Saturday 4 April 2015

GAY MARRIAGE Clare Balding: I've been 'officially' married since 2006
	Balding, the sports presenter, said she and former Radio 4 announcer Alice Arnold have returned to the register office which performed their civil partnership ceremony in 2006 to officially tie the knot telegraph.co.uk  4 Apr 15
GAY ASYLUM Nigerian's asylum bid rejected - because judge doesn't believe she is lesbian
	Aderonke Apata was so desperate to convince the Government she was gay that she submitted a private DVD and photographs of her sex life as evidence - but the High Court judge ruled that she was pretending to be lesbian independent.co.uk  4 Apr 15
GAY BUSINESS Schwarzenegger: Indiana's religious freedom law is bad for Republicans
	Distracting, divisive laws like the one Indiana initially passed aren't just bad for the country, they're also bad for our party. If we want our party to grow and last, we must be focused on real solutions to problems Americans are facing washingtonpost.com  4 Apr 15
Ex-HP CEO calls Apple's CEO a 'hypocrite' on gay rights
	If Tim Cook is serious about discrimination, says Carly Fiorina, he should pull out of China and Saudi Arabia fortune.com 4 Apr 15

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Friday 6 March 2015

UK UK minister asks foreign governments to clarify rights of gay people
	The equalities minister, Jo Swinson, has asked national and regional governments including Australia, Chile, Israel, South Africa and all 50 US states to confirm whether they recognise British civil partnerships and marriages between same-sex couples, and what rights gay people can expect when they travel theguardian.com  6 Mar 15
Gay swimming instructor 'was called a "paedo" by his manager
	... and ordered to get changed in a disabled toilet on his own'. Paul Britton the target for abuse by staff at High Wycombe Sports Centre, referred to as a 'f****t' and a 'gayboy' and was told he should not be teaching young children dailymail.co.uk  6 Mar 15
GAY SPORTS World Rugby signs historic agreement with International Gay Rugby
	The agreement, signed at World Rugby House in Dublin this week, outlines a commitment between the two organisations to work together to educate and eliminate homophobia in rugby igrab.net  6 Mar 15
GAY MARRIAGE Supreme court sets April date to hear same-sex marriage cases
	The US supreme court on Thursday said it will hear oral arguments on 28 April on whether states can ban gay marriage, addressing a hot social issue in what promises to yield one of the justices' most important rulings of the year theguardian.com 6 Mar 15
GAY PRIDE Fatboy Slim to headline Brighton Pride biggest ever big top
	Everybody's favourite big beat maestro is returning to the Pride and it is going to be one big smiley face of a day - Sat 1 Aug brighton-pride.org  6 Mar 15

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Saturday 28 February 2015

UK Nigel Farage to change Ukip position on gay marriage
	Nigel Farage is set to announce a change in Ukip's stance on gay marriage which risks alienating traditional party supporters. Ukip is currently opposed to churches being forced to perform gay marriage ceremonies, but the party does support civil partnerships mirror.co.uk  28 Feb 15
Gay Ukip MEP David Coburn got slow hand-clapped on Any Questions
	Coburn is no stranger to controversy. In a recent interview with The Huffington Post, Coburn, who is gay, said supporters of same-sex marriage were "equality Nazis" huffingtonpost.co.uk  28 Feb 15
WORLD ISIS killers blindfold another 'gay' man, throw him from roof
	Horrific images revealed by ISIS show the barbaric killing in front of a baying crowd carried out at a building in Raqqa, Syria. It is believed the man was sentenced to death by a sharia court for being a 'child of Lot' mirror.co.uk  28 Feb 15

