Page 16
-
London mayor Boris Johnson plans to unveil LGBT manifesto
LONDON — Boris Johnson, the incumbent Mayor of London, this week reaffirmed his support of marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, and said he will release an LGBT manifesto ahead of London’s elections later this week, reported Pink News UK.
-
Christian group considers legal action after ‘ex-gay’ ads banned from London buses
LONDON, UK — At least one of two conservative Christian groups whose planned ads promoting “ex-gay” therapy were pulled from London buses because transport authority said they were “intolerant,” said they are now considering legal action.
-
‘First Out,’ London’s oldest gay cafe announces it will be closing
LONDON — First Out Cafe — Central London’s oldest gay cafe — announced it would be closing in two weeks, one of several businesses affected by the development of the Crossrail rail network, reported the BBC.
-
London’s famed ‘Gay’s the Word’ book store vandalized
The staff of London’s famed “Gay’s The Word” bookstore on Monday arrived for work to find the front window smashed and that the storefront vandalized with eggs.
-
Hundreds stage ‘kiss-in’ protest outside London pub where gay couple ejected
Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the locked doors of a London pub Friday evening to to attended a ‘kiss-in’ protest after a gay couple claimed they were thrown out for kissing.
-
London school claims to have almost eradicated anti-gay bullying through education
Teachers at a London secondary school say they have almost eradicated anti-gay bullying in classrooms and playground after it started teaching its students lessons on LGBT history.
-
Tens of thousands gather in central London to protest against Pope Benedict XVI
LONDON — Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday, angered by the Pope’s response to the child abuse scandal, his homophobic comments about gay relationships and his claims that condoms spread rather than prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. The march proceeded from Hyde Park Corner through central London to […]
-
London Pride celebration attracts more than 1 million revelers
An estimated one million people in London turned out for the annual gay pride celebrations on Saturday, making it one of the largest pride events in the world.