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30 March 2006Gay groups question Lambeth councillor revelation 3 A local paper has exposed a Lambeth councillor who posed naked on a gay website, prompting a negative response from gay groups.The front page story of today's South London Press, revealed the openly gay Liberal Democrat councillor, Charles Anglin, posted nude pictures of himself and recounted sexual wrestling fantasies on the Gaydar internet site. -
30 March 2006Gay star gets drugs caution 5 Gay singer George Michael has been given a police caution for drugs possession after he was found slumped at the wheel of his car in Hyde Park, London, last month.The former WHAM! member was taken into custody at the end of February when police arrested him on suspicion of possessing class C drugs and being unfit to drive. -
30 March 2006Schoolboy bullied by gay jibes website 1 A young pupil was forced to move school after bullies set up a website accusing him of being gay.The 13 year old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was deliberately targeted for almost a year with bogus and abusive claims including false lists of likes and dislikes which labelled him as gay. -
30 March 2006Lesbian and Gay film festival rides into town + The 20th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival was launched in the West End last night by former Friends star Lisa Kudrow.Leicester Square welcomed the comedy actress who played dipsy Phoebe in the sitcom, along with director Don Ross, who wrote Happy Endings, starring Kudrow, which was shown last night. -
29 March 2006High suicide risk amongst gay men + A mental health report will highlight a prevalence of self harm, suicide contemplation and poor mental health amongst gay and bisexual men in Northern Ireland, at a Belfast conference today.The three year study, Out on Your Own, conducted by the Rainbow Project, reveals a quarter of gay men have attempted suicide, two thirds have considered it and 30 per cent have self harmed. -
29 March 2006Scotland considers adoption for gay couples + Gay couples in Scotland will be given adoption and fostering rights if upcoming legislation is passed by parliament.The Adoption Bill, which was produced yesterday, aims to counter a significant reduction in families available for vulnerable children by allowing gay and unmarried couples to adopt. -
28 March 2006211 complaints to BBC over gay EastEnders storyline, but do the public care? 5 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveThe lesbian storyline between Sonia and Naomi on EastEnders has been bringing in its fair share of complaints.211 emails calls and letters have been received by the EastEnders press office, objecting to the storyline which saw the break up of Sonia's marriage, fueled by her first gay kiss with a friend. -
28 March 2006Danny La Rue has stroke 6 Female impersonator Danny la Rue is bowing out of public life having suffered a stroke.A close friend, Pat Lake-Smith told The Stage that "Danny has a stroke but without paralysis." She announced the performer's tour cancellation, saying "he has been ordered by his doctors to rest completely. -
28 March 2006Mugabe might be “repressed queen” 3 "I wouldn't be surprised if Mugabe is himself a closet, self loathing, repressed queen. -
28 March 2006Jersey to reduce age of gay consent to 16 + A report delivered this morning by the Corporate Services Panel says there is "no alternative" to lowering the age of consent for homosexual consent.The Island's laws currently set the age of consent at 18 for homosexual couples, and 16 for heterosexual couples. -
28 March 2006Disney to scrap Elton movie + Amid cries of "wherefore?" Elton John's animated movie "Gnomeo Juliet," has been scrapped by bosses at Disney.The retelling of Shakespeare's famous play was to have been the second Disney collaboration with Elton John, following the success of The Lion King, which saw Elton and lyricist Tim Rice collect an Oscar for the song "Can you hear the love tonight?" -
28 March 2006Freed gay hostage to be welcomed home + The inhabitants of Sault Ste. -
28 March 2006Peter Tatchell on “Queen” Mugabe and the scary prospect of being an establishment figure + PinkNews.co.uk's editor, Benjamin Cohen meets Peter Tatchell of the human rights group OutRage! to discuss gay rights, the progress made in Britain and whether Robert Mugabe could be considered a closet case.Climbing the steps of a slightly dingy south London housing estate, you have little sense that you are on route to the headquarters of one of Britain's foremost human rights campaign groups. -
27 March 2006Win £100 of luxury Italian cheese (plus accessories) 3 Delicious Grana Padano hard Italian cheese is as good for your waist line as it is for your taste buds. -
27 March 2006Scottish gay bars ready as smoking ban ignites 5 Smoking has now been stubbed out across bars and pubs in Scotland.The ban, which came into force yesterday to a mixed reception, applies to public places including restaurants, bars and clubs.A spokesman from gay establishment, the Claremont Bar in Edinburgh told PinkNews.co.uk, "We have been ready since the end of January, it is no big shock to us." -
27 March 2006FCUK grooming kit worth £150 up for grabs 1 Already popular in the gay community, the FCUK grooming range has been repackaged and restyled with a funky new look.To celebrate their launch, PinkNews.co.uk has teamed up with French Connection to offer a massive goody bag complete with every item in the range (worth around 150) for one lucky reader . -
27 March 2006Freedom march organiser looking to build on success 1 The organiser of last weekend's March for Free Expression, Peter Risdon, has openly praised the Muslim Action Committee's Ismaeel-Haneef, for helping to ensure peaceful rallies in London and Birmingham.He thanked him in an open letter in which he expressed hope that problems between Muslim and non Muslim communities had been reduced and invited him to a further debate on the controversial Danish cartoons satirising the Islamic Prophet Muhammed. -
27 March 2006Pink claims brother stole her lesbian lover + Pop star Pink has revealed tales of heartbreak after her brother stole her lesbian lover when she was a young teenager.The singer, real name Alecia Moore, told the Independent she received therapy after the break up and was still upset about it years later.She said the girl was her first love, "I had a girlfriend when I was 13 and she left me for my brother!" -
27 March 2006Gay groups voice concern over Bulger killer’s outing 6 Gay groups have expressed dismay at a media frenzy over allegations that one of Jamie Bulger's killers, Robert Thompson, is gay.Thomson, who abducted and murdered toddler Jamie Bulger, with his friend Jon Venables when they were ten years old in 1993, is now believed to be living with a gay lover. -
27 March 2006Will Young has joined “anti-gay” Church- press claim 4 The gay Pop Idol winner, Will Young has joined a Christian group that allegedly "frowns on homosexuality and labels it an 'illness'."The Daily Mail today claims that the singer has joined a small group of disciples meeting in a formerly derelict church in South Kensington, West London.
