Tuesday 3 September 2013

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RUSSIA
UK supports LGBT Russia
Love Russia, Hate Homophobia

A Day of Action in London just two days before the G20 summit opens in St Petersburg - Downing Street, Tuesday 3 Sep, 5-8pm
facebook.com 3 Sep 13

Obama to meet with gay groups in Russia
including veteran human rights activists Lev Ponomarev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva, legal aid NGO director Pavel Chikov, and Coming Out, a St. Petersburg-based LGBT organization
americablog.com 3 Sep 13

Prime Minister will raise anti gay legislation with Putin
Europe Minister confirms that David Cameron will talk about attacks on gay people at the G20, tweets Margot James MP
margotjames.com 3 Sep 13

Russian anti-gay vigilantes
Brutal videos fuel Russian anti-gay campaign
videos posted online by a Russian vigilante group firing machine guns, appear to show the persecution of man in a bid to "cure him" of being a homosexual
bbc.co.uk 3 Sep 13


UK

Portsmouth vicar refuses to baptise the son of lesbian couple
Mums Aimi and Victoria Leggett stormed out of a meeting with the Rev George Gebauer when he refused to allow the pair to both be listed as Alfie's mums
portsmouth.co.uk 3 Sep 13


GAY MARRIAGE

Kevin Rudd launches passionate defence of gay marriage
Australia's prime minister, a devout Christian, has stared down a pastor on live television and cited scripture while delivering a stirring defence of gay marriage
telegraph.co.uk 3 Sep 13


GAY ADVERTISING
Flora advert Dad I'm gay
Unilever withdraws Flora advert
Last month, Ben & Jerry's, a Unilever-owned ice-cream maker, came out in support of same-sex marriages in the US, renaming its Cookie Dough flavour to "I Dough, I Dough"
bbc.co.uk 3 Sep 13


GAY SPORTS
Diana Nyad
Lesbian swimmer becomes first to complete Cuba-Florida trip without shark cage
lgbtqnation.com 3 Sep 13


SHOW BIZ

Iris Prize Festival jury to award £25,000 to best LGBT short film
International actors, directors and film makers will be chaired by Kirsten Schaffer of Outfest - Cardiff 9-13 Oct
irisprize.org 3 Sep 13

Charlie Hunnam
Who is new Fifty Shades of Grey star Charlie Hunnam?
His first major role came when he was 18 when he was cast as Nathan Maloney in Channel 4's Queer as Folk
metro.co.uk 3 Sep 13


STRICTLY COME DANCING
Ben Cohen joins Structly Come Dancing
Ben Cohen
joins Strictly Come Dancing 2013: Ben has been running a successful charitable foundation which aims to eliminate bullying and homophobia
radiotimes.com 3 Sep 13
Julien Macdonald
Julien Macdonald
becomes the Strictly's first fashion designer contestant - I'm loving the rhinestones and lace, and the crystals. I just want more and more
walesonline.co.uk
 3 Sep 13
Robin Windsor proposes to Davide Cini
Robin Windsor
Strictly professional proposes to boyfriend Davide Cini on New York helicopter ride
mirror.co.uk 3 Sep 13


GBA Gay Business Association member:
Tom Edwards Solicitor