Gay News Headlines

Wednesday 6 February 2013

GAY MARRIAGE
	The AYES have it Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is passed by Parliament - 400 for, 175 against, - a majority of 225. They have also voted for two more days to consider details of the Bill bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 13

	"A victory for love & equality" Joy for tens of thousands of same-sex couples, says Peter Tatchell PeterTatchellFoundation.org 6 Feb 13
'Truly historic step forward' cheers Stonewall's Ben Summerskill stonewall.org.uk 6 Feb 13 'Many Christian MPs spoke movingly about the issues,' noted the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement lgcm.org.uk 6 Feb 13

	Alice Arnold and Clare Balding on what the equal marriage bill means to them as they prepare to convert their civil partnership telegraph.co.uk 6 Feb 13
The full list of MPs voting for or against the government's same-sex marriage legislation bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 13 More than half of Cameron's 303 lawmakers voted against or abstained, signalling deep unease with it and his leadership reuters.com 6 Feb 13 Two Northern Ireland MPs back Commons same-sex marriage bill bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 13
Gay rights: Channel 4 News reviews Britain's changing attitudes, from the 50s to today youtu.be 6 Feb 13
The gay radicals of the past didn't want equality: they wanted liberation, and thought marriage was oppression telegraph.co.uk 6 Feb 13
Gay marriage debate in quotes - Significant soundbites from the Commons debate guardian.co.uk 6 Feb 13 Tory MP Edward Leigh said marriage was already 'pro-woman' as 'men have the propensity to wander off', and the legislation would be a 'final kick in the teeth for loyal Conservatives' metro.co.uk 6 Feb 13 Sir Roger Gale says 'incest' gay marriage furore is "barking" kentnews.co.uk 6 Feb 13 'Some of the emails I've had are simply appalling': MPs complain of vitriolic lobbying ahead of historic vote independent.co.uk 6 Feb 13
Where in the world can same-sex couples already get married? bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 13
GAY PRIDE
	Brighton Pride organisers claim they could have to scrap its parade if council funding of £25,000 is cut theargus.co.uk 6 Feb 13

	National Student Pride returns to Brighton with festival of events and debates - 1-3 Mar studentpride.co.uk 6 Feb 13
GAY BUSINESS Mens underwear buying habits are being researched by new online business A Small Pair Take survey 6 Feb 13 Chic Champagne at ITB the European travel exhibition in Berlin with IGLTA - Thu 7 Mar, 12:30-3:00pm IGLTA 6 Feb 13
	George Kalogridis Disney names first openly gay man as president of Walt Disney World lgbtqnation.com 6 Feb 13

	'Gay Jesus' Complaint about an Auckland church billboard dismissed on the grounds it wasn't offensive tvnz.co.nz 6 Feb 13
USA Boy Scouts postpone decision on admitting gays nytimes.com 6 Feb 13 Pentagon poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members statejournal.com 6 Feb 13 Conservative groups pressure Boy Scouts to keep gay ban with ad in USA Today portraying the ban as a matter of religious liberty and free though nydailynews.com 6 Feb 13 GAY HEALTH
	Belma Gaudio unveils the window she designed to celebrate Tererence Higgins Trust's 30th anniversary at Liberty's department store in Regent Street tht.org.uk 6 Feb 13
UGANDA 'Kill The Gays' Bill back on agenda for Uganda Parliament thenewcivilrightsmovement.com 6 Feb 13 SHOW BIZ Frank Ocean tells police he was called a 'faggot' during Chris Brown brawl nme.com 6 Feb 13 John Travolta's legal battle with a cruise ship employee - who claims the star exposed himself - to play out in open court tmz.com 6 Feb 13
	Jonas Gardell presented with Gay of the Year by Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria who made a surprise show-stealing appearance at Monday's Gay Gala in Stockholm thelocal.se 6 Feb 13

GBA Gay Business Association member:

