Wednesday 26 March 2014

GAY MARRIAGE You are invited to the first same-sex marriage in the UK Islington Town Hall, London N1 2UD - 11pm Fri 28 Mar Afterwards, Sean and Sinclair will be holding their reception at Proud Camden, until 4am proudcamden.com 26 Mar 14 Whitehall to fly rainbow flag The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the multi-coloured flag will be flown above the Cabinet Office and Scotland Office from Friday msn.com 26 Mar 14 Meet the gay Priest getting married Andrew Cain will become the first clergyman in the Church of England's five-century history to marry his same-sex partner, in defiance of a ban by church leaders thedailybeast.com 26 Mar 14 The people who oppose the gay marriage law The law to allow gay marriage passed quickly and there are those who still feel they have not had a proper chance to air their concerns bbc.co.uk 26 Mar 14 Gay Wedding Directory UK
'I have sinned'
	Co-op Bank boss Paul Flowers has spoken for the first time of his involvement in a drugs and sex scandal bbc.co.uk 26 Mar 14
MP Nigel Evans 'staggered' following rape arrest
	The 56-year-old MP for Ribble Valley admitted having sex with a man 33 years younger than him but said it was consensual bbc.co.uk 26 Mar 14
Manbar risks closure by Westminster City Council
	the iconic independent gay bar on Charing Cross Road will be forced to close if it loses a costly legal battle with Westminster City Council early in April Save Manbar campaign 26 Mar 14
O-M-G
Vandalism of Harlem church sign being investigated as a hate crime
	"His signs were hateful," said Carmen Neely, the president of Harlem Pride. "I think he should be investigated for hate speech." The pastor and his billboards are protected under the First Amendment nydailynews.com 26 Mar 14
GAY BUSINESS
Mozilla backs gay rights after CEO's past donation haunts
	A $1,000 donation backing the California ban on same-sex marriage has come back to haunt Firefox web browser owner Mozilla's new CEO Brendan Eich zdnet.com 26 Mar 14
COMING OUT Why it's finally ok to be famous and gay But while many stars now feel able to come out to help encourage others, it's not a total bed of roses channel4.com 26 Mar 14
Game of Thrones's Kristian Nairn is happy to fight gay stereotypes
	"Some people say I don't look like the typical gay person, whatever that means," says the burly, 6'10" actor. "Obviously there's so many different types of gay people, but some people don't know that. people.com 26 Mar 14

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GBA Gay Business Association member:

Tuesday 5 June 2012

UK
	Joey Barton QPR midfielder was punched in the face during a fracas outside Liverpool's most popular gay bar clickliverpool.com 5 Jun 12
	Pawel Rodak Rent boy who snapped, and stabbed Edinburgh lecturer Roger Gray 114 times, convicted of culpable homicide dailyrecord.co.uk 5 Jun 12
WORLD
	Luka Rocco Magnotta Caught on CCTV: The moment international manhunt for Canadian Psycho who 'chopped up and ate' gay lover comes to an end dailymail.co.uk 5 Jun 12
Luka Rocco Magnotta - Berlin Police arrest Canadian porn actor wanted for murder and dismemberment of his lover bbc.co.uk 5 Jun 12
USA Thomas K. Duane, HIV positive champion of gay rights to leave New York State Senate nytimes.com 5 Jun 12 GAY MARRIAGE Bishop of Shrewsbury: Gay marriage is attack on family telegraph.co.uk 5 Jun 12 Michelle Obama supports marriage equality so that 'everyone is equal under the law' thinkprogress.org 5 Jun 12 It's illegal for Christians to refuse to photograph same-sex ceremonies, rules New Mexico Court catholicculture.org 5 Jun 12 Pope to visit Philadelphia for a World Family Summit to endorse straight marriage patch.com 5 Jun 1 O-M-G Minister removes Christian anti-gay therapy from Dutch health insurance dutchnews.nl 5 Jun 122 Vatican critical of US nun's book on sexual ethics bbc.co.uk 5 Jun 12 TRANS Janet Jackson producing documentary about transgender people advocate.com 5 Jun 12 Fake boob competition ends in scandal - transsexual woman was the 'moral winner' cphpost.dk 5 Jun 12

Saturday 28 April 2012

GAY MARRIAGE Education Secretary orders investigation of Catholic Schools' anti-gay petition scandal pinknews.co.uk 28 Apr 12 Pope's representative in Britain urges Catholic leaders to united with Muslim and Jewish counterparts to oppose gay marriage telegraph.co.uk 28 Apr 12 UK Doctors who refuse to provide 'sex change' operations could be struck off, under draft GMC guidance christian.org.uk 28 Apr 12 USA Obama working to ensure 'our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters are treated as full-fledged members of the American family' rollingstone.com 28 Apr 12 Frank gives Obama high marks on gay issues, rips marriage stance thehill.com 28 Apr 12 Globally Obama administration earns praise for commitment to gay rights contracostatimes.com 28 Apr 12 THE GAY AGENDA All 50 states - have openly LGBT elected officials for the first time washingtonblade.com 28 Apr 12 Forty Under 40 - the LGBT architects of the next decade advocate.com 28 Apr 12 Top 36 Power List - Tim Cook, Apple CEO heads OUTmagazine's 'Power List' of world's influential gay people out.com 28 Apr 12 O-M-G Graduate of Catholic school not allowed to speak at commencement because he is openly gay mysanantonio.com 28 Apr 12 GAY PRIDE

Sorry Christian group shows up to Chicago Gay Pride holding apologetic signs practikel.com 28 Apr 12

