Tuesday 1 July 2014

UK Public Health England responds to health inequalities facing gay men
	New report has identified 3 distinct but overlapping areas of concern, which disproportionately affect MSM - sexual health and HIV; mental health; and the use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco gov.uk 1 Jul 14
Convicted murderer from Birmingham on the run from jail
	Darren Douglas, 46, has absconded from HM Spring Hill open prison, while serving a life sentence for stabbing a man outside a Digbeth pub in a row over gay jibes birminghammail.co.uk 1 Jul 14
SHOW BIZ Elton John wants to meet Vladimir Putin in November
	Sir Elton John is hoping to set up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the country's controversial stance on gay rights during his upcoming trip there - "I don't know what good it will do." contactmusic.com 1 Jul 14
Official launch trailer for Pride, the movie
	Pathé's Pride is about the extraordinary true story of two very different communities who unite to defend the same cause. It's Summer 1984, and at the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners - UK cinemas 12 Sept youtube.com 1 Jul 14
JAMAICA Over 20,000 Jamaicans attend church-led rally against LGBTI agenda Newly formed civil society group, Jamaica CAUSE, packed Half Way Tree square for close to four hours to take a stance against what has been described as the push by the LGBTI community to victimize those who speak out against its agenda caribbean360.com 1 Jul 14

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Saturday 21 April 2012

UK Man jailed for homophobic murder of Co. Tyrone supermarket boss fails to have conviction overturned bbc.co.uk 21 Apr 12 Investigation into 'indecent images' priest 'not finished' bbc.co.uk 21 Apr 12 How did the Conservative party - with its history of appearing to be deeply homophobic - end up with so many gay members and supporters? guardian.co.uk 21 Apr 12 GAY MARRIAGE
	Karl McCartney MP tells constituent Gay Weddings will lead to child marriages and bigamy, says Lincoln MP Karl McCartney politicalscrapbook.net 21 Apr 12
Brighton's record breaking 2000th civil partnership this weekend gscene.com 21 Apr 12 Church of England has "nothing to fear" from gay marriage - should be a cause for rejoicing, say leading Anglicans bbc.co.uk 21 Apr 12 Thanet District Council backing for same-sex marriage -20 to 30 same sex marriages in Thanet every year bbc.co.uk 21 Apr 12 Vatican reprimands nuns - too much focus on poverty, while keeping "silent" on same-sex marriage nytimes.com 21 Apr 12 Gay Wedding Directory TRANS Thomas Beatie, world's first pregnant man, splits from wife of nine years nydailynews.com 21 Apr 12
	Patron Saint of Transvestites Art dealer Philip Mould discovers painting of the Chevalier D'Eon in New York saleroom artdaily.org 21 Apr 12
SHOW BIZ Logo TV channel to remain gay, but network will broaden focus, says Executive VP huffingtonpost.com 21 Apr 12 Gay porn interrupts Canadian local TV newscast, after botched cable repair job hollywoodreporter.com 21 Apr 12 Topless Rihanna pictures posted online before 'date' with female friend metro.co.uk 21 Apr 12 Glee character-swapping episode! Puck dressed up as Blaine, Finn looking like Kurt perezhilton.com 21 Apr 12 Bill O'Reilly idiotically says Glee will make kids experiment with being gay hollywood.com 21 Apr 12
	Alan Carr He's been accused of being 'too gay' - of giving homosexuals a bad name. But he wouldn't have it any other way guardian.co.uk 21 Apr 12
	BULLY screens at the White House moments after President announces support for anti-bullying Bills sys-con.com | trailer 21 Apr 12
	Rich Ross first openly gay chairman at a Hollywood studio - Walt Disney Studios - resigns after John Carterdebacle altfg.com 21 Apr 12
USA Romney hires out gay spokesman to tackle foreign affairs and national security issues metroweekly.com 21 Apr 12 Obama fundraisers focus on gay community wsj.com 21 Apr 12 GAY PRIDE
	God hates signs Gay rights protesters' placards. There are two ways to get your placard noticed at a gay rights protest: be cute or be funny guardian.co.uk 21 Apr 12
	Fetish Fair cancelled by Toronoto's Village Improvement Area backers - move was a slap in the face thestar.com 21 Apr 12
WORLD Australian House speaker Peter Slipper must step aside amid claims he sexually harassed male adviser dailytelegraph.com.au 21 Apr 12 Israel's Masorti movement to ordain gays and lesbians as rabbis jta.org 21 Apr 12 SEX - LIFE Porn-Brain Study: Erotic movies make brain regions 'shut down' huffingtonpost.com 21 Apr 12 COMING OUT
	Beth Brooke Coming Out to Ernst & Young - No. 100 on the Forbes' list of the world's most powerful women forbes.com | youtu.be 21 Apr 12
It Gets Better - Harvard Business School A message from the LGBT students at Harvard Business School. youtu.be | Harvard LGBT Club 21 Apr 12
It Gets Better - with Mormon Family and Friends Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints share their stories of love, faith, and support for their homosexual brothers and sisters. This is not a place for argument or debate over doctrine or politics. This is a place to share feelings of empathy, love, and hope. youtu.be | Mormon It Gets Better 21 Apr 12