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Tuesday 24 February 2015

GAY BUSINESS 'Intolerant activists' vandalise Auckland police stations, ANZ branches
	Queers Against Injustice has accused ANZ of commercialising gay rights after it renamed its ATM machines to 'GAY TMs' and decorated them with multi-coloured rhinestones. "Pinkwashing... describes the way that institutions co-opt LGBT struggles to distract from and disguise unethical behaviour." an anonymous post on the website hashtag500words.com said tvnz.co.nz  24 Feb 15
U.S. appoints first-ever Special Envoy for LGBT Rights
	Secretary of State John Kerry said Randy Berry's job will be to "reaffirm the universal human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity." npr.org  24 Feb 15
O-M-G Father Anthony McSweeney breaks down over gay and sadomasochistic porn collection
	The Catholic priest, 68, denies molesting three teenage boys at Grafton Close children's home in Hounslow, west London, between 1979 and 1981. But he admitted being shown a child sex porn film by his close friend, the care home manager John Stingemore bbc.co.uk  24 Feb 15
GAY MARRIAGE Heterosexual couple given green light to challenge civil partnership rule
	A Jewish couple who launched a legal challenge against the ban on heterosexual civil partnerships has been granted permission to continue with their claim by a High Court judge thejc.com  24 Feb 15
GAY HISTORY Dirtiest, most violent and homophobic election in Britain
	32 years ago, a now top Liberal Democrat politician was involved in a secret Liberal Party dirty tricks unit that organised an anonymous, illegal smear campaign against the Labour candidate in the 1983 Bermondsey by-election, Peter Tatchell petertatchell.net  24 Feb 15 LGBT History Month UK

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Friday 30 January 2015

UK Muslim leader: 'Teaching British values in schools creates atmosphere of suspicion'
	Joan Deslandes, head of Kingsford Community School, told a London conference of head teachers that schools experienced problems when trying to teach about statutory subjects such as gay rights because some parents would either keep their children at home or lodge time-consuming complaints independent.co.uk  30 Jan 15
Cohabiting couples now the fastest growing type of family in the UK
	Cohabiting couple families (straight or gay) grew by 29.7% between 2004 and 2014. The Office for National Statistics anticipates that the next Families and Households survey will contain specific statistics on same sex married couples familylaw.co.uk  30 Jan 15 Marriages of same sex couples formed in England and Wales so far ons.gov.uk  30 Jan 15
HIV AIDS Mortimer Market Peer Support Workers saw 1,034 patients one-to-one
	And last year 700 more attended workshops at this central London clinic (age-range, 21 to 73!) such as their Newly Diagnosed Course; six sessions covering disclosure, medical aspects, love and sex, building support networks and, critically, the impact of diagnosis. They also work on positive-thinking, self-confidence, growing older with HIV, and clinical updates cnwl.nhs.uk 30 Jan 15
SEX - LIFE Selfridges is introducing a unisex shopping concept
	For six weeks, Selfridges will be introducing a gender neutral shopping experience. The Oxford Street store will be merging its separate women's and men's departments over three floors metro.co.uk  30 Jan 15
GAY PRIDE Kent Pride promises seaside family fun in Margate
	Kent Pride is being organised by Tony Butcher, who runs Canterbury's only gay bar, Limes Lounge. He said: "Margate will be a great venue for the parade, and Thanet District Council is very supportive" - Sat 29 Aug kentonline.co.uk  30 Jan 15
GAY RIGHTS US Bill seeks to protect LGBT rights around the globe
	"Members of Congress have sent a clear message to the State Department and the Obama Administration that LGBT rights are human rights and that they support creation of a special envoy to help put an end to persecution of LGBT people," said David Stacy, HRC's Government Affairs Director hrc.org 30 Jan 15
GAY SPORTS Only 19% of Americans oppose gay athletes in pro sports
	73% say they would support a professional sports team signing a gay or lesbian athlete, while 19% say they would oppose this action. There is broad support for a professional sports team signing a gay or lesbian athlete across demographic and political groups, including 66% of Republicans, 75% of independents, and 79% of Democrats publicreligion.org
SHOW BIZ Oscars: The Imitation Game finally plays the Gay Card
	Harvey Weinstein argues that though Turing received a royal pardon in 2013 for his 1952 conviction for gross indecency because of his homosexuality, he deserves to be honored by the British government hollywoodreporter.com  30 Jan 15 Alan Turing Gay Page

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