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December 6, 2013

Peter Tatchell: ‘Nelson Mandela was a gay icon but he failed on HIV, poverty & Mugabe’

Peter Tatchell writes for PinkNews of how Nelson Mandela became a "gay icon" - but says the former president "failed" when it came to dealing with the HIV epidemic, challenging Robert Mugabe, and tackling poverty during his time in office.

December 6, 2013

Date and theme of Pride in London 2014 announced

London LGBT+ Community Pride has confirmed that the Pride in London Parade 2014 will take place on Saturday 28 June and the theme will be "Freedom to ..."

December 6, 2013

Outrage over failure of lesbian waitress to donate money given after she claimed she was refused tip

A waitress who was given thousands of dollars in donations after she posted a photo of a receipt which she claimed proved that a family had declined to tip her because she is gay, has come under fire from many who have questioned why the money was not donated to charity, as she promised.

December 6, 2013

Comment: South Africa is not a ‘Rainbow Nation’ if you’re gay

In a PinkNews article published before Nelson Mandela's death, Douglas Bruce Davies said homophobia and racism "still runs rampant" in his home country South Africa.

December 6, 2013

US: In Washington State 17% of all marriages in the last year were between gay couples

A year ago today same-sex marriages began taking place in Washington State, a month after voters chose at a referendum to legalise it, and since then a large proportion of marriages were between gay couples.

December 6, 2013

Liverpool’s Gay Quarter to benefit from new community interest company

A dedicated organisation to help improve Liverpool’s Gay Quarter will be set up after council approval.

December 6, 2013

Australian Labor MP to marry in ACT despite High Court challenge to equal marriage law

Australian Labor politician Stephen Dawson will marry his same-sex partner today irrespective of a High Court challenge to the Australian Capital Territory's equal marriage law.

December 6, 2013

Terrence Higgins Trust: Nelson Mandela stood ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with those living with HIV

The Acting Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust, Paul Ward, says he was personally inspired by Nelson Mandela’s “compassion” and advocacy when it came to the issue of HIV.

December 6, 2013

Sunday Express lead theatre critic claims he was sacked over discovery of naked online photos

The leading theatre critic at the Sunday Express has claimed that he was sacked as the paper claimed he brought it into "disrepute" when naked photos of him two decades old were discovered online.

December 6, 2013

Human rights campaigners pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

Tributes are pouring in for Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, who along with pioneering today's era of racial integration for his country also presided over the establishment of gay rights in South Africa.