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UK Government considers 50% funding cut to HIV prevention programme Dr Rosemary Gillespie, Chief Executive at Terrence Higgins Trust, said: "This is not the right time for the Government to pare back spending on HIV prevention. We have not yet reached the tipping point in our fight against the epidemic." tht.org.uk 16 Dec 14 Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of National AIDS Trust, said: "This decision is simply staggering. HIV transmission shows no signs of decline, with the highest number of diagnoses among gay and bisexual men ever last year." nat.org.uk 16 Dec 14 | |
Nick Clegg defends right to indulge in 'exotic' behaviour | |
 | Deputy Pime Minister said today ministers must not "stick their nose in the bedroom" as he suggested that new pornography laws may be too tough standard.co.uk 16 Dec 14 Sexual freedom activists sit on each other's faces in Westminster standard.co.uk 16 Dec 14 |
GAY HEROES Gay hero of Sydney hostage crisis | |
 | Tori Johnson, 34, managed the Lindt Chocolate Café for two years. He tried to take the gun to protect the other hostages as they fled, but he was shot in the attempt. He leaves his partner of 14 years, Thomas Zinn huffingtonpost.com 16 Dec 14 |
GAY MARRIAGE Gay marriage law comes into effect in Scotland | |
 | Scotland's new law on same-sex marriages was used for the first time shortly after midnight when Douglas Pretsell and Peter Gloster upgraded their civil partnership at the British consulate in Sydney bbc.co.uk 16 Dec 14 Record 68% support for same-sex marriage in Scotland equality-network.org 16 Dec 14 Florida asks highest court to block gay marriage tampabay.com 16 Dec 14 |
WORLD Inequalities in the labour market faced by gay and lesbian employees | |
 | A new report, Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes, by Dr Nick Drydakis of Anglia Ruskin University, investigates workplace discrimination, earnings and job satisfaction worldwide. Fewer than 20% of countries have adopted sexual orientation anti-discrimination laws in employment, and 2.7 billion people live in countries where being gay or lesbian is a crime iza.org 16 Dec 14 |
RUSSIA Russia 'ignoring' anti-gay attacks, says Human Rights Watch | |
 | The US-based body said Russia's leadership had reacted to violence and anti-gay rhetoric with silence, and it accused some officials of hate speech. The 2013 law banning gay "propaganda" had led to more attacks, it said bbc.co.uk 16 Dec 14 |
Ultraconservative lawmaker hunts for teens at gay club | |
 | St. Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov and a film crew fought their way into local gay club Central Station as it hosted a Loshadka party - "Craziness, scandal and sex" are promised in advertisements themoscowtimes.com 16 Dec 14 |
GAY PRIDE Brighton Pride early bird tickets prices frozen for the third year | |
 | Tickets for Brighton Pride 2015 go on sale on the Friday 19th December at midday with £9 Super early bird tickets and £12.50 early bird ticket prices frozen for the third year running - Sat 1 Aug 2015 brighton-pride.org 16 Dec 14 Gay Pride Calendar |
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