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ALAN TURING Pet Shop Boys' Proms concert to call for gay 'pardon' | |
 | The pop group will perform a new orchestral tribute to Alan Turing at the BBC Proms in which they will call for a full pardon for thousands of homosexuals convicted purely on the basis of their sexuality and whose offences remain on record - Wed 23 July ibtimes.co.uk 8 Jun 14 |
What was Alan Turing really like? | |
 | It's 60 years since Alan Turing killed himself. Sisters Barbara Maher and Maria Summerscale can recall him as a family friend bbc.co.uk 8 Jun 14 |
The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch gets a UK release date | |
 | The biopic of gay computer scientist and Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing will begin showing in UK cinemas on 14 November 2014 radiotimes.com 8 Jun 14 |
UK Transgender priest Rachel Mann made minor canon at Manchester Cathedral | |
 | A person's view on sexuality, a 'test' used by many in evangelical circles to determine whether a Christian is 'sound' or 'saved', could soon be a thing of the past, according to the lesbian cleric recently made a minor canon of Manchester Cathedral virtueonline.org 8 Jun 14 |
International gay rights organisation fights for charity status | |
 | The Human Dignity Trust's activities are not too political to be a charity, and the Charity Commission "fundamentally misunderstands" its work, the Charity Tribunal will hear this week civilsociety.co.uk 8 Jun 14 humandignitytrust.org |
Welsh Government issues report on LGBT Domestic Abuse | |
 | Research found that services were often geared towards straight women, with many LGBT people uncertain what specific help is available wales.gov.uk 8 Jun 14 |
GAY PRIDE Oxford Pride parades through the city | |
 | Organisers posted online confirming the parade was still on, and said: "It may be raining but Oxford Pride is still going ahead with sunny skies on the horizon. Bring your rainbow umbrellas and free ponchos are available." oxfordmail.co.uk 8 Jun 14 |
Durham hosts first pride festival | |
 | The inaugural Durham Pride, organised by the county's LGBTQ community, featured street entertainment, live music and DJ sets thenorthernecho.co.uk 8 Jun 14 |
USA Texas GOP endorses 'Reparative Therapy' for gays | |
 | The new anti-gay language never came up for debate before roughly 7,000 delegates ratified a Texas Republicans platform that tea party groups succeeded in pushing further to the right abcnews.go.com 8 Jun 14 Log Cabin Republicans fear that perpetuating such anti-gay sentiments will deter people from voting Republican breitbart.com 8 Jun 14 |
SHOW BIZ Could Marcus Collins and Robin Windsor be Strictly's first same-sex couple? | |
 | The reality TV boyfriends certainly look good together on the cover of the new Gay Times, but Collins is not sure if viewers are ready yet for him to tango with the Strictly Come Dancing pro digitalspy.co.uk 8 Jun 14 |
Erasure's Andy Bell takes on the most challenging role of his career | |
 | as an age defying, polysexual saint in Torsten the Bareback Saint at this years Edinburgh Fringe (Assembly George Square) - 5-16 Aug erasureinfo.com 8 Jun 14 |
E4 goes 50 Shades Of Gay | |
 | Exciting and emerging talent from the fields of acting, writing and directing are to lead the charge in multi-award winning Russell T Davies' much anticipated new E4 series, Banana, which starts filming in Manchester next week digitalspy.co.uk 8 Jun 14 |
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