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November 23, 2013

ILGA calls for economic and civil inequalities to be tackled together

The LGBT conference at UNISON got underway in Liverpool this morning, and included a call from the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) about the links between economic inequality and civil equality.

November 22, 2013

MEP Nikki Sinclaire: ‘I’ve received threats from UKIP and journalists’

Former UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclaire says her decision to come out publicly as transgender was because of threats from journalists and her ex-colleagues in UKIP.

November 22, 2013

US: Pennsylvania lawsuit challenging equal marriage ban to be given June trial date

The lawsuit in the US state of Pennsylvania challenging the state's ban on equal marriage will be given a June trial date.

November 22, 2013

Video: G-A-Y owner Jeremy Joseph films 1 minute HIV test for World Aids Day

Owner of G-A-Y group Jeremy Joseph has recorded a video to raise awareness of how quick and easy it can be to have an HIV test.

November 22, 2013

X Factor winner James Arthur diagnosed with ‘acute exhaustion’ following row over homophobia

X Factor winner James Arthur has cancelled all of a week's engagements after being diagnosed with "acute exhaustion". This comes at the end of a week of controversy surrounding homophobic lyrics in a rap diss he recorded.

November 22, 2013

NOW: Agony aunt offers perfect response to parent who wants their child to ‘stop being gay’

A Washington Post columnist responded to a question from a parent who wanted their child to 'stop being gay', to suggest that they 'show them how easy it is' by changing their own sexuality for a year.

November 22, 2013

Mayor of Lambeth to take place in walk to reclaim Vauxhall after hate crime threat

The Mayor of Lambeth is to take place in a walk on Sunday evening through Vauxhall, in order to reclaim the area after an attempted attack on a gay couple last weekend.

November 22, 2013

Man accused of murdering Brighton gay man feared deportation to South Africa

A man accused of murdering a Brighton gay man fled the scene of the crime because he feared deportation to South Africa, a court has heard.

November 22, 2013

Equalities Minister lauds Europe’s first 24-hour LGBT hackathon to help create new tools for community

Helen Grant, the Minister for Equalities has welcomed the first LGBT hackathon to be held in Europe. The event, organised by the tech industry's LGBT forum, InterTech, is hosted at the London headquarters of Facebook.

November 22, 2013

US: Pennsylvania lawsuit challenging equal marriage ban may soon be given trial date

A federal judge in the US state of Pennsylvania may soon set a trial date for the lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on equal marriage.