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NEWS: New Online Peer Support Group For People With HIV

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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched an exciting new addition to its award-winning myHIV website, which will offer real-time online peer support to people with HIV who may be struggling with the condition.
by Terrence Higgins Trust | 20th October 2013

The charity has recruited and trained a diverse team of volunteers living with HIV from across England, Scotland and Wales.… Read the rest

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UK Government Does Not Support A Sochi Boycott

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Foreign Office rules out Government supported boycott of the Russian Winter Olympics in Sochi.
by Newsdesk | 20th October 2013

In an email received from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) by petitioners who asked the Government, to make a political statement to the Russian Government about their anti-gay laws, by officially boycotting the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, has said it ‘does not support a… Read the rest

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BOOK REVIEW: It’s Okay To Be Gay, Edited by Alison Stokes

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It’s OK to be Gay is a brilliant new book featuring the coming out tales of a number of high profile personalities. Edited by Alison Stokes, It’s OK to be Gay has been created to raise money for the charity Diversity Role Models.
by Daniel Browne | 19th October 2013

It’s OK to be Gay contains the coming out stories of a diverse range of… Read the rest

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STAGE TO SCREEN: Pop Up Cinema Comes To Angel, London

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In its first season, this exciting new cinema is devoting itself to screening film indebted to the mastery of the playwright.
by Newsdesk | 19th October 2013

Hollywood proves that some of history’s greatest cinematic achievements have their roots in theatre, and as such this season is committed to screening cinema you may not have known originated on the stage. A delightful canter through the… Read the rest

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OPINION: Coming Out – We Can Do Without

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With nearly 1000 homophobic hate crimes reported in London alone last year, and hundreds more estimated to be unreported, it is clear that legal equality in the UK is far from synonymous with social acceptance.
by Stephen Collins | 19th October 2013

Yet while the ostracisation of gay people manifests itself most overtly through acts of violence, frequently gay lives are made harder by insidious… Read the rest

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Award-Winning Documentary ‘Call Me Kuchu’ Spotlights LGBT Activism amid Brutal Persecution in Uganda at Upcoming Screening in West Hollywood

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Filmmakers Malika Zouhali-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright to join celebrated Ugandan LGBT activist Frank Mugisha for panel discussion and reception after the film
The David Kato Vision & Voice Award has partnered with AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF), and the City of West Hollywood to co-sponsor an upcoming screening of the critically acclaimed film, “Call Me Kuchu.” … Read the rest

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NJ Court Denies Stay on Marriage Ruling; Same-Sex Couples to Marry Starting Monday

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Today the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected an appeal to delay marriages for same-sex couples in the state, paving the way for the first marriages to begin on Monday, October 21.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“The state Supreme Court’s rejection of Governor Christie’s effort to string out the denial of the freedom to marry is joyous… Read the rest

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Proud Employers and Starting Out provide new tools for gay job hunters

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Stonewall last night launched two new resources to help gay job seekers find the career of their dreams.
Starting Out, supported by Credit Suisse, features profiles of 464 gay-friendly employers from sectors including banking, defence, retail and local government and is targeted at the 150,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual students in Britain, as well as jobseekers and graduates.
The new Proud Employers website is now… Read the rest

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GUILTY PLEASURES: The Shameless Gay Selfie

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The ‘Selfie’ is a modern day version of the self-portrait.
by Kevin Banks | 18th October 2013

It is defined by the urban dictionary as – “A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to Facebook, Myspace or any other sort of social networking website. You can usually see the person’s arm holding out the camera in which case you can clearly… Read the rest

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As Shutdown Ends, LGBT Group Gears Up for Senate Vote on ENDA In Coming Weeks

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Freedom to Work Urges Senators to Protect LGBT Americans From Workplace Discrimination
With the federal government shutdown over, and the threat of default lifted, the U.S. Senate is set to take a vote on the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which passed a historic milestone in July, garnering all Democrats and three key Republican votes — Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Lisa Murkowski… Read the rest

