Gay News Headlines: Wednesday 24 September 2014

UK Ed Milliband appoints Michael Cashman as LGBT envoy
	In his final party conference speech before May's general election, the Labour leader said he would appoint a world envoy for lesbian and gay rights - the former actor and MEP Michael, soon to be Lord, Cashman bbc.co.uk 24 Sep 14
Northern Ireland health minister sacked
	Health Minister Edwin Poots faced criticism over his refusal to lift a ban on gay men giving blood belfasttelegraph.co.uk24 Sep 14
Fugitive machete thug boasted of attacking gay people
	Glasgow police officers with machine guns, body armour and shields swooped on a property after receiving a tip-off that serial criminal Jonathan Kelly was inside. Police later admitted the 33-year-old was still at large dailyrecord.co.uk 24 Sep 14
New network for LGBT parents who work in 'the City'
	P3 has been set up to provide a network of support, and as a resource for anyone with an interest in LGBT parenting and the City, including parents of LGBT children thep3network.com 24 Sep 14
GAY SPORTS Equality adviser sacked by FA gets broad support
	29 figures from sport, politics and the arts have signed a letter of support for Edward Lord, who was sacked over remarks he made during the recent Football Association sexism scandal: 'The public and the rest of the sport industry are getting fed up with football's inability to tackle discrimination in the game' libdemvoice.org 24 Sep 14
Norwich City bosses launch probe into alleged homophobic abuse
	During the championship game against Birmingham City, a Canary fan reported that another home supporter was making homophobic statements at half-time. The club are now looking into the serious offence edp24.co.uk 24 Sep 14
TRANS ACLU preparing to sue Army over Chelsea Manning's gender treatment
	Wikileaker Chelsea's supporters intend to take legal action if the Defense Department does not provide her with proper medical treatment for her previously diagnosed Gender Dysphoria chelseamanning.org 24 Sep 14
GAY RESEARCH Eating disorders in LGBT populations
	National Eating Disorders Association research suggests that eating disorders disproportionately impact some segments of LGBT populations. Gay men are thought to only represent 5% of the total male population but among men who have eating disorders, 42% identify as gay nationaleatingdisorders.org 24 Sep 14
WORLD Cape Town shuts South Africa's pro-gay mosque
	South Africa's first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows women to lead prayers, has been closed indefinitely. A City of Cape Town councillor says the newly established Open Mosque had violated municipal by-laws by not having any parking spaces bbc.co.uk 24 Sep 14
SHOW BIZ **BBC viewers complain of 'constant smutty remarks' in GBBO**
	Fans of Great British Bake Off have written to BBC Points of View to complain about "constant smutty remarks" in the show, claiming the "totally unnecessary" innuendo by gay comic Sue Perkins was leaving Mary Berry embarrassed telegraph.co.uk 24 Sep 14