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UK David Silvester gay marriage flood row petition starts More than 1,000 people have signed a petition demanding the resignation of a UKIP councillor who blamed recent floods on gay marriage bbc.co.uk 22 Jan 14 Stan Collymore attacks Twitter over abusive tweets Ex-footballer says social networking site is not doing enough to combat abuse after receiving a series of offensive messages theguardian.com 22 Jan 14 | |
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Cure Me, I'm Gay
TV doctor Christian Jessen will be fronting new Channel 4 show 'Cure Me, I'm Gay' and will be looking at various so called 'experts' and programmes which claim they can 'cure' homosexuality unrealitytv.co.uk 22 Jan 14 |
RUSSIA Elton offer to Putin over 'gay law' Sir Elton John has offered to introduce Russian President Vladimir Putin to members of the gay community in his country to show the impact of "deeply divisive" legislation. The musician said on a recent visit to Moscow he met many people who had been attacked or threatened as a result of "propaganda" laws belfasttelegraph.co.uk 22 Jan 14 GAY AFRICA Uganda gay sex case Briton Bernard Randall to be deported Mr Randall was arrested after thieves stole a laptop from his house. Stills from a video on it then appeared in a tabloid newspaper in the country bbc.co.uk 22 Jan 14 | |
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Binyavanga Wainaina on being gay in Africa
Leading Kenyan author has come out to say he is gay, making him one of the most high-profile Africans to do so bbc.co.uk 22 Jan 14 |
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Plymouth to host its first Winter Pride
Under the title 'We are family', there will be a host of discussions, speakers, panels and information stalls at Devonport Guildhall - Sat 8 Feb plymouthherald.co.uk prideinplymouth.org.uk 22 Jan 14 |
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UK Barman who raped lesbian wedding guest jailed for nine years Charles Franklin, 30, stripped her naked before raping her on the floor of a Bristol bar - threatening to break her neck if she struggled bristolpost.co.uk 21 Jan 14 | |
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MP Eric Ollerenshaw
'After 35 years of love, pancreatic cancer took him in just six weeks'. Eric Ollerenshaw MP, whose partner Michael Donoghue suddenly succumbed to pancreatic cancer, believes earlier diagnosis and improved treatments for this disease are urgently needed telegraph.co.uk 21 Jan 14 |
RUSSIA Russian President Putin links gays to pedophiles
says Russia needs to "cleanse" itself of homosexuality if it wants to increase its birth rate
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