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Where did it all go wrong?
Peter Rivendell Aug 31 08After much dedicated and time-consuming blogging for two years I got bored with Great Blue World.What really wore me out, I think, was the stories that we don't ever seem to make any progress on: religious intolerance, homophobia, the major yawn that is gay 'marriage', the continuing tide of the HIV epidemic.
Tate Modern revamps expansion plans
Peter Rivendell Jul 18 08Tate Modern has revised plans for its £215m extension - abandoning its original idea of a glass ziggurat.
Gay Sicilian driver not mental
Peter Rivendell Jul 14 08An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros (£79,919) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay.
Lucas splits from partner (not Walliams)
Peter Rivendell Jun 18 08Little Britain star Matt Lucas has split from the partner he "married" in a civil partnership ceremony in 2006.
RENT performance with original and current cast - 62nd Tony Awards (2008)
Peter Rivendell Jun 16 08I love the musical RENT.I first saw the UK touring production starring Adam Rickett in Manchester, with very little idea what the show was about, but was enthralled from the first note until the last, spening much of the show fighting back tears.
New report claims 86 countries criminalise same-sex acts
Peter Rivendell May 15 08The International Lesbian and Gay Association’s 2008 report on state-sponsored homophobia says that being lesbian or gay is risking jail time in 86 countries and death penalty in seven.
'People do stupid things - that's what spreads HIV'
Peter Rivendell May 13 08
Western governments are spending mind-boggling sums treating HIV-positive patients in the developing world.
Howerd house up for sale - memorabilia included, no!
Peter Rivendell May 10 08The former home of comedian Frankie Howerd has gone on sale with thousands of items of memorabilia, including his toupee, available as optional extras.
Royal blackmail pair jailed
Peter Rivendell May 02 08Two men who demanded £50,000 from a Royal Family member in exchange for tapes featuring gay sex claims have been jailed for blackmail.
Government of Bahrain seeks to punish 'homosexual children' - and all other homosexuals too!
Peter Rivendell Apr 23 08
The government of Bahrain is taking action to stamp out homosexuals in the country.In a wide ranging set of proposals MPs have set out a number of initiative designed to rid the country of homosexuals.
Football boss talks through arse
Peter Rivendell Apr 21 08
"There are no gays in football, I don't know if players are against having them in their team but I definitely am.
Low-grade rivets sank Titanic, claim scientists
Peter Rivendell Apr 16 08A new scientific survey has suggested that contrary to the popular mythologies of the sinking of Titanic, a lower grade of iron used in the manufacture of rivets may have been the liner's downfall - contributing to the massive failure of the hull superstructure on impact with the iceberg, allowing the design flaw in the watertight compartments to finish the job.
Bourne to premiere Dorian Gray
Peter Rivendell Apr 03 08One of Britain's most successful choreographers and the mastermind behind the all-male Swan Lake will premiere his latest production in August.
Madonna as iconic as ever
Peter Rivendell Apr 01 08Despite the approach of her 50th birthday and in the run-up to the release of her much-anticipated new album Hard Candy, Madonna has been releasing some extraordinary new images that demonstrate that she is as much an iconic figure as ever.
Gielgud's 'moment of madness'
Peter Rivendell Mar 20 08How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex.
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Peter Rivendell Mar 18 08For extreme Madonna fans onlyHow long can you bear?
That's so gay
Peter Rivendell Mar 18 08The word 'gay' is now the most frequently used term of abuse in schools, says a report. How did it get to be so prevalent and why do children use homophobic insults to get at each other? - a BBC investigation.
George Galloway is a dangerous moron
Peter Rivendell Mar 14 08Outspoken London MP George Galloway has said that the boyfriend of Iranian asylum seeker Mehdi Kazemi was executed for sex crimes.
Scissors Sisters telling Tales on Broadway
Peter Rivendell Mar 14 08Scissor Sisters are to write the songs for a stage musical version of Armistead Maupin's chronicle of life in 1970s San Francisco, Tales of the City.
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