Sunday 22 June 2014

O-M-G First clergyman who flouted the Church of England's gay marriage ban is fired by his bishop
	Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who married Laurence Cunnington in April, is to have his rights to operate as a priest revoked. The decision by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Richard Inwood to remove the Canon's 'Permission to Officiate' will also make it very difficult for him to function as a priest anywhere else in the Church of England dailymail.co.uk 22 Jun 14
GAY PRIDE Scotland's LGBT community campaign for an independent Scotland
	At Pride Scotia in Edinburgh, LGBT community and supporters campaigning for a YES vote in September 2014 to make Scotland a fairer, equal and just society for all twitter | facebook 22 Jun 14
Suffolk Council wave flags of Pride
	Rainbow flags supplied by Suffolk Council made for a colourful parade in Ipswich for Suffolk Pride Video | facebook 22 Jun 14
Dyke Marches colonized by "male lesbians"
	A group of lesbians demonstrated at the march, raising awareness of how Dyke Marches worldwide have been aggressively colonized by "male lesbians" femalebiologymatters 22 Jun 14 genderidentitywatch
	Sarah Brown, trans lesbian, gives controversial keynote speech at Dyke March London Speech 22 Jun 14 pictures
JAMAICA The gay agenda is to muzzle the press '... somehow the highly agitated gay lobby was attempting to penetrate the minds of these children and convince them that anal sex and vaginal sex was routine ...' jamaicaobserver.com 22 Jun 14 Jamaican musicians urge colleagues to tackle other topics
	Queen Ifrica had a scheduled performance at Invasion of the Queens in the United States cancelled because she is seen by the LGBT community as a promoter of gay-bashing music - artistes need to be doing more uplifting music jamaica-gleaner.com 22 Jun 14

Friday 13 June 2014

TRANS Stonewall opens doors to trans talks
	UK's leading gay campaign organisation is to discuss how better to include trans issues after 25 years of being LGB only, says CEO Ruth Hunt gaystarnews.com 13 Jun 14
Trans youth looking for help cooling off
	Gendered Intelligence - which runs a trans youth residential programme that includes everything from kayaking to raft building as well as informal games and social interacting - is seeking help to fund 10 more places on their summer camp Support Trans Youth Camp 13 Jun 14
UK Man charged over 'ammonia' attack in Vauxhall Jonathan Lynn, of Worcester Park, Kent, has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and section 18 wounding with intent, after a liquid, thought to be ammonia, was sprayed on three men in Vauxhall in south London bbc.co.uk 13 Jun 14 Drunken sergeant major jailed for sex attack on lesbian soldier Timothy Jones texted a friend saying: "LOL, I'm lying between two lesbians, what should I do?" mirror.co.uk 13 Jun 14 Welcome to the gaybourhood: A guide to London's prime pink pound locations W4 is all about phwoar, Soho is so sophisticated and Peckham is the next big same-sex hotspot. Nick Curtis visits London's gay friendly hotspots standard.co.uk 13 Jun 14 IN-HUMAN RIGHTS 'We have no right to discriminate'
	Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan tells BBC Newsnight he does not expect Sam Kutesa to promote anti-gay policies in the UN General Assembly: 'We have to lead by example' - Video 24:30 bbc.co.uk 13 Jun 14
This loathsome UN hypocrisy Passage of the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act has triggered a wave of persecution against Uganda's gay and lesbian community, including mob violence, evictions, blackmail, arrests, people losing their jobs, and suicides thejc.com 13 Jun 14 Hillary Clinton says US 'must be on the front lines' supporting LGBT rights worldwide
Buy Book	Some countries ... "Are just cynical. Like what Putin's doing in Russia with all these laws against the LGBT community. That is just a cynical political ploy. I've gotten into shouting matches with top Russian officials. But I realized unless there was an argument made, a platform created, we wouldn't have as strong of a case." thenewcivilrightsmovement.com 13Jun 14
GAY PRIDE gaytoz Pride Calendar 2014 Summer Rites and L-Wired present Out on the Dock
	Naughty nautical themed music festival for the entire LGBT community by lesbian super-clubbing brand, One Love, supported by Smirnoff at Tobacco Dock, Wapping, London - Sat 26 Jul  outonthedock.com 13 Jun 14
Liverpool Pride to present Heather Small of M People
	1990s chart toppers Heather Small of M People will take to the Waterfront stage as part of what is becoming a fantastic line-up of entertainment for Liverpool Pride's 'Glam Fairy Tales' themed event and 5th Birthday - Sat 2 Aug liverpoolpride.co.uk
Brighton Pride festival Welcome Centre in Charles Street
	In the week running up to the Brighton Pride festival there will be a Welcome Centre located above Charles Street in Envy Bar to purchase tickets for the Pride Festival; Pride Village Party; and official Pride Party brighton-pride.org 13 Jun 14
Dyke March London announces speakers
	The Safra Project will speak about their Muslim women's organisation; and Sarah Brown, a former Lib Dem councillor in Cambridge, activist and blogger, Sarah will speak about transgender women and lesbianism - Sat 21 Jun  dykemarchlondon.org.uk 13 Jun 14
JAMAICA MP wants help for New Kingston homeless gays
	Julian Robinson says a national focus may be needed to resolve the issue of about 30-40 homeless gay men now occupying a gully in his constituency jamaicaobserver.com 13 Jun 14
GAY BUSINESS LGBT tourism expected to be worth $202 billion in 2014 The estimate comes as the World Travel Market, an annual business event focused around tourism, announces its decision to increase focus on the LGBT tourist market pinknews.co.uk 13 Jun 14 SHOW BIZ James Arthur dropped from Simon Cowell's record label Syco
	The record label has stood by the X Factor winner despite his use of homophobic lyrics last year. "Somebody should have told him to shut up and just put the records out" said Simon Cowell independent.co.uk 13 Jun 14

