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UK Councillor discovers his pictures being used by troll escort | |
 | Gay Liverpool Councilor Jake Morrison, 21, said it was "disturbing" that his photos had been stolen by an imposter on Grindr to solicit sex for £40 a time liverpoolecho.co.uk 13 Aug 14 |
TRANS Kellie Maloney shows how times have changed | |
 | Two decades ago a boxing promoter deciding to live as a woman might have got a mixed response in the media. But perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of Kellie Maloney, formerly Frank, announcing her new identity, was an almost uniformly positive reaction bbc.co.uk 13 Aug 14 Trans activist Paris Lees walks out of BBC Newsnight recording over 'fabricated debate about trans people's right to exist' gaystarnews.com 13 Aug 14 Journalists threatened to expose Kellie Maloney and doorstepped members of her family theguardian.com 13 Aug 14 |
SHOW BIZ Eddie Izzard tribute to Robin Williams | |
 | The comedian and writer Eddie Izzard became friends with Robin Williams when they worked together on the film The Secret Agent. Police have confirmed that the US actor and comedian Robin Williams took his own life at his California home. He was 63 bbc.co.uk 13 Aug 14 Robin Williams reads Walt Whitman, quoting the gay poet in an Apple iPad commercial youtube.com 13 Aug 14 |
SEX - LIFE Man dies after vibrator gets stuck in rectum Nigel Willis was rushed to Lewisham Hospital after the sex toy got stuck inside him for five days, a south London coroner's inquest heard huffingtonpost.com 13 Aug 14 GAY MARRIAGE Nat'l Organization for Marriage claims boycott has slowed Starbucks' growth | |
 | However, Starbucks' stock has soared 55% in the two years since NOM launched the boycott lgbtqnation.com 13 Aug 14 |
WORLD Iran's new gay executions | |
 | Abdullah Ghavami Chahzanjiru and Salman Ghanbari Chahzanjiri, were hanged in southern Iran on August 6, possibly for consensual sodomy (library picture) thedailybeast.com 13 Aug 14 Iran Human Rights strongly condemns executions iranhr.net 13 Aug 14 |
Ugandan rapper Bobi Wine denied UK travel visa | |
 | One of Uganda's most popular musicians has been denied a UK travel visa following complaints from pro-gay rights groups that the artist incites hatred in his music. The latest saga potentially endangers the singer's socially-conscious image thisisafrica.me 13 Aug 14 |
New infographic summarises LGBT rights around the world | |
 | Learn how LGBT rights have changed over the years and what daily life is like around the world for the LGBT community infographicworld.com 13 Aug 14 ILGA country by country guide ilga-europe.org 13 Aug 14 Gay Research gaytoz.com |
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