In what may be a groundbreaking and possibly historical event, controversial reggae star Buju Banton met with representatives from the LGBT community this afternoon.
Read more: Exclusive: Buju Banton Sits Down with LGBT Activists
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the suspected murder of John Terry - the openly gay British diplomat who was killed in Jamaica - police have revealed.
Terrence Higgins Trust has begun to offer a new type of rapid result HIV test which can detect the virus just four weeks after the date of infection. Terrence Higgins Trust has begun to offer a new type of rapid result HIV test which can detect the virus just four weeks after the date of infection. Read more: New HIV test detects virus in one month of infection
An amateur club of gay footballers in Paris said yesterday its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play them. The Paris Foot Gay team says it received an e-mail on Saturday from the Creteil Bebel club cancelling a match scheduled for the following day.
Carol Thatcher, who was sacked by the BBC for comparing a mixed-race tennis player to a golliwog, has accused the corporation of double-standards for retaining Anton Du Beke, the Strictly Come Dancing performer, who made a joke in similarly poor taste about a contestant.Read more: Strictly Come Dancing race row speaks volumes about BBC, says Carol Thatcher
More than 30 people were arrested yesterday after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in rival race protests in Manchester.
Although the award of the Nobel peace prize to President Barack Obama was widely interpreted as a repudiation of the Republican era of George W Bush, the real snub may have been to Bill Clinton.
Read more: Barack Obama's Nobel peace prize is snub to Bill Clinton
At some point, nearly everyone grapples with their identity—faith, family and sexual orientation. But, as the following individuals attest, it can be even more difficult for minorities or immigrants struggling to sort through their sexuality.Read more: Gay in America: When culture and sexuality collide
LONDON — After successfully battling racism in English professional football, authorities are striving to stamp out homophobia as fans wait to see if any player will publicly disclose he is gay.
PETER TATCHELL says gay men show that being a man doesn't have to involve machismo. The vast majority of violent criminals are men. Our courts and prisons are crammed with male offenders who have mugged, vandalised, raped and burgled.Read more: WHAT STRAIGHT MEN COULD LEARN FROM GAY MEN - A QUEER KIND OF MASCULINITY?
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) launches a major new awareness raising campaign aimed at gay men in London. 'Assumptions' is aimed at men who don't use condoms because they think they have correctly identified their partner's status.Read more: Don't Make Assumptions About HIV - A Major New Campaign Tells Gay Men, UK
Given his elevated position, many expected the memorial service for Britain’s Honorary Consul — who was brutally murdered last Wednesday — to be staged in a more auspicious venue.
Psychiatrists have called on the government to address the soaring numbers of websites which promote anorexia and bulimia as a lifestyle choice rather than an eating disorder. More than 15% of gay or bisexual men had at some time suffered anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder, or at least certain symptoms of those disorders, compared with less than five percent of heterosexual men.
Read more: Clampdown on "thinspiration" sites will help gay men
A British honourary consul has been found murdered at his home in Jamaica, in what police believe is a homophobic attack. John Terry, 65, was found at his home with severe head injuries and a cord and piece of clothing around his neck.
Read more: British Honorary Consul Found Murdered in Jamaica
When it comes to persuading us that what is bad for us is good for us, advertisers are not novices. From fast food to fashion fads, from ice cream to idleness – we buy them all.Read more: HIV doesn't always killI object to an advert that likens the virus to a mass murderer
Outburst UK has been given the green light to begin planning for an All Day Arts and Cultural Day after receiving a grant from The Big Lottery Fund.
A self-taught graphic designer and fine artist, Lemi Ghariokwu has designed over two hundred album covers in his thirty-five year career and has worked with some of the world’s most famous musicians.Read more: Controversial Album Sleeve Exhibition to launch Bass Festival 2009
US gay rights activists have launched a campaign encouraging the boycotting of Jamaican products and services as a protest against the island's treatment of gays and lesbians.Read more: Gay rights activists clash over tackling Jamaican homophobia
25 years ago today, on 23rd April 1984, the US Health Secretary, Margaret Heckler, announced the ground breaking discovery that HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Ms Heckler also announced on that same day that a blood test had been developed that would prevent infected individuals unwittingly passing on the virus through blood transfusions.Read more: THT marks 25th anniversary of blood test with HIV warning
Fear of having to reveal their sexual orientation deters some women who are abused in lesbian relationships from seeking help, new research shows.Read more: Women in Abusive Lesbian Relationships Deterred from Seeking Help, Research Finds
