5-8 April 2015 |

SHOW BIZ Our Gay Wedding: The Musical nominated for BAFTA
	Bafta TV awards 2015 include the Channel 4 musical about same-sex weddings; The Graham Norton Show; and Grayson Perry: Who Are You? theguardian.com  8 Apr 15 2015 nominations
Barry Manilow secretly married his longtime male lover
	The Copacabana crooner said "I do" to Garry Kief, his manager and the president of Barry Manilow Productions, an insider said. The intimate ceremony was attended by 50 guests who were led to believe they were invited to lunch at the couple's multi-million dollar Palm Springs mansion! nationalenquirer.com  8 Apr 15
GAY BUSINESS Sexual orientation discrimination in the UK labour market
	A study by Anglia Ruskin University shows the probability of gay or lesbian applicants receiving an invitation for a job iinterview was 5.1% lower than that for heterosexuals, and salaries offered were 1.9 % lower sagepub.com  8 Apr 15
What does it mean to be a role model?
	BP's Tamoor Ali, a senior commercial analyst, has been named Stonewall Role Model of the Year for his work in promoting LGBT equality in the workplace bp.com  8 Apr 15
Obama's Executive Order prohibiting LGBT discrimination goes into effect
	The order prohibits discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity by all federal contractors across the USA. The order is an important mile marker on the path toward LGBT workplace equality hrc.org  8 Apr 15

Tuesday
TRANS Police probe murder of trans woman found dead in Fulham flat
	Police are appealing for witnesses after 33-year-old Vanessa Santillan was murdered in a west London flat. Crimestoppers 0800 555 111  standard.co.uk  7 Apr 15
Transgender Kids: Louis Theroux: surprises with stories of his own
	A huge question is whether the parents begin the process of medical intervention when their child may be still experimenting with their identity. Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids, on BBC2 bbc.co.uk  7 Apr 15

Monday
SEX EDUCATION All schools should include a positive portrayal of same sex relationships in sex education lessons, says union
	Delegates at the National Union of Teachers' annual conference in Harrogate backed the idea that sex education should be a compulsory part of the curriculum independent.co.uk  6 Apr 15
GAY RESEARCH Is 10% of the population really gay?
	Drawing on the widest survey of sexual behaviour since the Kinsey Report, David Spiegelhalter, in his book Sex By Numbers, answers key questions about our private lives. Here he reveals how Kinsey's contested claim that 10% of us are gay is actually close to the mark theguardian.com  6 Apr 15 Buy Book

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Friday 3 April 2015

GAY EMPLOYMENT First standard in the world for 'rainbow-inclusive' workplaces
	The first standard in the world to assist organisations achieve a truly inclusive workplace has been published by Standards New Zealand standards.co.nz  3 Apr 15
New York branch of Boy Scouts of America hires gay adult employee
	The New York chapter of the Boy Scouts of America has made history by hiring gutsy 18-year-old Eagle Scout Pascal Tessier to work as a camp counselor this summer at the Ten Mile River Scout Camp in upstate New York nydailynews.com  3 Apr 15
O-M-G Girls' Brigade taught homosexuality is a sin - equal to murder, stealing and adultery
	A mother whose daughters attended the lesson reported the Northern Ireland Christian organisation to the PSNI for an alleged hate crime. She said she believed the teachings were "bigoted" and "tantamount to incitement to hatred" belfasttelegraph.co.uk  3 Apr 15
Why Religious Freedom Bills could be great for gay rights
	Suddenly, a community that has been unsuccessfully championing LGBT non-discrimination measures for decades has the nation's attention time.com  3 Apr 15
HIV AIDS Nigel Farage told he should be "ashamed" after blaming HIV-positive migrants for NHS funding pressure
	During the ITV Leaders Debate, the seven leaders were asked how they would protect the long term funding of the health service. Mr Farage used his minute on the subject to launch an attack on "health tourism" claiming it costs taxpayers £2billion a year mirror.co.uk  3 Apr 15
Richard Littlejohn asks why Lib Dem who admitted trying to catch HIV and taking drugs isn't under same scrutiny as some members of Ukip
	Daily Mail columnists asks: 'Would you want an ex-porn star who has tried to commit suicide by HIV, while under the influence of recreational drugs, representing you at Westminster?' dailymail.co.uk  3 Apr 15

