Tuesday 28 April 2015

UK Green Party candidate reveals he nearly died of AIDS
	David Kirwan told BuzzFeed News he was diagnosed with HIV so late that doctors didn't expect him to live. He is the first election candidate to go public about an AIDS diagnosis, and only the third to reveal he is HIV positive. The first and second were Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett and Paul Childs of the Liberal Democrats buzzfeed.com  28 Apr 15
UKIP would give Christians the right to discriminate
	'We will also extend the legal concept of ‘reasonable accommodation’ to give protection in law to those expressing a religious conscience in the workplace on this issue,' says UKIP's Christian Manifesto election2015.org.uk  28 Apr 15
GAY MARRIAGE NI Assembly rejects motion for fourth time
	A total of 96 MLAs took part in the vote, and 49 voted against the Sinn Féin motion calling for civil marriage equality for all, with 47 in favour bbc.co.uk  28 Apr 15
SHOW BIZ Sandi Toksvig steps down from Radio 4's News Quiz
	The 56-year-old will step down at the end of the upcoming series, which begins on Friday 15 May. Toksvig said she had made the "difficult decision" to leave in order "to embark on a new and exciting stage of her career" bbc.co.uk  28 Apr 15

17-26 April 2015

GAY PARENTS NI Health Minister called to explain his comments on same sex relationships
	Jim Wells apologised on Friday after he linked gay relationships and the abuse of children at a hustings meeting on Thursday night. Police are investigating the comments by Mr Wells bbc.co.uk  26 Apr 15
GAY MARRIAGE Dublin mural supporting 'yes' vote in equality referendum may have to be removed
	Dublin City Council has written to artist and advised him it might have to be taken down as there was no planning permission granted for artwork independent.ie  26 Apr 15
Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson ties the knot in Buxton
	The couple had 12 bridesmaids each wearing a wedding dress Co-stars including Jennifer Metcalfe and Gemma Merna were among the bridesmaids buxtonadvertiser.co.uk 26 Apr 15

STICKS AND STONES Phrase 'that's gay' acceptable to nearly half of young people
	Almost half of young people (49%) think the term "that's gay" is acceptable to use. Newsbeat asked YouGov to survey 3,000 18 to 29-year-olds about where they draw the line with offence when it comes to sexuality, race and sexism bbc.co.uk 23 Apr 15

GAY BUSINESS Stonewall: We've come a long way but much more remains to be done in business arena
	At its annual Workplace Conference, Stonewall's chief executive, Ruth Hunt, said that the organization's Workplace Equality Index will now include questions about transgender equality gaystarnews.com 21 Apr 15
Anti-gay auto shop seeks business licence
	Grandville City Council earlier this year notified anti-gay Brian Klawiter that he needed to get a local business license, prompting Klawiter to tell the city that he views the licensing process as a violation of his constitutional rights mlive.com  21 Apr 15
IBM to Louisiana: Mind our business before passing religious freedom bill
	"A bill that legally protects discrimination based on same-sex marriage status will create a hostile environment for our current and prospective employees, and is antithetical to our company's values" wrote James Driesse, a senior state executive for IBM rt.com  21 Apr 15

Friday 3 April 2015

GAY EMPLOYMENT First standard in the world for 'rainbow-inclusive' workplaces
	The first standard in the world to assist organisations achieve a truly inclusive workplace has been published by Standards New Zealand standards.co.nz  3 Apr 15
New York branch of Boy Scouts of America hires gay adult employee
	The New York chapter of the Boy Scouts of America has made history by hiring gutsy 18-year-old Eagle Scout Pascal Tessier to work as a camp counselor this summer at the Ten Mile River Scout Camp in upstate New York nydailynews.com  3 Apr 15
O-M-G Girls' Brigade taught homosexuality is a sin - equal to murder, stealing and adultery
	A mother whose daughters attended the lesson reported the Northern Ireland Christian organisation to the PSNI for an alleged hate crime. She said she believed the teachings were "bigoted" and "tantamount to incitement to hatred" belfasttelegraph.co.uk  3 Apr 15
Why Religious Freedom Bills could be great for gay rights
	Suddenly, a community that has been unsuccessfully championing LGBT non-discrimination measures for decades has the nation's attention time.com  3 Apr 15
HIV AIDS Nigel Farage told he should be "ashamed" after blaming HIV-positive migrants for NHS funding pressure
	During the ITV Leaders Debate, the seven leaders were asked how they would protect the long term funding of the health service. Mr Farage used his minute on the subject to launch an attack on "health tourism" claiming it costs taxpayers £2billion a year mirror.co.uk  3 Apr 15
Richard Littlejohn asks why Lib Dem who admitted trying to catch HIV and taking drugs isn't under same scrutiny as some members of Ukip
	Daily Mail columnists asks: 'Would you want an ex-porn star who has tried to commit suicide by HIV, while under the influence of recreational drugs, representing you at Westminster?' dailymail.co.uk  3 Apr 15

