Saturday 16 February 2013

GAY SPORTS
	Robbie Rogers Ex-Leeds United and USA winger reveals he is gay. "I always thought I could hide this secret... Now is my time to step away. It's time to discover myself away from football" bbc.co.uk 16 Feb 13
'Secrets can cause so much internal damage. People love to preach about honesty, how honesty is so plain and simple. Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay. Try convincing yourself that your creator has the most wonderful purpose for you even though you were taught differently.' - Robbie Rogers' blog therobbierogers.com 16 Feb 13 "I'm pleased that Robbie's come out for his own sake. We do have players who've said that, while they are gay, they don't feel comfortable enough to come out." - Gordon Taylor, Professional Footballers Association thepfa.com 16 Feb 13 Another player comes out after retirement Gay Football Supporters Network 16 Feb 13 U.S. sport reaching 'tipping point,' say Soccer-Gay rights groups yahoo.com 16 Feb 13 HIV AIDS Increase in unsafe sex and a lack of testing causes 26% rise in numbers of gay men contracting HIV, UK study finds guardian.co.uk 16 Feb 13 Current prevention tools are not succeeding in stopping the spread of HIV, warns NAT nat.org.uk 16 Feb 13 Consistent condom use has stopped over 80,000 new HIV infections among gay men, says THT tht.org.uk 16 Feb 13 GMFA want you to know what messages will be most effective at motivating gay men to take an HIV test Take survey 16 Feb 13 GAY MARRIAGE Husbands/wives or couples/partners? How to best reference same-sex married people in news reports - an open letter to Associated Press nlgja.org 16 Feb 13 GAY PARENTS More IVF for gay couples and over-40s on the NHS - despite claims that the health service cannot afford it telegraph.co.uk 16 Feb 13
	Jeanne Manford President Obama honors PFLAG founder at The White House with the Presidential Citizens Medal - 'Her legacy carries on, every day, in the countless lives that she touched.' Jean died last month so her award was accepted by her daughter Suzanne Swan metroweekly.com 16 Feb 13
'In an era when peaceful protests were met with violence and coming out was a radical act, Jeanne Manford knew she had to stand by her son, Morty. Side-by-side, they marched proudly down the streets of New York on Stonewall's anniversary, calling upon other parents of gay and lesbian Americans to show their children the same love and acceptance. Jeanne's courage lives on in progress she fought for and in PFLAG, the organization she founded, which today claims more than 200,000 members and supporters in over 350 chapters. For insisting that equality knows no bounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, the United States honors Jeanne Manford.' - President Obama whitehouse.gov | pflag.org 16 Feb 13
USA Gay Missouri teenager wins right to attend high school prom with his boyfriend after threatening legal action nbcnews.com 16 Feb 13 Nationwide gay and lesbian population count breaks new ground - from a low of 1.7% of in North Dakota to a high of 10% in the District of Columbia latimes.com | gallup.com 16 Feb 13 SHOW BIZ
	Beautiful Thing Jonathan Harvey's groundbreaking gay play is to enjoy West End revival 20 years after its debut, with producers hoping it will speak just as powerfully to audiences guardian.co.uk 16 Feb 13
O-M-G
So God Made A Gay Man  - The Dodge Ram Super Bowl ad taught us that a great meme is a terrible thing to waste - and that it's great to be gay crewmagazine.com | Dodge Ram 16 Feb 13