Tuesday 5 February 2013

GAY MARRIAGE
Rally tonight 5pm at parliament - Open meeting 6pm-8pm, Committee Room 9 - Come out for love and equality, as MPs vote at 7pm petertatchell.net 5 Feb 13
MPs are set to vote on whether same sex couples should be able to get married CBBC Newsround 5 Feb 13 Opposition to Gay Marriage by shire Tories is "rank prejudice": Ivan Massow only gay in Westminster Village telegraph.co.uk 5 Feb 13 Three senior Conservative ministers have made a late appeal to party MPs to drop any opposition bbc.co.uk 5 Feb 13 New Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby reaffirms his opposition to gay marriage as he takes office independent.co.uk 5 Feb 13 Should Catholics accept gay marriage? guardian.co.uk 5 Feb 13 Two French MPs caught playing Scrabble during gay marriage debate dailymail.co.uk 5 Feb 13
The Co-operative 'Loves Equal Marriage' - the UKs largest mutual retailer submitted a response in support of Equal Marriage as part of the Government's consultation in 2012. This video was produced by the groups inclusive employee LGBT network 'Respect' youtu.be 5 Feb 13

*Brendon Ayanbadejo, Baltimore Ravens* linebacker,** talks about gay rights after winning the SuperBowl RespectForMarriage 5 Feb 13
GAY HEALTH Online protests lead to Gaydar and Grindr removing 'cool gene' HIV immunity advert. GMFA offers sound advice gmfa.org.uk \| Advice 5 Feb 13
	Tech Sex Technology has certainly changed how gay men communicate. In this issue we look at just how smartphone apps and social media has changed how gay men hook up gmfa 5 Feb 13
GAY BULLYING Bullying study suggests it subsides as gay, lesbian, bisexual teens get older cbsnews.com 5 Feb 13 USA
	Vote to eliminate ban on gays in Boy Scouts is on agenda at board meeting nytimes.com 5 Feb 13 1.4 million signatures in support of lifting the ban delivered to Boy Scouts headquarters on Monday reuters.com 5 Feb 13
SHOW BIZ Worried about the future of your business? New TV series offers support from experienced business advisor gaytoz Be On A Show 5 Feb 13 *Snog Marry Avoid* need glam and OTT girls and guys to have a makeunder on new series of BBC THREE show gaytoz Be On A Show 5 Feb 13
	Neil Bartlett puts on a rare live performance at the British Library after donating his archive charting 30 years of alternative theatre performance - Fri 22 Feb bl.uk 5 Feb 13
WORLD Russian adoptions to French gay couples 'unconstitutional' - children's rights ombudsman rt.com 5 Feb 13 GAY SPORTS
	IGLFA European Championship 2013 Dublin Devils FC will be hosting the soccer competition - 13-16 Jun euro2013dublin.com 5 Feb 13

GBA Gay Business Association member:

Monday 4 February 2013

ALAN TURING
	Benedict Cumberbatch in line to play Alan Turing in The Imitation Game - Sherlock star in talks to play tragic wartime codebreaker in Hollywood biopic guardian.co.uk 4 Feb 13
GAY MARRIAGE Over 50 senior Conservative activists show their support for gay marriage in an open letter published today itv.com 4 Feb 13 Talk of threat to 'out' secretly gay Tories who vote against modernisation theweek.co.uk 4 Feb 13 Archbishop of Canterbury to enter gay marriage row channel4.com 4 Feb 13 Why gay marriage has exposed Conservative divisions bbc.co.uk 4 Feb 13 Tory waverers press-ganged to back Cameron on gay marriage vote independent.co.uk 4 Feb 13 Only one voter in 14 says gay marriage is a priority issue that would be important in deciding next election dailymail.co.uk 4 Feb 13 NUS LGBT Campaign sent over 4,000 Christmas cards to David Cameron asking him to Come Out for Equal Marriage nus.org.uk 4 Feb 13 SEX - LIFE Gay asylum seekers show film of themselves having sex, under pressure to prove sexuality, say UK experts guardian.co.uk 4 Feb 13 Exposure to pornography softens opposition to same-sex marriage among the largest group of naysayers, heterosexual men washingtonexaminer.com 4 Feb 13 UK Every rotten anti-gay law has been repealed, shaken down from the constitutional tree, says Ian McKellen receiving an honorary doctorate from University of Ulster bbc.co.uk 4 Feb 13 WORLD In Uganda, gay people are being forced into exile - many people are choosing to leave and seek asylum elsewhere guardian.co.uk 4 Feb 13 French air strikes save Ali Altini and Mohammed Aklini who were due to be executed for homosexuality in Mali guardian.co.uk 4 Feb 13 USA
	President Barack Obama: Boy Scouts should be open to gay members dallasnews.com 4 Feb 13
*GAY SUICIDE*
	Jadin Bell who hanged himself two weeks ago after complaining of bullying, died early Sunday afternoon in an Oregon children's hospital oregonlive.com 4 Feb 13

