Wednesday 11 February 2015

GAY HISTORY Victorians were more relaxed about homosexuality than in the 'swinging sixties'
	Manchester historian Jeff Evans said the supposedly prudish Victorians were far more relaxed about sex between men, having studied court cases relating to the criminalisation of gay men. Outside London, the criminal justice system in regions such as Lancashire seemed largely uninterested in prosecuting gay men manchestereveningnews  11 Feb 15 LGBT History Month UK
UK Gay Village club-goer avoids jail after leaving homophobic bigot with a fractured skull
	Andrew Duncan barged the 29-year-old victim in the chest with his head, causing him to fall and bang his head outside the Rembrandt pub on Sackville Street manchestereveningnews 11 Feb 15
GAY MARRIAGE Seek legal advice before dissolving civil partnership warns Law Society
	As the number of dissolved civil partnerships rises by 20%, legal experts at the Law Society are advising same-sex couples to seek legal advice before breaking up. It may not be labelled as a 'divorce' but dissolving a civil partnership has the same legal ramifications as ending a marriage Find a solicitor  11 Feb 15
Top Italian court finds no constitutional right to same-sex marriage
	The Court of Cassation ruled that nothing in Italy's constitution requires government recognition of same-sex marriage. The court said, however, that same-sex couples have a right to the same protection of law as other unmarried couples catholicculture.org 11 Feb 15
SHOW BIZ Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show
	When former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a social conservative, tried to defend his opposition to same-sex marriage, Stewart said: "I think it's the difference between what you believe gay people are and what I do. Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality, and the protections that we have for religion -- we protect religion, and talk about a lifestyle choice, that is absolutely a choice. Gay people don't choose to be gay." cnn.com 11 Feb 15
O-M-G Christian Voice 'supports' pardons for gay men
	Christian Voice director Stephen Green believes if we follow the argument to its logical conclusion we should include abortionists and pornographers in the pardons christianvoice.org.uk  11 Feb 15

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Sunday 1 February 2015

UK Campaign to pardon gay men goes on without William and Kate The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stay out of a campaign to gain pardons for tens of thousands of men convicted of being gay, led by Alan Turing actor Benedict Cumberbatch channel4.com  1 Feb 15 Soho bar owners relieved as redevelopment plans put on hold The Soho Yard and Stables in Rupert Street, which has served the LGBT community for a number of years, was facing plans that would see the development of flats above the existing building pinknews.co.uk  1 Feb 15 SHOW BIZ EastEnders Pam St Clement: 'I had a lesbian affair behind my husband's back' The star was in her 30s when she fell for a woman on a trip to Australia while her civil servant husband stayed at home in the UK mirror.co.uk  1 Feb 15 GAY HISTORY February is LGBT History Month    LGBT History Month UK The myth of the gay community

It was not until after graduating that Evan Beck started to realize how diverse the identities and needs of the gay community were - so much so that he's not sure the word "community" is either fair or accurate theatlantic.com 1 Feb 15

