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5 May 2013Eight professional footballers reputed to be out to PFA, but won’t go public for fear of fan reactions 21 At least eight professional footballers have come out as gay within the Football Association, but most say they fear going public because they anticipate a massive backlash. -
5 May 2013Northern Ireland Alliance Party leader: ‘Straight majority shouldn’t decide what counts as anti-gay discrimination’ 8 The leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party, David Ford, has spoken of his support for same-sex marriage, warning that it is dangerous for a majority to tell a minority what is and isn't discrimination. -
5 May 2013Nigel Evans: Completely false allegations are from men who until yesterday I regarded as friends + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has said the men who have made rape and sexual assault allegations against him were until yesterday people who he regarded as friends. -
5 May 2013UKIP Scotland spokesman under fire for saying ‘selfish’ gays want to ‘destroy our society’ 60 The new energy spokesman for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in Scotland, has come under heavy criticism for saying that "selfish" gay people are "deeply hostile" to straight people, and that they are trying to "destroy our society". -
5 May 2013Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans bailed following arrest over male rape allegations + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has been bailed following his arrest on suspicion of the rape of one man and the sexual assault of another. -
4 May 2013Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault of two men + It is being reported that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has been arrested on suspicion of rape of one man and the sexual assault of another.
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4 May 2013Cardinal Keith O’Brien says he couldn’t follow Church’s teachings on homosexuality as he prepares for exile 77 The former leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien has admitted that he failed to follow God's teachings after facing accusations of inappropriate sexual conduct with fellow clergymen. -
4 May 2013Norman Tebbit: Ban on straight civil partnerships is discrimination, ban on gay marriage is not 137 The former Conservative Party chairman Norman (Lord) Tebbit has told a PinkNews reader that the ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, but the current system of not allowing heterosexual couples to enter into a civil partnership is. -
3 May 2013UK: Government tells PinkNews no need for Queen’s Speech to mention equal marriage bill 70 With Parliament already dealing with the issue, there is no need for the Queen to mention same-sex marriage in next week’s speech, a Downing Street source has confirmed to PinkNews. -
3 May 2013Doncaster: Mayor who tried to cut Pride funding voted out of office 8 Doncaster Mayor Peter Davies, who previously tried to cut funding for the town’s annual gay pride event, has been voted out of office. -
3 May 2013UKIP candidate who published homophobic and biphobic flyers defeated in Staffordshire contest 21 UKIP candidate David Nixon, who distributed leaflets claiming legalising same-sex marriage would lead to explicit “Homosexual Sex Education”, has failed to be elected as the councillor for Stone Rural in Staffordshire. -
3 May 2013Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson: ‘I’m shocked to be up for sexiest male in the soap awards and I want to win it for gay people’ 5 Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson says he’s “shocked” to have made the sexiest male category in this year’s British Soap Awards. -
3 May 2013Ireland: Parishioners angry at arrival of priest who projected gay porn at school parents meeting 11 Parishioners at the new parish of a priest who projected gay porn during a meeting with parents at a Northern Ireland school, are "wary" over his upcoming arrival. -
3 May 2013Ms Dynamite, Stooshe, Alison Moyet & Paloma Faith to perform at Brighton Pride 3 The organisers of Brighton Pride have unveiled several key acts for this year’s event, including the original Sugababes line-up. -
3 May 2013London: Gay former Barnet Mayor Brian Coleman fined for assaulting female cafe owner 13 Gay former Conservative London Assembly Member Brian Coleman has admitted attacking a woman as she filmed him parking illegally in north London. -
3 May 2013UK: Labour gay couple become council leader and civic mayor in Hartlepool 5 A gay couple in Hartlepool are making history by becoming the first civil partnership in the country to hold the positions of council leader and civic mayor. -
3 May 2013UKIP candidate who said ‘exercise’ in schools can prevent homosexuality fails to win seat in election 75 UKIP candidate John Sullivan who claimed regular physical exercise in schools can “prevent homosexuality” has failed to be elected as a councillor for Newent in Gloucestershire. -
2 May 2013Rupert Everett swears on ITV’s Loose Women as he mentions HIV scare story 10 Rupert Everett accidentally swore on live television earlier on Thursday as he re-told the story of how he was convinced he had contracted HIV during the 1980s. -
2 May 2013London: Barking & Dagenham LGBT Network alarmed over increase in anti-gay crime 10 A rise in reported homophobic crime in the east London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has alarmed LGBT community activists. -
2 May 2013UK: Islamic Cambridge lecturer apologies for describing homosexuality as ‘ugly’ and calling gay people ‘ignorant’ 78 A Cambridge lecturer has apologised for describing homosexuality as an “inherent aberration” and sinful.
