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Amber Rudd

UK
Apr 19 2018

Amber Rudd announces major fund to help end anti-gay laws in Commonwealth countries

BERLIN, Germany: British pop star George Michael poses as he walks over the red carpet prior the screening of "George Michael - A Different Story" at the Berlin Film Festival 16 February 2005. The film, directed by Southan Morris and presented out of competition, is a documentary featuring the life, career and politics of the iconic pop star. AFP PHOTO DDP/MICHAEL KAPPELER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images)

Culture
Apr 12 2018

Fadi Fawaz relives the horror of finding George Michael dead in emotional letter

Current Affairs
Apr 12 2018

Ugandan MPs want to reintroduce anti-homosexuality law that could imprison gay people for life

Current Affairs
Apr 09 2018

DUP’s Jim Wells: I don’t regret pursuing terminally ill cancer patient over gay marriage row

Cardinal Keith O'Brien

Current Affairs
Apr 09 2018

Cardinal Keith O’Brien asked Vatican for forgiveness in his will

Culture
Apr 09 2018

Bailiffs called to George Michael’s home over Fadi Fawaz’s unpaid fine

DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 21: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is interviewed at the Iowa State Fair on August 21, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates have a tradition of speaking to and greeting guests at the fair which runs until August 23. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Apr 09 2018

Ted Cruz under threat as pro-LGBT Democrat Beto O’Rourke raises millions

Culture
Apr 09 2018

Golden: Kylie Minogue set for first number one album in almost a decade

Culture
Apr 06 2018

Brokeback Mountain writer reveals who was originally meant to star in the film

Apr 06 2018

Fox News host Laura Ingraham ‘bullied’ closeted gay student, ex-classmate says

Culture
Apr 05 2018

George Michael’s boyfriend Fadi Fawaz labels haters ‘fake and inhuman’ in Twitter rant

Ann Widdecombe giving a double thumbs up

Culture
Apr 05 2018

Anti-LGBT politician Ann Widdecombe was the ‘worst Have I Got News For You presenter ever’

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: Elton John performs live at Twickenham Stoop on June 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Harlequins)

Culture
Apr 02 2018

Sir Elton John denies he’s retiring after announcing farewell world tour

Culture
Apr 02 2018

Will and Grace stars defend the show over criticism for getting political

Culture
Apr 02 2018

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black want to raise their child in the UK despite ‘legal challenges’

Culture
Apr 02 2018

Man cancels his TV license because there are too many ‘f***ing gay boys’

World
Apr 02 2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dead: Apartheid crusader and wife of Nelson Mandela dies aged 81

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 16: Sam Smith arrives at the Bambi Awards 2017 at Stage Theater on November 16, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)

Culture
Apr 02 2018

Sam Smith quits drinking as he opens up about mental health struggle

Grindr, the gay dating app

Community
Apr 02 2018

Revealed: Grindr is sharing the HIV status of users with outside companies

Labour's Dawn Butler (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Mar 31 2018

Labour’s shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler hosts anti-trans activists in private meeting

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - AUGUST 01: Israelis and members of the gay community attend an anti-homophobia rally on August 1, 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people took part in rallies across Israel to protest Thursday's stabbing attack at Jerusalem's Gay Pride parade and the West Bank arson attack in which an 18-month-old Palestinian infant was killed. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

World
Mar 30 2018

Commonwealth homophobia: More than 100,000 sign petition calling for gay sex to be decriminalised

Culture
Mar 30 2018

George Michael struggled with ‘secret childhood trauma that left him suicidal’, former manager says

Current Affairs
Mar 30 2018

After same-sex marriage referendum, Ireland sets date for referendum on abortion laws

Culture
Mar 30 2018

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi go make-up free as they holiday together

Culture
Mar 29 2018

Kylie Minogue opens up about anxiety battle: ‘there are voices in my head’

Culture
Mar 29 2018

Ricky Martin: I want my kids to look at their daddies and be proud

Culture
Mar 29 2018

Louisa Johnson apologises after history of homophobic slurs exposed

Culture
Mar 29 2018

Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves opens up about ‘bullying and abuse’ as he returns to native Brazil

Culture
Mar 26 2018

Sir Elton John’s sons made their dad the sweetest 71st birthday cards

Crime
Mar 26 2018

Transgender woman Naomi Hersi murdered in London hotel room

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Current Affairs
Mar 26 2018

Scottish Parliament committee backs law to automatically pardon gay men

Gay dating apps

Science and Tech
Mar 26 2018

C*ckblocked: Grindr has blocked you from seeing who blocked you

UK
Mar 26 2018

Cressida Dick, first openly LGBT Met Police Commissioner, says she still faces sexism

Culture
Mar 23 2018

Christina Aguilera reveals her 2002 song was about ex-boyfriend coming out as gay

Culture
Mar 23 2018

Master of None star Lena Waithe looks stunning on the cover of Vanity Fair

Protesters gather in front of the White House on July 26, 2017, in Washington, DC. Trump announced on July 26 that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military, citing the "tremendous medical costs and disruption" their presence would cause. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Mar 23 2018

Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops is expected today

Culture
Mar 23 2018

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Katya had ‘total psychotic break from reality’ on crystal meth

A gay couple kiss in the pride parade during the celebration of the day against homophobia and transphobia in Havana, on May 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Mar 23 2018

Men looking for sex with men? Craigslist bans personals section after law change

Trans
Mar 23 2018

Transgender lottery winner Melissa Ede blocked from buying dream home

Culture
Mar 22 2018

Kylie Minogue to perform at the Queen’s 92nd birthday