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David Miliband seeks votes in gay Soho bar

Exclusive by Tris Reid-Smith

Labour leadership hopeful David Miliband has said government MPs must be made to fear for their seats to stop them cutting services to LGBT people.

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Lohan is determined to salvage career, she tells Vanity Fair

Helen Stuart

US actress Lindsay Lohan has confessed that she's determined to salvage her ailing career, following a spell in prison earlier this summer.

London Sports Day raises thousands for GMFA

Jeni Quirke

Dozens of competitors and thousands of spectators joined together for London's Gay Sports Day, last weekend.

Gay man attacked in London's West Dulwich, police confirm

James Sanders

A gay man was attacked in a brutal homophobic attack in London's West Dulwich, police have confirmed.

Tory MP Crispin Blunt took inspiration from David Laws

Helen Stuart

Conservative MP Crispin Blunt took inspiration from David Laws in his decision to come out last week, according to reports.

Lesbians targeted in new NHS campaign for cervical screening

Calum Liddle

Lesbians are the target of a new NHS drive to increase cervical screening tests after a recent report uncovered a “misinformed public” in Scotland.

Birmingham licensee gets 10-month suspended jail term

Lisa Rogers

The licensee of a Birmingham gay bar has been given a 10 month suspended jail sentence after admitting assault.

Tatchell documentary to air three days before Pontiff's visit

James Sanders

Peter Tatchell's eagerly-anticipated Pope documentary will be broadcast on 13 September – three days before the pontiff's State Visit to Britain.

Gareth Thomas supports Bingham Rugby Cup bid

Haydn Price

Former British Lions captain Gareth Thomas has thrown his weight behind a campaign to bring the world cup of gay rugby to the UK in 2012.

Londonâ€™s most loved LGBT celebrities have been warming up for Sport Relief. Photos by Chris Jepson

Prime Minister David Cameron pledges full support to William Hague

Peter Lloyd

Foreign Secretary William Hague has been given the full backing of Prime Minister David Cameron as he responds to allegations over his sexuality, according to a Downing Street spokesperson.

Foreign Secretary William Hague denies gay rumours

Peter Lloyd

As William Hague's aide resigns over rumours surrounding their relationship, the Foreign Secretary himself has declared the allegations unfounded.

DIVA Magazine's online L Word auction raises £731 for charity

EXCLUSIVE: By Helen Stuart

An online auction held by gay women’s glossy DIVA has raised over £700 for charity, this week.

Airline launches competition for mile-high wedding

Helen Stuart

An airline has launched a competition to find a couple who will participate in the world’s first airborne same-sex wedding, today.

Mister Wales to host Cardiff Mardi Gras

Haydn Price

Adam Rickitt actor may have stiff competition for attention when he takes to the stage at Cardiff Mardi Gras, this Saturday.

Majority of PinkPaper.com readers think Peter Mandelson's outing was wrong

Peter Lloyd

Seventy-four per cent of PinkPaper.com readers believe that Matthew Parris' outing of Peter Mandelson was wrong, according to our latest online poll.

US activist resigns as Human Rights Watch's LGBT Director

Rex Wockner

American political activist Scott Long resigned as the director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights Program, last week.

Tatchell to speak at London debate on Pope’s Visit

Helen Stuart

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell will speak at a debate held on 1 September in London for the motion: The Papal Visit should not be a State Visit.

Dame Shirley puts the boot in Cardiff Mardi Gras

Haydn Price

Cardiff-born Dame Shirley Bassey will not be appearing in person at the Welsh capital’s Mardi Gras this Saturday, 4 September – but her boots will!

Law expert: public within their right to seek Pope arrest warrant

Calum Liddle

A leading international law expert claimed the public are perfectly within their right to approach their local magistrate to seek an arrest warrant for the Pope during his visit to Britain later this year.