Tuesday 22 July 2014

UK No to gay pardons
	UK Ministers last night rejected a call for convictions for homosexual acts to be posthumously disregarded. LibDem Lord Sharkey led the move after a posthumous pardon was given last year to war-time codebreaker Alan Turing heraldscotland.com 22 Jul 14
Trojan Horse school chief wants gays sent into exile
	Shahid Akmal was the chairman of governors at Nansen Primary School in Birmingham, where music was banned. He defended jailing or exiling gays and adulterers under Sharia Law as a "moral position to hold" mirror.co.uk 22 Jul 14
Human rights activists call for action on Commonwealth LGBTI rights record
	Over 150 human rights activists including speakers from around the world came together in Glasgow on Friday to call for the Commonwealth to respect the human rights of LGBTI people kaleidoscopetrust.com 22 Jul 14
KaleidoScot provides a voice for a growing community
	New online publication aims to provide news about all the important community issues in Scotland alongside arts, culture and sports coverage kaleidoscot.com 22 Jul 14
GAY EMPLOYMENT Straight business students are crashing gay job fairs
	Only one of the 15 students from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business who attended a conference in New Orleans last year was openly gay, says Reaching Out MBA businessweek.com 22 Jul 14 reachingoutmba.org
USA Obama names record number of gay Federal Judges
	The president's record on the issue - he's seen 10 gay or lesbian lifetime-appointed judges confirmed - reflects both his declared mission to diversify the courts and the widespread cultural shift in acceptance of gays and lesbians in public life nationallawjournal.com 22 Jul 14
WORLD Indian Government has no plans to amend Section 377
	The Modi govenment said it has no plans to amend or repeal Section 377, criminalising sex among homosexuals, till the issue is settled by India's Supreme Court - which in December threw the ball back into Parliament's court to amend the law indianexpress.com 22 Jul 14
Working toward a Caribbean that's no longer anti-gay
	Fundamentalist religious groups across the region have mounted large demonstrations condemning homosexuality, and appear to have successfully lobbied local governments to keep these British colonially imposed anti-gay laws 76crimes.com 22 Jul 14

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Tuesday 13 May 2014

UK HIV-positive teen asks Michael Gove for compulsory sexual health lessons in state schools
	Luke Alexander, 19, who discovered that he had HIV a year ago, said he received "absolutely no information" on the subject when he was at school and that he may have avoided becoming infected if he had independent.co.uk Sign Petition 13 May 14
Homophobes killed my cat and sent me a sympathy card
	Andrew Davies, chief executive officer for Unity Group Wales, said people would push notes under his door, saying they were worried about the safety of their children "because I was gay". Nearly 2,000 hate crimes were recorded in Wales in one year bbc.co.uk 13 May 14
Belfast docker awarded £45k over abuse
	Industrial tribunal ruled that 51-year-old Martin Sheil had been unfairly dismissed by Stena Line Irish Sea Ferries following an incident involving a member of staff who took part in homophobic abuse u.tv 13 May 14
Homophobic Cambridgeshire leaflet brings hate crime probe
	Police are looking for "a religious zealot" who distributed homophobic leaflets in Cambridgeshire and may have committed a "hate crime" bbc.co.uk 13 May 14
Homophobic offences in London increase by 5.6%The Met's Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne said: "We are moving in the right direction, but there's still a great deal of work to do to cut crime further london24.com 13 May 14 SHOW BIZ Conchita Wurst hits #1 in Russia on iTunes
	Wurst not only won the Eurovision Song Contest against a tsunami of hate, but she has broken through that hate and taken the #1 spot on iTunes IN RUSSIA - even higher than Russia's own contribution to the contest! lezgetreal.com 13 May 14
LGBT JOBS Diversity Role Models has two vacancies
	Diversity Role Model's mission is to eliminate homophobic and transphobic bullying, using pioneering educational workshops. They now seek an Operations Manager and Head of Business Development gaytoz JOBS 13 May 14
USA Florida judge steps down after his Manhunt profile revealed
	Judge David Audlin said his voluntary decision was based on an "inappropriate invasion of my privacy" miamiherald.com 13 May 14