GBA Gay Business Association member:

Sunday 3 February 2013

GAY MARRIAGE Tory chairmen call for delay on vote bbc.co.uk 3 Feb 13 No concessions for Tory right in David Cameron's push for gay marriage guardian.co.uk 3 Feb 13 A Tory MP leading the rebellion against gay marriage has received death threats ahead of a crucial vote telegraph.co.uk 3 Feb 13 Young Tories warn of rift over gay marriage - Activists urge MPs to back plans to equalise rights independent.co.uk 3 Feb 13 Scottish opposition steps up protest - Scotland for Marriage delivers 250,000 leaflets throughout the country stv.tv \| Scotland For Marriage press release 3 Feb 13 LGBT HISTORY MONTH
	Hall-Carpenter Archives The LSE Library owns the archives which were founded in 1982 and is the largest source for the study of gay activism in Britain lse.ac.uk 3 Feb 13 lgbthistorymonth.org.uk
O-M-G Adoption of 'gay' dog an example of discrimination against straights says Catholic League President ontopmag.com 3 Feb 13 USA *Rick Perry says Boy Scouts* should continue prohibiting gay members** rather than bend to the whims of 'popular culture' dailymail.co.uk 3 Feb 12

GBA Gay Business Association member:

Darrin Woodfield wealth management pensions investments

Saturday 2 February 2013

UK Men who donate sperm can apply to seek a role in the lives of their biological children, the High Court has ruled bbc.co.uk 2 Feb 13 Man who subjected a boy to "degrading sexual attack"in Oldham shopping centre toilets jailed bbc.co.uk 2 Feb 13 GAY MARRIAGE French National Assembly approves the most important article of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage bbc.co.uk 2 Feb 13 No tax break for married couples - was speculation the measure would appease Tories opposed to gay marriage bbc.co.uk 2 Feb 13 Divisions over gay marriage could force Conservatives out of power at the next election, new poll suggests telegraph.co.uk 2 Feb 13 HIV AIDS The roots of gay shame - Terrence Higgins Trust needs to get real about high rates of HIV, drug and alcohol abuse guardian.co.uk 2 Feb 13 OMG Catholic school governors and leaders who are gay, remarry or live with a partner could face the sack or disciplinary action, according to new advice from the Church huffingtonpost.co.uk 2 Feb 13
Anti-Gay Homophobic Pastors and Politicians who turn out to be gay youtu.be 2 Feb 13
LGBT HISTORY MONTH Stonewall Supporters Pack for LGBT History Month includes things to do at school, home and work stonewall.org.uk 2 Feb 13 USA Four protesters arrested entirely in the buff at San Francisco City Hall, defying ban on public nudity yahoo.com 2 Feb 13 Rutgers University will name center after Tyler Clementi, victim in New Jersey cyberbullying case nj.com 2 Feb 13 HRC endorses Christine Quinn, the lesbian council speaker, for New York City Mayor hrc.org 2 Feb 13
NYC Mayor Ed Koch dies aged 88, leaves many unanswered questions - insisted his sexuality was "nobody's business" advocate.com 2 Feb 13
	Koch was especially despised by AIDS activists who accused him of slowing the reaction to the epidemic out of fear of being outed himself joemygod observer.com 2 Feb 13
SHOW BIZ **Channel 4's Superscrimpers seek people who love to spend too much on clothes and shoes gaytoz Be On A Show 2 Feb 13 GAY SPORTS Brendan Ayanbadejo thinks Chris Culliver's words "pretty normal"** in NFL - you have to fight hate with love nbcsports.com 2 Feb 13
	Manchester Canalsiders The world's first ever LGBT Rugby League club officially launched MCRCanalsiders 2 Feb 13

