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December 19, 2013

Safari park surprised to find assumed opposite-sex penguin couple are actually lesbians

Once again proving that there are around 1,500 species which show homosexual behaviour and just one which demonstrates homophobia, two female penguins have shacked up together in a safari park.

December 19, 2013

Lib Dem peer: If BBC’s neutrality allows poppies on-screen it must allow AIDS ribbons too

Baroness Barker has become the latest politician to criticise the BBC’s apparent double standards in reprimanding Graham Norton for wearing a red ribbon for World AIDS Day – whilst allowing other presenters to promote singular charitable causes.

December 19, 2013

UK: Judge who criticised equal marriage receives official warning over conduct

A High Court judge who was previously warned against making public criticism of equal marriage legislation has now been disciplined for saying that married couples “have statistically a far greater chance of remaining intact than a cohabiting couple”.

December 19, 2013

US: Man jailed for murdering participants of gay pride event

A man who murdered two men who were staying in Atlanta for the city's Black Gay Pride event in 2010 has been jailed for life.

December 19, 2013

US: Reality TV actor Phil Robertson suspended indefinitely for anti-gay rant in GQ magazine

US reality star Phil Robertson has been suspended indefinitely from his TV show for questioning in an interview to GQ why gay men would prefer “a man’s anus” over a vagina.

December 18, 2013

UK Equalities Minister due to attend Sochi Winter Olympics

PinkNews has learnt Equalities Minister Helen Grant is highly likely to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi and that there is a strong possibility her boss, Minister for Women and Equalities Maria Miller, may also attend.

December 18, 2013

London Russian Embassy refuses Elton John and Graham Norton dolls as gift for Putin

The Russian Embassy in London today refused to take a set of Russian dolls featuring five gay icons as a gift for Vladimir Putin.

December 18, 2013

Vigil held for trans girl aged 14 who committed suicide

A vigil was held in the US town of Racine yesterday in memory of a teenager who took their own life on Sunday.

December 18, 2013

Airline apologises for confirmation code which read ‘H8GAYS’

A US airline has apologised after a customer was offended by a confirmation code which read "H8GAYS".

December 18, 2013

Terrence Higgins Trust: The BBC has lost the argument in banning World AIDS Day ribbons

Lisa Power, the policy director of Terrence Higgins Trust, has criticised the BBC’s decision to incorrectly label the red ribbon as a “charitable symbol”, in its defence against Graham Norton for wearing the ribbon on his Friday night chat show.