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Russian conductor Valery Gergiev denies supporting anti-gay legislation

6 Nov 2013: London Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor issues statement following gay rights protests in London and New York
Gergiev's credibility has been shot to pieces

6 Nov 2013:
Can - and should - we distinguish between Gergiev's political and artistic beliefs? I don't think we can anymore, writes Philip Clark
Roast Busters: we can't let such Facebook groups thrive

5 Nov 2013: Nicole Skews: A Facebook page in New Zealand, on which teens allegedly bragged about having sex with drunk girls, has sparked an outcry. We need to be better equipped to confront such behaviour
Dutch king visits Russia after 'year of friendship' that turned frosty

5 Nov 2013:
Putin snub, arrests and assault make relations awkward while gay rights issue adds to diplomatic discomfiture
Ireland to hold referendum on gay marriage

5 Nov 2013: Vote on whether to allow same-sex-couples to legally marry in Republic to be held in mid-2015, says Irish government
Irish deputy PM pushes for gay marriage referendum date

5 Nov 2013: Leader of Republic's Labour party says it would be 'important to win this referendum' which could be held as early as mid-2014
Battle to end anti-gay job discrimination given boost in US Senate

5 Nov 2013: Procedural vote to move to debate viewed as a key test of support for bill, which passed the Senate by 61 votes to 30
Gay rights protesters to picket LSO's pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev

4 Nov 2013:
Activist Peter Tatchell urges Gergiev to speak out over Russia's new homophobic laws but orchestra distances itself from outcry
I am a former escort. Trust me, criminalising prostitution doesn't help

3 Nov 2013:
Matthew Lawrence: Rhode Island and rural Nevada used to offer protections for adult sex workers. Now it's illegal in RI and more dangerous for all
The Charioteer by Mary Renault – review

3 Nov 2013:
A compelling atmosphere of 'amazed discovery' characterises Mary Renault's 1953 landmark of gay literature, writes Rachel Cooke
Reed and sexuality

1 Nov 2013: Letters:
I'm a woman who models men's clothes. But this isn't about gender

1 Nov 2013: Casey Legler: My responsibility is to kids who might feel shame – might be ostracised from society – just for being different
Hawaii senate approves bill to legalise same-sex marriage

31 Oct 2013: If approved by House of Representatives, Hawaii would become the 15th US state to make same-sex marriage legal
Hysteria: I'm feeling good vibrations

31 Oct 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: The Victorians really did invent the first vibrator to cure women of various 'afflictions', but the reality probably wasn't anything like as much fun as is depicted here
Lesbians mourn as Soho's Candy Bar announces it will close

27 Oct 2013:
Eleanor Margolis: London's most famous lesbian bar is to shut next year, and the security and cosiness it offers gay women will be missed