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27 March 2013Jamaica: LGBT film director says reports of homophobia are not exaggerated but ‘Jamaica will come around’ 2 The director of a film investigating homophobia in Jamaica, featured a the LGBT Film Festival in London, has said the extent of the problem is not exaggerated. -
26 March 2013Boris Johnson: I was wrong to make up a quote about King Edward II and his gay lover Piers Gaveston 13 Boris Johnson has spoken of his regret on concocting a quote about King Edward II and the monarch’s gay lover, when he was a junior reporter at the Times. -
26 March 2013London: Hundreds gather outside Daily Mail offices to remember Lucy Meadows 1 Up to 300 members of the trans community and supporters gathered outside the Daily Mail offices in central London on Monday evening to hold a candlelit vigil for Lucy Meadows. -
25 March 2013Ian McKellen: ‘Cruel’ religious leaders to blame for LGBT teens being thrown out of homes 18 While hosting an LGBT event over the weekend, actor and activist Sir Ian McKellen spoke of the damaging effect hate speech can have on the lives of vulnerable people and said "cruel" religious leaders should feel responsible for gay teens living on the streets. -
25 March 2013Vigil to take place outside Daily Mail offices in memory of Lucy Meadows as pressure intensifies on paper 7 Campaigners plan to stage a candle-lit vigil outside the offices of the Daily Mail at 6pm in memory of Lucy Meadows, a trans woman and teacher who died last week. -
25 March 2013UK: Trafalgar Square protest speech claims same-sex marriage will lead to ‘colonialism again’ 70 Anglican Mainstream's Chris Sugden, speaking at Sunday's anti-equal marriage protest in Trafalgar Square, claimed legalisation of same-sex marriage would lead to 'colonialism'. -
24 March 2013Hundreds of pro and anti same-sex marriage campaigners protest at Trafalgar Square 71 Hundreds of pro and anti equal marriage campaigners have met in a noisy protest at Trafalgar Square in central London that is still ongoing. -
22 March 2013Christian Legal Centre: High Court anti-gay bus ruling is a victory for Christian freedom 78 The Christian Legal Centre’s Director, Andrea Minichiello Williams, has responded to Friday’s High Court ruling concerning a Transport for London ban on homophobic bus adverts and says it's a “victory” for Christian freedom. -
22 March 2013UK: Activist Helen Belcher to meet MPs over media mistreatment of trans people 8 Helen Belcher of Trans Media Watch has contacted MPs over the mistreatment of Lucy Meadows, the trans teacher who was hounded by the media, and who was found dead this week. -
22 March 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘Anti-gay London bus advert ban wrong’ 101 Responding to Friday’s High Court ruling, Peter Tatchell writes that Core Issues Trust should have been allowed to place anti-gay adverts on buses in the capital – in the name of free speech – despite their offensive message. -
22 March 2013UK: Christian group given right to appeal High Court gay ‘cure’ bus advert ruling 15 A judge at the High Court has granted the Christian group Core Issues Trust permission to appeal Friday’s ruling which deemed a Transport for London ban on homophobic bus adverts lawful. -
22 March 2013High Court backs Transport for London’s decision to ban gay ‘cure’ bus adverts 55 A decision of Transport for London (TfL) to ban bus adverts promoting gay conversion therapy was not unlawful, the High Court has ruled. -
21 March 2013UK: Teenage TV actor denies male rape allegation and says girlfriend did not believe the pair were having a bisexual relationship + A teenage TV actor from Surrey who allegedly raped a 14-year-old boy to prove to his girlfriend he was bisexual, only took part in consensual sex, a court has heard. -
20 March 2013UK: Man charged in connection with the murder of gay socialite Roberto Troyan + A man has been charged with the murder of a gay socialite who was found collapsed with head injuries at his central London home. -
19 March 2013London: Trans woman told to use New Look changing facilities ‘out of hours’ 23 New Look has responded to claims that a trans woman was prevented from using the changing rooms at one of their London stores, then advised she should arrange to shop at the store "out of hours" in future. -
19 March 2013London: LGBT mental health service Outcome faces uncertain future 4 A charitable service in north London which supports LGBT people with mental health issues could be forced to close. -
19 March 2013UK: ‘TV actor sexually assaulted me to prove he was bisexual’ says teenager in court + A teenage TV actor raped a 14-year-old boy to prove to his girlfriend he was bisexual, a central London court has heard.
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17 March 2013Prince Harry: I might experiment with gay men if my relationship doesn’t work out 63 Prince Harry accepted the phone number of a male admirer on a night out in London on Friday, telling him he'd call if he "changed his mind" about women. -
15 March 2013Terrence Higgins Trust: Half of HIV prevention funding cut in London 93 The Terrence Higgins Trust has described the Department of Health’s new sexual health framework as a “starting point” – but warns it comes against a cut of around £1.2 million to the Pan-London HIV Prevention Programme. -
14 March 2013UK: Green Party LGBT group criticises UK Border Agency following death of lesbian Ugandan asylum seeker Jackie Nanyonjo 16 The Green Party’s LGBT campaign group has criticised the UK Border Agency for deporting a lesbian asylum seeker who died last Friday in Uganda - with campaigners staging a protest outside the Home Office at 12.30pm.
