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July 21, 2015

Dr Christian Jessen: I was ‘naive’ and ‘stupid’ to give drugs advice on Grindr

The television doctor and star of Embarrassing Bodies has spoken to PinkNews, insisting he is not a regular drug user and that he was "naive" and "stupid" to give drugs advice to a man he had only ever met online.

July 21, 2015

Italy urgently needs civil unions, rules top European court

The European Court of Human Rights has criticised Italy for not protecting legal recognition for same-sex couples.

July 21, 2015

Pride event overturns ban on drag queens… but only if they’re trans

Organisers of a pride event that banned all drag performers have changed their policy - but will still ban "cisgender" drag queens.

July 21, 2015

Gay couple featured in Hillary Clinton ad finally get married

A gay couple who featured in Hillary Clinton's campaign launch video have tied the knot.

July 21, 2015

Interview: The US LGBT rights envoy on what’s next for the global LGBT community

PinkNews caught up with US Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, to discuss his new role, and the path countries like the US and the UK are going down to promote LGBT rights at home and abroad.

July 21, 2015

Producer confirms lesbian romance on Cartoon Network show

One of the execs on children's cartoon series Steven Universe has confirmed a lesbian romance between two characters.

July 21, 2015

Eastenders defends gay sex scene next to corpse

The show's producers have spoken out after viewers complained about a gay sex scene set in a funeral parlour.

July 21, 2015

Democrats set to introduce sweeping LGBT rights bill in Congress

The Democratic Party is reportedly planning to propose a broad bill LGBT rights bill this week in Congress - despite a Republican majority.

July 21, 2015

Gawker editors quit after row over article ‘outing’ Condé Nast exec

Two of the editors of online news site Gawker have resigned - after being rebuked for running an article outing a senior businessman.

July 21, 2015

A shocking number of LGBT people in Scotland still face prejudice

Almost all LGBT people in Scotland face discrimination, according to a new study.