Monday 27 April 2015

UK DUP minister Jim Wells quits as gay abuse comments cause huge online backlash
	NI Health Minister Jim Wells has quit his Executive post after facing massive pressure after he claimed children brought up by gay parents were more likely to be abused belfasttelegraph.co.uk  27 Apr 15
Election candidate wants gay people jailed, adultery made illegal
	Susan Anne White is aiming to become MP for West Tyrone. The devout Christian says her campaign will focus on moral issues including society's "dangerous" homosexual agenda belfasttelegraph.co.uk  27 Apr 15
HIV AIDS HIV home test kit goes on sale in UK
	The first HIV self-test kit that allows people to get a result in 15 minutes at home has gone on sale in the UK. Unlike other kits, these tests do not need to be sent off to a lab to get the results. It works by detecting antibodies on a small drop of blood, which are often only detectable three months after the infection is caught bbc.co.uk  27 Apr 15 Find an HIV test near you - its free and confidential tht.org.uk On sale now - £29.95 freedoms-shop.com
YOUTH AWARDS Stonewall name Sirina-Monique and Christian Webb its Young Campaigners of the Year 2015
Gok Wan hosted the annual Youth Awards, supported by Lloyds Banking Group. Stonewall Youth Volunteering Programme helps hundreds of young people develop and run campaigns to tackle discrimination against LGBT people youngstonewall.org.uk  27 Apr 15
GAY MARRIAGE Supreme Court seems on verge of ruling for Marriage Equality
	The U.S. Supreme Court's arguments on Tuesday over same-sex marriage will cap more than two decades of litigation and a transformation in public attitudes huffingtonpost.com 27 Apr 15
GAY BUSINESS Black gay privilege is a ridiculous notion
	A recent study alleges that black gay men get similar salaries to white straight men. That couldn't sound further from the truth theguardian.com  27 Apr 15
LGBT Week NYC rings the Nasdaq stock market closing bell
	Matt Skallerud and Thom Roth, co-producers of the event, will ring the Closing Bell. LGBT Week NYC was all about connections. How can you identify the best markets within LGBT to maximize ROI? Which mix of elements should be in your plans? How will you measure success? nasdaq.com  27 Apr 15 lgbtweek.nyc

12-14 April 2015

UK Cameron pledges pardons for 'outdated' UK gay-sex convictions
	Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to posthumously pardon people convicted of historic gay-sex offenses if his Conservative Party wins the May 7 general election. The commitment closely matches one made by opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband in March bloomberg.com  14 Apr 15
13,000 sign petition to have 'gay cure' conference in London axed
	Second conference with talks on 'gay conversions' is going ahead today. A similar event named the Holy Sexuality Conference, organised by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, was set to take place in Marylebone next week but was called off after more than 13,000 people signed a petition calling for it to be banned standard.co.uk  14 Apr 15
ALAN TURING Alan Turing's handwritten journal sells for more than $1m
	A handwritten notebook that belonged to the celebrated World War II code-breaker Alan Turing has sold in the US for more more than $1m. The 56-page journal, written in a simple notebook bought from a stationers in Cambridge, was sold at an auction on Monday for $1,025,000 independent.co.uk  14 Apr 15
GAY BUSINESS Indiana plans to spend $2 million to repair image after RFRA
	Indiana's economic development and tourism agencies announced Monday they have hired global PR firm Porter Novelli to help rebuild the state's image in the wake of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act debacle indystar.com  14 Apr 15

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27-28 March 2015

UK Stonewall raises record £470,000 at its annual Equality Dinner
	The event took place at the Hilton on Park Lane and was supported by Aviva, with a champagne reception supported by E.ON. Money raised from the event will support Stonewall's work to go deeper into communities and help to improve the lives of LGBT people stonewall  28 Mar 15
Two murderers become the UK's first gay couple to marry in prison
	Mikhail Gallatinov and Marc Goodwin, who fell in love over two years spent at Full Sutton Prison in East Yorkshire, were wed in a small ceremony in the visitor centre independent.co.uk  28 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Apple boss Tim Cook 'to donate millions' to charity
	Mr Cook told Fortune Magazine that he would leave his wealth to philanthropic causes but not before paying for his 10-year-old nephew's college education bbc.com  28 Mar 15
GAY EMPLOYMENT Co-pilot suffered "gay" taunts because of his background as cabin crew
	Andreas Lubitz, the 28-year-old co-pilot of crashed Germanwings plane, kept his depression secret from his bosses but had been signed off by two separate doctors mirror.co.uk  28 Mar 15

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Friday
GAY RESEARCH How many people in Ireland are gay?
	When the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI Family Values poll asked people to describe their sexuality, 4% of respondents described themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. The real figure may well be higher, given that 10% of people polled chose not to answer the question irishtimes.com  27 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Blaze destroys club, hotel in Cherry Grove, Fire Island gay resort
	Two Fire Island landmarks - the Ice Palace bar and the Holly House Hotel - were destroyed and the boardwalk was damaged in the New York resort amny.com  27 Mar 15

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25-26 March 2015

UK Ukip is a 'cult' that 'entertains bigots' says the party's former LGBT chairman
	Tom Booker, who set up the LGBT group three years ago, said Nigel Farage used the group purely as a public relations stunt to shield the party against accusations of homophobia independent.co.uk  25 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Gay mayor Andrew Muir urges mediation as legal action begins against Christian bakery
	Andrew Muir, Northern Ireland's first openly gay mayor and the intended recipient of a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage message, has urged for "mediation" as the Equality Commission NI, and Ashers, the Christian bakers who refused to make the cake, head to court independent.co.uk  25 Mar 15
Govenor signs 'Religious Freedom' Bill, and the Indiana boycott begins
	Sales Force became the first major U.S. company to announce a travel boycott to the state, as Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signs bill allowing businesses to reject gay customers bloomberg.com  25 Mar 15
"Do you think ice-cream has got an interesting voice in gay marriage? asks Microsoft's marketing chief
	Speaking at Advertising Week Europe, Philippa Snare said: "I wouldn't make a different decision about my ice-cream based on their beliefs." But Jon Goldstone of Unilever, defended the choice, saying the campaign both lifted sales and gave the brand an authentic voice marketingmagazine.co.uk  25 Mar 15

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14-15 March 2015

UK Wife of radio DJ came home to find a naked teenager tied up
	Joanne O'Connor was giving evidence at the trial of her husband John, known as Ian Young, who was accused of attacking her. She told Kilmarnock Sheriff Court: "I knew our marriage was in trouble when I found an 18-year-old man naked and bound in the living room." dailyrecord.co.uk  15 Mar 15
GAY PARENTS Dolce & Gabbana say gays shouldn't raise babies
	The gay design duo have finally gone into detail about how anti-gay they are. "The only family is the traditional one," Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana told Italy's Panorama magazine fusion.net  15 Mar 15

Saturday
COMING OUT Is 15 too young to know your sexuality?
	The average age for young people to come out in Britain is now 15, says Underage and Gay - a touching and brave Channel 4 documentary about sexuality and gender channel4.com 14 Mar 15
GAY BUSINESS Oklahoma lawmaker wants anti-gay businesses to post "No Gays Allowed" signs. Excellent!
	The amendment to the "religious liberty" bill pointedly exposes the absurdity of creating a new era of legalized segregation slate.com  14 Mar 15
Ikea closes website in Russia over 'gay propaganda' fears
	In a statement, the furniture giant said some articles in Ikea Family Live could be viewed in Russia as gay "propaganda". It said the magazine "shows different aspects of people's lives at home, regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality and religion" bbc.co.uk  14 Mar 15

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