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Wednesday 1 April 2015

UK Man 'rejected from London flatshare because he is gay' offered room ...
	... by someone who had same experience last year. Since posting the message on Twitter Olly Barter, 29, has been inundated with messages of support - and has even been offered a room by someone who had a similar experience last year standard.co.uk s1 Apr 15
David Cameron tells Attitude: 'Clare Balding is my gay hero'
	Asked which LGBT person he most admired in the new issue, the Prime Minister says that while World War Two code breaker Alan Turing was also an "amazing man", he's a "big fan" of the 44-year-old sports broadcaster attitude.co.uk 1 Apr 15
Head of Christian Party UK is Parliamentary Candidate in Cardiff
	A Christian guesthouse owner Jeff Green, who was warned it was illegal to turn away unmarried couples from his B&B, has revealed plans to stand as a general election candidate walesonline.co.uk  1 Apr 15
JAMAICA Pro-gay reggae singer defies Jamaican homophobia
	Ground-breaking pro-gay Jamaican reggae singer Mista Majah P, aka The Maverick and the King of Tolerance, has launched a two-part stinging video rebuke to the homophobia and murder music commonplace throughout Jamaican reggae and dancehall scene ibtimes.co.uk 1 Apr 15 youtube.com  1 Apr 15
USA Walmart takes firm stand against Arkansas Religious Freedom Bill
	Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is asking Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a bill that "threatens to undermine the spirit of inclusion." On Tuesday, Arkansas' House approved a religious freedom measure that is similar to the one signed into law in Indiana abcnews.go.com  1 Apr 15
The political war over gay culture is over, and the gays won
	In a press conference Tuesday morning, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) announced that he was asking his state's legislature to amend a bill it passed last week to make explicit that discrimination against same-sex couples by businesses is not acceptable washingtonpost.com 1 Apr 15

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Sunday 29 March 2015

GAY MARRIAGE First year anniversary of UK same-sex marriages The Gay Wedding Guide has collated stats for Manchester, Brighton and three London boroughs: - Brighton: 165 same-sex weddings in the week running up to the 1st year anniversary - Manchester: 120 in the week running up to the 1st year anniversary - London Borough of Camden held 91 same-sex weddings in the first 11 months of the legalisation of same-sex marriage - London Borough of Westminster held 146 in the first 11 months of the legalisation of same-sex marriage - London Borough of Islington held 188 in the first 11 months of the legalisation of same-sex marriage thegayweddingguide.co.uk  29 Mar 15 USA There's an Internet conspiracy to make Indiana seem like anti-gay bigots, says Govenor
	Indiana Gov. Mike Pence insisted that people on the Internet had conspired to create a "misunderstanding" that a so-called "religious freedom" law was about denying services to LGBT people. But at the same time, he repeatedly refused to answer if it effectively gave Christians a legal defense for discriminating against same-sex couples rawstory.com  29 Mar 15 Over twenty anti-LGBT laws have been proposed in Texas this year thedailybeast.com  29 Mar 15
JAMAICA Jamaican Prime Minister rebukes gay-rights protestors at New York Townhall
	Protestors have complained that there have been no real efforts by Portia Simpson Miller and her Government to follow through on her 2011 election promise for a review of the buggery law jamaica-gleaner.com  29 Mar 15
SEX - LIFE Male students turn to sex work to make ends meet
	HE institutions must recognise that there are students who work in the sex industry, after Swansea University research found: - 2.4% of males had been escorts - 3.5% had made money through webcam shows or porn thestudentsexworkproject  29 Mar 15
'I went on a gay sex app with my mum'
	Irish radio journalist Riyadh Khalaf let his mum go through his Grindr messages. What possessed him to create this viral video? telegraph.co.uk  29 Mar 15

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