Ed Miliband: Lord Cashman will be my LGBT rights envoy
Labour leader Ed Miliband says Lord Michael Cashman will serve as the party’s LGBT rights envoy – at a time when LGBT rights “are going backwards” abroad. Mr Miliband made the announcement this...
View ArticleLord Cashman takes up seat in House of Lords
Former MEP Lord Michael Cashman has taken up his seat in the House of Lords. The LGBT rights campaigner was officially ennobled today in a ceremony in the upper chamber as “Baron Cashman, of Limehouse...
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WATCH: Ed Miliband’s emotional tribute to Michael Cashman’s late partner Paul...
Watch here the emotional moment Ed Miliband presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Lord Cashman, as well as a posthumous Award for A Lifetime of Achievement for his late partner Paul Cottingham. The...
View ArticleNicky Morgan heckled at PinkNews Awards as she explains why she now backs...
Nicky Morgan has, at the PinkNews Awards, said she is glad to now celebrate same-sex marriage, despite criticism that she voted against it last year, and was heckled for doing so. The second annual...
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Interview: Lord Cashman on Thatcher’s hair, returning to EastEnders and...
PinkNews Exclusive Michael Cashman has had an extensive career, from appearing in EastEnders to becoming an MEP, but has an ambitious road ahead continuing the fight for equality. PinkNews’ Anastasia...
View ArticleLord Cashman thanks ‘thousands’ for enduring ‘inhumane treatment’ in maiden...
Newly ennobled Labour peer Lord Cashman has made his maiden speech in the House of Lords, paid tribute to his late partner and noted the sacrifice of many to improve the situation for people living...
View ArticleLord Cashman: When my husband was dying I contemplated suicide
Speaking in the House of Lords this week, Lord Cashman said when his husband was dying of cancer, the peer contemplated killing himself. Lord Cashman’s civil partner Paul Cottingham, who previously...
View ArticleComment: Standing on the shoulders of giants
Labour MP Stephen Doughty writes for PinkNews on how a future Labour Government would tackle global LGBT inequality. For too long coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) in the UK...
View ArticleLabour’s Lord Cashman slams Tories for ruling out an LGBT rights envoy
PinkNews Exclusive Labour’s LGBT rights envoy Lord Cashman has attacked the Tories for ruling out the creation of a similar role. In the US, President Obama appointed diplomat Randy Berry to the...
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Should Tony Blair be the UK’s first official LGBT envoy?
At the PinkNews debate, Evan Davies asked if Britain has an LGBT envoy, would Tony Blair make a good candidate? Evan Davies joked that Tony Blair, likely to be stepping down as Middle East Peace Envoy,...
View ArticleLord Cashman ‘deeply concerned’ that Tory equalities minister voted against...
PinkNews Exclusive Labour’s LGBT rights envoy Lord Cashman has said he is “deeply concerned” at the appointment of a Tory MP who voted against same-sex marriage as Minister for Equalities. Caroline...
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Lord Cashman: We must look to France, and never fail to stand up for human...
Labour’s Lord Cashman has spoken about the impact of the attacks in France in a keynote address at the LGBT Leaders conference. Held for a second year at the Clifford Chance offices in Canary Wharf,...
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Stonewall co-founder Lord Cashman awarded Freedom of the City of London
Stonewall co-founder Lord Cashman has been honoured with Freedom of the City of London. The activist and campaigner was awarded Freedom of the City today – a rare award given in recognition of...
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EastEnders to bring back another gay character
Ian Lavender is returning to EastEnders as the kindly Derek Harkinson. Following the brief but welcome return on Lord Cashman earlier this year, BBC1’s flagship soap has revealed another gay character...
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Lord Cashman: DUP deal means Theresa May is waving the white flag not rainbow...
This month has seen great celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967 and rightly so. But for people in Northern Ireland that date is a reminder...
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Gay rights hero Michael Cashman to publish memoir
Stonewall co-founder and former EastEnders star Michael Cashman has announced he is set to release a memoir. The peer announced the release of One of Them, which will be released in 2020, reflecting on...
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UK government refuses to legislate marriage equality in Northern Ireland
Prominent gay politician Lord Hayward has withdrawn an amendment which would have extended same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland after Equalities Minister Baroness Williams told the House of Lords that...
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House of Lords approves LGBT-inclusive relationships and sex education
The House of Lords has given its backing to new LGBT-inclusive guidance on compulsory relationships and sex education in English schools. The upper chamber gave approval to new government guidance on...
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