Friday 25 July 2014

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UK

Alex Salmond makes Commonwealth gay history
Alex Salmond

Rainbow flag flies over Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
"Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond's statement of support for gay rights at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is a first.

"The leader of no other host government at either the Commonwealth or Olympic Games has ever made such a positive pro-gay equality statement and backed it up with concrete visible support by flying the gay rainbow flag from government headquarters for the duration of the Games," said Peter Tatchell
petertatchellfoundation.org25 Jul 14


Third of gay and bisexual men took illegal drugs last year
The Times reports drug use by gay and bisexual men was three times higher than for straight men and was higher in the majority of individual drugs consumed including cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines and cannabis
pinknews.co.uk 25 Jul 14


Plymouth pensioner jailed for homophobic abuse of gay neighbours
Reginald Brayford, aged 67, is back behind bars after continuing his relentless campaign of homophobic abuse at his gay neighbours, insulting one of the men in his own garden
plymouthherald.co.uk 25 Jul 14


Let's stop LGBT people 'coming out of the closet'
It fails as an analogy, and in the march towards equal rights it's time to take an axe to this anachronistic mausoleum
independent.co.uk 25 Jul 14


GAY BUSINESS

Oldest gay bookstore in USA to reopen
Giovanni's RoomThe country's oldest LGBT bookstore, Giovanni's Roomin Philadelphia, has found a buyer, reports owner and cofounder Ed Hermance
publishersweekly.com 25 Jul 14


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