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Phillip Schofield reveals that he is gay
ITV presenter Phillip Schofield became the story himself today after he revealed on This Morning – the programme he’s presented for 18 years – that he is gay.
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‘I am more physically confident in myself because I know I will stand up for myself’ – gay women speak out after bus attack
We spoke to the couple about how they’ve been coping since, and began by asking them what happened that night.
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The impact of gay conversion therapy on mental health in UK
A new report, shown exclusively to this programme, has revealed the psychological effect on people of faith who have undertaken so-called “gay conversion therapy”.
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Joe Root praised after apparently saying ‘there’s nothing wrong with being gay’
The England cricket captain, Joe Root, has been praised for challenging an alleged homophobic slur during the third Test match in St Lucia.
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Exclusive: Interview with the ‘gay conversion’ therapist who came out as gay
David Matheson said he regrets perpetuating the idea that being gay is a disorder. “It is horrifying to think that I was part of a system that held people like me down,” he said.
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Gay rugby player threatened with deportation wins temporary reprieve
A gay rugby team member has won a temporary reprieve after he was threatened with being sent back to Kenya. Kenneth Macharia, who’s a member of the Bristol Bisons – a rugby club which sets out to be inclusive to the whole LGBT community – claimed he would face persecution over his sexuality if he was returned.
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Bakery wins ‘gay cake’ court appeal
The manager of a Belfast bakery said he was “delighted and relieved” after the Supreme Court ruled that his company was not discriminating against a customer when it refused to make a cake iced with the slogan “support gay marriage”.
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Bert and Ernie controversy: Are they gay?
One of the writers of Sesame Street has claimed he based two of them, the flatmates Bert and Ernie, on himself and his boyfriend.
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Protesters seek to ban gay pride parade in Inverness
A mission worker for the “Free Church of Scotland Continuing” has started a petition, now signed by around 600 people, objecting to “Proud-Ness”.
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India legalises gay sex
India’s top court has handed down a landmark victory for gay rights in the world’s largest democracy. A law dating back to British colonial rule – which made gay sex a criminal offence punishable by up to ten years in prison – has been struck down.
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Cricketer ‘stepped in’ to defend gay men, court told in brawl trial
England cricketer Ben Stokes has told the jury at his trial that he tried to defend two gay men before a brawl outside a Bristol nightclub and did not mock them. He also said the injuries on his hands were down to his years playing professional sport, and were not a result of the fight.
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Ben Stokes mocked two gay men, bouncer tells trial
The jury at the trial of England cricketer Ben Stokes has been told that he was verbally abusive to a Bristol nightclub bouncer and mocked two gay men who were leaving the club.
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Peter Tatchell: ‘Half the countries in the world that still criminalize Gay rights are in the Commonwealth’
Celebrities, including the singer Emeli Sandi and diver Tom Daley – have joined calls for Commonwealth leaders to overturn anti-gay laws – saying they should “see people as human beings”. The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has promised to raise the issue with leaders of countries which outlaw homosexual relations. Matt Frei spoke to Peter Tatchell…
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Neo-Nazi convicted of gay pride attack plot
A neo-Nazi has been convicted of a terror offence after plotting to carry out a machete attack on a gay pride event at a pub. Twenty-year-old Ethan Stables was picked up by officers in Cumbria after police received a tip-off he had made threats against the event. During the trial, Stables, who has an autism…
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Marcus Gayle: ‘Remnants of that [racist] culture around to this day’
Will football coaching at the top of the English professional game become the next focus of a Me Too campaign surrounding racism allegations? Later this month former England star Peter Beardsley will hear if he has has lost his job as a Newcastle coach. He strongly denies charges of racism and bullying made against him.…