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| GAY SPORTS Homophobia in sport to be measured internationally for the first time | |
 Take survey | The Out on the Fields study will look at the prevalence and forms of homophobia in the UK and other countries, among athletes and fans, and allow researchers to compare sporting culture in the UK with other Western countries. The study has been set up by the organizers of the Bingham Cup Sydney 2014 tournament brunel.ac.uk 22 May 14 |
O-M-G Church of Scotland step closer to gay ministers | |
 | Evangelical Christians have failed in an attempt to derail Church of Scotland plans to allow the ordination of gay clergy following a vote at the General Assembly in Edinburgh scotsman.com 22 May 14 |
Anti-gay married reverend quits after 'affair' with parishioner | |
 | Rev Martin Howard left the church earlier this month, following a complaint of adultery. Mr Howard had defended the church's use of a poster that speaks out against gay marriage bournemouthecho.co.uk 22 May 14 |
UK Stonewall Workplace Conference to be held in Manchester for third time | |
 | Marcus Collins, John Amaechi and the Mayor of Liverpool will speak.Barclays' Adam Rowse and Jan Gooding from Aviva also on the panel - Thu 5 Jun stonewall.org.uk 22 May 14 |
Manbar gets regulated entertainment back!
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 | Manbar, the iconic independent gay bar on Charing Cross Road, has been granted it's regulated entertainment privileges back by Westminster City Council - after it lost an appeal at a noise complaint hearing Manbar 22 May 14 |
GAY PRIDE Liverpool Pride theme is Glam Fairy Tales | |
 | And a limited number of early bird tickets will be on sale at just £5 from Friday 23 May - Sat 2 Aug liverpoolpride.co.uk 22 May 14 |
WORLD Unreported World: Jamaica's Underground Gays | |
 | Krissy is openly gay in a society where 85% of the population think homosexuality is immoral, reports Channel 4 documentary - Fri 23 May, 7:30pm channel4.com 22 May 14 |
First openly gay man in the South African National Assembly
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 | The symbolism is made more vivid by the fact that Zakhele Mbhele is the first openly gay black African to be elected on a continent where laws designed to invalidate gay people have destroyed countless lives washingtonpost.com 22 May 14 |
Armed groups in Ukraine target gays
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 | Human rights violations, including killings, beatings, harassment of minorities, are escalating in Ukraine, according to a United Nations report. Meanwhile, Ukraine's version of a ban on "gay propaganda" was withdrawn from parliament consideration in mid-April, though another law that would have similar effects is still under consideration motherjones.com 22 May 14 |
SHOW BIZ Why I made a romcom about gay activists and striking miners | |
 | New film Pride follows a group of gay activists who set out to help striking miners - only to find their support isn't welcome. Ahead of its premiere at Cannes on Thursday, its director Matthew Warchus explains why the story felt so personal theguardian.com 22 May 14 |
Adonis Art shows diplomatic pastels | |
 | Two striking pastel drawings by diplomat and artist Hugo Haig-Thomas are among Adonis Arts' latest aquisitions adonisartinternational.com 22 May 14 |
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