Monday 2 March 2015

GAY PRIDE Rainbow Routemaster bus roars into sponsorship row
	The rainbow liveried bus has been commissioned to mark the 10th anniversary of TfL's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff network group, OUTbound, but is sponsored by anti-gay marriage Stagecoach standard.co.uk  2 Mar 15
STICKS & STONES Marks and Spencer sorry for banning words 'gay' and 'Jesus Christ' from gift messages
	The retailer had refused to approve the words when a customer would type them in for a customised message to be included with a delivery of flowers independent.co.uk  2 Mar 15

SHOW BIZ Booking opens for BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
	Join us from 19-29 March for eleven days of films, events, club nights and more at BFI Southbank. If you haven't already decided what you want to see you can browse a digital edition of our brochure over on the BFI Flare website

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Friday 5 September 2014

GAY SPORTS Rainbow Laces campaign to kick homophobia out of football returns
	Stonewall, joining forces with the Gay Football Supporters' Network (GFSN) and Paddy Power, has sent rainbow laces to every professional club and footballer in Britain to show support for gay players and fans on 13-14 September. Metro will fill their entire Monday edition with adverts from brands who back the campaign. Premier Inn are renaming as Premier Out in all communications for the day. stonewall.org.uk 5 Sep 14
UK Supper Club at Home is returning for another year
	A simple and elegant way to fundraise for Terrence Higgins Trust. Treat your friends and loved ones to an intimate dinner party in the same week as our Supper Club event in London. The event is on Wednesday 8 October 2014, so we are asking you to host your own Supper Club at Home between Friday 3 October and Sunday 12 October tht.org.uk 5 Sep 14
O-M-G Money for Amach gay centre 'morally wrong' - Bishop
	The Bishop of Galway has slammed a local charity for a €45,000 allocation towards a new city resource centre for the gay community, which he said promotes a culture that was "morally wrong" connachttribune.ie 5 Sep 14 amachlgbt.com 5 Sep 14
Lessons in equality and diversity should be mandatory in all schools
	The battle for equal rights still has to be won, and equality lessons should be mandatory in all schools from the first year of primary education onwards - to challenge all forms of prejudice, writes Peter Tatchell in the latest free online edition of The Pink Humanist 5 Sep 14
GAY PRIDE Gay groups voice scepticism of new New York St Patricks Day Parade policy
	WNBC, NBC's New York-based tv station, had been "prepared to drop its coverage" unless a compromise was reached to include a gay group in the event - the only group given permission to march is staff group NBCOut@NBCUniversal theguardian.com 5 Sep 14
GAY MARKETING CMI's Community Survey reaches 34,415 respondents
	Among the insights are Economic Confidence:  45% of LGBT participants living in the United States indicated they are positive about their current economic situation, 25% indicated negative economic answers, and 30% were more neutral. However, older LGBTs are far more confident about their economic situation than younger LGBTs Download results 5 Sep 14
SHOW BIZ 6 of our favorite queer Joan Rivers moments
	Our hearts collectively broke earlier today when we learned that Joan Rivers passed away at the age of 81. The gay icon reportedly stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic last week and had been in and out of intensive care since the incident huffingtonpost.com 5 Sep 14
GAY BOOKS Rare opportunity to hear U.S. activist and author Sean Strub in London
	Sean's book, Body Counts - a Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS and Survival, has been extremely well received, described as "powerful" by Lily Tomlin and "Fresh and compelling" by Bill T. Jones. Entry £3 at Gay's The Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB - Thu 18 Sep 7pm Gays The Word 5 Sep 14

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Wednesday 3 September 2014

UK Lesbian and gay groups face funding crisis
	LGBT voluntary and community organisations suffer disproportionately from coalition cuts, TUC 'Staying Alive' report shows tuc.org.uk 3 Sep 14
Margate man denies gay flatmate hammer attack
	Connor Huntley (pictured) was found alive on his air bed, but with the claw hammer embedded in his head on his first night in a flatshare with Joseph Williams, the Old Bailey has heard. The pair were "not the obvious flatmates" but had been put together by the landlord bbc.co.uk 3 Sep 14
Huddersfield gay couple fight deportation threat - over £361.20
	Matt Mallinson and Brett Rice's income fell short of the required level when they filed papers for Zimbabwe-born Brett to stay in the UK, but within weeks their wages had gone above that. The Home Office, however, remained unmoved examiner.co.uk 3 Sep 14
USA Colleges see gay students as growth market
	With enrollment flat, US schools are courting LGBT students - "As there is more awareness of LGBT [people] in the larger community, more and more kids are going to want to know what resources and information are available. Schools will catch up." time.com 3 Sep 14
GAY PRIDE No gay parades for Crimea
	"If gay people go in the streets, the defense forces and the police will react accordingly. There will be no Pride marches in Crimea," says acting head of the republic Sergei Aksyonov ria.ru 3 Sep 14
COMING OUT Is it really harder for gay sportsmen to come out?
	Rugby international Gareth Thomas struggled to come to terms with his sexuality, but it can be just as difficult for everyone else: 'You could say I am making a career out of being gay' telegraph.co.uk 3 Sep 14
Being gay doesn't harm your acting career
	Sherlock star Andrew Scott: 'The most important thing is to be who you are. I don't like to talk about it too much because, frankly, I don't have much more to say about it' metro.co.uk 3 Sep 14
SHOW BIZ BRIEFS - The Second Coming
	Take six Australian hunks and one New Yorker, add a fierce portion of drag and mischievous masculinity, infuse with dancing, tumbling, juggling, acro-balancing, trapeze, hula hooping, lip syncing, six-inch heels, cover in sequins frocks and glamour, season with wicked wit, a pinch of punk and all-round misbehaviour and let the fun begin. The boys are back in town! - London Wonderground, Southbank - 28 Aug - 28 Sep londonwonderground.co.uk

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Thursday 6 March 2014

UK High Court must re-investigate Boris's ban on 'gay cure' bus ads Lawyers for Core Issues Trust, which was banned by Boris Johnson from advertising on London buses, are seeking a High Court order for the Mayor to be brought to court and answer under oath, the accusation that he acted for his own political gain christianconcern.com 6 Mar 14
	ITV launch joint anti-bullying schools project X Factor finalist Marcus Collins appears in a short film, and ITV Pride, ITV's internal network for LGB employees, and Stonewall will invite students to create their own anti-bullying campaigns itv.com 6 Mar 14
HIV AIDS HIV gene therapy using GM cells hailed a success after trial Radical treatment helps patients' defences against virus by replacing immune cells with genetically modified versions theguardian.com 6 Mar 14 Early treatment 'cures' second US HIV-positive baby Antiretrovial drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in California just four hours after birth. The unidentified nine-month-old child is now said to be HIV negative bbc.co.uk 6 Mar 14 SEX - LIFE
	Ex-vet accused of killing lover during violent S&M sex game Kirk Thompson, 46, is accused of the manslaughter of David Kochs, 43, as they engaged in extreme drug-fuelled sado-masochistic sex and the victim's mouth was stapled shut thenorthernecho.co.uk 6 Mar 14

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