Saturday 10 January 2015

UK 'Pipe bomb' threats to gay MP Chris Bryant
	Police are investigating a series of vile expletive-laden tweets sent to the Welsh MP - including a threat to pipe bomb his office walesonline.co.uk 10 Jan 15
TRANS Russian transgender people will no longer qualify for driving licences
	Fetishism, exhibitionism and voyeurism are also included as "mental disorders" now barring people from driving. The government says it is tightening medical controls for drivers because Russia has too many road accidents bbc.co.uk  10 Jan 15
Ireland's foremost "gender discombobulist" on TED
	Panti Bliss (aka Rory O'Neill) shares her experience of the little, everyday things that can have a huge impact on the wellbeing of gay people youtube.com  10 Jan 15
COMING OUT Dublin priest says he is gay during Mass - receives standing ovation
	Father Martin Dolan, who has been a priest at Church of St Nicholas of Myra in Dublin's city center for 15 years, opened up to his congregation at the Saturday night Mass irishcentral.com  10 Jan 15

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7-8 December 2014

UK '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'
	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
	Alex 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
	Judge 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
	The 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
	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
	The 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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Tuesday 25 November 2014

UK Madame Jojo's, legendary Soho nightclub, forced to close
	Westminster Council revokes the infamous drag venue's licence after a violent incident. Home to some of London's most diverse nightlife for more than half a century, supporters say a desire to gentrify the area is behind the closure theguardian.com 25 Nov 14
Transgender and transsexual policy launched by The FA
	Any transsexual or transgender person wishing to play in their affirmed gender can seek to do so by contacting The FA to obtain clearance. "This is a pioneering move for football and one which is designed to help give visibility to the trans community" thefa.com 25 Nov 14
'Gay rape' liar jailed for perverting the course of justice
	A 'troubled' man who falsely claimed he was raped by four gay men has been jailed for six years. One of falsely accused men took an overdose and another contemplated suicide because of the lies of Mark Wixey, 43, of Herefordshire worcesternews.co.uk  25 Nov 14

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Thursday 20 November 2014

TRANS Goldsmiths academic to host London's Transgender Day of Remembrance
	Natacha Kennedy, Goldsmiths lecturer and recently recognised on the Independent on Sunday Rainbow List will MC London's The Transgender Day of Remembrance tonight at Richard Ingold Lecture Theatre, Gordon Street, London from 7pm - Thu 20 Nov tdor.info  20 Nov 14
Nearly half of young transgender people have attempted suicide
	Margaret Unwin of health charity PACE said "Undoubtedly the lack of visibility and acceptance in society contributes to these shocking figures about suicide attempt and self harm in trans young people. While society’s attitudes towards transgender people are changing, it is still not fast enough" theguardian.com 20 Nov 14
Hate crime services for trans people at risk, says TUC
	The TUC is calling for an end to violence against trans people and for specialist support services for trans people to be protected from government spending cuts tuc.org.uk  20 Nov 14
SEX EDUCATION Almost 9 out of 10 parents support Sex Education in all schools
	Young people's charity Brook today called on the Prime Minister to take immediate action on SRE when a new poll demonstrated 88% of parents of children aged 18 or under support the teaching of SRE in all schools brook.org.uk  20 Nov 14
GAY BUSINESS Best places to work in HRC's 2015 Corporate Equality Index
	Rating 786 American workplaces on LGBT equality. Next year's CEI will take into account companies' LGBT inclusion in their global operations hrc.org  20 Nov 14
GAY SPORTS Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, retires
	Collins, 35, said that he made the decision over the summer and that he would focus on his work supporting organizations devoted to promoting diversity and inclusion nytimes.com  20 Nov 14 'I know of gay footballers in the Premier League' says Stonewall's Ruth Hunt bbc.co.uk
Swimmer Ian Thorpe "ashamed" he didn't come out sooner
	As Thorpe was named as GQ's Man Of Influence he said: "The thought that young people are looking up to me, watching what I do and say closely, has always been strange for me... I didn't have the courage to do it, to break that lie." sportsmole.co.uk  20 Nov 14
HIV AIDS 3,250 gay men newly diagnosed last year
	In London, one in every eight gay men is now living with HIV. GMFA reminds us that continued funding in prevention activities remains critical in curbing the HIV epidemic gmfa.org.uk  20 Nov 14
SHOW BIZ Paul O'Grady accepts "substantial" damages in phone hacking claim
	Mr O'Grady's lawyer told Mr Justice Mann of the anger and distress the News of the World caused to the star, who is best known for his drag queen alter ego Lily Savage and for presenting his own daytime chat show liverpoolecho.co.uk  20 Nov 14

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Monday 3 November 2014

SEX - LIFE London's first condom cycle courier service
	HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is to run its first ever condom cycle courier service for gay and bisexual men in East London, as part of the Fringe! queer film and arts festival - 3-9 Nov tht.org.uk  3 Nov 14
Men 'dressed as fairies' kick and stamp on their victims during homophobic attack
	Police are hunting thugs who beat up two men while dressed as fairies. The pair, who were wearing pink tutus, shouted abuse as they kicked their victims in the head in Surbiton, south London. Police say the attack was carried out early on Saturday morning by two men in their late 20s itv.com  3 Nov 14 Irish cottage may be haunted by violent fairies usatoday.com  3 Nov 14
WORLD Russians tore down a memorial to Steve Jobs after Tim Cook said he was proud to be gay
	Residents of Saint Petersburg have reportedly torn down a giant interactive iPhone memorial that commemorated the memory of Apple founder Steve Jobs after the company's current CEO, Tim Cook, came out as gay on Thursday businessinsider.com  3 Nov 14
SHOW BIZ Scott Mills gets viewers' sympathy after Halloween Week exit
	It's been a long time coming - Scott Mills has left Strictly Come Dancing. Along with Judy Murray, fans have been calling for his exit for a while now mirror.co.uk  3 Nov 14
Benedict Cumberbatch defends absence of gay sex scene in Alan Turing biopic
	Critics of The Imitation Game have taken it to task for not being 'sexually explicit' enough, on the grounds that there are no scenes of Turing sexually involved with another man. His feelings for Morcom are conveyed by no more than longing glances telegraph.co.uk  3 Nov 14
Britain's first Muslim drag queen's potential Eurovision entry
	Asifa Lahore's first single from her new EP is 'You And I' which has been submitted as a potential Eurovision entry for the United Kingdom youtu.be 3 Nov 14

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