Brighton: HIV cases on the rise
For the first time ever more than half of all new HIV cases in Brighton and Hove are being attributed to heterosexual men.
Video: Tony Perkins: Same-sex marriage is tearing America apart
The firebrand media opponents of gay rights have been taking to the airwaves to denounce Tuesday’s historic equal marriage victories in several US states.
Manchester: Homophobic train passenger’s caution branded ‘lenient’
Two gay men who were subjected to a homophobic rant on a train say the decision to give the perpetrator a caution was “too lenient”.
Vatican paper brushes off equal marriage victories
The semi-official newspaper of the Holy See, L’Osservatore Romano, is seeking to downplay this week’s equal marriage victories in the US and Europe.
London: LGBT community urged to try Ju-jitsu
Have you ever thought of trying out martial arts but didn’t know where to begin? Why not check out the LGBT Ishigaki Ju-jitsu Club, which has groups in both London and Brighton. Rory Desch, from Out for Sport, profiles one of its members.
Birmingham: Waiter goes berserk after gay couple complain about meal
A gay couple faced a tirade of abuse at a Greek restaurant in Birmingham when they complained about their meal.
UK: New Archbishop signals openness on LGBT issues
The Bishop of Durham Justin Welby, who has been appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, says the Church of England must have “no truck with any form of homophobia”.
Comment: There is a real climate of hysteria
In a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Richard Smith says David Cameron’s remarks about the risk of a potential “witch-hunt” developing against gay people in regards to the current abuse scandal have been taken out of context.
MP blasts Phillip Schofield over TV ‘stunt’
Conservative MP and LGBTory patron Stuart Andrew has criticised television presenter Phillip Schofield for handing David Cameron a list of alleged paedophiles during a live interview.
US: Equal marriage opponents in Washington admit defeat
Opponents of the equal marriage referendum in the state of Washington on Thursday conceded that they had lost in their battle to prevent it from becoming law.
