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5 February 2013UK: Equal marriage rally to take place at Westminster today 2 A rally will take place in Westminster later, with campaigners and MPs gathering to support and discuss today's same-sex marriage vote. -
1 February 2013London: Sixth arrest in anti-gay ‘Muslim Patrol’ investigation + A sixth man has been arrested over a video posted online showing a man being subjected to homophobic abuse by self-styled "Muslim vigilantes". -
1 February 2013Two-thirds of Tory MPs could refuse to back same-sex marriage bill says MP David Burrowes 27 As few as one in three Conservative MPs will support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, in next week’s vote, according to Tory MP David Burrowes. -
31 January 2013Coronation Street actor urges LGBT community to get involved with London’s gay pride 6 The organisers of this year’s London gay pride are appealing for people to get involved with planning and delivering the festival and have enlisted the help of gay Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou. -
30 January 2013London: Gay couple claim they were denied joint beauty treatment by salon 24 A couple from Woodford Green in North London are seeking police help after they claim that a beauty salon refused to treat them because they are gay. -
30 January 2013UK: Government minister Sayeeda Warsi condemns anti-gay east London ‘Muslim vigilante’ groups 22 Faith and Communities Minister Sayeeda Warsi has condemned Muslim vigilante groups in east London – some of whom recently targeted a gay man with homophobic abuse. -
29 January 2013London: Gay Games 2018 bid kicks off 2 The bid to host the 2018 Gay Games in London, which is being supported by lesbian paralympian Claire Harvey, began with a reception in Westminster last night. -
25 January 2013David Cameron’s mother says he ‘won’t be told’ when it comes to same-sex marriage 56 David Cameron’s support for equal marriage amid widespread opposition from many of his Conservative MPs remains an apparent mystery to his mother. -
25 January 2013London: Former volunteer antisocial behaviour mediator found guilty of abusing lesbian couple and sticking finger up woman’s nose 20 A former volunteer antisocial behaviour mediator from Croydon has been found guilty of shouting abuse at a lesbian couple in a school playground and sticking her finger up the nose of a woman who tried to intervene. -
25 January 2013London: Police make fifth arrest in connection with anti-gay ‘Muslim Patrol’ probe + A fifth person has been arrested after a gang claiming to be Islamic vigilantes tormented members of the public, which included hurling homophobic abuse at a young man. -
24 January 2013Comment: A call for tolerance between London’s Muslim and LGBT communities 220 In light of recent events in east London, Wais Islam, a former Tower Hamlets Labour councillor, says it’s important to remember the area belongs to people of all ethnicities, sexual orientations and religions. -
24 January 2013London: ‘Muslim Patrol’ homophobia YouTube victim urged to contact police + A man subjected to homophobic abuse in east London by a group of men who said it was a “Muslim area” is being urged to contact the Metropolitan Police. -
22 January 2013London: Two men arrested in connection with anti-gay ‘Muslim area’ video + Two men have been arrested after video surfaced of a group shouting homophobic abuse at a man in east London. -
22 January 2013Comment: Is London’s gay scene self-harming through sex and drug use? 105 David Stuart from Antidote comments for PinkNews on a recent report concerning the increased use of crystal meth throughout London’s gay scene. -
22 January 2013Video: East London man suffers anti-gay abuse from ‘Muslim Patrol’ gang 254 Video has surfaced of a group shouting homophobic abuse at a man in East London. -
18 January 2013London charity raises awareness about coming out after Jodie Foster speech 1 Following actress Jodie Foster's first public speech about her sexuality at the Golden Globes last Sunday, a London-based LGBT support group is reminding people that coming out can be difficult at any age. -
18 January 2013London: Protesters demonstrate outside Guardian offices over transphobic Burchill article 18 More than 100 transgender people and cisgender allies have taken part in a protest outside the central London offices of the Guardian and Observer newspapers over the publication of a transphobic article by Julie Burchill. -
18 January 2013London: City Hall announces winner of gay pride bid 27 London LGBT+ Community Pride has been awarded the right to run the capital’s main gay pride festival for the next five years. -
17 January 2013Greater London Authority fails to make Stonewall Workplace Equality Index for fourth year running 8 An awards ceremony on Wednesday night revealed that the Greater London Authority (GLA) has failed to make the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index for the fourth year running. -
16 January 2013London: Islington and Camden to host UK’s ‘biggest’ LGBT History Month celebrations 3 Organisers in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden say February’s programme of events for LGBT History Month will be the largest in the UK.
