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UK MP Nigel Evans reselected to stand in General Election | |
 | Mr Evans, 56, was chosen after a secret ballot during a meeting in Clitheroe, Lancashire, with members of the local Conservative Association. The gay MP resigned the party whip and sat as an independent MP as he fought a number of sexual offences, of which he was cleared bbc.co.uk 9 Sep 14 |
Ed Miliband hires openly gay broadcaster Matthew Laza for new Labour broadcast role Laza, whose BBC career has also included stints at The Politics Show and The One Show, will work across the party generally but have a specific focus on handling Miliband's TV presence prweek.com 9 Sep 14 Margate gay flatmate hammer attacker sentenced to 14 years | |
 | Connor Huntley, 18, was found alive on his bed, but with the claw hammer embedded in his head in May last year. Joseph Williams, 21, of Cliftonville, Margate, had made disparaging remarks about gay men, the Old Bailey was told bbc.co.uk 9 Sep 14 |
First gay clergy member to marry in UK sues Church of England after sacking | |
 | Canon Jeremy Pemberton, 58, formerly a hospital chaplain, was the first member of the clergy to enter into a same-sex marriage, when he wed his partner Laurence Cunnington in April. He was later sacked for doing so, and has now begun legal proceedings against the Church of England pinknews.co.uk 9 Sep 14 |
GAY SPORTS Stonewall FC win the Gay Games | |
 | For the 9th time, Stonewall FC have won the IGLFA World Cup and for the 4th consecutive time have come back with gold from the Gay Games. Absolute unprecedented success for Stonewall FC and the current manager Eric Najib stonewallfc.com 9 Sep 14 |
GAY BOOKS Polari First Book Prize shortlist announced | |
 | The 2014 shortlist for a first book which explores the LGBT experience: - I Am Nobody's Nigger by Dean Atta (Westbourne Press) - Petite Mort by Beatrice Hitchman (Serpent's Tail) - Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman (Team Angelica) - God's Other Children - A London Memoir by Vernal W. Scott (self-published) - The Rubbish Lesbian by Sarah Westwood (Mimwood Press). This year, for the first time, the five shortlisted books will be displayed at selected WHSmiths travel outlets across the country polariliterarysalon.co.uk 9 Sep 14 |
SHOW BIZ Sexual addiction in a gay muslim's life | |
 | The themes of sexual addiction and family in the context of a gay muslim's life, are explored by Manchester-based writer, performance artist and intensive care doctor, Tuheen Huda, in his interactive, autobiographical solo show Pandamonium, at The Lowry Studio, Manchester - 23-24 Oct thelowry.com 9 Sep 14 |
GAY PRIDE  More gay groups to apply for New York Paddy's Day parade 'I won't say that it is possible that we would consider another group,' say organisers irishtimes.com 9 Sep 14 WORLD Gambia passes bill imposing life sentences for some homosexual acts | |
 | Gambia's president, Yahya Jammeh, has said that gay and lesbian people should leave the country or be beheaded theguardian.com 9 Sep 14 |
GAY HISTORY Gay culture is dying. Good riddance! Should the wider LGBTQ community really be spending time, energy, and emotional bandwidth on pleas to preserve gay spaces? slate.com 9 Sep 14 Tom of Finland stamps are biggest seller ever | |
 | Stamps designed as a tribute to homoerotic artist and gay icon Touko Laaksonen - also known as Tom of Finland - went on sale Monday. According to the postal service company Posti, the risqué stamps are the country's biggest seller ever, with pre-orders made in 178 different countries yle.fi 9 Sep 14 Buy stamps |
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