March 12th, 2010
A US prom has been cancelled after a female student asked to attend the event with her girlfriend.
The event at Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi, was cancelled by the school board because of “distractions in the educational process”. (more…)
Posted in: Campaigns & Politics, Community |
March 11th, 2010
Microsoft has been accused of censorship after its search engine Bing was found to filter non-pornographic lesbian and gay searches in Arabic countries. (more…)
Posted in: Community |
March 10th, 2010
West Yorkshire adoption agency Catholic Care have told a High Court judge that they would rather close down than place at-risk children in the care of gay couples. (more…)
Posted in: Campaigns & Politics, Community, Sex & Relationships |
March 4th, 2010
Slovakia will become the final country in the European Union to hold a gay Pride festival. (more…)
Posted in: Campaigns & Politics, Community, Events |
February 25th, 2010
A new iPhone app which aims to raise awareness about lesbian and gay rights has been released.
The game challenges the player with 3D arcade puzzles centred around a virtual car valet business. Pitched as Tetris meets Diner Dash, it features two gay central characters whose sexuality is central to the storyline as players progress through the game. (more…)
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February 24th, 2010
Senior Church of England clergy today called for an end to the ban on religious civil partnerships, saying that it is “inconsistent” and “plainly discriminatory” to ban churches willing to accommodate gay couples from conducting ceremonies. (more…)
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February 11th, 2010
The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a “profound” apology to lesbian and gay worshippers.
In an address to the General Synod, Dr Rowan Williams apologised for appearing to undervalue the contribution of lesbian and gay people to the Anglican Church. (more…)
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February 4th, 2010
A pair of lesbian royal albatrosses have welcomed a new addition to their family after incubating a chick in New Zealand. (more…)
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January 28th, 2010
A series of cartoons documenting gay life from the 1970s to the present day will go on exhibition next week.
Drawn Out & Painted Pink, a retrospective on the work of cartoonists Kate Charlesworth and David Shenton, documents gay cultural history including Section 28, civil partnerships and HIV/AIDS. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art, Community, Events |
January 26th, 2010
Thomson Holidays claims it has become the first mainstream tour operator to launch a range of packages for lesbian and gay couples. (more…)
Posted in: Community, Health |