Gay News Headlines: Wednesday 1 June 2011

GAY HATE
4,000 people hold hands in a demonstration against last week's anti-gay hate crime in Portland, Oregon and held hands across the Hawthorne bridge where the attack occurred justout.com \| towleroad.com 1 Jun 11
Russia's leading rock band supports gay bashing - happy the fags got beaten sptimesrussia.com 1 Jun 11 GAY PRIDE
	Lets Get Brave Together LGBT - Oxford Pride posters available to share and enjoy - 3-12 Jun oxford-pride.org.uk 1 Jun 11
	Roman Gladiators EuroPride Roma official video features animated gladiators - 1-12 Jun YouTube.com \| EuroPride 1 Jun 11
Pride London announce theme is 'Carnival of Love' - Sat 2 Jul pridelondon.org 1 Jun 11 Five days of Athens Pride culminates in parade at Klafthmonos Square - 31 May - 4 Jun ekathimerini.com 1 Jun 11 Israel prepares to celebrate ten years of Pride celebrations in Tel Aviv - Fri 10 Jun telavivgayvibe.atraf.com 1 Jun 11 Obama declares June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month foxnews.com 1 Jun 11
	Old Navy debuts LGBT pride T-shirts - 10 percent of the proceeds go to the It Gets Better Project pennlive.com 1 Jun 11
UK Atos medical assessment submits lesbian to a homophobic rant from doctor guardian.co.uk 1 Jun 11 Richmond moves to reassure critics over Catholic "counselling" body in schools secularism.org.uk 1 Jun 11 *Disappointment for Rainbow Rooms* in Salisbury as grant application turned down salisburyjournal.co.uk 1 Jun 11 Irish presidential hopeful David Norris in row over remarks on paedophilia and incest in Classical Greece irishtimes.com 1 Jun 11 USA 100 same-sex Illinois couples arrived early to get first civil union licenses and be part of a historic day chicagotribune.com 1 Jun 11 WORLD**
	Holocaust Munich to break ground on Memorial to gay Holocaust victims washingtonblade.com 1 Jun 11
Nepal census recognizes 'third gender' cnn.com 1 Jun 11 UN voices concern at targeting of prosecutors, LGBT activists, and rights defenders in Central America un.org 1 Jun 11 Airing Jamaica's dirty laundry to world - angry mob set upon film crew interviewing gay men jamaica-gleaner.com 1 Jun 11 Thai gays demand legalised marriage bangkokpost.com 1 Jun 11 GAY SPORTS Ousted gay referee seeks reinstatement in Turkey reuters.com 1 Jun 11 SHOW BIZ Has the spark gone from your relationship? Couples wanted for UK TV series exploring how to get back on track Be A Star on TV 1 Jun 11 Lady Gaga's Born This Way sells 1m copies in the US guardian.co.uk 1 Jun 11 Julianna Margulies offered part of lesbian porn star in James Franco's new movie, Cherry socialitelife.com 1 Jun 11 Miley Cyrus tweets against Urban Outfitters: every time you give them money you help finance campaign against gay equality politico.com 1 Jun 11
	Complaint about gay safe sex ads 'homophobic' ad removed from Brisbane bus shelters after 30 complaints - reaction smacks of homophobia abc.net.au 1 Jun 11