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Bisexual MP Simon Hughes ahead for Lib Dem deputy leadership
Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes has reportedly secured majority support for the deputy leadership of his party. The bisexual MP's campaign team say he is backed by 29 of the party's 57 MPs to succeed former deputy leader Vince Cable.
Sun poll asks 'Should gay people be Cabinet ministers?'
A YouGov poll in the Sun newspaper has provoked anger by asking readers whether gay people should be allowed to serve as Cabinet ministers.
Lesbian Glee star Jane Lynch marries
Jane Lynch has married her partner Lara Embry in a ceremony in Massachusetts. The actress, who plays cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester in Glee, tied the knot with Embry in front of 18 of their friends and family on Monday.
Video: McDonald's releases first gay ad in France
Fast food giant McDonald's has released its first gay advertisement. The ad, which will be broadcast in France, shows a gay teenager eating in a McDonald's restaurant with his father.
West Valley leaders approve LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
The West Valley City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday night that will protect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
Gays will get more status
It was not without much fascination that I noted that the House bill in regard to paving the way for gays in the military was...
Minister in gay prostitution scandal to make 'groundbreaking' announcement
Ted Haggard, the megachurch pastor and former National Association of Evangelicals chief whose career was undone by a gay prostitution and drugs scandal in 2006, is expected to talk about the next step in his career Wednesday.
Minister promises 'groundbreaking' news
Ted Haggard, the megachurch pastor and former National Association of Evangelicals chief whose career was undone by a gay prostitution and drugs scandal in 2006, is expected to talk about the next step in his career Wednesday.
WVC approves legal protections for LGBT people
The West Valley City Council, in a 5-1 vote, approved Tuesday an anti-discrimination ordinance similar to those recently passed in other Utah cities.
About 60 people attended the meeting at City Hall.
Same-sex partners of federal workers can start applying for benefits next month
The same-sex partners of gay and lesbian federal workers can start applying next month for long-term health-care insurance, the Office of Personnel Management said Tuesday.
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Possible suspects ID'd in attack on teenager
Seattle police have identified two possible suspects in connection with the assault and robbery last week of a 16-year-old Seattle boy, an attack that's being investigated as a possible hate crime.
McDonald's Targets Gays in Latest Advertising Campaign
The folks at the nation's top fast food joint, McDonald's, are hoping members of the gay community — and the assorted alphabet soup of identities — will drop a dime on them, by creating an ad with a gay male character.
OK, so they are hoping to snag the French queer money vote for capitalism (cause we all know an ad like this won't run in America, not only because it's about gays, but because it's a 48-second commercial) — but the ad raises some sticky questions.
The ad is the latest in a series of ads with the tag line "come as you are."
In the one in question, a young man is seen looking ...