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Wednesday 17 September 2014

UK 54% of LGBT voters backing Yes
	The online poll of 2,163 Scottish readers of PinkNews found that 54% plan to vote Yes in Thursday's referendum, 44% plan to vote No, while 2% remain undecided. "The battle for the gay vote indicates possibly just how close the vote for independence will be," said editor Joseph Patrick McCormick heraldscotland.com 17 Sep 14 Scottish party commitments to advancing LGBTI equality after referendum equality-network.org
Gay By Degree names UK's most gay-friendly universities
	Stonewall's University Guide will help prospective students to choose a university that will welcome you and support you in being yourself. It measures each university against 10 criteria including: tackling homophobic bullying, LGBT societies, and support for LGB staff. gaybydegree.org.uk 17 Sep 14 Six UK universities get top marks for gay-friendliness theguardian.com 17 Sep 14
Gendered Intelligence receives £19,000 donation
	KOKO in Camden recently held a memorial concert in honour of a dear friend named Julia Brightly, who lost her battle with cancer in July 2014. The concert raised over £19,000 which will enable Gendered Intelligence to host even more youth groups, including two outside of London in Leeds and Bristol google.com 17 Sep 14
The tricky business of policing sex in public
	Decades ago, the police in the UK did their utmost to stop gay men having sex in public toilets and outdoor "cruising grounds". Men were frequently arrested, prosecuted and often jailed. Now police across much of the UK take a softly-softly approach, writes Julie Bindel bbc.co.uk 17 Sep 14
GAY MARRIAGE Gay marriage set to make grand US Supreme Court return
	While courts across the United States have been hearing gay-marriage cases, the Supreme Court said it will use a September 29 private conference to consider appeals that concern whether gay marriage can be legal in some states but not in others businessinsider.com 17 Sep 14
WORLD Egyptian police use dating sites to hunt down gay people
Liberty for Arabic homosexuals! Love is not a crime	Though homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, police have been using social media and smartphone applications to hunt down and arrest gays and lesbians france24.com 17 Sep 14
5 reasons to fix Jamaica's flawed Sexual Offences Act
	Activist Maurice Tomlinson writes an open letter to all Jamaican parliamentarians 76crimes.com 17 Sep 14
GAY MEDIA The media pioneers will be gay
	Gay and lesbian journalists are now out and leading innovative new publications. Have generations of marginalization in media created the best, most skeptical minds? advocate.com 17 Sep 14
Target agrees gay families are "Made to Matter"
	A new ad for Target's "Made to Matter" campaign features a same-sex couple and their son hrc.org 17 Sep 14

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Tuesday 24 September 2013

HIV AIDS
UK charities want additional effective prevention options introduced PrEP is a promising new HIV prevention strategy that involves people who do not have HIV taking a daily dose of one or two of the drugs that are used to treat HIV. Studies suggest that this can prevent infection if the user is exposed to HIV mrc.ac.uk 24 Sep 13
New season of groups for men in London affected by HIV Addictions, Life Coaching, Negative Partners Group, HIV/HepC Co-infection. Call THT on 020 7812 1773, or email: groupworklondon@tht.org.uk 24 Sep 13 UK Lovers to have sex in front of live audience on Channel 4 The volunteers include a gay couple in their 30s who hope to shatter myths about gay sex - The Campaign for Real Sex season starts on 30 September independent.co.uk 24 Sep 13 Greater Manchester Police destroy DNA samples from gay men 36 men convicted for consensual sex acts, which are no longer illegal, had been ordered to give samples, one dating back to the 1940s manchestereveningnews.co.uk 24 Sep 13 Protest against sexual abuse of detainees at UK immigration centres It is believed that guards preyed on isolated women - Downing Street, Fri 27 Sep facebook.com 24 Sep 13 Lesbians and gay men: one happy family, or worlds apart? It's a rocky relationship, often sustained only by our common vulnerability to homophobic bigots. What are your thoughts? theguardian.com | Take Survey 24 Sep 13 RUSSIA
	Gays rape kids, commit all hate crimes Video of Russian anti-gay member of parliament, Vitaly Milonov, who claims French government used chemical weapons against anti-gay-marriage protesters americablog.com 24 Sep 13
SHOW BIZ
	Know Your Niche, Know Your Audience Panel at The Raindance Film Festival will discuss how to make films that appeal to an LGBT audience - Piccadilly Circus, 25 Sep-6 Oct raindancefestival.org 24 Sep 13

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Tuesday 18 June 2013

UK ITV sitcom Vicious is cliched and outdated, says Barry Cryer guardian.co.uk 18 Jun 13 Stephen Fry, Michael Bublé, a Babylonian banquet and exploding jelly among lots in Stonewall's Summer Party silent auction stonewall.org.uk 18 Jun 13 A Brief History Of Cottaging - at the border of the public and the private - 6pm, Wed 5 Jun pridearts.co.uk 18 Jun 13
	Dr Who companions take a walk on the wild side in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust tht.org.uk 18 Jun 13
GAY MARRIAGE Media coverage favors same-sex marriage, finds Pew study lgbtqnation.com 18 Jun 13 WORLD "Rat of Honour" - EU Commissioner Reding receives LGBTI anti-award for turning down European LGBTI policy roadmap seta.fi 18 Jun 13 European Parliament consents to EU-Africa/Caribbean partnership with reservations on gay rights lgbt-ep.eu 18 Jun 13

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