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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Wednesday 14 January 2015

UK Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2015
	Stonewall's definitive list of Britain's most gay-friendly workplaces showcases the achievements of employers submitting to the Workplace Equality Index stonewall.org.uk  14 Jan 15 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust the most gay-friendly employer in the UK telegraph.co.uk  14 Jan 15
Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK
	Organisations across the UK acknowledge that conversion therapy, or "repareative therapy", which attempts to change a person's sexuality, is unethical and harmful. It also sets out plans to tackle conversion therapy and protect patients from it psychotherapy.org.uk  14 Jan 15
O-M-G If a gay Mormon man marries a woman, divorce is likely, study finds
	Marriages like those profiled on TV show "My Husband Is Not Gay" are two to three times more likely to end in divorce than others, finds an in-depth survey of 1,612 self-selected LGBT/same-sex attracted Mormons sltrib.com  14 Jan 15
GAY PARENTS Black gay dads defend viral photo in new commercial
	Kordale and Kaleb Lewis and their three children are starring in a heartwarming commercial for Nikon. They hope the images reveal how much their family is just like everyone else's thegrio.com  14 Jan 15

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Friday 9 January 2015

SHOW BIZ Pride and Imitation Game win Bafta nominations
	The film Pride, about gay activists during the miners' strike in Wales, is up against six other films including Paddington and The Imitation Game at this year's Baftas walesonline.co.uk  9 Jan 15
Two radio presenters hold hands and face homophobia in Luton
	After a caller-in said he had suffered homophobic abuse on a train in Luton, BBC Three Counties DJ Iain Lee and Justin Dealey decided to conduct "an experiment" to see whether the public had an issue with people being openly gay independent.co.uk  9 Jan 15
I'm sorry, but your husband is gay
	One gay man who spent time researching the lives of gay Mormons already knows what TLC's upcoming show - My Husband's Not Gay - is all about advocate.com 9 Jan 15
Being gay and black on TV will never be the same
	Director Lee Daniels "holds up the mirror to us as human beings," said Jussie Smollett, who plays a young black gay character on the new Fox series Empire buzzfeed.com  9 Jan 15

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Thursday 4 December 2014

UK Former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe dies aged 85
	Mr Thorpe resigned as Liberal Party leader in 1976 after allegations of an affair with a former male model, Norman Scott, at a time when male homosexual acts were illegal. He was cleared of the charges of incitement to murder Mr Scott in 1979 bbc.co.uk  4 Dec 14
Young gay men "frozen out" of sex education in UK schools
	In terms of everyday knowledge on the gay scene, HIV exists somewhere in limbo between the grim tombstone adverts of the 80s ... and the raw realities of chemsex-fuelled bareback sessions - When I asked about anal sex, they said, 'We don't recommend it' vice.com  4 Dec 14 sexeducationforum.org.uk
London Mayor launches Hate Crime Reduction Strategy
	Since 2012 transgender hate crime has grown by 86.2% and homophobic crime has gone up by 26.8%. The strategy is to increase awareness of hate crime in London and encourage more people to come forward about their experiences london.gov.uk  4 Dec 14
Chris Bryant MP becomes shadow minister for the arts
	Gay Labour MP Chris Bryant has been named as the new shadow minister for the arts in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet reshuffle bbc.co.uk  4 Dec 14
Which of the banned sex acts in porn will the UK miss the most?
	Pornhub crunched the numbers and determined how popular the list of acts that likely won't be allowed under the BBFC's R18 rating are in comparison with the rest of the world independent.co.uk  4 Dec 14
USA Black, gay and shot dead in his own car
	It's not Ferguson. It's not Serial. But the case of 22-year-old Dionte Greene raises complex questions about race, class, police conduct and sexual taboos. Are we too afraid to answer them? theguardian.com  4 Dec 14
GAY HATE
Gay man 'beaten up because he was singing Wicked song on a Manchehster tram' metro.co.uk  4 Dec 14 'Thank God Nazis shot gays': Latvian MP Inga Priede is in hot water over offensive tweets rt.com  4 Dec 14 'AIDS-free Christmas' if all gays are killed, as Arizona pastor says God commands rawstory.com  4 Dec 14

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Thursday 28 August 2014

UK Acid attacker jailed after injuring six outside Vauxhall club
	Jonathan Lynn was jailed for attacking six people with acid outside the Lightbox nightclub in Vauxhall. The Judge said it was a 'vile, violent, cowardly and disgraceful attack' which had 'wrecked a number of people's lives' london24.com  28 Aug 14
Former Tory Chairman to appear at Prowler Soho
	Lord Fowler will appear at Prowler Soho, 5-7 Brewer Street London W1F 0RF, to sign his book - AIDS Don't Die of Prejudice - 30% of proceeds from Norman Fowler's book sold on the day will be donated to AVERT, GMFA and Positive East - 6-8pm Thu 28 Aug Buy Book  28 Aug 14
Social services minister books out parliament room for anti-gay marriage conference
	Kevin Andrews MP won't attend the 'strengthening the family' conference which has links to controversial Christian group World Congress of Families theguardian.com  28 Aug 14
WORLD Nearly 3 in 10 worldwide see their areas as good for gays
	Nearly three in 10 adults (28%) across 123 countries in 2013 say their city or area is a "good place" for gay or lesbian people to live, but hospitable attitudes range widely from as high as 83% in the Netherlands to as low as 1% in Pakistan and Senegal gallup.com  28 Aug 14
GAY PRIDE Fusion: The queer cultural diversity media festival
	Marcus Collins will host Queer Media's Fusion with short films and speakers, aiming to promote LGBT visibility by telling empowering and inspirational stories of people in the black, Asian and ethnic minority LGBT community through different mediums - Salford, Sun 19 Oct Tickets  28 Aug 14
SEX - LIFE 'Father Hunger' doesn't mean you're gay
	The theory underlying reparative therapy is that men who "act homosexual" do so because they weren't fathered well. Once this "father hunger" is satisfied, their homosexuality will disappear and their innate heterosexuality will surface. This is nonsense huffingtonpost.com  28 Aug 14

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