Thursday 20 November 2014

TRANS Goldsmiths academic to host London's Transgender Day of Remembrance
	Natacha Kennedy, Goldsmiths lecturer and recently recognised on the Independent on Sunday Rainbow List will MC London's The Transgender Day of Remembrance tonight at Richard Ingold Lecture Theatre, Gordon Street, London from 7pm - Thu 20 Nov tdor.info  20 Nov 14
Nearly half of young transgender people have attempted suicide
	Margaret Unwin of health charity PACE said "Undoubtedly the lack of visibility and acceptance in society contributes to these shocking figures about suicide attempt and self harm in trans young people. While society’s attitudes towards transgender people are changing, it is still not fast enough" theguardian.com 20 Nov 14
Hate crime services for trans people at risk, says TUC
	The TUC is calling for an end to violence against trans people and for specialist support services for trans people to be protected from government spending cuts tuc.org.uk  20 Nov 14
SEX EDUCATION Almost 9 out of 10 parents support Sex Education in all schools
	Young people's charity Brook today called on the Prime Minister to take immediate action on SRE when a new poll demonstrated 88% of parents of children aged 18 or under support the teaching of SRE in all schools brook.org.uk  20 Nov 14
GAY BUSINESS Best places to work in HRC's 2015 Corporate Equality Index
	Rating 786 American workplaces on LGBT equality. Next year's CEI will take into account companies' LGBT inclusion in their global operations hrc.org  20 Nov 14
GAY SPORTS Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, retires
	Collins, 35, said that he made the decision over the summer and that he would focus on his work supporting organizations devoted to promoting diversity and inclusion nytimes.com  20 Nov 14 'I know of gay footballers in the Premier League' says Stonewall's Ruth Hunt bbc.co.uk
Swimmer Ian Thorpe "ashamed" he didn't come out sooner
	As Thorpe was named as GQ's Man Of Influence he said: "The thought that young people are looking up to me, watching what I do and say closely, has always been strange for me... I didn't have the courage to do it, to break that lie." sportsmole.co.uk  20 Nov 14
HIV AIDS 3,250 gay men newly diagnosed last year
	In London, one in every eight gay men is now living with HIV. GMFA reminds us that continued funding in prevention activities remains critical in curbing the HIV epidemic gmfa.org.uk  20 Nov 14
SHOW BIZ Paul O'Grady accepts "substantial" damages in phone hacking claim
	Mr O'Grady's lawyer told Mr Justice Mann of the anger and distress the News of the World caused to the star, who is best known for his drag queen alter ego Lily Savage and for presenting his own daytime chat show liverpoolecho.co.uk  20 Nov 14

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Wednesday 19 November 2014

UK Civil partnerships move approved by House of Lords
	Peers praised the Government for bringing forward legislation that will allow ceremonies to take place in other licensed venues other than register offices. The House of Lords approved the regulations, which are due to come into force on December 10, without a vote standard.co.uk  19 Nov 14
Plymouth pub set to return to its gay roots
	Christian Diamant plans to change The Compass Inn public house on Bretonside to its old name of The Swallow in honour of being Plymouth's foremost LGBT pub plymouthherald.co.uk 19 Nov 14
Central School of Drama awarded £94,800 towards LGBT project
	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama will build on a project it launched in January, allowing LGBT people the chance to share their feelings and opinions through discussions and performance. The result will be an aural archive thestage.co.uk  19 Nov 14
Great Rainbow Bake-off 2014
	The Edu-bake & Cel-a-cake Great Rainbow Bake Off #GRBO is asking all schools to send pictures of home-made rainbow cakes to raise awareness during National Anti-Bullying week - 17-21 Nov ellybarnes.com  19 Nov 14
HIV AIDS Hollyoaks is launching a new storyline to promote importance of HIV testing
	Channel 4's flagship soap Hollyoaks is working with sexual health charityTerrence Higgins Trust on a storyline which will see one of the show's longest running characters, Ste Hay, played by Kieron Richardson, diagnosed as HIV-posiitve gaytimes.co.uk  19 Nov 14 How to get a test
National Lottery gives £227,236 grant to Positive East
	Funding over 3 years from the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund will enable the London-based Positive East to further develop and increase the capacity of volunteering and peer support work, said Mark Santos, the charity's Chief Executive positiveeast.org.uk 19 Nov 14
TRANS 226 trans persons reported murdered in past year
	The disturbing data has been collected and list composed by Transgender Europe's Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide research project team transrespect-transphobia.org 19 Nov 14

