Tuesday 10 March 2015

UK LGBT older people with dementia should not be forced back into the closet
	There are 1.2 million older lesbian and gay people in the UK, yet they are an invisible population. The National Care Forum is exploring the needs of this community, asking how to provide its members with more appropriate support theguardian.com  10 Mar 15 housingandcare21.co.uk
TRANS Pay-out for transgender man thrown out of Tiverton nightclub
	Kay Browning was kicked out of the blokes' and asked to use the disabled facilities. The nightclub owners have now reached an out-of-court settlement of £1,500 - and the agreement that he can use the male toilets any time he pleases westernmorningnews  10 Mar 15
SEX - LIFE The Black Lesbian Handbook
	Channel 4 has produced a series of short films to view online about the DownLow lesbian scene, including masculine and girly roles, toys, and relationships channel4.com  10 Mar 15

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Thursday 15 January 2015

UK LGBT domestic violence helpline is facing closure
	Broken Rainbow, the service that is a crucial lifeline for thousands of LGBT people experiencing domestic violence and abuse, is coming to the end of its main funding stream in March and has had no clear confirmation from the Home Office whether it will be extended for another year brokenrainbow.org.uk  15 Jan 15
Public figures come out as Tatchell patrons
	Eleven leading public figures from politics, broadcasting, film, music, law and campaigning have become patrons of the human rights organisation, the Peter Tatchell Foundation petertatchellfoundation.org Donate  15 Jan 15
Woman found dead in King William IV pub in Hampstead
	Police were called at 10.05am this morning to the King William IV pub in Hampstead High Street to find a 36-year-old woman who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the death is being treated as non-suspicious hamhigh.co.uk 15 Jan 15
NHS staff told to stop helping patients get gay conversion therapy The treatment isn't offered on the NHS, but it's understood some staff have occasionally put patients in touch with organisations who provide it. Experts say attempting so-called "gay cures" can be "dangerous" and "damaging" bbc.co.uk 15 Jan 15 COMING OUT  Twins come out to their dad in emotional YouTube video
	Austin and Aaron Rhodes' video shows them sharing the news with their nearly 56,000 subscribers and then calling their Dad to tell him. The confession takes an emotional turn towleroad.com  15 Jan 15
SHOW BIZ Alan Turing biopic  The Imitation Game  gets EIGHT Oscar nominations
	The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, has been nominated for eight Oscars including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. The film has also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Film Editing and Production Design manchestereveningnews Alan Turing Gay Page  15 Jan 15
SHOW BIZ Naomi Campbell claims she 'wouldn't exist without gay men'
	Speaking on the red carpet at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) awards last night, the supermodel said: "Hair, make-up, designer, photographer, stylist, manicure, hair-dresser, I mean, I just wouldn't exist" independent.co.uk  15 Jan 15

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Tuesday 6 January 2015

GAY BUSINESS Manbar the latest victim of Soho gentrification
	Soho's Manbar has become the latest victim of Westminster council's licensing department. The Charing Cross Road venue, which opened in its current guise in July 2013, has closed from today, with owner Chris Amos blaming the council for his loss in takings after temporarily losing its entertainment licence sosogay.co.uk  6 Jan 15
GAY MARRIAGE Stephen Fry to marry boyfriend Elliott Spencer
	Stephen told fans he is "very very happy" despite his hopes of a "private wedding" being dashed. Fry, 57, has given formal notice to wed Spencer, 27, at a register office in Dereham, Norfolk, near to where he grew up telegraph.co.uk  6 Jan 15
Secret Eaters host Anna Richardson confirms Sue Perkins relationship
	The 44-year-old Secret Eaters host explained that she shared an "extraordinary connection" with the 45-year-old Great British Bake Off presenter digitalspy.co.uk  6 Jan 15
UK Gay couple 'kicked out of Uber taxi for kissing and cuddling'
	Corey Watts and Jordan Sloan say they were left shocked by the driver's reaction, as the London cab company launched an investigation into the incident saying it does not tolerate any form of discrimination. The driver has since been suspended mirror.co.uk  6 Jan 15
Gay man claims Wetherspoon's turned him and his partner away because of their sexuality
	Joshua Fox, 23, says the pair were turned away from The Moon Under Water pub on Deansgate by doormen who reportedly told the couple that it was 'mixed couples only' manchestereveningnews  6 Jan 15
SHOW BIZ Pride director defends US DVD cover as 'clumsy but valid'
	After gay references are removed, director Matthew Warchus said he "didn't want to preach to the converted" but instead hopes to "find a mainstream audience and broaden people's minds" independent.co.uk  6 Jan 15
Will gay art tour of the Vatican get the Pope's seal of approval?
	A new art tour celebrating the sexuality of some of the Catholic church's most revered artists provides exciting new perspectives on the world's best-known art theguardian.com 6 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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Wednesday 3 December 2014

UK Farage confused over Ukip's sex education policy at young voters' event
	Asked whether Ukip would back compulsory sex education lessons and learning about gay relationships, Farage said "yes" as part of a proper "rounded" curriculum. When it was pointed out that Ukip's website advocates banning sex education in primary schools, he said: "I have never advocated that policy" theguardian.com  3 Dec 14 Russia: Sex education will 'never' be taught bbc.co.uk  3 Dec 14
Gay couple 'told to stop showing affection' in South Bank restaurant
	Lydia Cawson, 29, said she was asked by a staff member at Canteen at the Royal Festival Hall to move away from her upset partner as she consoled her standard.co.uk  3 Dec 14
QueerlyOut relaunches at Ku Klub
	After the unexpected closure of Escape Bar, Queerly Out will move Ku Klub in Chinatown, 30 Lisle Street, London WC2H 7BA, every Thursday from 10pm - Thu 4 Dec facebook.com  3 Dec 14
Modern families wanted for soft drinks London commercial
	ET Casting are currently searching for London based families to feature in an exciting commercial for a leading soft drinks brand, and are specifically celebrating Same Sex Parents with their children. Earn £250 - £750 each! Be On A Show 3 Dec 14
Help take a homeless LGBT youngster off the streets this winter
	It costs The Albert Kennedy Trust £25 to provide an emergency winter support pack for a young person who would otherwise be homeless and living on the streets Donate Now  3 Dec 14
P&O head chef Alun Williams dies in kinky gay clingfilm bondage sex game
	The Dover head chef died during a kinky bondage game in which he wanted to be "mummified" by being wrapped in clingfilm, a jury has heard. Richard Bowler, 35, and his "live-in carer" David Connor, 23, both of Sturry Road, Canterbury have denied manslaughter charges kentonline.co.uk  3 Dec 14
WORLD Foreigners adopting Ugandan kids 'to train them on gay practices'
	"We have discovered that they adopt our children and confine them in gay communities abroad to train them on gay practices" says the Speaker of Uganda's Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga lgbtqnation.com  3 Dec 14

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