Tuesday 17 March 2015

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UK David Cameron supports Trans Rights - and says we need to tackle "Homophobic Bullying"
	"It's only when a society says marriage is there for everybody whether you're straight or gay - you end this idea that it's somehow fair to criticise people or do down people because of their sexuality." buzzfeed.com 17 Mar 15
Boycotts are just another word for bullying says Piers Morgan
	Boycotting Dolce and Gabbana may make Elton and a few celebrities feel better, but all it will do is damage the livelihoods of thousands of innocent Dolce employees and it won't make any difference to the debate on gay rights dailymail.co.uk 17 Mar 15
Job-seeker banned from wearing "gay T-shirt"
	A job-seeker from Burnley has accused the Jobcentre of "discrimination". Shaun Clark (28) claims staff at the Jobcentre in Victoria Street told him wearing the T-shirt was "inappropriate" lep.co.uk 17 Mar 15
Boy stabbed to death a gay man whom he believed was interested in him
	Usher Sawyers was 15 when he robbed and murdered Martin Thomas, 39, (pictured), at his home in Roehampton, London. Sawyers has been sentenced to at least 15 years in custody bbc.co.uk 17 Mar 15
Eric Pickles: I was 'narrow-minded' and 'prejudiced' to oppose gay marriage
	Communities Secretary reveals how he reprimanded himself for holding 'mean' views when switching '180 degrees' on gay marriage during frank radio appearance telegraph.co.uk 17 Mar 15
SHOW BIZ Michael Sam's booty is a hit on Dancing With The Stars
	You could win 'rear of the year', where I would win 'ass of the past', says "US Strictly" judge Len Goodman about NFL footballer Sam youtube.com 17 Mar 15

Tuesday 3 February 2015

UK Tributes paid to pioneering gay journalist Michael Mason
	Michael Mason, who died at the weekend, was news editor at Gay News from 1972 until the early 1980s. During his time he covered many seismic events, including the political demise of former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe. Michael Mason founded Capital Gay in 1981, which ran for a total of 14 years pinknews.co.uk
Labour vow homophobic bullying crackdown after true scale of playground abuse revealed
	Labour has vowed to make every school free from homophobic bullying after shocking stats revealed 70,000 pupils suffer from abuse. Tristram Hunt MP, Shadow Education Secretary, has called for a 'zero tolerance' attitude to homophobic bullying mirror.co.uk  2 Feb 15 Bullied at school for being gay: 'It was a living hell' newsbeat  2 Feb 15
Family discover explicit gay porn at Jimmy's restaurant in Greenwich
	A mum-of-three was left feeling sick after her young children viewed an explicit gay sex scene on a restaurant booking screen. Archie and Alfie viewed the explicit content on the way back from the toilet newsshopper.co.uk  2 Feb 15
UKIP candidate stands down after backing BNP post calling homosexuality a 'perverted corruption'
	Donald Grewar, has resigned from UKIP following an investigation into the allegations made against him by a fellow party member southwalesargus.co.uk  2 Feb 15
O-M-G Man survives being thrown from 7-storey building by Isis for being gay then stoned to death
	According to reports from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, members of Isis threw the man seven storeys, but despite surviving the fall, he was then stoned to death metro.co.uk  2 Feb 15