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Sunday 22 June 2014

O-M-G First clergyman who flouted the Church of England's gay marriage ban is fired by his bishop
	Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who married Laurence Cunnington in April, is to have his rights to operate as a priest revoked. The decision by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Richard Inwood to remove the Canon's 'Permission to Officiate' will also make it very difficult for him to function as a priest anywhere else in the Church of England dailymail.co.uk 22 Jun 14
GAY PRIDE Scotland's LGBT community campaign for an independent Scotland
	At Pride Scotia in Edinburgh, LGBT community and supporters campaigning for a YES vote in September 2014 to make Scotland a fairer, equal and just society for all twitter | facebook 22 Jun 14
Suffolk Council wave flags of Pride
	Rainbow flags supplied by Suffolk Council made for a colourful parade in Ipswich for Suffolk Pride Video | facebook 22 Jun 14
Dyke Marches colonized by "male lesbians"
	A group of lesbians demonstrated at the march, raising awareness of how Dyke Marches worldwide have been aggressively colonized by "male lesbians" femalebiologymatters 22 Jun 14 genderidentitywatch
	Sarah Brown, trans lesbian, gives controversial keynote speech at Dyke March London Speech 22 Jun 14 pictures
JAMAICA The gay agenda is to muzzle the press '... somehow the highly agitated gay lobby was attempting to penetrate the minds of these children and convince them that anal sex and vaginal sex was routine ...' jamaicaobserver.com 22 Jun 14 Jamaican musicians urge colleagues to tackle other topics
	Queen Ifrica had a scheduled performance at Invasion of the Queens in the United States cancelled because she is seen by the LGBT community as a promoter of gay-bashing music - artistes need to be doing more uplifting music jamaica-gleaner.com 22 Jun 14

Friday 13 June 2014

TRANS Stonewall opens doors to trans talks
	UK's leading gay campaign organisation is to discuss how better to include trans issues after 25 years of being LGB only, says CEO Ruth Hunt gaystarnews.com 13 Jun 14
Trans youth looking for help cooling off
	Gendered Intelligence - which runs a trans youth residential programme that includes everything from kayaking to raft building as well as informal games and social interacting - is seeking help to fund 10 more places on their summer camp Support Trans Youth Camp 13 Jun 14
UK Man charged over 'ammonia' attack in Vauxhall Jonathan Lynn, of Worcester Park, Kent, has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and section 18 wounding with intent, after a liquid, thought to be ammonia, was sprayed on three men in Vauxhall in south London bbc.co.uk 13 Jun 14 Drunken sergeant major jailed for sex attack on lesbian soldier Timothy Jones texted a friend saying: "LOL, I'm lying between two lesbians, what should I do?" mirror.co.uk 13 Jun 14 Welcome to the gaybourhood: A guide to London's prime pink pound locations W4 is all about phwoar, Soho is so sophisticated and Peckham is the next big same-sex hotspot. Nick Curtis visits London's gay friendly hotspots standard.co.uk 13 Jun 14 IN-HUMAN RIGHTS 'We have no right to discriminate'
	Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan tells BBC Newsnight he does not expect Sam Kutesa to promote anti-gay policies in the UN General Assembly: 'We have to lead by example' - Video 24:30 bbc.co.uk 13 Jun 14
This loathsome UN hypocrisy Passage of the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act has triggered a wave of persecution against Uganda's gay and lesbian community, including mob violence, evictions, blackmail, arrests, people losing their jobs, and suicides thejc.com 13 Jun 14 Hillary Clinton says US 'must be on the front lines' supporting LGBT rights worldwide
Buy Book	Some countries ... "Are just cynical. Like what Putin's doing in Russia with all these laws against the LGBT community. That is just a cynical political ploy. I've gotten into shouting matches with top Russian officials. But I realized unless there was an argument made, a platform created, we wouldn't have as strong of a case." thenewcivilrightsmovement.com 13Jun 14
GAY PRIDE gaytoz Pride Calendar 2014 Summer Rites and L-Wired present Out on the Dock
	Naughty nautical themed music festival for the entire LGBT community by lesbian super-clubbing brand, One Love, supported by Smirnoff at Tobacco Dock, Wapping, London - Sat 26 Jul  outonthedock.com 13 Jun 14
Liverpool Pride to present Heather Small of M People
	1990s chart toppers Heather Small of M People will take to the Waterfront stage as part of what is becoming a fantastic line-up of entertainment for Liverpool Pride's 'Glam Fairy Tales' themed event and 5th Birthday - Sat 2 Aug liverpoolpride.co.uk
Brighton Pride festival Welcome Centre in Charles Street
	In the week running up to the Brighton Pride festival there will be a Welcome Centre located above Charles Street in Envy Bar to purchase tickets for the Pride Festival; Pride Village Party; and official Pride Party brighton-pride.org 13 Jun 14
Dyke March London announces speakers
	The Safra Project will speak about their Muslim women's organisation; and Sarah Brown, a former Lib Dem councillor in Cambridge, activist and blogger, Sarah will speak about transgender women and lesbianism - Sat 21 Jun  dykemarchlondon.org.uk 13 Jun 14
JAMAICA MP wants help for New Kingston homeless gays
	Julian Robinson says a national focus may be needed to resolve the issue of about 30-40 homeless gay men now occupying a gully in his constituency jamaicaobserver.com 13 Jun 14
GAY BUSINESS LGBT tourism expected to be worth $202 billion in 2014 The estimate comes as the World Travel Market, an annual business event focused around tourism, announces its decision to increase focus on the LGBT tourist market pinknews.co.uk 13 Jun 14 SHOW BIZ James Arthur dropped from Simon Cowell's record label Syco
	The record label has stood by the X Factor winner despite his use of homophobic lyrics last year. "Somebody should have told him to shut up and just put the records out" said Simon Cowell independent.co.uk 13 Jun 14