The Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week hosted a reception to mark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History Month. (more…)

Occasionally, and usually when I’ve been drinking, I like to tell people that I wasn’t born female; I’m trans, writes Ioana Poprowka. I don’t do it all that often, but the reaction is always the same: disbelief. As in “I never would have guessed!”

And you know what? I get a kick out of that. I like the fact that I’m under the radar. Unfortunately, this kind of steps on most of the points I’m about to make, but I’m just putting it out there for the sake of honesty. (more…)

A senior NHS manager has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for a drunken sex attack on a female colleague in a London hotel room during which she bragged “I’m better than a man”. (more…)

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…)

A prison in Surrey has hosted what is believed to be the UK’s first lesbian civil partnership service behind bars. (more…)

Hollywood film star Lindsay Lohan has admitted ex-girlfriend DJ Samantha Ronson is the only girl she has been attracted to and said she wants to rekindle their “passionate” relationship. (more…)

MPs have backed a controversial amendment to the sex education bill, meaning faith schools will be allowed to teach sex education in a way that ‘reflects’ their ‘religious character’. (more…)

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…)

The Isle of Man will consider the introduction of same-sex unions when the Civil Partnerships Bill gets its first formal reading in the House of Keys on Tuesday. (more…)

A new lesbian comedy starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore has received a rapturous reception at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. (more…)

One of London’s first LGBT charities has warned that its services may be cut following a sharp increase in its rent from the council. (more…)

The Press Complaints Commission has ruled that an article by Jan Moir about Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was not “inaccurate”, “intrusive” or “discriminatory”. (more…)

A Conservative shadow minister is urging the US Republican Party to bring lesbian and gay rights onto the agenda. (more…)

Gay rights groups are set to hold a demonstration this weekend when a controversial ‘gay cure’ conference comes to the UK. (more…)

While the Church of England is riven by the matters of lesbian and gay clergy and women bishops, a US church is close to appointing a lesbian bishop. (more…)

Attention North East ladies: Lesbilicious Comedy is back!

Starring at Lesbilicious Comedy on Thursday 25 March 2010 will be Zoe Lyons, Ruth Cockburn, Shelagh Martin and Maureen Younger. (more…)

The British Film Institute has unveiled the line-up for its 24th Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, which takes place from the 17-31 March at the BFI Southbank. (more…)

The British Film Institute has unveiled the line-up for its 24th Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, which takes place from the 17-31 March at the BFI Southbank. (more…)

The European Parliament has said that countries which have applied for membership of the European Union must protect lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender people against discrimination. (more…)

A Malawi minister has urged more lesbian and gay people to come out – despite the fact that they face 14 years imprisonment if they do.

Speaking after the arrest of 21-year-old Peter Sawali for putting up gay rights posters in Blantyre, deputy information minister Kingsley Namakhwa called on more gay people to be publicly open about their sexuality. (more…)

The Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod, yesterday voted for the extension of pension rights to the civil partners of deceased clergy, to bring benefits into line with those given to the widowed partners of heterosexual clergy. (more…)

Most queer people have to come out as queer. Eva Sweeney, a self-defined ‘butch dyke with cerebral palsy’ has to come out four times. Here she explains why.

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The European Parliament has made it clear to candidate countries wishing to join the European Union that they must provide genuine protection to LGBT minorities. (more…)

Gay’s The Word, the UK’s only LGBT bookshop, has been hit with a 25% hike in its rent. (more…)

The Football Association cancelled the launch of a much-anticipated anti-homophobia video this week, stating it needs to do more work on its strategy for dealing with homophobic prejudice both on the football pitch and among fans. (more…)

Portia de Rossi, the wife of TV personality Ellen DeGeneres, has revealed she is writing an autobiography that will detail her coming to terms with her sexuality. (more…)

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…)

Coronation St. will feature its first lesbian kiss on April 9th, claims The Sun. The episode will see religious teens Sophie Webster and Sian Powers lock lips after a comforting hug leads Sophie to exclaim, “you’re more important to me than any lad.” (more…)

A networking group for lesbian and bisexual women is being launched next week. (more…)

The government of Albania has passed a law that prevents discrimination against lesbians, gay men and transsexual people. However, a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage was dropped from the same bill. (more…)

Harriet Harman, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Minister for Equality, has confirmed that the government will not force through amendments to the Equality Bill regarding religious organisations employ. (more…)

Lesbian and gay athletes will gather in Manchester for a gala evening later this month ahead of the annual Pride Games in June. (more…)

A London-based firm has launched a company that will specialise in lesbian and gay investments, believed to be the first of its kind in the world. (more…)

Natalie Portman was “terrified” at kissing her female co-star in a new film.

“I was terrified. At the moment I lived in a state of inner terror,” she said about filming the sex scenes between herself and Mila Kunis in Black Swan. (more…)

A pair of lesbian royal albatrosses have welcomed a new addition to their family after incubating a chick in New Zealand. (more…)

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told Congress yesterday that reviewing the policy that prevents gays and lesbians serving in the US military is “the right thing to do”. His statement follows an announcement that the Pentagon will launch a year-long review of the controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, with the possibility of repeal. “The question is not whether the military will make this change, but how,” Gates continued. (more…)

The Pope has criticised British equality legislation on gay rights claiming that it contradicts “natural law”. (more…)

Hopes that Hawaii would be the next US state to bring in legal recognition of same-sex relationships have been quashed, when the House of Representatives voted against the bill last Friday. (more…)

Today is the first day of LGBT History Month, celebrated in the UK since 2005. The Month was established by a grass-roots campaign dedicated to making a strong public statement after the repeal of Section 28. Drawing inspiration from the US equivalent – founded in 1994, and our own Black History Month, the idea behind the month-long campaign was to highlight the often hidden histories of LGBT people, bursting the silence surrounding homo- and transexuality that so often leads to harm. (more…)

The L Word is over, writes Siobhan McGuirk. Long gone. After subjecting loyal viewers to the most ridiculously convoluted and ill-fitting ending to a popular TV show since Dallas turned out to be a dream, it has no credibility to return with anyway. We know it’s time to move on, but where do we have to go? Box sets and memories can only last so long. (more…)