Friday 27 February 2015

UK Stonewall launches Young Writers' competition for 14-17 year-olds
	The competition invites young people to submit short stories and poems that support the theme of 'LGBT equality: changing hearts and minds' stonewall.org.uk  27 Feb 15
Brighton Gay Men's Chorus raise over £1,000 for the Rainbow Fund
	Following their Putting on the Glitz show at the Theatre Royal, Brighton Gay Men's Chorus raised £1,002.50 for the Rainbow Fund supporting front line LGBT/HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove brightongmc.org  27 Feb 15
Children are waiting for the right family. Could that be you?
	LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week is run by New Family Social, the UK support group for LGBT adopters and foster carers. Each spring, agencies across the UK hold events specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender prospective parents - 2-8 Mar lgbtadoptfosterweek  27 Feb 15
SEX EDUCATION Ukip leaflet claims primary school LGBT education is 'sexual grooming'
	A leaflet being distributed by the Ukip Christian Soldiers claims an effort to challenge homophobia in schools is a "recruitment drive for fresh blood" mirror.co.uk  27 Feb 15
LGBT YOUTH Groundbreaking AKT study explores homelessness among young people The proportion of mainstream UK housing providers targeting services at LGBT homeless people has dropped from 11% to 1% between 2011 and 2013. The Albert Kennedy Trust finds that LGBT young people are more likely to be exposed to the risk factors akt.org.uk GAY CURE 'Gay cure' death camp accused found guilty
	Alex de Koker and Michael Erasmus were found guilty of murder, child abuse and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, by a South African Court. Raymond Buys was punched, struck with a spade, a stick, forced to eat soap powder, pick up his own faeces with his mouth and was kicked and slapped while unconscious to "wake him up" at a camp linked to 'gay conversions' iol.co.za  27 Feb 15

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Wednesday 18 February 2015

HIV AIDS Stopping HIV with an artificial protein
	A Scripps Research Institute team has shown that a lab-made molecule that mimics an antibody from our immune system may have more protective power than anything the body produces, keeping four monkeys free of HIV infection despite injection of large doses of the virus sciencemag.org  18 Feb 15
TRANS Trans rights versus free speech?
	Peter Tatchell expresses alarm at attempts by some trans activists to ban their feminist critics from speaking at universities and other institutions petertatchellfoundation  18 Feb 15
Already six trans women reported murdered in the U.S. in 2015
	'I am aware that my sisters do not need to be reminded of their vulnerability and the threat of violence that looms over their lives,' writes Janet Mock janetmock.com  18 Feb 15
GAY BUSINESS Apple fires anti-gay lobbyist
	Apple recruited, then fired, conservative lobbyist Jay Love after the company discovered the former state house speaker once sponsored legislation praising a beauty pageant contestant for opposing same-sex marriage cultofmac.com  18 Feb 15
CYBER GAYS Cork LGBT community warned of 'catfish' attacks
	Members of Cork's LGBT community have been warned to take safety precautions when meeting online dates after reports of orchestrated attacks by assailants using websites and dating apps to attract their victims irishexaminer.com  18 Feb 15
GAY PRIDE Mormon singer supports Brighton's Hand In Hand LGBT Choral Festival
	Justin Utley, the proudly gay ex-Mormon singer/songwriter, will be performing a gig in Brighton to support the Hand In Hand National UK/Ireland LGBT Choral Festival taking place in the summer - Sun 15 Mar handinhandbrighton  18 Feb 15
Activist urges students to hold gay pride march through Hatfield
	Campaigner Peter Tatchell gave a lecture at the University of Hertfordshire's College Lane campus and march to be held through Hatfield whtimes.co.uk  18 Feb 15 Pride Calendar 2015
SHOW BIZ Broadchurch viewers shocked by middle-aged women's lesbian kiss ...
	... because they thought the characters were sisters. The passionate embrace between lawyer Jocelyn Knight and newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe, atmospherically staged on the programme's iconic cliff top, was clearly meant to cause a stir among the 5.7million viewers dailymail.co.uk  18 Feb 15

