Gay News Headlines: Thursday 17 July 2014

OLDER LGBT LGB people grow older fearing discrimination and isolation
	YouGov poll shows that 48% of LGB people fear discrimination when dealing with bereavement while 55% of those over the age of 45 have no financial provision for their funeral. Shockingly, one in ten say they have experienced discrimination at a funeral or when arranging one stonewall.org.uk 17 Jul 14 Download guide
GAY PARENTS Megan Harris and Casey Stoney ready to be role models to gay parents
	Pregnant former Lincoln Ladies player Megan Harris has revealed she and England footballer Casey Stoney are ready to be role models to gay parents lincolnshireecho.co.uk 17 Jul 14
GAY BUSINESS Launch Angels seeks $2M for fund to back LGBT entrepreneurs
	Under new rules that permit venture funds to advertise for qualified investors, the Boston firm looks to raise $2 million for its VentureOut Fund, which will make very early investments in 10 to 15 of these startups wsj.com 17 Jul 14 launch-angels.com
Gay hairdresser hits out at 'cowards' who posted homophobic literature
	Kenny McCormick has called in the cops after anti-gay pamphlets, which include quotes from the Bible, were delivered at his Paisley hair salon dailyrecord.co.uk 17 Jul 14
TRANS Married trans people must divorce
	The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the divorce requirement for people who wish to change their legal gender and are married, is not a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights lgbt-ep.eu 17 Jul 14
BLOOD DONORS Sexual orientation alone does not justify blood ban
	Europe Court of Justice Advocate General says that refusing blood donated by a man who has had sex with another man is discriminatory, unnecessary and should be stopped europa.eu 17 Jul 14
O-M-G Cardinal O'Brien 'living in Northumberland house'
	The disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien is now living in a £200,000 house in England bought for him by the current Archbishop of Edinburgh and St Andrews scotsman.com 17 Jul 14