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Friday 3 May 2013

UK Gaydar launches new mobile service m.gaydar.net 3 May 13 Over 50 UK events lined up for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - Fri 17 May dayagainsthomophobia.org | idahouk.org 3 May 13 Pride in the House art competition deadline for submissions 8 July. Exhibition in Highgate 7-18 Aug lauderdalehouse.org.uk 3 May 13 UKIP anti-gay politicians lose election gaystarnews.com 3 May 13
	Christopher and Stephen Akers-Belcher Hartlepool makes history with first gay couple to be council leader and mayor hartlepoolmail.co.uk 3 May 13
	Brian Coleman has admitted attacking a woman as she filmed him parking illegally on a street where he had helped introduce unpopular charges bbc.co.uk 3 May 13
	The Albert Kennedy Trust is looking for a dynamic and experienced fundraiser gaytoz JOBS 3 May 13
	Some Klingons are gay Get Over It! - Stonewall's iconic campaign goes intergalactic stonewall.org.uk 3 May 13
GAY PRIDE
	Brighton Pride bring back the main stage with The Sugababes, Alison Moyet, Paloma Faith, Stooshe, Ms Dynamite, The Mend and Class A Lindy Layton, Stacey Jackson and disco legend Hazel Dean making it a day to remember - Sat 3 Aug brighton-pride.org 3 May 13
	Patrick Gale to open Cornwall Pride Renowned novelist will lead the Parade from Lemon Quay to wind its way through the centre of Truro to Victoria Park for the FREE Family Friendly Picnic - Sat 24 Aug cornwallpride.com 3 May 13
	Over 50 Pride events around the UK See the gaytoz guide to pride festivals, events and parades all over the UK and Ireland Gay Pride Calendar 2013
GAY 'CURE' Former Ex-Gay spokesman John Paulk apologizes for the reparative therapy he used to promote christianitytoday.com 3 May 13 "Ex-Gay" Matt Moore wasn't on Grindr for sex, but is still gay (kinda) queerty.com 3 May 13 WORLD Italy's gay community find new Equalities MinisterMichaela Biancifiore's appointment "incomprehensible, homophobic" tgcom24.mediaset.it 3 May 13 Confounded at home, a crusading squad of American conservative Christians are taking their anti-gay fight abroad economist.com 3 May 13 GAY MARRIAGE Equal Marriage in running for Scottish Charity Awards Cast your vote 3 May 13
	Kazakhstan's first gay wedding has provoked strong reactions in the socially conservative country after pictures were published on the internet bbc.co.uk 3 May 13
SHOW BIZ
	Kieron Richardson Hollyoaks star says he wants to win 'Sexiest Male' at the British Soap Awards for gay people digitalspy.co.uk 3 May 13

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Wednesday 2 January 2013

O-M-G
Archbishop of Westminster cancels special mass for gay people - London church ordered to stop providing so-called 'Soho Masses' independent.co.uk 2 Jan 13 Do gays need a church of their own anymore? yahoo.com 2 Jan 13
Teenage lesbian reportedly stoned by ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students in Israel timesofisrael.com 2 Jan 13 Calls to pass the anti-gay Bill dominate Uganda's New Year messages from preachers africareview.com 2 Jan 13 GAY MARRIAGE Teacher's letter to Archbishop of Birmingham - will children be damaged if taught about gay families? queerily.com 2 Jan 13 Sex change father Thomas Beatie hits snag in seeking US divorce azcentral.com 2 Jan 13 Gay couple turned away from getting married in town near Portland - 'notaries shy about things like this' pressherald.com 2 Jan 13
	Chris and Shawn Riley Maryland couple invite Reddit users to gay wedding - video bbc.co.uk 2 Jan 13
UK Jobs for LGBT people - new employment page launched on gaytoz.com gaytoz Jobs 2 Jan 13 LGBT January sales - new newsletter sets out money-saving deals from gay and gay-friendly businesses gaytoz Offers & Discounts 1 Jan 13 GAY PARENTS What does the Iona Institute have to say to the children who have been abused by their parents? independent.ie 2 Jan 13
	Sacha First baby born in France in 2013 has two mothers - Maude and partner Delphine rfi.fr 2 Jan 13
	Logan Murphy-Miller Glee creator Ryan Murphy debuts baby Logan in twitter picture with partner David Miller aceshowbiz.com 2 Jan 13
GAY WORLD Uganda 'drops gay play charges' against producer David Cecil bbc.co.uk 2 Jan 13 Malawi President will not be influenced gay rights saying Parliament will decide on the issue malawitoday.com 2 Jan 13 GAY SPORTS
	10th Paris International Tournament TIP to be organized by the French Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation -17-20 May paris-tournament.com 2 Jan 13
TRANS Transgendered candidate Stacie Laughton is withdrawing her candidacy from New Hampshire elections unionleader.com 2 Jan 13 SHOW BIZ
	John Partridge says EastEnders needs more gay characters, and hopes that Christian and Sayed's popularity will inspire writers to bring in more homosexuals digitalspy.co.uk 2 Jan 13

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