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Sunday 18 July 2010

GAY PRIDE

EuroPride pictures by Terry Deal
picasaweb.google.com 18 Jul 10

Thousands attend Warsaw gay rights parade
bbc.co.uk 18 Jul 10

Pride Glasgow pictures
bbc.co.uk 18 Jul 10

Malta: Colourful, noisy gay pride parade in Valletta
timesofmalta.com 18 Jul 10

PETER MANDELSON

Considering the routine homophobia aimed at him, one wouldn't be surprised if Mandelson welcomed the Prince of Darkness sobriquet for the simple reason that it sounded vaguely butch
guardian.co.uk | Buy Book 18 Jul 10

MEDIA

Tory canned cinema ads depicted young men grappling with each other in a shower
wsj.com 18 Jul 10

Italian film distributor launches gay label
variety.com 18 Jul 10

COMING OUT

Is coming out a career killer? - people in public life are afraid to come out
guardian.co.uk 18 Jul 10

GAY TRAVEL

Palm Springs cops gay sex sting: tourists convicted must register as sex offenders for life
sfgate.com 18 Jul 10

WORLD

"We say no to gay rights" says Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe
google.com 18 Jul 10

Gay prof's partner attempts self-immolation
indiatimes.com 18 Jul 10

Imran Khan openly endorses gay rights
indiatimes.com 18 Jul 10

Wednesday 14 April 2010

ELECTION 2010

Liberal Democrats launch LGBT manifesto
libdems.org.uk 14 Apr 10

UK

First cases of men being trafficked into Scotland as sex slaves are revealed
dailyrecord.co.uk 14 Apr 10

Britain refusing 98-99% of LGBT asylum claims compared to 73% for other claims
LGBT Asylum News 14 Apr 10

Gay sex for the clueless: GMFA's FS magazine reveals all
gmfa.org.uk 14 Apr 10

Gay swans set up their own love nest
thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk 14 Apr 10

O-M-G

Vatican comment on paedophiles draws gay groups' anger
bbc.co.uk 14 Apr 10

Vatican goes into damage control mode over abuse
nytimes.com 14 Apr 10

SHOW BIZ

Rufus Wainwright says 50 Cent is gay
inquisitr.com 14 Apr 10

WORLD

Australian Red Cross reviews male gay sex blood ban
abc.net.au 14 Apr 10

Saturday 27 March 2010

UK

Parliament to host first gay 'wedding' - Chris Bryant MP and his partner Jared Cranney tie the knot today
epolitix.com 27 Mar 10

Man who stabbed lover in Tottenham gets two years
haringeyindependent.co.uk 27 Mar 10

O-M-G

Cardinal Brady denies Vatican wants him to resign
bbc.co.uk 27 Mar 10

Catholic Church sex abuse scandals around the world
bbc.co.uk 27 Mar 10

Memo to Pope described transfer of pedophile priest
nytimes.com 27 Mar 10

USA

Gay, straight Marines 'wouldn't share rooms with don't ask' repeal, general says
washingtonpost.com 27 Mar 10

Gay teen in prom case feels ostracized locally, celebrated nationally
cnn.com 27 Mar 10

LGBT workers still lack workplace protections in most states
thenation.com 27 Mar 10

Virginia University decides 'to reaffirm' its LGBT nondiscrimination policy, despite instructions from Attorney General
washingtonpost.com 27 Mar 10

How to capture a $700 billion market: AdweekMedia's Gay & Lesbian Consumers Conference - 9-10 Jun
adweekmedia.com 27 Mar 10

Milk school seeks return of Harvey's iconic bullhorn
ebar.com 27 Mar 10

GAY TRAVEL

Battle of the Gay Israel Trips: It's Holy War!
observer.com 27 Mar 10

WORLD

East Java: Hard-liners force out sex congress participants
thejakartapost.com 27 Mar 10

Thursday 26 November 2009

UK

Sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland was covered up for decades, report says
telegraph.co.uk 26 Nov 09

MP takes up 'straight' gay marriage fight
islingtongazette.co.uk 26 Nov 09

Commonwealth silence on Uganda's planned death penalty for gay sex
petertatchell.net 26 Nov 09

Crusaid t-shirt by Giles Deacon now at Prowler stores
thinktalkactgive.co.uk | Shop Online 26 Nov 09

Sold-out nights and standing ovations for the GayWise festival
gaywise 26 Nov 09

Trans IT businesswoman Kate Craig-Wood nominated for National Entrepreneur of the Year
womenintechnology.co.uk 26 Nov 09

Gloucestershire teen cleared of hurling homophobic abuse
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk 26 Nov 09

Father's gay slur as he hit his son
worcesternews.co.uk 26 Nov 09

Is Britain the most hostile country in the Western world?
bbc.co.uk 26 Nov 09

USA

The new GLBT Pope problem
sfbaytimes.com 26 Nov 09

Help closeted Catholic priests do the right thing
metroweekly.com 26 Nov 09

Priest sex abuse study eyes 'context'
washingtontimes.com 26 Nov 09

California mayor apologizes for remark about gays
google.com 26 Nov 09

'Early Show' censors gay kiss ... when it's men
tmz.com26 Nov 09

Adam Lambert: The controversy is because I'm gay
huffingtonpost.com 26 Nov 09

Judge denies murderer's request for hair removal
google.com 26 Nov 09

GAY MARKETING

Gay market media need to adapt to survive
webwire.com 26 Nov 09

Poster Boys a story of 'sex, love and branding'
vueweekly.com 26 Nov 09

WORLD

Australian Capital Territory to keep same-sex civil union ceremonies
starobserver.com.au 26 Nov 09

Puerto Rican Mother Mourns Gay Son
advocate.com 26 Nov 09

Confession questioned in Puerto Rico slaughter
gaycitynews.com 26 Nov 09

GAY TRAVEL

Las Vegas: Great deals for LGBT tourists
ebar.com 26 Nov 09

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