Monday 3 March 2014

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UK

GMFA's Poz Pub Crawl paints the town red

New monthly event increases the visibility of gay men living with HIV on the scene
- London: 3rd Thursday of every month
- Birmingham: Fri 28 Mar
gmfa.org.uk 3 Mar 14


Scotland offers asylum to gay Ugandans

Humza Yousaf MSP urges Foreign Secretary William Hague to "offer asylum to any Ugandans who feel threatened or persecuted by the legislation"
policymic.com 3 Mar 14



Home Secretary visits Brighton AIDS Memorial

Theresa May said that Brighton had lessons to offer police in other areas about working with the LGBT community
brightonandhovenews.org 3 Mar 14



Tom Daley named biggest inspiration to teenagers

Olympic medallist Daley came top in a poll organised by theNational Citizen Service, just months after coming out as gay
plymouthherald.co.uk 3 Mar 14

Morland Sanders
Hate on the Terraces

Channel 4 Dispatches filmed undercover at clubs across the country and reporter Morland Sanders exposes how some supporters take part in systematic and flagrant homophobic chanting - Mon 3 Mar, 8pm
channel4.com 3 Mar 14

Could you be a family

for a child who needs one? Find events and agencies all year round - 3-9 March 2014
LGBTadoptfosterweek.org.uk 3 Mar 14


OSCARS

Hollywood turns emphatic on causes like gay rights

but it's still hard to think of romantic leads - male or female - who are A-list Hollywood movie stars and also openly gay
nytimes.com 3 Mar 14

Jared Leto
Jared Leto's Best Supporting Actor acceptance speech

'this is for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to Aids and to those of you out there who have ever felt injustice because of who you are or who you love'
independent.co.uk 3 Mar 14
Did Jared Leto's acceptance speech focus enough on transgender people?

He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Rayon, a transgender woman, in Dallas Buyers Club
slate.com 3 Mar 14

Ellen Degeneres selfie beats Obama's record
Ellen DeGeneres' Oscars selfie beats Obama retweet record on Twitter

Host of 86th Academy Awards sees what she calls the "best photo ever" - an image costarring Hollywood's finest - soar past president's Twitter record
theguardian.com 3 Mar 14


TRANS
Tori Banks was burnt alive
'I was burnt alive and now I'm a beautiful woman'

Tori Banks was known as Russell and working as a barman when a thug set him alight but surviving the attack gave her the courage to take the biggest step
mirror.co.uk 3 Mar 14


UGANDA
david Bahati Ugandan MP
Aid cuts a small price to pay

Ugandan lawmaker David Bahati said cuts imposed by disapproving Western donors were a price worth paying to protect the east African nation's moral values
reuters.com 3 Mar 14


GAY PRIDE

New York and Boston St Patrick's Day parades face gay rights controversy

Boston parade may allow MassEquality to march - Mayors de Blasio and Walsh threaten boycotts
theguardian.com 3 Mar 14


GAY BOOKS
Polari book prize
Polari partners with 
WH Smith

The Polari First Book Prize announces retail partnership with WH Smith and opens for submissions - deadline 1 May 2014
polariliterarysalon.co.uk 3 Mar 14

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Pink Angel gay parenting and fertility