Wednesday 4 March 2015

UK UK Government rejects LGBTI rights envoy
	Responding to a Parliamentary Question from SNP MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford, Foreign Office minister David Lidington said that the UK Government did not support the creation of such an envoy - and said creating a new post would be "ticking a box" kaleidoscot.com  4 Mar 15
GAY ASYLUM Home Office says Nigerian asylum-seeker can't be a lesbian as she's got children
	The Home Office was accused of relying on "highly offensive" and "outdated" views of sexuality to reject an asylum claim made by Nigerian lesbian Aderonke Apata independent.co.uk  4 Mar 15
GAY PRIDE Hooray for Hollywood!  Walk for Life returns with Tinsel Town theme
	This June, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust will be rolling out the red carpet and shouting "Lights, Camera, Action!", as hundreds of charity supporters transform the 26th annual Walk for Life into a Hollywood Walk of Fame - Sun 7 Jun walkforlife.co.uk  4 Mar 15
SHOW BIZ ABC shows youngest ever same-sex kiss on television
	A new storyline on ABC Family's critically well-received and already-groundbreaking drama The Fosters has revolved around the budding friendship between Jude Foster and a schoolmate named Connor thebacklot.com  4 Mar 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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Sunday 15 February 2015

GAY PRIDE Eros oversees kiss-in protest launching 'Freedom to Kiss' Campaign
	#FreedomTo kiss forms part of Pride in London's greater award-winning 'FreedomTo' campaign which launched last year and resulted in the biggest Pride event the capital had ever seen - Sat 27 Jun prideinlondon.org  15 Feb 15
Pompey fans set to meet Portsmouth Pride
	At Pompey's match against Exeter City on Valentine's Day, the teams backed the FA's national campaign to stamp out homophobia in football. And now Portsmouth Pride are helping supporters set up a group of lesbian and gay fans - Sat 20 Jun portsmouthpride.co.uk  15 Feb 15 Pride Calendar 2015
ALAN TURING Stephen Fry appeals for gay pardons
	Stephen Fry is lending his support to calls for Her Majesty's Government to pardon all the men, alive or deceased, who, like Alan Turing, were convicted under 'anti-gay' laws Sign Petition  15 Feb 15
GAY TRAVEL What's it really like to be a gay traveler in Jamaica?
	... it has Chris Blackwell, the community-minded music producer turned forward-thinking hotelier, who is hopeful that things will turn around yahoo.com 15 Feb 15
NOT COMING OUT Louis Tomlinson did NOT say "I'm Gay, it's pretty unfortunate"
	Boy band star Louis Tomlinson did not announce "I'm gay," despite rumors dominating Twitter on Sunday. "Someone had said they have the same birthday as Louis, and he said 'it's pretty unfortunate' gossipcop.com  15 Feb 15

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Thursday 22 January 2015

GAY JOBS NUT seeks Senior LGBT Organiser
	The post will include campaigning activity and ensuring the Union delivers on priorities for under- represented groups particularly amongst our LGBT members teachers.org.uk  22 Jan 15
GAY BUSINESS Out and abroad: businesses have a responsibility to support gay staff
	"Corporations have a significant ability to influence society, not through government lobbying, but just through their actions and being role models," claims Vincent Cipollone, corporate development executive for IBM. theguardian.com  22 Jan 15
McDonalds doorman suspended after man was 'told to stop kissing male friend'
	Matthew Dummigan said he was told no kissing was allowed in the Leicester restaurant when his friend "pecked" him on the lips. When he asked the doorman whether it would be acceptable if they were male and female, he was told it would be leicestermercury.co.uk  22 Jan 15
WORLD How Marine Le Pen is winning France's gay vote
	The Front National now has the support of a quarter of Paris's gay voters - and only 16 per cent of the straight ones spectator.co.uk  22 Jan 15
Is Egypt's press collaborating with the regime against gays?
	According Monsour Ibrahim, editor of liberal publication Tahrir News, the government sends instructions to the media on the topics they should cover, including the arrests of homosexuals Fyagg.com 22 Jan 15
SHOW BIZ Doctor Who nominated for a GLAAD award
	The episode which featured the show's first lesbian kiss has been nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character). Other nominations include: Pride, The Imitation Game, Orphan Black, Vicious, and Sam Smith glaad.org  22 Jan 15

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Thursday 8 January 2015

UK Teenager wants support for LGBT kids in foster care
	18-year-old Emma Willoughby, who realised she was bisexual while in foster care, is calling for foster carers to be better trained on how to look after LGBT young people. She found the views of her conservative foster parents upsetting and struggled to open up to them about her sexuality itv.com  8 Jan 15
O-M-G Details of Church of Scotland vote for gay ministers revealed
	The Kirk has now said 32 of the 45 presbyteries backed proposals to allow them to appoint a minister who is in a civil partnership. A final decision on the issue will be taken at General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh in May bbc.co.uk  8 Jan 15
GAY BUSINESS Lynx commercial says 'kiss the hottest girl ... or boy'
	'A little effort goes a long way so make the most of your hair while it is still there,' says this Australian TV commercial for LYNX Clean Cut youtube.com  8 Jan 15
COMING OUT Why do people 'choose' to be gay?
	Those opposed to homosexuality regularly describe being gay as a choice, despite all evidence to the contrary. But what is never explained is why people would make this choice in the first place theguardian.com  8 Jan 15

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