Scotland
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19 November 2010Gay man wins £13,000 after being bullied at work 13 A gay man has been awarded more than £13,000 in compensation after a tribunal found he had been bullied at work for his sexuality. -
19 October 2010Most Scottish people support gay marriage 15 The majority of Scottish people are in favour of allowing gay couples to marry, a poll suggests. -
8 October 2010Prisoner given extra time for slashing gay inmate’s face 2 A man serving time for assault in an Edinburgh prison who was due to be released in January has been given en extra 20 months for slashing the face of a gay fellow inmate. -
8 October 2010Ben Bradshaw and Chris Bryant lose out on Shadow Cabinet places – but Angela Eagle succeeds 25 The results of the shadow cabinet elections were published last night, revealing that three of the Labour's best-known out gay MPs did not make the final cut. -
7 October 2010Study suggests bisexuals get ‘bad deal’ in local government equality policies 35 A research project undertaken by the University of Huddersfield on LGBT equalities and local government has found that a lack of understanding surrounding bisexuality in the workplace is leaving those who identify as such largely invisible. -
1 October 2010Two charged after gay Edinburgh man is beaten unconscious 4 Two men have been charged over an attack in which a gay man was beaten unconscious in Edinburgh. -
23 September 2010Councillor accused of gay slur apologises + A Tory councillor accused of calling a gay city council leader a "faggot" has apologised. -
23 September 2010Teenager jailed for extorting £87,000 in gay chatline sting 7 An Edinburgh teenager has been jailed for 45 months after he was found guilty of extorting £87,700 in a sting on men using gay and adult chatlines.
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22 September 2010Tory councillor and Lib Dem council leader in ‘gay slur’ row + A Conservative councillor in Aberdeen has denied calling the city's gay council leader a "faggot". -
7 September 2010New book to examine history of homosexuality in the Conservative Party 10 A book detailing the history of homosexuality in the Conservative Party and how its attitudes to it have changed over the decades is to be published by Biteback Publishing next year. -
7 September 2010‘Young, white gay men’ are ‘contributing’ to spread of HIV infections in Europe says report 36 According to new research published today, reckless sexual behaviour among a subset of young gay men is fuelling the HIV epidemic in Europe and the UK. -
3 September 2010Homophobic teen who initiated murder cleared of assault + A Scottish teenager who initiated the murder of a gay man was cleared of a vicious street assault this week. -
25 August 2010Gay men ‘continue to top list’ in contracting STIs 14 Figures released by the Health protection Agency (HPA) this morning have shown that the state of sexual health among the UK population is poor, with STI rates reaching record levels. -
25 August 2010Latest figures from Health Protection Agency show poor sexual health among gay men + According to new figures collected by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), almost half a million new cases of STIs were diagnosed in the UK last year - and according to the agency, gay men are among the most worrying groups. -
17 August 2010Edinburgh teenager guilty of extorting £87,000 in chatline sting 7 A 19-year-old Edinburgh man has been found guilty of extortion for his part in a gay and adult chatline sting. -
13 August 2010Latest ‘Protest the Pope’ campaign held in London 72 A meeting was held in south London last night by the Protest the Pope campaign committee. -
13 August 2010Glasgow gay and lesbian centre: eviction begins 3 A gay and lesbian centre in Glasgow run on public money is to be finally evicted from its premises after a series of financial irregularities has come to light. -
11 August 2010St Andrews students concerned after ‘anti-gay’ professor is hired 75 Students at the University of St Andrews have complained after a professor who said homosexuality was "not normal" was given a full-time post. -
10 August 2010Former Tory candidate warned by employer over anti-gay comments 23 A teacher who stood for election as a Conservative candidate has been given a written warning by his employer for remarks about homosexuality. -
23 July 2010Catholic Church will ‘never’ recognise gay marriage, bishop tells Cameron 49 A Scottish bishop has written to prime minister David Cameron to tell him that the Catholic Church will 'never' recognise marriage for gay couples.