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Thursday 5 April 2012

UK PM's Big Society adviser 'worried' over charities cap on tax relief ndependent.co.uk 5 Apr 12 Dulux names Britain's 'most sexually inactive town' - Ipswich thedrum.co.uk 5 Apr 12
	Danielle Bishop imprisoned for three years and four months for inflicting grievous bodily harm on Natalie Matthews following alleged homophobic remark burtonmail.co.uk 5 Apr 12
Mass Effect 3 EA defends itself against thousands of anti-gay letters - content is somehow forced upon children. EA has no plans to censor any of its games. gamesindustry.biz 5 Apr 12
GAY PRIDE Birmingham Pride seeks marketing agency to help promote its LGBT festival thedrum.co.uk 5 Apr 12 Joe McElderry to headline at Pride Glasgow - Sat 14 Jul prideglasgow.co.uk 5 Apr 12 USA Why we should care about LGBT entrepreneurs - new group mentors start-ups gay.net | startout.org | GBA 5 Apr 12 Politician proposes a Don't Ask, Don't Tell approach to gays in the workplace thinkprogress.org 5 Apr 12 Calling gay people "Cupcake" is offensive - as New York's MTA is learning the hard (litigious) way villagevoice.com 5 Apr 12
	Maverick Couch Judge says gay high-school student may wear shirt with slogan dispatch.com 5 Apr 12
WORLD Chile's Congress passes anti-discrimination law following the killing of Daniel Zamudio google.com 5 Apr 12 Counsellors to be trained to tackle LGBT phenomenon,says Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister thesundaily.my 5 Apr 12 Guyana seeks public opinion on death penalty, laws that target gays, lesbians washingtonpost.com 5 Apr 12 Cameroon LGBT Rights Workshop shut down - activist Stephane Koche arrested trust.org 5 Apr 12
	Richard Descoings director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, found dead in New York hotel. Police investigate gay hook-up sites nypost.com 5 Apr 12
COMING OUT One-in-five young LGBT Irish people attempt suicide,research shows independent.ie 5 Apr 12
	rucomingout new website for those who are living life in the closet, with people from all over the world writing their own personal accounts of Coming Out rucomingout.com 5 Apr 12
Who Do U Think U R? Students at Cypress Ranch High School create an original Lip Dub video and to stand up to bullies by asking "Who Do U Think U R?" youtu.be 5 Apr 12
O-M-G The Church is run by sexually obsessive, hard hearted, fear mongers. I pray their God forgives them, says Attitude's Matthew Todd huffingtonpost.co.uk 5 Apr 12 More MPs distance themselves from 'gay cure' event sponsor's internship scheme pinknews.co.uk 5 Apr 12 When same-sex marriage was a Christian rite christianity-revealed.com 5 Apr 12 What's behind the anti-anti-bullying backlash - Even as states and schools try to put in place anti-bullying policies, the Christian right is mobilising to undo them guardian.co.uk 5 Apr 12 During anti-gay Catholic school assembly, student holds up sign: "I love my moms" citypages.com 5 Apr 12 'Drag Show' at Catholic University creates campus controversy - 'pretending the're more than 2 genders' calcatholic.com 5 Apr 12 GAY TRAVEL Gay Friendly Ireland - things have changed rapidly dochara.com 5 Apr 12 SHOW BIZ
	Marcus Collins has announced that Mercy will be the second single to be lifted from his self-titled debut album entertainment-focus.com 5 Apr 12
North Sea Texas Pim lives in a small town on the Belgian coast, but when hunky traveller Zoltan blows through town, Pim's life takes an exciting and unexpected turn. In UK Cinemas 6 Apr youtu.be | peccapics.com   5 Apr 12

