 Stonewall, the gay equality organisation, has said that a video that shows Prince Harry calling fellow soldiers "queer" is an insult to lesbians and gay men serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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12 January 2009I’m A Celebrity star Brian Paddick gets married in Norway 4 Former senior police officer, candidate for Mayor of London and reality TV contestant Brian Paddick has married his boyfriend in a civil ceremony in Oslo. -
12 January 2009Day of football fun in Brighton for Justin Fashanu campaign 1 Brighton’s Jubilee Square will be transformed into a five-a-side football pitch on 14th March as part of the Justin Campaign’s Football Festival.
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10 January 2009Carphone Warehouse apologise for calling customer a “big gay” 9 Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has apologised after a customer with a broken phone was given paperwork that described him as a "big gay." -
9 January 2009Relate welcomes tribunal ruling on Christian’s claims of discrimination 7 The national counselling service for couples and family relationships has said its commitment to equality of access to their services has been validated by an employment tribunal. -
9 January 2009Sex counsellor who refused gays not discriminated against says tribunal 3 An employment tribunal has ruled that a Christian marriage counsellor who declined to give sex therapy to gay couples was not subjected to discrimination on the grounds of his religious belief. -
9 January 2009Gay hate preacher complains about “no God” adverts 28 The British Humanist Association has dismissed claims from a fundamentalist Christian preacher that a new ad campaign breaks industry codes of practice. -
8 January 2009Gay Tory under fire over skiing trip as reshuffle rumours intensify 1 Alan Duncan has been named as a possible candidate for demotion in David Cameron's upcoming reshuffle. -
8 January 2009Simon Hughes moved to climate change in Clegg’s Lib Dem reshuffle 2 The leader of the Liberal Democrats has reshuffled his frontbench team. -
8 January 200921-year-old gay man who appeared on Jeremy Kyle show driven to suicide 19 A gay man killed himself after appearing on ITV1's The Jeremy Kyle Show to discuss problems in his civil partnership. -
7 January 2009Stephen Fry to be Jonathan Ross’s first guest following suspension 2 Gay comedian and author Stephen Fry is understood to be the first guest to appear on the Friday Night With Jonathan Ross following the host's suspension from broadcasting on the BBC. -
7 January 2009Homophobia towards Lindsay Lohan isn’t the BBC’s first run in with gays 14 Last week, PinkNews.co.uk revealed homophobic comments regarding Lindsay Lohan and lesbians in general during BBC3's The Most Annoying People of 2008. -
7 January 2009Woman ‘strangled girlfriend with dressing gown cord’ 1 A 47-year-old woman strangled her lesbian lover with a dressing gown cord after a drunken argument, a Sheffield court was told. -
7 January 2009Formula 1 boss accused of unfair dismissal at employment tribunal + A leading Formula 1 boss is facing claims of dismissing an employee on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
6 January 2009Stonewall calls on BBC Trust to take homophobia seriously after lesbian slurs 10 A leading gay rights group has called on the BBC to pay attention to the millions of lesbian, gay and bisexual people who pay for the corporation through the licence fee.
