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 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
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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
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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 homosexualbbc.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
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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
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GAY SPORTS
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Diana Nyad
Lesbian swimmer becomes first to complete Cuba-Florida trip without shark cagelgbtqnation.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
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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 Folkmetro.co.uk 3 Sep 13 |
STRICTLY COME DANCING
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Ben Cohen
joins Strictly Come Dancing 2013: Ben has been running a successful charitable foundation which aims to eliminate bullying and homophobiaradiotimes.com 3 Sep 13 |
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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 |
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Robin Windsor
Strictly professional proposes to boyfriend Davide Cini on New York helicopter ride
mirror.co.uk 3 Sep 13 |
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