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Tuesday 10 January 2012

UK Sir Elton John secures a deal for book on Aids epidemic bbc.co.uk 10 Jan 12 Muslim men handed out leaflet called The Death Penalty? which said buggery was a great sin southportvisiter.co.uk 10 Jan 12 Man sent picture of his semi-naked ex-wife with her new lesbian lover to her parents, a court has heard cambridge-news.co.uk 10 Jan 12 Gwent Police's LGBT liaison officers have seen reported homophobic hate crimes go up southwalesargus.co.uk 10 Jan 12
	South Wales Choirs Following the phenomenal success of the South Wales Gay Men's Chorus, a new and exciting female voice choir for lesbians and bisexual women is to hold its first rehearsal - Wed 25 Jan facebook 10 Jan 12
SEX - LIFE As homophobia diminishes, how will this transition to equality affect the expression of sexuality? - Peter Tatchell huffingtonpost.co.uk 10 Jan 12 O-M-G Gay marriage a threat to humanity's future: Pope reuters.com 10 Jan 12 Catholic priest's efforts to change so-called 'gay panic' defence gets thousands of signatures starobserver.com.au | Sign petition 10 Jan 12
	Lova ya, betches Shit Girls Say To Gay Guys video goes viral youtu.be Shit Straight Girls Say To Lesbians youtu.be
USA Abuse of LGBT immigrants in US detention centre - gay Congressman Jared Polis wants investigation  westword.com 10 Jan 12 MALAYSIA Bomb blasts follow news of Anwar Ibrahim acquittal on sodomy charges mmail.com.my 10 Jan 12 EU hails Anwar acquittal, urges reversal of Malaysian homosexual laws eubusiness.com 10 Jan 12 WORLD Iran's internet clampdown demands cyber cafes take people's details guardian.co.uk 10 Jan 12 How anti-homosexuality Bill boosted Ugandan gays' agenda allafrica.com 10 Jan 12 Italian politician makes anti-gay gaffe - only two types human beings, the rest are psychiatric cases news24.com 10 Jan 12 Turkish court fines paper for insulting gay people in a headline hurriyetdailynews.com 10 Jan 12 GAY BOOKS
	The Last Chapter A look at LGBT bookstores around the world - these gay havens are barely hanging on by a thread queerty.com | gays the word 10 Jan 12
SHOW BIZ Netflix gay category removed from iPad and Xbox versions at UK launch pinknews.co.uk 10 Jan 12 Rock, radio drama about legendary Hollywood movie star Rock Hudson nominated for BBC Award madeinmanchester.tv 10 Jan 12 Bravo's gay talk show host Andy Cohen expands his late night kingdom latimes.com 10 Jan 12 Openly gay Miss California USA contestants left with a significant place in the competition's history latimes.com 10 Jan 12 Dol (First Birthday) - Michael Stipe produces film of gay Korean-American man who yearns for a family life sltrib.com 10 Jan 12
Chubby Chaser MTV's True Life to feature gay man into larger men youtu.be | XXL
Twingo ad Renault advert features gay wedding youtu.be

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Tuesday 24 August 2010

UK

The Kray Twins were so scared of their gay secret coming out that they only had sex with each other, a new book claims
dailystar.co.uk 24 Aug 10

Edinburgh gay nightclub GHQ slammed for seven-hour drinking 'marathon'
scotsman.com 24 Aug 10

Dating site eHarmony aims to dominate British market
guardian.co.uk 24 Aug 10

LGBT centre launches job search in Ediburgh
scotsman.com 24 Aug 10

Ben Cohens signs jock strap and T-Shirt for
Gay Sports Day auction - Mon 30 Aug
gmfa.org.uk 24 Aug 10

GEORGE MICHAEL

George Michael pleads guilty in court
hellomagazine.com 24 Aug 10

Glee plans George Michael episode
mirror.co.uk 24 Aug 10

George Michael: Inside the troubled star's life of smoking, sex and soaps
mirror.co.uk 24 Aug 10

SHOW BIZ

Adam Rickitt shows off his still-impressive six pack as he returns to G-A-Y
dailymail.co.uk 24 Aug 10

Modern Family's Gay Kiss is happening...and was planned all along
eonline.com 24 Aug 10

No gay couples make it to 'Today' Wedding Contest
huffingtonpost.com 24 Aug 10

USA

Obama's gay marriage position called a disgrace
cbsnews.com 24 Aug 10

Dallas Mayor's chief of staff refused entry to club because he's gay?
dallasnews.com 24 Aug 10

Family members of gay troops are forced to serve in silence, too
change.org 24 Aug 10

Presbyterian minister faces trial over officiating at gay weddings
kansascity.com 24 Aug 10

School rejects little girl because her mommies are lesbians
gopride.com 24 Aug 10

Best retail places to work for LGBT equality
about.com 24 Aug 10

WORLD

More than 130 bird species are known to engage in homosexual behavior
msnbc.msn.com 24 Aug 10

Australian Sex Party does well in elections
thehindu.com 24 Aug 10