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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Monday 9 March 2015

UK One in five gay teenagers claim they have suffered homophobic bullying from teachers and other adults in school
	National Aids Trust research also strongly suggested that poor sex education lessons are driving a rise in the number of young gay men contracting HIV independent.co.uk  9 Mar 15 No cross-party consensus on LGBTI inclusive Sex and Relationships Education nat.org.uk  9 Mar 15
Man dies hours after collapsing at gay sauna Pleasuredrome in Waterloo
	The 37-year-old man was rushed to hospital after he was taken ill at the Pleasuredrome gay sauna in Cornwall Road yesterday. Doctors at St Thomas' Hospital called police when he died at 3.40pm. His death is being treated as unexplained standard.co.uk  9 Mar 15
TRANS Finding a public bathroom just got much easier for Trans People
	Refuge Restrooms is an app that tells "transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming individuals" which bathrooms are safe to use all over the world buzzfeed.com 9 Mar 15
JAMAICA Gay youth stoned to death in Jamaica
	An angry mob stoned a young, allegedly gay man to death in Jamaica and filmed themselves hurling rocks at his head gaystarnews.com  9 Mar 15
SHOW BIZ 'Star Wars' introduces first LGBT character
	Moff Mors is an Imperial who has made some very serious mistakes but she is an incredibly capable leader and spends much of the book working hard to prevent absolute failure. She also happens to be a lesbian bigshinyrobot.com 9 Mar 15

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Friday 6 February 2015

SEX - LIFE Evan Davis: Gays take more drugs as they don't have kids
	Gay people are more likely to engage in destructive behaviour like taking illegal drugs because they lack the "discipline" of going home to a family and children, according to BBC Newsnight presenter Evan Davis independent.co.uk  6 Feb 15
How do young people come out today?
	What effects are the current changes to the London gay scene having on young LGBT people, and their opportunities to come out safely? GBA Member Manage Diversity invite you to complete a short questionnaire: Take Survey  6 Feb 15
SEX EDUCATION Ofsted chief: Inspectors' questions on homosexuality are not harassment
	Two Christian schools at the centre of the row were failed by inspectors for not showing respect to people of other faiths and for instances of homophobic bullying. Sir Michael Wilshaw said that his inspectors "absolutely understand the need to behave with sensitivity" standard.co.uk  6 Feb 15
Make sex education compulsory and LGBT-inclusive
	"Labour proposals are good but don't go far enough," says Peter Tatchell. "Dedicated lessons - by specialist trained teachers - should start from the first year of primary level through to the end of secondary education" petertatchellfoundation  6 Feb 15
USA Obama to appoint LGBT Human Rights Envoy at State Department
	"For the first time in our nation's history, LGBT people around the world will have a dedicated, full-time senior advocate in the U.S. State Department," said HRC President Chad Griffin hrc.org  6 Feb 15

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Wednesday 4 February 2015

UK Closing time for gay pubs  - a new victim of London's soaring property prices LGBT venues are being lost and with them gay and lesbian heritage, but do cultural shifts also play a part in this trend? theguardian.com 4 Feb 15 Vauxhall gay sauna shut after three men taken ill
	Police were called to Chariots Sauna at Vauxhall Cross by the London Ambulance Service at 0.40am on Sunday following reports of drug-related activity london-se1.co.uk 4 Feb 15
Manchester gay venue Eden Bar denies closure reports
	Brazil Street venue Eden Bar  - which has served the gay community for over a decade - initially shut its doors last month for a "facelift". However, it was revealed this week that liquidators have been called in to parent company SDB Bars pinknews.co.uk  4 Feb 15
GAY RESEARCH Half of young people believe gender isn't limited to male and female
	Fusion's poll, which surveyed 1,000 people aged 18-34, suggests young people are moving away from a binary conception of gender, a major shift from previous generations. Young people entering universities today are also more likely to see gender-neutral restrooms, ID cards, and on-campus housing options fusion.net  4 Feb 15

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7-8 December 2014

UK 'Save Our Soho' After Madame JoJo's closure, campaigners take part in 'funeral' to protest against the 'sanitisation' of Soho. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch and TV presenter Stephen Fry have signed an open letter to Mayor of London Boris Johnson urging him to intervene westendextra.com  7 Dec 14 Top gay police officer arrested for 'supplying Class A drugs'
	Chief Inspector Paul Cahill, 43, was allegedly found slumped over the wheel of his car. He made his mark as a liaison officer with Soho's vibrant gay community, and was awarded an MBE for services to diversity in the 2003 New Year Honours dailymail.co.uk  8 Dec 14
Camden bar Proud cancels homophobic Christmas Booking with superb reply
	Alex Proud, owner of the Camden club that bears his name said: "We are gay. Our food is gay, our loos are gay. If you don't like it you are not welcome" huffingtonpost.co.uk  8 Dec 14
WORLD Shrien Dewani murder case thrown out by South African judge
	Judge Jeanette Traverso said the evidence presented by the prosecution fell "far below the threshold" of what a reasonable court could convict on bbc.co.uk  8 Dec 14
GAY PRIDE Nikolai Alexeyev compensated $55 after Russian city bans gay pride parade
	The decision marks the first time in a decade that the founder of the Moscow Gay Pride movement has been compensated for moral damages in regards to his LGBT rights activism themoscowtimes.com  8 Dec 14
O-M-G Catholic Church must help parents stand by their gay children
	But Pope Francis said homosexual marriage "did not cross our minds" belfasttelegraph.co.uk  8 Dec 14
SHOW BIZ Pride wins best film at British Independent Film Awards
	The film, about an alliance between gay rights campaigners and pit workers during the 1984 miners strike, collected three awards in total bbc.co.uk  8 Dec 14

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