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June 25, 2015

Andy Burnham: I sacrificed relationships in my own family to back LGBT rights

PinkNews Exclusive. Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham has revealed his support for LGBT equality damaged his relationship with parts of his own family. He also brands criticism of his record on LGBT rights "hurtful" and "unfair".

June 25, 2015

Amazon has already ordered a third season of Transparent

Amazon has already ordered a third season of transgender TV show Transparent - before the second season has even aired.

June 25, 2015

Venice bans children’s book about gay penguins

Books which teach about same-sex and single-parent families will be banned in schools in Venice.

June 25, 2015

Out MPs Nigel Evans and Angela Eagle raise embassy flag ‘ban’ in Parliament

Tory MP Nigel Evans and Labour's Angela Eagle have both raised in Parliament the continued enforcement of regulations blocking British embassies flying anything other than the Union Flag.

June 25, 2015

Richard Branson: It is time for the US to finally allow same-sex marriage

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has spoken ahead of the anticipated imminent ruling of the US Supreme Court, to say it is time for the US to move on and allow gay couples to marry.

June 25, 2015

Man found dead at London gay sauna

A man has been found dead at a gay sauna in South London.

June 25, 2015

Speaker John Bercow: Reverend who compared gay people to paedophiles is ‘blinkered’ and ‘misguided’

The Speaker of the House of Commons has mocked a "misguided" Church of England reverend who equated gay people to paedophiles.

June 25, 2015

US Supreme Court could rule as soon as today on same-sex marriage

The US Supreme Court could rule as soon as today on the issue of same-sex marriage.

June 25, 2015

Paul O’Grady and Sir Ian McKellen back listed status for Royal Vauxhall Tavern

After New York's Stonewall Inn was given landmark status, celebrity supporters have called for London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern to be designated a listed building.

June 25, 2015

Oxford English Dictionary adds ‘cisgender’ along with ‘twerk’

The word "cisgender" to denote someone whose gender identity matches the gender they were assigned at birth, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.