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UK Nigel Evans has Tory whip restored | |
 | The Conservative MP cleared by a jury of a string of sexual assault charges, has had the Conservative whip restored telegraph.co.uk 28 Apr 14 |
WORLD Stephen Fry leads boycott against Dorchester Hotel over owner's gay rights record | |
 | The Dorchester Hotel is facing a boycott by fashion and screen stars in a row over a law, passed by its owner in Brunei, which could lead to gay people being stoned to death standard.co.uk 28 Apr 14 |
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WORLD Why The World Bank should consider gay rights | |
 | A growing body of evidence demonstrates that discrimination can lead to extreme poverty. In India, estimated costs of homophobia could be near 2% of GDP. The bank simply cannot afford to ignore discrimination if it hopes to achieve its goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The Uganda loan demonstrates that the bank currently has no way to ensure its projects avoid inequalities on the ground or contribute to possible human-rights violations on the basis of gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. (Activist letter to the Economist) economist.com 26 Apr 14 |
GAY MARRIAGE Cambridge Church gets go ahead to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies | |
 | Emmanuel Memorial Church (Unitarian) has become to first in Cambridge to register to perform gay marriages under Minister Andrew Brown cambridge-news.co.uk 26 Apr 14 |
HIV AIDS Elton John founds Frankie Knuckles HIV Fund | |
 | In honor of legendary late DJ Frankie Knuckles, The Godfather of House Music, Sir Elton John has established the Frankie Knuckles Fund, to support HIV information, testing and treatment among black communities in the US, the UK and Africa ejaf.org 26 Apr 14 |
GAY MAFIA Dan Savage on 'Gay Mafia' and Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich's resignation | |
 | "No gay rights organizations had called for him to step down. This wasn't really an issue in the gay community, it was an issue at Mozilla. There were people at Mozilla who didn't want this man representing them" huffingtonpost.com 26 Apr 14 |
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