7-8 December 2014

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UK


'Save Our Soho'
'Save Our Soho'After Madame JoJo's closure, campaigners take part in 'funeral' to protest against the 'sanitisation' of Soho. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch and TV presenter Stephen Fry have signed an open letter to Mayor of London Boris Johnson urging him to intervene
westendextra.com  7 Dec 14



Top gay police officer arrested for 'supplying Class A drugs'
Top gay police officer with MBE is arrested for 'supplying Class A drugs Chief Inspector Paul Cahill, 43, was allegedly found slumped over the wheel of his car. He made his mark as a liaison officer with Soho's vibrant gay community, and was awarded an MBE for services to diversity in the 2003 New Year Honours
dailymail.co.uk  8 Dec 14


Camden bar Proud cancels homophobic Christmas Booking with superb reply
Camden bar Proud cancels homophobic Christmas Booking with superb replyAlex Proud, owner of the Camden club that bears his name said: "We are gay. Our food is gay, our loos are gay. If you don't like it you are not welcome"
huffingtonpost.co.uk  8 Dec 14


WORLD

Shrien Dewani murder case thrown out by South African judge
Shrien Dewani murder case thrown out by South African judgeJudge Jeanette Traverso said the evidence presented by the prosecution fell "far below the threshold" of what a reasonable court could convict on
bbc.co.uk  8 Dec 14


GAY PRIDE

Nikolai Alexeyev compensated $55 after Russian city bans gay pride parade
Nikolai Alexeyev compensated $55 after Russian city bans gay pride paradeThe decision marks the first time in a decade that the founder of the Moscow Gay Pride movement has been compensated for moral damages in regards to his LGBT rights activism
themoscowtimes.com  8 Dec 14


O-M-G

Catholic Church must help parents stand by their gay children
Catholic Church must help parents stand by their gay children But Pope Francis said homosexual marriage "did not cross our minds"
belfasttelegraph.co.uk  8 Dec 14


SHOW BIZ

Pride wins best film at British Independent Film Awards
Pride wins best film at British Independent Film AwardsThe film, about an alliance between gay rights campaigners and pit workers during the 1984 miners strike, collected three awards in total
bbc.co.uk  8 Dec 14


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