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STORE REVIEW: Hot Pink, The Bespoke Jeweller

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Reality TV has a lot to answer for. We welcome it into our homes, often even our hearts, and sometimes all we are left with is a traipse of muddy footsteps on the carpet. Sometimes, however, we stumble upon something that just makes it all a little bit worth while.
by Becky Graham | 18th October 2013

In the 8 years since Dragons’ Den first… Read the rest

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NEWS: Anti-Gay Tweets Controversy Hits Made In Chelsea

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The brand new series of Made In Chelsea has been marred by reports of homophobic tweets made by new cast member.
By Newsdesk | 17th October 2013

Miffy who was in our top 6 Males of Chelsea article was swiftly removed yesterday from the page after a reader notified us that the Made In Chelsea actor had allegedly made anti-gay remarks via twitter before he… Read the rest

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THEATRE REVIEW: The Events, The Young Vic

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Based on the atrocities of the Anders Breivik Killings in Norway in 2011, The Events follows Claire; a young, gay vicar, as she struggles to come to terms with a killers bloody assaults on a small community choir.
by Becky Graham | 17th October 2013

The stage is simple; bare almost, with a few plastic chairs, a tea urn and a piano, certainly nothing unfamiliar… Read the rest

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New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in South-Eastern Europe and Turkey

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The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in those 8 countries.
Both positive and negative developments are noted. European Commissioner Štefan Füle presented the 2013 progress reports to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs.
More so than previous years, the Commission reported extensively on… Read the rest

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Wilson Cruz to host this Saturday’s 26th Desert AIDS Walk

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Essential fundraiser still stretching to reach its fundraising goal
Actor and activist Wilson Cruz, who accepted the GLAAD Media Award in 1995 for his portrayal of Rickie Vasquez, a gay high school student on the groundbreaking drama My So-Called Life, will host the 26th Desert AIDS Walk this Saturday morning, October 19, at Ruth Hardy Park in Palm Springs. Registration begins at 7:30 AM, followed… Read the rest

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National Seniors Foundation to Launch Social Security & LGBT National Education Campaign

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Northern California Hosts First “Know Your Rights” Town Hall Meetings to Inform LGBT Community of Their New Benefit Eligibility
For the first time in its long history, the Social Security Administration is providing benefits to same sex married couples, thanks to the Supreme Court’s June 2013 Windsor ruling in the Defense of Marriage Act.  This is a significant development with important financial implications for millions… Read the rest

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NEWS: What Gay Men Feel About Their Bodies

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Last month TheGayUK undertook some reader research to find out what gay men in the UK thought about their bodies.
By Jake Simpson | 17th October 2013

Are we happy with our bodies? Well over 57% of us are unhappy or very unhappy with our bodies and guess what – nobody reported being Very Happy with their shape.The research shows that we still have to… Read the rest

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FEATURE: Becoming Body Confident

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My name is Daniel Browne and I am a fat bastard. I say this not to shock or to gain sympathy from people telling me that I am not fat and should not put myself down. I say it because I have come to the realisation that this is how I am and I now accept it.
by Daniel Browne | 17th October 2013

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NEW REPORT: ESTIMATED 1 MILLION AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS IN THE U.S. IDENTIFY AS LGBT

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More than 25% live in Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and Maryland
An estimated 1,018,700 (3.7 percent) of African-American adults consider themselves lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) and 34 percent of African-American same-sex couples are raising children, according to a new report released by UCLA Williams Institute Scholars Angeliki Kastanis, Public Policy Research Fellow, and Gary J. Gates, Distinguished Scholar. The study, “LGBT African-American… Read the rest

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LEGAL: Gay Marriage Prenups

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Hurrah! From next summer, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people can get married in the same way our straight families and friends have done over the centuries, even in participating churches (the Quakers have been particularly supportive as have the Liberal Synagogues).
By Randal Buckley | 16th October 2013

As a family lawyer with a specialism in separating and divorcing couples, both gay and straight,… Read the rest

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