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ALAN TURING Benedict Cumberbatch calls for overturn of 'intolerable' gay convictions | |
 | Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor, is leading a campaign to convince the government to overturn historic 'indecency' convictions handed to 49,000 gay men. The star of The Imitation Game, will ask for ordinary men to be offered the same official pardon as Alan Turing, who was prosecuted for gross indecency in 1952 telegraph.co.uk 31 Jan 15 Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen Fry are among signatories of an open letter asking the government to pardon 49,000 men who were prosecuted for being gay - an estimated 15,000 of them are still alive bbc.co.uk 31 Jan 15 Alan Turing Gay Page |
GAY BUSINESS Dead tycoon's former partner fights over £6m gay village estate | |
 | Helen Roocroft is fighting for a bigger share of her ex's estate claiming Carol Ann Ainscow misled her about her wealth when they 'divorced'. Miss Ainscow was instrumental in transforming Manchester's Canal Street into a thriving gay village telegraph.co.uk 31 Jan 15 |
Premium rate scam: Grindr users hit with fun-killing charges | |
 | The iOS version has recently started dialling (without any user choice, input or confirmation) a premium rate number - 0913 666 0010 - which carries a hefty connection charge and per minute rate, and even if you cancel it quickly you still get hit with the connection charge theregister.co.uk 31 Jan 15 |
Coca-Cola and Michael Sam #MakeItHappy for the Big Game  
US athlete Michael Sam has experienced firsthand how the Internet has grown increasingly negative. In this Super Bowlcommercial for Coke he channels this negativity into positivity:
"One nasty email she pretty much told me that we don't belong - that we're evil. She is really the only hate message that I replied to. And what I said was, 'I am sorry that you feel that way, but even though you hate me so much I still love you, and I wish you have a great day.' She never replied back."
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Virginia scraps bill to allow businesses to discriminate | |
 | A House panel has effectively killed legislation that would allow anyone holding a state license, including business owners, lawyers and doctors, to deny services to gay people without facing disciplinary action ... but have not added LGBT discrimination as an unlawful housing practice richmond.com 31 Jan 15 |
SEX - LIFE 24 questions about gay Polyamorous relationships you wanted to ask ... | |
 | ... but were too polite to! A conversation last year with Jason, John, Mark and Sid - the first polyamorous 'unit' I met which consisted of a primary couple, in which each partner had a secondary boyfriend huffingtonpost.com 31 Jan 15 |
TRANS Bruce Jenner 'IS transitioning into a woman, family sources confirm' | |
 | Olympic gold medalist runner and Kardiashian reality star Jenner is definitely undergoing the transition to change sex, and will open up about his journey in a docu-series which is due to air when he is ready mirror.co.uk 31 Jan 15 |
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