Friday 28 November 2014

GAY SPORTS The Eurogames Stockhom 2015 team will be visiting the UK next week
	Touching down in London, Manchester and Brighton between 4-7 December. Meet the team, win some free registrations or say hello when we hit Green Carnation in London and Taurus Bar in Manchester, in collaboration with Pride Sports, BLAGSS and Out For Sport London facebook.com  28 Nov 14 eurogamesstockholm.com
GAY MARRIAGE Finland legalises gay marriage Finland becomes 12th European nation to give same-sex unions the same status as heterosexual marriages theguardian.com  28 Nov 14 Arkansas, Mississippi overturn gay marriage bans but there are no rushes to the altar as both orders are on hold so the states can consider appeals foxnews.com  28 Nov 14 SEX - LIFE Recognition that gay men rape other gay men is needed
	The contention that male rape is usually committed by heterosexually identified men, primarily as an expression of power and control, is not supported by a recent survey. Recognition that gay men rape other gay men is needed, both by the gay community and support services for victims ncbi.nlm.nih.gov  28 Nov 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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Wednesday 15 October 2014

UK Mass 'kiss-in' at Sainsbury's store after lesbian couple thrown out
	Annabelle Paige, 22, a student at The University of Sussex, was told to leave a Brighton branch of the supermarket chain by a guard after a fellow shopper complained when she saw her kissing her girlfriend on the cheek - Kiss-in, Wed 15 Oct, 6pm standard.co.uk 15 Oct 14
UK full of gays and incest, says 'plot' student
	Tarik Hassane, 21, has argued it is a "major sin" for Muslims to live among "disbelievers", advising them to emigrate instead to a country governed by sharia thesundaytimes.co.uk 15 Oct 14
Lambeth recognises Royal Vauxhall Tavern as a 'community asset'
	Registering the RVT as a community asset means that if the world famous gay pub is put up for sale again, community groups will get first refusal facebook.com  15 Oct 14
Gay man cleared of trying to rape woman William Craig has been cleared of trying to rape a 49-year-old woman after telling a Glasgow court he was actually gay scotsman.com 15 Oct 14 Shrien Dewani's bisexuality irrelevant to murder charge, judge says
	British police officer's evidence regarding emails of sexual nature between accused and unnamed man dismissed theguardian.com 'Single gay man' - Shrien Dewani describes himself on gaydar independent.co.uk  15 Oct 14
O-M-G Under conservative assault, Vatican backtracks on gay comments
	In a report Monday, the Vatican had said that gays and lesbians have "gifts to offer". Many conservatives complained that the statement watered down church teaching cnn.com 15 Oct 14

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14-15 September 2014

GAY BASHING Tyler Maddick, 20, gay photographer blinded in one eye after hate crime attack in Swansea walesonline.co.uk 14 Sep 14 D.H. German gay rights activist critically injured in Belgrade, bashed with a glass ashtray dw.de 14 Sep 14 Connor Huntley, 18, found alive in Margate last May, but with the claw hammer embedded in his head bbc.co.uk 14 Sep 14 UK Thousands sexually abused in prison, study suggests
	A commission set up by the Howard League for Penal Reform estimated that every year 1-5% of inmates - as many as 4,000 people - could be raped or abused. Some prisoners were coerced into sex to settle debts, while others used it as a way of paying for drugs bbc.co.uk 15 Sep 14
CYBER-GAYS Drag queens in Facebook name row
	A group of drag queens and transgender performers have called on Facebook to allow stage names rather than real names on the social network. A petition supporting the change has attracted more than 2,000 signatures bbc.co.uk 15 Sep 14 Sign petition
RUSSIA Moscow forum sends out urgent appeal for more 'Gay Propaganda' bans
	World Congress of Families gathering calls for Russian-style "homosexual propaganda" bans to be passed throughout the world rightwingwatch.org 15 Sep 14 Appeal 'to protect children from influences taken against their individuality' Read Appeal 15 Sep 14
Secret 'anti-gay' meeting held by Russian oligarch with top politicians in Vienna
	A secret meeting discussing ways to rid Europe of the 'satanic gay lobby' was hosted by Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev and attended by a host of far-right MPs and ultra-conservative Eurasian ideologists in Vienna at the weekend - just across the road from where the Life Ball was taking place the very same night austrianindependent.com15 Sep 14
GAY TRAVEL IGLTA meets with Ugandan tourism leaders
IGLTA Annual Global Convention to be held in Africa for the first time in 2016 tourismupdate.co.za 15 Sep 14	"We know how LGBT travel can raise awareness both locally and globally, and in that way, we can help to make a difference," said International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association President / CEO John Tanzella edgeonthenet.com 15 Sep 14 Tourism becomes Uganda's main export after it fetched $1.4bn last year observer.ug 15 Sep 14
GAY CLUBS My life in gay Soho Colin Vaines says it was his relentless role as a Soho whinger, lobbing in endless complaints to Westminster Council about noise levels that even he, as a dedicated resident, couldn't quite handle huffingtonpost.co.uk 14 Sep 14 SEX - LIFE Kazakhstan to identify gays by searching for degeneratism in their DNA "To preserve the Aryan race it was important that blood was not mixed. Hitler was against all those gay people," said Secretary of the People's Communist Party Yelnur Beisenbayev tengrinews.kz 15 Sep 14 Pennsylvania teenager simulates oral sex with Jesus statue, faces 2 years in prison
	Officials charged the teen with desecration of a venerated object, invoking a 1972 Pennsylvania statute that criminalizes "defacing, damaging, polluting or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that the actor knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the action" motherjones.com 15 Sep 14

