A Christian group is accusing Boris Johnson of mishandling a ban on anti-gay posters from London public transport.

According to the Telegraph, The Christian Legal Centre is accusing Johnson of a ‘cover up’, saying the mayor pressured officials into banning the anti-gay ads that read 'Not Gay! Ex-Gay, Post-Gay and Proud. Get Over It!'.

The Christian Legal Centre has submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act to see all the documentation involved in the case.

Motor racing star Sir Stirling Moss has said he does not want a ‘poofter’ to play him in a film.

In an interview where the former Formula One driver made the offensive comments, he said he would like James Bond actor Daniel Craig to portray him.

The 83-year-old said: ‘I hope the actor would be masculine – not a poofter or anything like that. Perhaps the guy from Skyfall.’

A gay couple has said they were refused a double room at a London hotel.

Nick Hurley, 22, and Gavin Maclean, 28, from Manchester, had booked a double room online at the Thistle City Barbican hotel in central London for 23 February.

They had planned to go and see two plays in the UK capital’s West End, but were ‘shocked’ when they were faced with homophobic treatment.

Nine in 10 gay people want UK marriage equality, according to a new poll.

It showed 91% of over 2,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual adults across Britain are in favor of the government’s plans to legalize gay marriage in England and Wales.

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will have its second reading and be debated for the first time in the House of Commons on 5 February.

The YouGov poll also found support rose to 96% of gay people aged 35 and under.

Stonewall, Britain’s leading gay campaign organization, has urged its supporters to contact their Members of Parliament (MPs) and ask them to support equal marriage.

The call for help comes as the UK government publishes its Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – which would equalize marriage laws in England and Wales. Separate legislation is being developed by the Scottish parliament.

Britain has seen a ‘sea change’ and LGBT issues are no longer party-political, gay Member of Parliament (MP) Iain Stewart has said.

Stewart, the Conservative representative for Milton Keynes South, made the comments on the BBC’s Daily Politics show today (21 January).

He suggested when he first became interested in politics in the late 80s and early 90s, being openly gay was not tolerated.

Gay rights campaigners are urging the UK’s Football Association to get tough on anti-gay hate in the sport.

Stonewall is working with the FA on initiatives to tackle the issue, but they say it is up to the authorities to create an environment in which players are not fearful about the consequences of coming out.

‘Anti-gay abuse is all too common on both terraces and pitches. This abuse almost always goes unchallenged,' Chief Executive Ben Summerskill said. 

Stonewall, Britain’s leading gay campaign group, has named Cardinal Keith O’Brien its Bigot of the Year at its annual awards ceremony.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, declared ‘war’ on plans for same-sex marriage equality in the country and likened gay marriage to slavery and child abuse.

Ruth Davidson, who went from a newly-elected Member of the Scottish Parliament to being the first openly-gay leader of a major political party in Britain by heading Scotland’s Conservatives, was cheered when she was named Politician of the Year.

Stonewall has today launched a new campaign calling on candidates for Police and Crime Commissioner elections across England and Wales to promise to fight anti-gay hate crimes.

Those elected on 15 November will have extensive powers to set local policing priorities.

The UK gay rights charity will engage those newly elected to make sure they understand the needs and concerns of lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

Anti-gay hate crime remains a serious problem throughout the UK.

It’s undeniable that each year it seems to get earlier and earlier that the decorations go up, the carols are played on repeat and Mariah Carey releases another version of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.

Whether this fills you with seasonal joy or scrooge-like gloom, at some point you are going to have to turn your thoughts to Christmas presents.

Men across England and Wales will be able to apply to have criminal convictions given for consensual gay sex scrapped from today (1 October).

Stonewall, Britian's leading gay campaign organization, lobbyed for the axing of laws that criminalized gay sex as part of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill said: 'Thousands of men who've been burdened with homophobic convictions can clear their names and Stonewall stands ready to help them.

'We never forget that the equality we enjoy today came too late for many.'

Paris Hilton has released a lengthy apology letter after her controversial comments in a New York taxi.

The heiress found herself in hot water after an audio recording captured the socialite saying ‘most gay men… probably have AIDS.’

During a conversation with a friend about Grindr, the popular dating app for gay men, she said: ‘Gay guys are the horniest people in the world…they’re disgusting.