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27 April 2012Live Q&A with London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones 1 Join us for a live Q&A with London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones -
26 April 2012Live London Mayoral Q&A Transcript: Independent candidate Siobhan Benita 7 Today, PinkNews.co.uk held the first of our Live Mayoral Q&As with the independent candidate Siobhan Benita. -
25 April 2012Plea to save London’s Black Cap pub 29 A plea has been issued to respond today to a planning application which would see London's Black Cap pub, a long-standing gay venue in Camden, turned into flats. -
24 April 2012Christian campaigners to seek judicial review of Mayor’s decision to ban anti-gay bus ads 31 The groups behind the 'ex-gay' London bus adverts have confirmed that they are intending to seek a judicial review of the decision by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London to ban the adverts from being displayed by Transport for London. -
23 April 2012London: THT’s annual pop-up party heads to Brick Lane 21 This May, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust will be adding some eastern flavour to its annual pop-up fundraising party The Cocktail Club. -
19 April 2012Boris Johnson: ‘Intense backlash’ against ex-gay bus ads would have hurt Christians 150 Boris Johnson, the incumbent mayor of London, has said a series of 'ex-gay' bus adverts which he pulled last week would have caused 'great offence' and prompted an 'intense backlash' against Christians in the capital. -
14 April 2012Mayoral hustings: Boris Johnson vows to re-enter GLA in Stonewall index, Ken Livingstone quotes Muhammed’s sermon of tolerance 213 Incumbent Mayor of London Boris Johnson promised to re-enter the Greater London Authority in Stonewall's Employer Index and defended his decision not to publish an LGBT manifesto, while Ken Livingstone quoted from the last sermon of the prophet Muhammed in a bid for cultural understanding at the charity's mayoral hustings today. -
13 April 2012Ken Livingstone publishes LGBT manifesto for London 47 Ken Livingstone has published an LGBT manifesto ahead of the London mayoral election next month, promising support for London's Pride event, a zero tolerance approach to hate crime and opposition to cuts in LGBT organisations' funding. -
13 April 2012Comment: We are not just green and you are not just pink, writes Jenny Jones 11 Green Party candidate Jenny Jones sets out a case for why gay and transgender Londoners should consider her in the upcoming mayoral election. -
13 April 2012Religious groups ‘to sue mayor’ over ex-gay London bus adverts 175 The groups behind the 'ex-gay' London bus adverts which were banned last night are reportedly instructing lawyers to sue the Mayor of London and advertising display agency CSBO. -
12 April 2012Comment: The ex-gay ads prove public homophobia still remains acceptable 97 The commercial agency responsible for selling advertising on London's transport system thought it fit to run a deeply offensive and homophobic ad on London buses.
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8 April 2012Comment: Why do so many gay guys not ‘do’ relationships? 213 Ethan Bourne wonders why it is that he finds so many gay guys just don't want to be in conventional relationship. -
7 April 2012PinkNews.co.uk to host interactive Mayor of London debates 86 Building on the huge popularity of our ‘Ask the Leaders’ feature during the General Election 2010, PinkNews.co.uk is to allow LGBT voters in London to quiz the leading candidates to become Mayor of London live in an interactive debate. -
6 April 2012Gay former cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw mocks Government’s plans for marriage equality 387 Mr Bradshaw made the bizarre comment at a crucial moment in the battle for marriage equality, after a petition launched by the homophobic Coalition for Marriage group which insists that the institution should remain traditional - i.e. -
4 April 2012Man arrested after stabbing at Jessie J party 12 A man has been arrested following the stabbing of a party-goer last night at an event hosted by bisexual singer Jessie J. -
3 April 2012Stonewall funds 1000 London bus adverts for equal marriage 101 Gay rights charity Stonewall has announced a thousand London buses will carry its equality message in April during the government's consultation on how to implement marriage for gay couples. -
1 April 2012Comment: Why can’t gay couples feel safe enough to hold hands everywhere in the UK? 110 Ethan Bourne asks why in a supposedly tolerant country like the UK, being visibly gay seems only to be acceptable in certain areas.
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29 March 2012Multi-millionaire City analyst wins ‘gay divorce’ appeal but must pay vast settlement 22 A millionaire City analyst has won his appeal against a West End actor in a landmark gay divorce. -
27 March 2012New play about gay boxer to open at Albany Theatre 3 A new high-impact, one-man show about a boxer facing his toughest opponent yet - his sexuality - is set to open at the Albany Theatre in Deptford, south-east London, having won five 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. -
27 March 2012Comment: Biased BBC skews the debate on LGBT issues 140 The BBC's reporting on marriage equality proposals is more proof the corporation does not take LGBT issues seriously.
