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Thursday 13 December 2012

UK If David Cameron's Big Society means anything, it means, not just inclusiveness, but mutual respect - Simon Callow BBC Daily Politics 13 Dec 12 University of Brighton cancels screening of controversial 'AIDS denialist' film following student backlash theargus.co.uk 13 Dec 12
	Siobhán Lanigan has been appointed new Chief Executive of The Food Chain foodchain.org.uk 13 Dec 12
Cookery Classes are being held by The Food Chain in December and January foodchain.org.uk 13 Dec 12
GAY MARRIAGE Scottish parents 'cannot withdraw children from all gay marriage lessons' telegraph.co.uk 13 Dec 12
	Sayeeda Warsi MP broke ranks to raise her concerns - warns of 'unintended consequences' politics.co.uk 13 Dec 12
GAY PARENTS
	*Marrying Mum and Dad* CBBC seeks gay families with children aged 7-14 for show where the kids organise the happy couple's Big Day! gaytoz_Be_on_a_Show 13 Dec 12
GAY PRIDE 2013 dates announced for Blackburn, Blackpool, Bristol, Doncaster, Dublin, Exeter, and Sheffield gaytoz Gay Pride Calendar 2013 13 Dec 12
	'Sabbath of perverts' Ultra-nationalist Svoboda Party boasts of attacking gay Ukraine demonstration kyivpost.com 13 Dec 12

	Doncaster Winter Pride announce their first Winter Pride - 2-3 Feb 2013 doncasterpride.co.uk 13 Dec 12
WORLD European Parliament calls on Russia and Ukraine to shelve censorship laws lgbt-ep.eu 13 Dec 12 INTERSEX Intersex Conference calls on ILGA to support the creation of an Intersex Secretariat, and asks the UN to include human rights for intersex people ilga-europe.org \| scoop.co.nz 13 Dec 12 European Parliament's annual report on human rights focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity lgbt-ep.eu 13 Dec 12
	Mike Tyson Several online newspapers in Africa have published a spoof story about former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson having a sex change bbc.co.uk 13 Dec 12
O-M-G
	The Queen James Bible New gay bible prevents homophobic misinterpretation of key verses sfgate.com 13 Dec 12
SEX - LIFE How gene expression is regulated by temporary switches, appears to be a critical factor in why homosexuality occurs medicalnewstoday.com 13 Dec 12 GAY BOOKS
	Daniel Hernandez whose quick thinking helped to save US Representative Gabrielle Gifford's life, publishes memoir broadwayworld.com 13 Dec 12 Buy Book
SHOW BIZ Ricky Martin is irreplaceable. Evita on Broadway to close when he leaves in January billboard.com 13 Dec 12 Lady Gaga challenged Russian authorities to arrest her for allegedly spreading "homosexual propaganda" telegraph.co.uk 13 Dec 12
	Nebojsa Zdravkovic Paintings and Christmas gifts at Adonis Art in Earls Court London adonisartgallery.com 13 Dec 12

	John Altman reveals EastEnders dropped Nick Cotton gay relationship plot in the 1980s digitalspy.co.uk 13 Dec 12

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Friday 9 November 2012

O-M-G
	New Archbishop must witness to God's love for all, urges Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement - only 37% of the Anglicans think that homosexual relationships were always (or almost always) wrong lgcm.org.uk 9 Nov 12
We must have no truck with any form of homophobia, in any part of the church - says new Archbishop of Canterbury John Welby. I know I need to listen attentively to the LGBT communities, and examine my own thinking. itv.com 9 Nov 12
UK
Lord McAlpine: Tory peer calls reports linking him to north Wales child abuse allegations 'wholly false and seriously defamatory' guardian.co.uk 9 Nov 12 This Morning facing Ofcom probe after David Cameron ambush metro.co.uk 9 Nov 12
How private is your private life? Liberty want your support to stop the 'Snoopers' Charter' liberty-human-rights.org.uk 9 Nov 12 Scots teenager 'confused' over sexuality battered gay barman to death in Ayreshire stv.tv 9 Nov 12 GAY MARRIAGE Washington state approves gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote AP google.com 9 Nov 12 USA Construction to begin Friday on Philadelphia's LGBT-friendly senior-living complex philly.com 9 Nov 12
	Stacie Laughton First transgender representative elected by Nashua, New Hampshire voters newhampshire.com 9 Nov 12

	Mark Takano California's first openly gay person of color is elected to US Congress political-empire thinkprogress.org 9 Nov 12

	Paul Babeu Embattled gay Sheriff is re-elected in Arizona instinctmagazine.com 9 Nov 12
GAY BUSINESS NGLCC 10th Anniversary National Dinner in Washington DC, is officially sold out nglcc10.org 9 Nov 12 WORLD MEPs question views on LGBT and women's rights of Tonio Borg, nominated for public health portfolio lgbt-ep.eu 9 Nov 12 Malawi: Suspension of anti-gay laws draws mixed reactions - should not be copycatting Western countries nyasatimes.com 9 Nov 12 Two men beaten in Romania after attending debate, play on homosexuality calgaryherald.com 9 Nov 12 SHOW BIZ Will Young signs to Island Records musicweek.com 9 Nov 12 Ugandan police storm premiere of gay theatre production of Talented Ugandan Kuchus allafrica.com 9 Nov 12 'World's first toilet theme park' opens in South Korea bbc.co.uk 9 Nov 12
	John Partridge hopes EastEnders introduces "some hot new gay guys" digitalspy.co.uk 9 Nov 12
WORLD AIDS DAY
	Lego portraits of Alan Turing Harvey Milk, Freddie Mercury, Quentin Crisp or other LGBTQ icons from the Little Artists - 10% from every print sold in November to the Terence Higgins Trust littleartist.co.uk 9 Nov 12