Great article in today’s Comment is Free in the Guardian Online by Peter Tatchell ahead of Saturday’s march against religious laws.
The rise of fundamentalist groups in Iraq since the 2003 U.S. led invasion has proven deadly to LGBT Iraqis, who are now being forced to either hide or face the consequences.
Well. Not quite.
But Prime Minster Gordon Brown has just released a message sending his support for World AIDS Day.
British Fashion designer Giles Deacon and a host of celebrities are backing Crusaid’s THINK. TALK.
A rally against religious law will take place this Saturday 21 November at Hyde Park, London. Organised by the One Law for All campaign – which opposes all religious laws in Britain and worldwide – the rally also aims to show solidarity with people resisting Sharia Law throughout the world.
Everyone has had the odd lost night once in a while. The type when you find yourself stumbling on to the first tube in the morning or, heaven forbid, precariously negotiating your way through the rush hour commuters.
This World AIDS Day, GMFA, the gay men’s health charity, will be promoting the message that all gay men, regardless of their HIV status, are responsible for safer sex, in a new postcard campaign and host of fundraising events.
Great documentary on 4OnDemand about being black and gay.
Here’s the blurb: “Comedian and actor Stephen K Amos uses his own experiences as a black gay man to explore why homophobia still exists in his own community.
Over in the US, a teacher has been reportedly been paid on leave after being allegedly making threats to kill a 16-year old student.
Staff from the Washington Blade – America’s oldest gay newspaper which closed on Sunday – plans to publish a new publication for the gay community.
The Times reports today how a gay businessman died after paying a man to punch him as part of a sex fetish.
Dexter Clark is a hairdresser like no other. He brings style over substance, fashion over fallacy and has tongued thousands of celebs on his way to the top.
Today’s gay news round up from around the world:
America’s largest weekly gay newspaper closes: The Washington Blade, the weekly newspaper that chronicled the coming-out of the capital’s gay community, was born amid the idealism of 1960s street protests.
Thankfully, enlightenment is not the prime property of religion. For many BOOZE is the true sauce of light.
Researchers at London’s Birkbeck College and Massachusett’s Clark University have suggested that same-sex couples make good parents because the fact that the children cannot be conceived accidentally.
All of Beenie Man’s Australian and New Zealand concert dates have been cancelled. This follows protests by gay rights groups, including the Australian Coalition for Equality.
Wilde Ones, Pride in Brighton and Hove’s production company for the last ten years, is proposing a rescue package for Brighton Pride.
So right.
You all know Scottee? We’ll he’s back. With Mess – his new performance at Stoke Newington International Airport.
The Daily Beast has featured an article from Kaylie Jones, daughter of James Jones – author of 50’s novel From Here To Eternity – in which she reveals that a major gay sex storyline was cut from her fathers work.
The Australian Capital Territory has legalised civil ceremonies between same sex couples.
The new Bill allows gay and lesbian couples to hold a civil partnership through a legally binding ceremony in front of family and friends.