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27-28 March 2015

UK Stonewall raises record £470,000 at its annual Equality Dinner
	The event took place at the Hilton on Park Lane and was supported by Aviva, with a champagne reception supported by E.ON. Money raised from the event will support Stonewall's work to go deeper into communities and help to improve the lives of LGBT people stonewall  28 Mar 15
Two murderers become the UK's first gay couple to marry in prison
	Mikhail Gallatinov and Marc Goodwin, who fell in love over two years spent at Full Sutton Prison in East Yorkshire, were wed in a small ceremony in the visitor centre independent.co.uk  28 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Apple boss Tim Cook 'to donate millions' to charity
	Mr Cook told Fortune Magazine that he would leave his wealth to philanthropic causes but not before paying for his 10-year-old nephew's college education bbc.com  28 Mar 15
GAY EMPLOYMENT Co-pilot suffered "gay" taunts because of his background as cabin crew
	Andreas Lubitz, the 28-year-old co-pilot of crashed Germanwings plane, kept his depression secret from his bosses but had been signed off by two separate doctors mirror.co.uk  28 Mar 15

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Friday
GAY RESEARCH How many people in Ireland are gay?
	When the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI Family Values poll asked people to describe their sexuality, 4% of respondents described themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. The real figure may well be higher, given that 10% of people polled chose not to answer the question irishtimes.com  27 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Blaze destroys club, hotel in Cherry Grove, Fire Island gay resort
	Two Fire Island landmarks - the Ice Palace bar and the Holly House Hotel - were destroyed and the boardwalk was damaged in the New York resort amny.com  27 Mar 15

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18-19 March 2015

UK London protest against Dolce & Gabbana
	"It is hypocritical for Stefano Gabbana to oppose gay parents, given that in 2006 he expressed a desire to have a child via artificial insemination and surrogacy," said Peter Tatchell petertatchellfoundation 19 Mar 15
SNP member suspended for homophobic tweet to Tory chief Ruth Davidson
	The abuse, which is littered with expletives attacking Ms Davidson's sexuality, was posted on the Twitter profile Laird O'Callaghan, under the username @SparkyBhoyHH stv.tv  19 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Stonewall lists the 20 most inclusive law firms for LGB staff
	Baker & McKenzie top this list, which is populated by law firms that entered Stonewall's latest Workplace Equality Index stonewall.org.uk 19 Mar 15
USA Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses
	Republican Representative Schock billed the federal government and his campaign for logging roughly 170,000 miles on his personal car from January 2010 through July 2014. But when he sold that Chevrolet Tahoe in July 2014, it had roughly 80,000 miles on the odometer politico.com  19 Mar 15 Congressman Aaron Schock under fire for not disclosing companion on official trip to India towleroad.com  19 Mar 15 My son is different but not gay: Aaron Schock's father edgeboston.com  19 Mar 15
SEX - LIFE Here's what never to say when dating a gay black man
	What kind of lines do gay men of color really hear when they're out at a bar? Filmmaker Cameron Johnson set out to discover just that with his new short documentary, You're Cute for a Black Guy mic.com  19 Mar 15
SHOW BIZ Free's Andy Fraser dies aged 62
	The co-writer of classic hit All Right Now, was gay and HIV positive. In 2005, with the release of solo album, Naked... And Finally Free, he both came out and talked about the agonising - "to the point of incapacitation" - he'd gone through mojo4music.com 19 Mar 15
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
	... are looking for new exciting builds to feature on the upcoming series. If your project is unique, creative and unusual they want to hear from you. Contact Plum Pictures with details of you and your project at: amazingspaces@plumpictures.co.uk or 020 7184 6774 19 Mar 15

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