Wednesday 21 May 2014

GAY POLITICS How will you vote? Here are links to the LGBT pages of the main UK political parties and campaign groups.  European elections: Thursday 22 May 2014 Conservative Greens Labour Liberal Democrats Plaed Cymru UKIP European Parliament Stonewall ILGA UK Government cross-party LGBT plan Download document

UK Newham council is run by gays and atheists Election leaflets urging Muslims in Newham to vote for the Conservative Party and claiming the council is run by gays and atheists are being investigated by police newhamrecorder.co.uk 20 May 14 Inspectors kicked out of Islamic faith school after pupils quizzed on homosexuality
	Enraged parents at Olive Tree Primary School, Luton, threatened to take their children out of the independent school after the Ofsted representatives admitted to questioning a group of nine and ten-year-old pupils on their understanding of homosexuality and gay marriage lutontoday.co.uk 20 May 14
Life or death to save lesbian Aidah Asaba from UK deportation to Uganda
	Aidah has received removal directions for Saturday 24 May and ... if sent back to Uganda she is likely to be arrested at the airport, and could be imprisoned for years oblogdeeoblogda.me 20 May 14 Sign petition
SHOW BIZ Pride movie tells how lesbians and gay men supported the miners strike Bill Nighy, Dominic West and Imelda Staunton star in PRIDE, a new film which will premier at the Cannes Film festival and be released in the UK in September Watch teaser 20 May 14 EastEnders lesbian characters are having a baby
	Lesbian characters Tina Carter and Tosh are having a baby as they try to start a family following their recent decision to move in together, reveals actress Luisa Bradshaw-White mirror.co.uk 20 May 14
Happy birthday Tom Daley!
	Plymouth diving star turns 20. In April artist Conor Collins created a stunning portrait of Tom made entirely out of the anti-gay tweets directed at the athlete after he revealed he was gay plymouthherald.co.uk 20 May 14

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Friday 27 December 2013

2013 Review of the LGBT Year This year's top LGBT Awards, who came out, and who we will miss gaytoz Review of 2013 ALAN TURING
	Was Alan Turing murdered by the security services? Peter Tatchell has written to the Prime Minister urging a new inquiry into the death of the scientist Alan Turing, who has just been granted a royal pardon for his 1952 conviction for homosexual relations petertatchellfoundation.org27 Dec 13
UK LGBT voters wary of the rise of UKIP and Nigel Farage Pink News poll shows a rise in support for both Labour and the Conservative party since 2010 at the expense of the Liberal Democrats pinknews.co.uk 27 Dec 13 Manslaughter charge following death of gay grandad outside Chester pub Kevin Gardner, 26, of Ellesmere Port, was charged in connection with the death of Ronald Hayes, 63 thejournal.co.uk 27 Dec 13 COMING OUT
	Lord Browne reveals all The former BP executive tells World at One of his "secret life" as a gay man in the oil industry - (36.30 minutes in)  bbc.co.uk 27 Dec 13
RUSSIA Russian opera star says anti-gay law causing 'colossal' damage to Russia's reputation Maria Maksakova says law is causing "colossal" damage to the country's reputation and making it harder for Russian artists to work abroad wsj.com 27 Dec 13

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Wednesday 2 May 2012

UK 94.5% of students say they would treat an LGBT person better after hearing from an LGBT role model Diversity Role Models 2 May 12 LONDON MAYOR Brian Paddick picture burnt in Soho By UKIP supporters huffingtonpost.co.uk 2 May 12 Boris Johnson abandons commitment to produce an LGBT-specific manifesto gaystarnews.com 2 May 12 Ken Livingstone on 'ex-gay' buses, policing and the White Swan pinknews.co.uk 2 May 12 GAY MARRIAGE The sinister and illogical attempt to stop Catholic schools teaching the meaning of marriage catholicvoices.org.uk | humanism.org.uk 2 May 12 GAY SPORTS
	Stonewall FC release a new advert appearing in bars, clubs and press very soon facebook.com 2 May 12
USA North Carolina pastor gives parents 'special dispensation' to use violence against LGBT kids goodasyou.org 2 May 12 'I did not attack Christianity. I attacked hypocrisy' - Dan Savage apologizes for using profanity to student journalists thestranger.com 2 May 12 "Don't Say Gay bill" will not be put to a final vote by Tennessee Legislature, says sponsor knoxnews.com 2 May 12 San Diego judge dismisses jury after prosecutors reject gay man as potential juror in gay marriage case sfgate.com 2 May 12
	Richard Grenell resigns hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives washingtonpost.com 2 May 12 Mitt Romney's gay adviser faces backlash over snarky tweets aimed at women washingtonpost.com 1 May 12
GAY SUICIDE
	Matt Shankles How a bullied gay Iowa teen used secret Twitter identity to fight back with kind words to ridiculed students patch.com 2 May 12
WORLD
	Seventeen protesters detained while trying to unfurl rainbow flags at at May Day rally in St Petersburg guardian.co.uk 2 May 12
TRANS Second issue of new transgender magazine META has an with My Transexual Summer star Fox pocketmags.com 2 May 12
	Miss Koovagam Harini, a transgender from Tiruvannamalai in India, was crowned at the annual contest deccanchronicle.com 2 May 12
SHOW BIZ
	Billy Herrington Japan's favorite gay porn star on an anime motorcycle kotaku.com 2 May 12