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Wednesday 26 November 2014

UK Rise in number of violent homophobic crimes being reported to police
Homophobic offences: East Anglia London Manchester Merseyside Midlands Northern Ireland South West South Yorkshire	19 forces have recorded more violent homophobic offences so far in 2014 than in whole of last year. Gay rights charities said that while it was encouraging that more people were reporting hate crime, many victims felt silenced by abuse on the street. theguardian.com  26 Nov 14
Stonewall marks 25th anniversary with launch of older LGBT role models guide
	LGBT Voices features the stories of 25 people who have contributed to the campaign for equality in Britain and around the world. The guide will ensure that the stories of a generation who have faced persecution and discrimination will live on - lovingly archived and preserved for a new generation to experience stonewall.org.uk  26 Nov 14
First UK guide for lesbian and bisexual women affected by sexual violence
	The LGF booklet provides survivors of rape or sexual violence with information to find the support they need. Funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, research suggests that LGB&T people often fail to access support services for fear of experiencing homophobia lgf.org.uk 26 Nov 14
Brighton trio jailed for homophobic attack
	The men attacked the first victim with bottles causing wounds that needed hospital treatment, then moved on to the bottom of St James's Street where they hurled homophobic abuse at a 34-year-old man before punching him and chasing him brightonandhovenews.org 26 Nov 14
COMING OUT Man jumped off Severn Bridge after coming out as gay
	Popular 23-year-old Darren Crotty, whose body was found by the side of the river at Sharpness Docks earlier this year, had committed suicide shortly after coming out as gay, an inquest has heard gazetteseries.co.uk  26 Nov 14
The gay Latvian foreign minister whose coming out stunned Eastern Europe
	When Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics announced that he was gay ... some of his political allies said they would start a public discussion about granting more legal rights to domestic partners, other lawmakers said they would try to block any efforts to liberalize those rules washingtonpost.com 26 Nov 14
FDNY is fine with rookie firefighter's gay-porn past
	After the Daily News revealed Jonathan Jesensky's former career as the star of at least 10 gay porn films, an FDNY spokesman said his job is not at risk, even though other firefighters have been disciplined for similar activities nydailynews.com 26 Nov 14
WORLD ISIS stones 2 'gay men' to death in Syria: observer
	The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group stoned two men to death in Syria Tuesday after claiming they were gay, a monitor said, in the militant organization's first executions for alleged homosexuality alarabiya.net 26 Nov 14
GAY MARRIAGE Gay marriage bill to be introduced in Australia
	A bill which would make same-sex marriage legal in Australia will be introduced in the country's Senate this week by Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm marilynstowe.co.uk  26 Nov 14
SHOW BIZ Brighton Gay Men's Chorus strike up "bromance" with Adam Ant
	Brighton Gay Men's Chorus has received a message of support from Adam Ant, conveying his personal best wishes for their upcoming show "Putting On The Glitz" at the Theatre Royal Brighton - Sun 30 Nov, 7.30pm tickets  26 Nov 14

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Tuesday 18 November 2014

UK Gay people encouraged not to avoid Clapham Common despite rise in homophobic attacks
	Gay people are being encouraged not to avoid Clapham Common despite a recent rise in homophobic attacks. In one incident on August 30, two men allegedly threatened to punch a young man as he walked along Windmill Drive "because he was gay" standard.co.uk 18 Nov 14
Manchester Tram passengers join Lesbian and Gay Chorus choir
	Hundreds of people took part in a mass sing-along to unite against homophobia after two gay men suffered homophobic taunts on a tram - for singing manchestereveningnews 18 Nov 14
WORLD AIDS DAY 110,000 people now living with HIV in the UK
	Around a quarter of these (26,100) are unaware of their infection and at risk of passing on the virus to others through unprotected sex, says a new report published by Public Health England for National HIV Testing Week - 22-30 Nov How to get a test  18 Nov 14 Greatest number of new diagnoses in gay men nat.org.uk  18 Nov 14
UK can reach 'tipping point' of fight against HIV within a generation
	Terrence Higgins Trust say we are now at a crucial point where we have the potential to dramatically reduce the impact of HIV in the UK. In order to achieve this an urgent and coordinated programme of work is needed tht.org.uk 18 Nov 14
Venues raise funds for GMFA's HIV information website
	GMFA is known for its honest, plain-talking and up-to-date information and campaigns on HIV and sexual health. For World AIDS Day GMFA volunteers will be out with red ribbons and collection buckets at venues around London - Mon 1 Dec  gmfa.org.uk  18 Nov 14

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