Council considers naming street after Sir Elton
Harrow Council is considering a plan to name streets or local landmarks after famous former residents. Pop star Sir Elton John is among the names under consideration.
New York Times admits publishing fake letter from gay Mayor of Paris
One of America's most respected newspapers has had to apologise after it published a letter they claimed was written by the Mayor of Paris.
Will Young to appear on Question Time in February
Pop singer Will Young is to appear as a panellist on political discussion programme Question Time next year. Mentorn Media, who produce the show for BBC One, said he would appear on the February 5th edition, which will be recorded in Dunstable.
Nativity scene featuring Mary in drag upsets Amsterdam Christians
A Christmas celebration that featured the Virgin Mary played by a drag queen and Joseph in black leather shorts has offended Christians in Holland.
Documentary about shamed US evangelical Ted Haggard airs next month
Preacher Ted Haggard will talk publicly about his fall from grace at the American Television Critics Association next month.
Little Britain stars accept damages over fake claims their show was condemned by USA gay groups
Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas have accepted damages and a public apology from Express Newspapers over an article published in the Daily Star Sunday in September that falsely claimed that gay rights groups considered their programme offensive.
PinkNews.co.uk expands reader participation with new website
Today PinkNews.co.uk is proud to announce our new social networking and social news making website, my.pinknews.co.uk.
No Will and Grace spinoff says star Eric McCormack
One of the stars of hit comedy show Will and Grace has said that talk of a new spinoff is just a "fun rumour."
First Baltic Pride will be celebrated in Riga next year
LGBT organisations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced their plans to hold a joint Pride event next year.
Sir Elton lashes out at X Factor
Singer Sir Elton John has expressed his disdain for reality TV show X Factor. He told an audience at London's O2 Arena that he would rather have his "c**k bitten off by an Alsatian" than watch the show.
Britain has had "one or two" gay Prime Ministers claims actor
Sir Ian McKellen has said that Britain has "already had one or two gay Prime Ministers." In an interview with Seven magazine the X-Men and Lord Of The Rings star did not name names.
Rufus Wainwright not a gay marriage supporter but criticises Prop 8
Gay star Rufus Wainwright reveals that he's not a gay marriage supporter, but argues against Proposition 8.
Singer, Wainwright, has told the New York Press"Oddly enough, I’m actually not a huge gay marriage supporter."
Elton John loses defamation case against The Guardian
A spoof column satirising gay star Sir Elton John was not defamatory, the High Court in London has ruled.
Jade Goody attacked over lesbian slurs
Comedian Amy Lame has branded reality TV star Jade Goody homophobic after she said that lesbians have "really short hair."
Eid pardon for Kurdish journalist imprisoned for writing about gay sex
A doctor sentenced to six months by a Kurdish judge for writing an medical article about sodomy has been pardoned and released.
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