Gay former adviser to Gordon Brown appointed Labour’s new election director
Spencer Livermore, previously dubbed “The most powerful gay man in British politics” has been appointed Labour's General Election Campaign Director.
Gay Lib Dem MP Stephen Williams promoted to junior minister in government reshuffle
Openly gay Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams, has been promoted to junior minister during today's government reshuffle.
Gay Labour MP Stephen Twigg sacked as Shadow Education Secretary
Stephen Twigg, one of the country’s most senior gay politicians, has been sacked in today’s reshuffle of Labour’s Shadow Cabinet.
Tory Baroness Stowell who guided equal marriage through the House of Lords promoted to junior minister
Baroness Stowell of Beeston, the Tory peer who was in charge of guiding the equal marriage bill for England and Wales through the House of Lords, has been promoted during the government reshuffle.
US: Two lawsuits against florist which refused service to gay couples’ weddings may be combined
The county court in a US county will this week decide whether two separate lawsuits against a florist which refused service for a same-sex wedding will be combined.
Tory MP Helen Grant remains equalities minister but with extra responsibility for sport
As part of today’s reshuffle, Conservative MP Helen Grant will remain as a junior equalities minister, but with the added responsibility of being Minister for Sport.
Doctors will use clinical screening to ‘detect’ gays and ‘bar’ them from entering Kuwait
Doctors in Kuwait may subject men entering the county to screening tests in order to "detect", and ban gay people from entering the country.
Northern Ireland Health Minister: ‘It is not a human right for gay couples to adopt children’
Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots says "It is not a human right to adopt a child for either a mixed-sex couple or a same-sex couple."
Russian academic: Anti-gay laws protect children from ‘homosexualism’
The director of the Institute of Political Studies in Moscow has defended Russia's anti-gay laws, saying they protect children against "homosexualism".
Northern Ireland gay couple use English adoption route in order to bypass anti-gay ban
A gay couple living in Northern Ireland have said they went to England to adopt in order to get round NI's gay adoption ban.
