Sunday 12 June 2011



ISLAMIC HOMOPHOBIA
Police 'covered up' violent campaign to turn London area 'Islamic'


- Mob of 30 young Muslims stormed a local gay pub last year


- Student left permanently paralysed after attack by young Muslims outside the pub


- Homophobic crimes in Tower Hamlets have risen by 21 per cent over the last year


- Homophobic abuse and intimidation from the public gallery at council meetings


- 'gay free zone' stickers put up across the area


Andrew Gilligan reports that officers fear being accused of racism
telegraph.co.uk 12 Jun 11

UK


Calls to lift ban on gay men giving blood - Ministers are dragging their heels
independent.co.uk 12 Jun 11


QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
John Amaechi OBEJohn Amaechi OBE
Former NBA player hopes his OBE for services to basketball can inspire other British prospects
independent.co.uk 11 Jun 11
Paul MartinPaul Darren Martin OBE
Chief executive, Lesbian and Gay Foundation - for services to equal opportunities
lgf.org.uk 12 Jun 11
Dr Tim Lucas NUT Brighton gay switchboardDr Tim Lucas MBE
for services to LGBT people - Brighton Switchboard treasurer for 20 years
switchboard.org.uk 12 Jun 11
Kath Gillespie-SellsKatherine Gillespie-Sells MBE
for services to disabled LGBT people - founder of Regard
regard.org.uk 12 Jun 11



GAY PRIDE
Croatian Gay Pride
Croatia Gay Pride 2011
March in the town of Split disrupted by extremists. At least 100 people were detained and many others were injured - a day after the Balkan country was given the green light to join the European Union
huffingtonpost.com | b92.net 12 Jun 1
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Oxford_pride_parade_2011Oxford Pride
in pictures
ukgaynews.org.uk 12 Jun 11
Lady Gaga at Europride Rome Roma 2011 Born This Way
Lady Gaga sang her smash hitand demanded the end of discrimination against gays atEuropride in the ancient Circus Maximus, Rome
AP Google
 12 Jun 11


Warsaw Equality Parade marches in support of sexual minorities in Poland
thenews.pl 12 Jun 11


Slutwalk London: 'Yes means yes and no means no'
bbc.co.uk 12 Jun 11


GAYS ONLINE


A Gay Girl in Damascus may be writing from Scotland
washingtonpost.com 12 Jun 11


Gay dating app Grindr hits 2m users
siliconrepublic.com 12 Jun 11



SEX - LIFE


What sucks about most privileged gay men - new generation not defined by their sexual orientation
bilerico.com 12 Jun 11

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