Tuesday 2 April 2013

UK Terrence Higgins Trust calls for mentors and participants for return of Back to Work scheme tht.org.uk 2 Apr 13 To express interest in becoming a mentor on the scheme, please email backtowork@tht.org.uk NUT condemns the omission of sex education from the national curriculum at a time when it is perhaps needed more than ever newstatesman.com 2 Apr 13 TRANS Jonathan Creek accused of 'Transphobia' as Alan Davies thanks fans for 'complimentary tweets' entertainmentwise.com 2 Apr 13
	Homophobia, Transphobia and the media: from Bermondsey to Lucy Meadows, this NUJ Pride meeting will consider: Has anything changed in reporting of LGBT issues? - National Union of Journalists, London, Tue 16 Apr nuj.org.uk 2 Apr 13
GAY HEALTH Out with Prostate Cancer - gay men informed that prostate cancer is most common cancer in men in UK lgf.org.uk 2 Apr 13 GAY PRIDE
	Supersonic Exclusive Manchester Pride fundraising event with The Feeling + DJ Riv + Special Guests, in the lofty surroundings of the Concorde Hangar at Manchester Airport - Sat 6 Apr manchesterpride.com 2 Apr 13
	Dyke March will commemorate the Votes for Women Rally by taking the route Suffragettes marched through London in 1908 - 3pm from Berkeley Square, Sat 22 Jun dykemarchuk.org facebook.com 2 Apr 13
	London LGBT+ Pride Stalls now available for booking for 29 June in Trafalgar Square or Wardour Street londoncommunitypride.org 2 Apr 13
	It's the end of the road for Sydney's rainbow crossing - State Government says it must be painted over samesame.com.au 2 Apr 13
Gay Pride Calendar 2013 USA Scouts reject troop sponsored by gay rights group kwqc.com 2 Apr 13 Boy Scouts await results of survey on gay ban freep.com 2 Apr 13 UGANDA U.S. pro-gay delegation leaves Uganda empty-handed allafrica.com 2 Apr 13 Uganda MPs prefer to discuss 'kill the gays' bill behind closed doors fearing retribution from Western interests allafrica.com 2 Apr 13 SHOW BIZ Andrew Pierce to be first Chair of the Iris Prize - Cardiff's Gay and Lesbian Film Prize - 9-13 Oct 2013 irisprize.org 2 Apr 13 A Night for Equality and Variety with Marc Almond, Heather Peace, Christopher Biggins and others in aid of the Peter Tatchell Foundation - Norwich Theatre Royal, Sun 23 Jun  theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk 2 Apr 13 Emma Willis ousts Brian Dowling from Big Brother 2013 presenting duties metro.co.uk 2 Apr 13
	Ben Cohen Rugby star reveals he is going deaf and how Elton John helped him mirror.co.uk 2 Apr 13

