Tuesday 24 June 2014

PETER TATCHELL An interview with Peter Tatchell on his 60th birthday
	I've been championing human rights and social justice for nearly fifty years. When I stood for Labour in Bermondsey in 1983, and when I stood for the Green Party in Oxford East in 2009, I was campaigning on a whole range of social justice issues nouse.co.uk 24 Jun 14 Support Peter
ALAN TURING Pink Punters unveils Alan Turing mosaic
	A piece of public art celebrating codebreaker Alan Turing as a gay man has been unveiled outside the Buckinghamshire nightclub. Yorkshire artists Al Budd and Rita Gav created the "colourful relief work" which features both Turing's face and the gay pride rainbow bbc.co.uk 24 Jun 14
UK Gay couple targeted in homophobic attack by teenage gang in east London
	Walter Adrian, 23, and his boyfriend, were attacked outside Barclays bank on Whitechapel Road. As they withdrew cash, up to seven Bangladeshi teenagers on pushbikes surrounded them asking "who is sucking who off?" and "are you fags?". They then punched and kicked the couple standard.co.uk 24 Jun 14
Woman on 'gay-hate' charge against Paisley florist
	Fiona Meikle, has appeared in custody at Paisley Sheriff Court charged with targeting a local florist in an alleged gay-prejudice leaflet campaign just days after the new shop opened eveningtimes.co.uk 24 Jun 14
UK bans teaching creationism as science in all schools
	According to the government's new standards, teaching creationism as fact-based scientific theory in every "academy and free" school would be in violation of the law allvoices.com 24 Jun 14
Worksop man told gay couple he would 'burn their house down' Eifion Watson, who intimidated a gay couple in a car park along with two other friends, has been jailed for 16 weeks worksopguardian.co.uk 24 Jun 14 GAY PRIDE In historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts to lead iconic NYC Pride March
	Three generations of Scouts of active and former Boy Scouts and leaders will present the American flag during the national anthem at the NYC Pride March opening ceremony gopride.com 24 Jun 14
BISEXUALS Bisexual men most at risk for HIV and STDs, says CDC
	William Jeffries, the author of the study, said that although HIV is less common in bisexual men, because they are often on the "down low," having sex with men but in relationships with a women, they are less likely to get tested for HIV, causing a greater risk. "Biphobia," he said, is to blame edgeboston.com 24 Jun 14
GAY SPORTS FIFA clear Mexico fans of anti-gay chants
	"The Disciplinary Committee has decided that the incident in question is not considered insulting in this specific context. All charges against the Mexican FA have been dismissed," FIFA said in a statement reuters.com 24 Jun 14
UGANDA US sanctions hit vulnerable hardest Uganda warned on Monday that US sanctions slapped on the country over its tough anti-gay laws would harm the "most vulnerable" in the country. Rights groups say the law has triggered a sharp increase in arrests and assaults of country's LGBT community news24.com 24 Jun 14 GAY BUSINESS What's the most gay-friendly brand?
	In BrandIndex's annual list of US companies most revered by our LGBT community: Costco has jumped from 14 position to take the top spot; Netflix held steady in the second place spot; Panera Bread made a big jump, from number 19 last year to number 3 this year brandindex.com 24 Jun 14
SHOW BIZ Tamar Iveri sacked by Opera Australia over gay slur
	"Please, stop vigorous attempts to bring West's 'faecal masses' in the mentality of the people by means of propaganda," said comments on Iveri's Facebook page bbc.co.uk 24 Jun 14
EastEnders star Kellie Bright: "Linda wouldn't say she was homophobic"
	"I don't have the same opinions as Linda and I was a bit concerned about how it would come across. But you have to be able to reach everybody who watches the show and it wouldn't have been truthful if all the Carters had been pleased that Johnny is gay," the actress comments radiotimes.com 24 Jun 14

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