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6-7 September 2014

UK Gay police officers still fear for their careers, poll shows A survey of 1,300 senior police officers by the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales (PSAEW) found four out of 10 lesbian or gay superintendents and chief superintendents have "experienced discrimination in the policing workplace" independent.co.uk 7 Sep 14 Teacher Emily Fox, 26, jailed for having a sexual relationship with 15-year-old girl Emily Fox - who taught PE at the Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, exchanged hundreds of "sexually explicit" messages with the 15-year-old girl - has been jailed for 15 months westerndailypress.co.uk 7 Sep 14 UK consul-general Brian Davidson marries same-sex partner in Beijing In what is likely the first high-profile same-sex marriage to be conducted by the diplomatic mission of a foreign country in China, the UK's consul-general in Shanghai, Brian Davidson, married his same-sex partner, Scott Chang, an American citizen shanghaiist.com 7 Sep 14 CYBER-GAYS Grindr permanently disables distance function "In light of recent security allegations surrounding a user's specific location, Grindr has made modifications to no longer show distance information for users. Grindr will continue to make ongoing changes to keep all users secure, as necessary." americablog.com 7 Sep 14 WORLD Men arrested after 'Egypt's first gay marriage' video Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of nine men for four days pending investigations after appearing in a video that had depicted a 'gay marriage' ceremony on a Nile boat - the speedy investigation is aimed at "safeguarding the values of society and implementing justice." egyptianstreets.com 7 Sep 14 Jamaicans For Justice dismisses claims that it has been captured by homosexual lobby Dr Barry Wade, the recently installed chairman of the human-rights entity Jamaicans For Justice, has rejected claims that the lobby group has sold out to the LGBT community - 'to link the board to any gay agenda is just ridiculous' jamaica-gleaner.com 7 Sep 14 GBA Gay Business Association member: Saturday UK Men who used gay website Grindr to ensnare would-be paedophiles jailed for four years each
	The pair posed as an under-aged boy to lure two users of the Grindr website to meet for sex. But both victims were horrified when they met up instead with blackmailers Nathanael Foster and Adam Webb of Gloucester who demanded £15,000 from one and £10,000 from the other to keep quiet about their paedophile interests gloucestercitizen.co.uk 6 Sep 14
Ex-paramedic who claimed he was gay to get close to his victims gets 12 years
	An ex-paramedic who claimed he was gay to get close to his victims has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for rape and sexual assaults against three women, some of which took place at locations in Surrey getsurrey.co.uk 6 Sep 14
GAY PRIDE Catholic school students first to take part in Newry gay pride
	Jarlath Burns, principal of St. Paul's High School in Co. Armagh and BBC gaelic football pundit, defended his decision to march with a group of senior pupils. "At St Paul's, we celebrate diversity. It is a welcoming place where all students can feel comfortable." independent.ie 6 Sep 14
CYBER-GAYS Google VP Megan Smith gets top White House tech job
	Megan will be the next Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President. She was previously CEO at PlanetOut, an interactive media company serving the gay and lesbian community time.com 6 Sep 14
GAY BULLYING Millions of people go purple
	Eight out of 10. That's the number of LGBT youth who report being bullied. That's unacceptable, and it's why I'll be wearing purple for Spirit Day - Thu 16 Oct glaad.org 6 Sep 14
SHOW BIZ Composer Sandy Wilson dies
	The reported inspiration for Sandy - as in Julian and Sandy, the camp couple from Round The Horn - and composer of The Boyfriend, has died aged 90. He is survived by his life partner, Chak Yui theguardian.com thestage.co.uk 6 Sep 14

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