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8 May 2013Duncan James: I’ve had Twitter trolls say ‘I hope you get AIDS and die, you f*ggot’ 17 Blue’s Duncan James says he experienced a flurry of vile abuse on Twitter shortly after ITV aired The Big Reunion. -
8 May 2013Police arrest suspect in connection with Brighton gay man’s death + Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of Michael Polding, a gay man who was found murdered in his Brighton flat in July 2012. -
8 May 2013Gay equality critic Nadine Dorries reinstated as Conservative MP 20 Equal marriage critic Nadine Dorries has been reinstated as a Conservative MP, having been suspended by the party following her appearance on the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. -
8 May 2013National AIDS Trust responds to Queen’s Speech by urging ministers to focus more on HIV 26 The National AIDS Trust has responded to the Queen’s Speech by urging the government to pay more attention to the needs of people living with HIV. -
8 May 2013Indonesia: Proposed bylaw would make homosexuality punishable by flogging 16 Gay and lesbian citizens of a conservative province of Indonesia could be subject to public lashings, under a new bylaw being pushed by the provincial capital's deputy governor. -
8 May 2013Northern Ireland: District Council passes motion supporting gay civil marriage 7 The District Council in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has passed a Sinn Fein motion in favour of "supporting the same rights and entitlements to civil marriages for all citizens of Fermanagh regardless of race, religion or sexuality." -
8 May 2013LBC’s Iain Dale: ITV’s Vicious is an ‘abortion of a comedy’ and Brian Sewell is right to pan it 39 LBC radio presenter Iain Dale says ITV’s new gay sitcom Vicious is an “abortion of a comedy” and has praised Brian Sewell’s withering critique of the show. -
8 May 2013NUS activist who was forced to ‘prove’ his sexuality granted asylum 6 A member of the NUS Black Students’ Campaign Committee who was brought before a hearing on his asylum in the UK, and asked to “prove” his sexuality, has been granted asylum. -
8 May 2013UK: Woman fined after hurling homophobic abuse at paramedic 3 South Central Ambulance Service says it will not tolerate abuse against its staff after a paramedic was subjected to anti-gay language by a drunk woman. -
8 May 2013London Evening Standard urges David Cameron to stick with same-sex marriage in order to be a ‘conviction politician’ 19 In an editorial the London Evening Standard has commented on today’s highly-anticipated absence of the same-sex marriage bill from the Queen's Speech, saying David Cameron “must stick” with the policy in order to be seen as a “conviction politician”. -
8 May 2013Michael Caine: ‘My father thought I was gay’ 3 Sir Michael Caine has revealed his father thought he was gay when he first decided to become an actor. -
8 May 2013Poll: 68% approve of equal marriage in the Faroe Islands 6 A survey has found that, out of the population of the Faroe Islands, more than two thirds support legalising civil marriage for gay couples. -
7 May 2013US doctors: New deadly strain of gonorrhea potentially ‘worse than AIDS’ 32 A new antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrhoea has the potential to be worse than AIDS because of its lethal nature, according to US doctors. -
7 May 2013Nigel Evans: ‘I’m overwhelmed’ by the support from my colleagues + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans says he is "overwhelmed" by the support he has received since being arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. -
7 May 2013Conservative Home Editor: Scrapping equal marriage bill ‘would leave David Cameron looking weak’ 7 The Catholic editor of influential Conservative website Conservative Home has said that, despite opposing equal marriage, he does not think that David Cameron should bow to pressure to scrap the bill to legalise it. -
7 May 2013Brian Sewell attacks ITV’s Vicious as ‘spiteful parody’ with audience down by 2 million 55 With the show down 2 million viewers for its second episode controversial art critic Brian Sewell says ITV’s new sitcom Vicious reminds him of a less progressive period for gay people. -
7 May 2013William Hague rejects change of direction on equal marriage to tackle UKIP threat 28 William Hague has rejected the suggestion that the government should change direction on issues such as equal marriage and immigration, to win back voters lost to UKIP in last week's local elections. -
7 May 2013Helen Mirren laughs off drummer rant by wearing t-shirt in support of gay festival 8 Helen Mirren has poked fun at her rant at a group of drummers who were promoting a gay festival by wearing a custom made t-shirt in support of the event. -
7 May 2013Senior Tory Councillor: It is a shame that some voters have gone to UKIP over equal marriage 15 A senior Conservative county councillor has expressed disappointment at the fact that ballot papers in last week's local elections were spoiled by voters who voiced their opposition to equal marriage. -
7 May 2013UK: Same-sex marriage supporting MPs selected for Queen’s Speech Loyal Address 3 Two pro-marriage equality MPs have been selected for the Loyal Address during proceedings for tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech.