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Wednesday 28 January 2015

GAY PRIDE Student Pride 2015 programme announced
	Journalist Owen Jones and actor Bethany Black will be speaking at student pride 2015 in London, in a programme that includes a jobs fair, arts pride, queer cinema, a carnival and parties - 27 Feb - 1 Mar studentpride.co.uk  28 Jan 15
Bristol Pride 2015 will be greenest event yet
	'Green Rainbow' is the theme for Bristol 2015 and are organisers are encouraging people to create placards and recycled outfits for the parade - 4-12 Jul  pridebristol.co.uk  28 Jan 15
HIV AIDS 64 local authorities aim to 'halve it' for HIV infections
	Southwark Council in London is the latest local authority to join the 'Halve It' campaign to reduce by 50% the number of residents diagnosed late with HIV and those living with undiagnosed HIV halveit.org.uk  28 Jan 15 Download Paper
STICKS AND STONES School cancels LGBT workshop last-minute because 'the other side had to be heard'
	Founder of ShoutOut Eoin O'Liathain said volunteers had already arrived at the Dublin school when he received the call. "It was a bit flabbergasting, because there is no political message or component to ShoutOut whatsoever." independent.ie  28 Jan 15
Green party candidate apologises for offending transgender people
	The philosopher Dr Rupert Read sparked a heated debate after posting that the use of the word "cisgender" as the opposite of "transgender" troubled him independent.co.uk  28 Jan 15
Under-fire Newport Ukip candidate faces calls to stand down
	Donald Grewar is being investigated by the party for replying "Well said" in response to a message on the BNP website referring to gay people as "perverts" and "paedophiles" southwalesargus.co.uk  28 Jan 15
GAY RESEARCH LGBT support for same-sex marriage isn't as uniform as one might think
	Among US Republican LGBT adults, support for gay marriage is not as strong as it is among Democrat LGBT adults, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey (78% c/w 98%). And a substantial share say the issue has taken too much attention from other important issues pewresearch.org  28 Jan 15
AFRICA Nigeria arrests 12 planning 'homosexual' wedding
	"These men were arrested as they planned to hold a wedding among themselves," said Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, head of Kano State's Hisbah board police. "They are homosexuals; their acts are against the (sharia) law" dailysabah.com  28 Jan 15
Uganda: 9 gay men threatened by mob, arrested by police
	Without knowing it, the men had put their lives in jeopardy by visiting an STI screening clinic, which attracted the attention of a homophobic mob 76crimes.com  28 Jan 15
ALAN TURING Sicilian street named after gay codebreaker Alan Turing
	Catania's place names committee has decided to name seven streets after two police commissioners killed by the Mafia, a theatre founder, a writer, and Alan Turing 'the discoverer of the codes of the Enigma machine' cataniaoggi.com  28 Jan 15

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Sunday 11 January 2015

UK Recruits to British armed forces quizzed on sexuality to improve diversity
	Details of the service personnel's sexual preference will be stored, but recruits have the option to "prefer not to say". The measure has been introduced in a bid to foster greater tolerance within the armed forces telegraph.co.uk 11 Jan 15
Queen's guards rocked by complaint of gay soldier that he was bullied
	The Queen's Household Cavalry has been hit by claims that a gay soldier was bullied by a senior colleague over a number of years. He said: 'I want to get on with my career and keep my private life private.' dailymail.co.uk 11 Jan 15
Charlton Athletic LGBT fans attacked
	A group of LGBT football fans have claimed they were attacked after being lured to a meeting with a fake like-minded group. Police have launched an investigation after Charlton Rainbows were assaulted before yesterday's match against Brighton and Hove Albion mirror.co.uk
GAY MARRIAGE Heartbreak for Scottish gay couple following wedding mix-up
	John and Sean Vernon's marriage had to be cancelled when a staff member at Inverness registrar's office realised it was not legally possible because his civil partnership was registered in Belfast inverness-courier.co.uk  11 Jan 15
GAY BUSINESS Obamacare commercial targets same-sex couples
	The advert features married couple, Jake and Allen, who say making the choice to #GetCovered turned into a life saving decision youtube.com  11 Jan 15
Virginian lawmaker wants businesses to discriminate against 'homosexual conduct'
	The legislation, proposed by Tea Party Republican Bob Marshall and pertains to obtaining any government-issued license, AND specifically allows discrimination on grounds of "homosexual behavior" care2.com  11 Jan 15
SHOW BIZ Stephen Daldry attached to Wicked movie
	Wicked might finally be on its way to defying gravity on the big screen with Stephen Daldry, the gay director of Billy Elliot on film and stage - aiming for a 2016 release date insidemovies.ew.com  11 Jan 15

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