GBA Gay Business Association member:

Friday 1 February 2013

HIV AIDS
	HIV in gay men 'refuses to fall' Huge improvements in treating and testing for HIV have failed to curb infections finds HPA report bbc.co.uk \| HPA Report 1 Feb 13 HIV incidence in men who have sex with men in England and Wales 2001-10: a nationwide population study The Lancet 1 Feb 13
*The HPA* report makes for depressing reading** Despite a decade of prevention work , says NAT nat.org.uk 1 Feb 13 "These findings highlight the real challenges faced by HIV prevention work," says THT's ceo Sir Nick Partridge tht.org.uk 1 Feb 13
UK A sixth man has been arrested as police continue to investigate videos of self-styled "Muslim patrols" in Whitechapel eastlondoadvertiser.co.uk 1 Feb 13 Birmingham LGBT Centre opens on Hollway Circus blgbt.org 1 Feb 13 Daily Mail publicity wasn't all pants for gay MP Chris Bryant - "it increased my majority" guardian.co.uk 1 Feb 13 Kelly Barnes and Jodie Barnes found guilty of murdering Norwich man in drug and drink fuelled attack edp24.co.uk 1 Feb 13
	Mary McIntosh has died aged 76. A pioneer: a second wave feminist, an active member of the lesbian and gay movement, one of the most quietly influential of sociologists of the 1960's through 1990's kenplummer \| BBC Last Word 1 Feb 13
GAY PRIDE LGBT History Month latest newsletter - February in UK lgbthistorymonth.org.uk 1 Feb 13
	Get involved London deserves a truly brilliant, fun and thought-provoking Pride, and we're looking for people with all kinds of skills and experience to help make Pride in London a roaring success londoncommunitypride.org 1 Feb 13
gaytoz Gay Pride Calendar GAY BUSINESS The most technologically advanced hotel in London will host the Gay Business Association - Thu 21 Feb gba.org.uk 1 Feb 13 Queer Technology Today and Tomorrow - talks on how the LGBT community adapts new technologies - Vauxhall, Wed 27 Feb lgbtconsortium.org.uk 1 Feb 13 *Direct marketing genius sues Mother Jones* website for depicting him as a "gay-basher" idahostatesman/com 1 Feb 13 GAY SPORTS**
	I couldn't care less "I'd even given him a kiss if we got the three points," finds 4-4-2's poll of footballers' attitudes to gay players fourfourtwo.com 1 Feb 13
USA Hagel reaffirms support for gay rights - enforcing those rights will be a "high priority" for him washingtonpost.com 1 Feb 13 'Gay' dog in Tennessee shelter gets speedy adoption after story tennessean.com 1 Feb 13 In the best interest of the Republican Party to end opposition to same-sex marriage, says senior strategist theiowarepublican.com 1 Feb 13 Wyoming Senate defeats gay discrimination bill trib.com 1 Feb 13
	Boy Scouts of America is asking for your input on whether it should end its decades-old ban on gay Scouts and Scout leaders glaad.org 1 Feb 13
SEX - LIFE I got £2k when I fell during toilet sex act: Accident claims firm's X-rated testimonial thesun.co.uk 1 Feb 13 WORLD
	Two old men in Beijing identified as "big treasure" and "small treasure," announced their marriage and asked for other people's blessing peopledaily.com.cn 1 Feb 13
SHOW BIZ
	Vincent River play by Philip Ridley about a teenager who saw something he just can't forget: deals with homophobia, hate crime and social exclusion. Pleasance Islington, 26 Feb-24 Mar pleasance.co.uk 1 Feb 13

	*Stilettos* launches London group aimed at empowering lipstick lesbians to be proud of their femininity, and providing them with the opportunity to meet other gay girlies -Blackfriars, Sat 9 Feb stilettoslondon 1 Feb 13