Wednesday 28 January 2015

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GAY PRIDE

Student Pride 2015 programme announced
Journalist Owen Jones and actor Bethany Black will be speaking at student pride 2015 in London, in a programme that includes a jobs fair, arts pride, queer cinema, a carnival and parties
- 27 Feb - 1 Mar
studentpride.co.uk  28 Jan 15


Bristol Pride 2015 will be greenest event yet
Bristol Pride 2015 will be greenest event yet'Green Rainbow' is the theme for Bristol 2015 and are organisers are encouraging people to create placards and recycled outfits for the parade
- 4-12 Jul 
pridebristol.co.uk  28 Jan 15


HIV AIDS

64 local authorities aim to 'halve it' for HIV infections
64 local authorities aim to halve HIV infectionsSouthwark Council in London is the latest local authority to join the 'Halve It' campaign to reduce by 50% the number of residents diagnosed late with HIV and those living with undiagnosed HIV
halveit.org.uk
  28 Jan 15

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STICKS AND STONES

School cancels LGBT workshop last-minute because 'the other side had to be heard'
School cancels LGBT workshop last-minute because 'the other side had to be heard'Founder of ShoutOut Eoin O'Liathain said volunteers had already arrived at the Dublin school when he received the call. "It was a bit flabbergasting, because there is no political message or component to ShoutOut whatsoever."
independent.ie  28 Jan 15


Green party candidate apologises for offending transgender people
Green party candidate apologises for offending transgender peopleThe philosopher Dr Rupert Read sparked a heated debate after posting that the use of the word "cisgender" as the opposite of "transgender" troubled him
independent.co.uk  28 Jan 15


Under-fire Newport Ukip candidate faces calls to stand down
Under-fire Newport Ukip candidate faces calls to stand downDonald Grewar is being investigated by the party for replying "Well said" in response to a message on the BNP website referring to gay people as "perverts" and "paedophiles"
southwalesargus.co.uk  28 Jan 15


GAY RESEARCH

LGBT support for same-sex marriage isn't as uniform as one might think 
LGBT support for same-sex marriage isn't as uniform as one might think Among US Republican LGBT adults, support for gay marriage is not as strong as it is among Democrat LGBT adults, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey (78% c/w 98%). And a substantial share say the issue has taken too much attention from other important issues
pewresearch.org  28 Jan 15


AFRICA

Nigeria arrests 12 planning 'homosexual' wedding
Nigeria arrests 12 planning 'homosexual' wedding"These men were arrested as they planned to hold a wedding among themselves," said Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, head of Kano State's Hisbah board police. "They are homosexuals; their acts are against the (sharia) law"
dailysabah.com  28 Jan 15


Uganda: 9 gay men threatened by mob, arrested by police
Uganda: 9 gay men threatened by mob, arrested by policeWithout knowing it, the men had put their lives in jeopardy by visiting an STI screening clinic, which attracted the attention of a homophobic mob
76crimes.com  28 Jan 15


ALAN TURING

Sicilian street named after gay codebreaker Alan Turing
Scicilian street named after gay codebreaker Alan TuringCatania's place names committee has decided to name seven streets after two police commissioners killed by the Mafia, a theatre founder, a writer, and Alan Turing 'the discoverer of the codes of the Enigma machine'
cataniaoggi.com  28 Jan 15


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