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Evan Davis to replace Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight | |
 | The gay journalist has been economics editor at the BBC, presenter of Radio 4's Today programme, as well as fronting venture capitalist show Dragons' Den on BBC2 radiotimes.com 21 Jul 14 Nipple ring, tattoos, motorbikes, and Evan's partner Guillaume Baltz huffingtonpost.co.uk |
Gay engineers hide sexuality to safeguard career | |
 | A study by the Institution of Engineering and Technology found that 42% of respondents said they were not open about their sexuality at work, compared with just over 45% who said they were ft.com 21 Jul 14 theiet.org |
Prime Minister congratulates The Oldest Gay in the Village | |
 | David Cameron has written a letter of congratulations to George Montague, affectionately known as The Oldest Gay in the Village now in the last two weeks of his term as a Brighton Pride Ambassador gscene.com 21 Jul 14 |
HIV AIDS AIDS experts blast countries with anti-gay laws Campaigners at the World AIDS Conference are taking aim at countries with anti-gay laws, accusing them of creating conditions that allow the spread of HIV yahoo.com 21 Jul 14 Early HIV drugs 'may not stop virus' HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research bbc.co.uk 21 Jul 14 ALAN TURING The Imitation Game - watch official UK teaser trailer | |
 | A nail-biting race against time following Alan Turing (gay pioneer of modern-day computing and credited with cracking the German Enigma code) and his brilliant team at Britain's top-secret code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II youtube.com 21 Jul 14 |
SEX - LIFE The gay community should stop attacking anyone who dares suggest sexuality is a choice 'The "born this way" argument cannot dodge the question of morality; science can never replace the need for thorough and tight moral argument. Either same-sex relationships are of equal moral value to heterosexual relationships or they are not,' argues Adam Jowett theconversation.com 21 Jul 14 GAY SPORTS Tom Daley in Russia emergency landing | |
 | Olympic diver Tom Daley was involved in a terrifying mid-air emergency as his plane was force to land in Russia after dumping fuel in flight mirror.co.uk 21 Jul 14 |
Amaechi hopes Glasgow 2014 can improve gay rights across Commonwealth | |
 | The first former NBA player to come out publicly, John Amaechi, warned nothing would be changed by isolating countries with such draconian legislation insidethegames.biz 21 Jul 14 |
GAY PRIDE Liverpool's fairytale begins... | |
 | Liverpool Pride 2014 is just two weeks away! Don't forget to book your tickets in advance for £8 at: liverpoolpride.co.uk 21 Jul 14 |
USA How Hobby Lobby split the left and set back gay rights "The religious exemption debate has now been polarized to the point where people are saying, 'All or nothing,'" says think tank Third Way theatlantic.com 21 Jul 14 In U.S. gay marriage cases, children emerge in the limelight Lawyers are recruiting same-sex couples who have children, putting interviews with kids as young as seven in court filings, and organizing media events featuring teenagers reuters.com 21 Jul 14 WORLD China's 'pink market' value estimated at US$470b annually A new LGBT survey estimated China's "pink market" value to be around US$470 billion per year. It is the first survey to explore the purchasing power, preferences and motivations of China's LGBT community shanghaidaily.com communitymarketinginc.com 21 Jul 14 SHOW BIZ Three gay-themed one-man plays at Edinburgh Fringe | |
 | Desire and Pursuit presents three powerful one-man plays about male beauty, religious faith and gay obsession Edinburgh Festival Fringe - 18-23 Aug thespaceuk.com 21 Jul 14 |
Channel 4 seeking real life sex stories for new series TOFU | |
 | Russell T Davies' TOFU will explore, debate and celebrate sex and sexual taboos through a variety of scripted sketches and intimate interviews. RED production company is looking for contributors 18 and over, of any gender or sexual orientation, who are comfortable with, and confident in, talking about sex channel4.com 21 Jul 14 |
Dates announced for BFI Flare 2015 | |
 | The 29th London LGBT Film Festival will take place 19-29 March 2015, at BFI Southbank. We'll be announcing the programme in mid-February and submissions for both shorts and features will open in early September facebook.com 21 Jul 14 |
Iris Prize Best British Short 2014 sponsored by Pinewood Studios Group | |
 | English football fans in the 90's; passion and desire between two women in a sleepy English coastal village; and a new member of staff in a Scottish call centre for the deaf who gets embroiled in a lovers tiff; are just some of the stories tackled by the 10 finalists for a new LGBT short film award irisprize.org 21 Jul 14 |
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