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Friday 15 February 2013

	A Day in the Life of Peter Tatchell 'there have been plots to kill me by neo-Nazis, Islamists, agents of the Mugabe regime and supporters of the Jamaican 'murder music'' huffingtonpost.co.uk petertatchell.net 15 Feb 13
SEX - LIFE
	London Sex Survey 2013 - 23% men would have gay sex - 60% women would have lesbian sex timeout.com 15 Feb 13
GAY CLUBS
	Horse Meat 'The long running London night specialises in digging out old disco cuts and combining them with the very latest productions' clashmusic.com 15 Feb 13
GAY SPORTS
	Arsenal and the FA have written letters to support London's bid to host the Gay Games in London 2018 London2018 15 Feb 13
GAY MARRIAGE Same-sex marriage bill poses no threat to religious opponents, reassures the Equality and Human Rights Commission equalityhumanrights.com 15 Feb 13 Gay Welsh cleric Jeffrey John gives fierce defence of same-sex marriage walesonline.co.uk 15 Feb 13 Same-sex marriage damaged eHarmony,  according to founder dot429.com 15 Feb 13 In Valentine vote, Illinois Senate approves gay marriage reuters.com 15 Feb 13 GAY PRIDE
	Gay Icons Brighton Pride announce theme for 2013 - Sat 3 Aug brighton-pride.org 15 Feb 13
SCOUTING FOR BOYS
	Lord Baden-Powell his views on women, his appreciation of the male form - might he have been a repressed homosexual? wikipedia.org nytimes.com glgarden.org 15 Feb 13
Boy Scouts will hire convicted criminals but not gays, discovers Human Rights Campaign towleroad.com 15 Feb 13
USA Sentencing date rescheduled for Charlie Rogers, Nebraska woman who pleaded no contest to faking an anti-gay hate crime siouxcityjournal.com 15 Feb 13 WORLD Belarus police target gay clubs after campaign for recognition - gay rights leader stripped of his passport standard.co.uk 15 Feb 13 SHOW BIZ Hugh Jackman addresses gay rumors - "Just recently, it bugs my wife" usatoday.com 15 Feb 13 COMING OUT
Overcoming Adversities as a Gay Teen - documentary tells the story of ten gay males, ages ranging from 15-82. We find out how each of them overcame their adversities as a gay teen throughout each generation youtu.be 15 Feb 13

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Thursday 14 February 2013

SEX - LIFE
Elton John and artist Ai Weiwei are some of the celebrities who are pricking their fingers today to raise awareness around Aids telegraph.co.uk 14 Feb 13
High School says gay students can receive singing Valentines after all sltrib.com 14 Feb 13 Facebook shuts down 'Bareback Page,' devoted to unprotected gay sex, after more than 20,000 'Like' it huffingtonpost.com 14 Feb 13 UK
	'We Love Our Village' Businesses pledge their love for Manchester's Gay Village on Valentine's Day, to address issues such as drug usage, violence and hate crimes in the area lgf.org.uk 14 Feb 13
USA Man charged in strangling death of gay lover in New York - victim is the third gay man strangled in recent weeks nydailynews.com 14 Feb 13 Starbucks fired manager claiming she is lesbian, which she is not, told her "perception is reality," court hears courthousenews.com 14 Feb 13 GAY SPORTS Ex-Brighton & Hove Albion star Colin Kazim-Richards accused of homophobic abuse theargus.co.uk 14 Feb 13
NBA star Kenneth Faried has joined Athlete Ally, which works with GLAAD to promote an inclusive and open environment for the LGBT community within the NBA. Faried was brought up by his lesbian mothers Carol Copeland (left) and Waudda Faried (right) glaad.org 14 Feb 13
	Olympic axe Gay rights activists with a vendetta against masculinity are behind plans to cut wrestling from the Olympic program, says Russian coach rsport.ru 14 Feb 13
WORLD Deportation 'crazy' says Uganda gay play producer David Cecil - video channel4.com 14 Feb 13 Cameroon must stop turning blind eye to death threats to Lawyers in 'Homosexuality' cases hrw.org 14 Feb 13
	Javed Jaghai Jamaican student mounts court challenge against buggery law go-jamaica.com 14 Feb 13