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Sunday 22 April 2012

GAY MARRIAGE Church opposition to gay marriage a 'disaster', says senior bishop telegraph.co.uk 21 Apr 12 The man who believes he can help gay people turn straight - Dr Mike Davidson telegraph.co.uk 21 Apr 12 Gay marriage is not just a "grave sin" but a threat to civilisation itself, says Scottish Muslim leader heraldscotland.com 21 Apr 12 Australian Parliament survey finds 58 per cent of people wanted same-sex marriage legalised starobserver.com.au 21 Apr 12 Sign equal love petition UK Huge rise in IVF for single and gay mothers since law requiring father figure was removed dailymail.co.uk 21 Apr 12 Archbishop of Canterbury pulls out of Cambridge college job over gay cleric row dailymail.co.uk 21 Apr 12 USA
	Obama charts progress for the LGBT community  'as we celebrate three years of progress for LGBT Americans under President Obama - and work toward another four' barackobama.com 21 Apr 12
Obama to Gays: I've been good to you theatlanticwire.com 21 Apr 12
Obama endorses a pair of bills that would help protect LGBT students against bullying: the Student Non-Discrimination and the Safe Schools Improvement Act lgbtqnation.com 21 Apr 12 Marine kills another Marine near D.C. barracks, after the suspect called the victim an anti-gay slur, police said washingtonpost.com 21 Apr 12 WORLD 3,000 turn up at anti-gay protest in Malaysia nst.com.my 21 Apr 12 SHOW BIZ Chaz Bono wins GLAAD award and it's presented by Cher - read other awards glaad.org 21 Apr 12 Lady Gaga arrives in Korea, potentially carrying gay virus rjkoehler.com 21 Apr 12 Adele has taken the gay icon crown from Australian singer Kylie Minogue smh.com.au 21 Apr 12
	Bisexuality is the trendy, face-saving mask for the pop marketing "disaster" of lesbianism guardian.co.uk 21 Apr 12

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Sunday 15 April 2012

UK
Stonewall's London Gay Mayoral Hustings Stonewall, supported by Square Peg Media, hosted the London Gay Mayoral Hustings. 'What was particularly interesting was that many of the people in the audience were completely undecided about how they were going to vote, so clearly no-one should take London's 350,000 gay voters for granted.' youtu.be | stonewall.org.uk 15 Apr 12 Mayoral hustings: Boris Johnson vows to re-enter GLA in Stonewall index, Ken Livingstone quotes Muhammed's final sermon pinknews.co.uk 15 Apr 12 Ken Livingstone tells Boris Johnson he can borrow Labour manifesto in wake of controversy over anti-gay bus adverts guardian.co.uk 15 Apr 12 Brian Paddick tells hustings he was 'bullied for being gay' bbc.co.uk 15 Apr 12 stonewall.org.uk 15 Apr 12
The abuse of teenage boys in a detention centre - The prison service and police knew guardian.co.uk 15 Apr 12 GAY PRIDE Pride London fabulous fundraising party at Sky Lounge, roof top bar in Spitalfields - Sat 21 Apr pridelondon.org 15 Apr 12 USA
	Herndon Graddick is GLAAD's new President. Herndon is currently serving as Vice President of Programs and Communications glaad.org
	Dress code US Army introduces 17 new grooming regulations covering piercings, tattoos, and banning false eyelashes msn.com 15 Apr 12
GAY TRAVEL New website with enhanced features for IGLTA business members and LGBT travellers iglta.org 15 Apr 12 WORLD Gay advocates have called Bob Brown one of Australia's great gay heroes, as Green Party leader resigns ninemsn.com.au 15 Apr 12 Anti-gay group calls on Malaysia speaker to quit for dismissing motion barring LGBTs being elected MPs malaysia-today.net 15 Apr 12 GAY HISTORY
Titanic - The Untold Gay Story
	Gilded Lives on a Fatal Voyage Hugh Brewster talks about the untold gay story of the Titanic's fatal maiden voyage youtu.be | Buy Book 15 Apr 12
	The Untold Tale of Gay Passengers and Crew A homoerotic tale of a dozen of the surviving Titanic crew, mostly sailor lads in tight white pants, hiding little, showing lots gaytoday.com | Buy Book 6 Apr 12

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