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Thursday 29 March 2012

UK Ulster Unionist Party leadership hopeful John McCallister has no problem with gay pride events belfasttelegraph.co.uk 29 Mar 12 Teacher struck off after sleeping naked with boy of 15 he picked up in CC Blooms, Edinburgh dailyrecord.co.uk 29 Mar 12 Exclusive lots in Stonewall's Silent Auction, including Auntie Gok and Janet Jackson - closes today stonewall.org.uk 29 Mar 12 Dyke March London planned to celebrate our love and passion for women and all dykes - 9am Sat 31 Mar facebook.com 29 Mar 12 Exeter Pride will include a Rainbow Flag Parade through the city centre - 11.30am Sat 31 Mar exeterpride.co.uk 29 Mar 12
	Chill-out tent for West End revellers in Met Police Operation Trafalgar crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Soho thisislondon.co.uk 29 Mar 12
GAY MARRIAGE Roger Gale MP criticised for saying same-sex marriage would result in Shakespeare and Bible being re-written kentonline.co.uk 29 Mar 12 Tory MEP warns Cameron over 'militant gay agenda' thisissouthdevon.co.uk 29 Mar 12 Church in Wales vicar Andrew Morton resigns over issue - church's position increasingly judgemental bbc.co.uk 29 Mar 12 GAY TRAVEL Is a gay company endangering gay customers - by selling cruise ship holidays to homophobic locales? care2.com 29 Mar 12 Chaka Khan, Neon Hitch, other top acts set for The Dinahin Palm Springs mydesert.com 29 Mar 12 USA A religious right to fire someone because they're gay? Kansas House lawmakers advance bill that says yes care2.com 29 Mar 12 Federal health benefits win for gay couple is limited - exception, not the rule washingtonpost.com 29 Mar 12 Houston Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark suspended for three games for directing a gay slur toward a ball boy tsn.ca 29 Mar 12 Rick Santorum tells boy not to use pink bowling ball miamiherald 29 Mar 12
	Adrienne Rich a fiercely gifted, award-winning poet whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died aged 82 google.com 29 Mar 12
WORLD Thai Police ignore fifteen killings of lesbians and tomboys iglhrc.org 29 Mar 12 Russia defends anti-gay-propaganda law in Strasbourg - to secure extra protection for minors themoscownews.com 29 Mar 12 Chile prosecutors seek murder charges over gay attack which killed Daniel Zamudio bbc.co.uk 29 Mar 12 SHOW BIZ Carson Daly apologizes for saying gays would have been unable to stop crazed jetBlue pilot nydailynews.com 29 Mar 12 Is Elton John expecting another baby? belfasttelegraph.co.uk 29 Mar 12
	Sun City One of India's leading photo-essayists, Sunil Gupta's visual narrative about gay love across continent india.com 29 Mar 12
Delhi Police force closure of photo exhibition on Paris gay life following an anonymous complaint thehindu.com 29 Mar 12
	Martina Navratilova discusses 'Dancing with the Stars' farewell latimes.com 29 Mar 12

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