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Wednesday 13 February 2013

GAY MARRIAGE French MPs approve gay marriage bill - Bill passed in lower house by 329 votes to 229, now goes to senate guardian.co.uk | youtube.com 13 Feb 13 Associated Press decides 'Husband' and 'Wife' only applies to straight folks, in updated 'journalist handbook' sfist.com 13 Feb 13
	PinkNews is 'fomenting abuse' against equal marriage opponents, says Tory MP David Burrowes to editor Benjamin Cohen pinknews.co.uk 13 Feb 13
USA
	President Obama calls for LGBT equality in State of the Union speech newnownext.com 13 Feb 13
State of the Union Guest list includes Tracey Hepner, co-founder of Military Partners and Families Coalition, which provides support forLGBT military partners and their families bostonglobe.com 13 Feb 13
Charred body found after US manhunt for Christopher Dorner - revenge against lesbian LAPD colleagues bbc.co.uk 13 Feb 13 Third gay man found strangled to death in New York, community leaders urge caution  nydailynews.com 13 Feb 13 Teacher comparing gay students to the mentally disabled continues to try and throw a parent-sponsored anti-gay prom theatlanticwire.com 13 Feb 13 O-M-G Catholic school assistant principal fired over pro-gay marriage comments on his blog nydailynews.com 13 Feb 13 "Offensive" and "mean-spirited" statements from organization that gets Candian funding for work in Uganda cbc.ca 13 Feb 13
	'No more Pope' Femen activists get naked in Notre Dame to mark Pope's resignation rt.com 13 Feb 13
GAY BOOKS
	James Wharton was one of the first 'out' soldiers in the armed forces and was the first openly gay person to appear on the front cover of Soldier magazine Buy Book 13 Feb 13

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Tuesday 12 February 2013

UK Women's Hour Power List features lesbian poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy CBE, and broadcaster Clare Balding bbc.co.uk 12 Feb 13 Dale Cregan admits killing police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes bbc.co.uk 12 Feb 13 The story of the 'ex-gay' blogger exposed on Grindr isn't funny, it's just heartbreaking independent.co.uk 12 Feb 13 Coming Out and Fitting In study aims to explore the university experiences of LGBTQ students Take part on Twitter at @thecofiproject 12 Feb 13
	The Old Ship Landlord John Fell with some of his regular customers launch a campaign to save The Old Ship pub, Limehouse from council sale eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk 12 Feb 13
GAY MARRIAGE Coverage of House of Commons committee taking evidence on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill parliamentlive.tv | marriagesamesexcouplesbill 12 Feb 13 Michael Gove clashes with ex-Children's Minister over gay marriage thetimes.co.uk 12 Feb 13 HIV AIDS London councils take steps to improve help for HIV in the capital - the HIV prevention activity they are inheriting is not meeting the needs of Londoners londoncouncils.gov.uk 12 Feb 13 TRANS
	Online health and wellbeing advice service for transgender community launched by Terrence Higgins Trust Transwomen | Transmen 12 Feb 13
O-M-G Preachers of hate on British TV: what they said that broke the broadcasting rules ... inciting violence and intolerance telegraph.co.uk 12 Feb 13 Change of Pope must bring change of policies, says Peter Tatchell petertatchellfoundation.org 12 Feb 13
	Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence Respond to Pope's resignation - as one of the architects for Yes on 8, shows just how out of touch the Vatican is to its laity sfist.com 12 Feb 13
LGBT HISTORY MONTH LGBT workers sent to repressive countries - top panel to discuss their experiences, at TUC, Fri 15 Feb RSVP: ppurton@tuc.org.uk 12 Feb 13
	LGBT History Month Magazine celebrates LGBT people through the history of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and showcases new young gay talent, LGBT organisations, and professional networks issuu.com 12 Feb 13
USA
'Gay-free' prom idea backfires on supporters in Indiana town - Allowing gay and lesbian students to attend the prom is "offensive to us" nbcnews.com 12 Feb 13 Group in Indiana want 'traditional high school prom' banning gay, lesbian students theindychannel.com 12 Feb 13
Five companies just as anti-gay as the Boy Scouts Of America policymic.com 12 Feb 13 GAY SPORTS Kobe Bryant tells fan on Twitter that 'gay' shouldn't be used as derogative cbssports.com 12 Feb 13 WORLD Turkey continues to allow and encourage discrimination, finds European Committee on Social Rights lgbt-ep.eu 12 Feb 13
	David Cecil Uganda 'deports' British producer of gay play bbc.co.uk 12 Feb 13
SHOW BIZ
	Orson Scott Card who has said homosexuality is "deviant behavior," has been asked to write DC Comics' digital-first Superman npr.org 12 Feb 13

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