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by Fraulein Sasha Selavie | 17th October 2013Imagine England stripped of Sexual Royalty – AKA queens. A shocking prospect? Beyond doubt, but once, dear boys and girls, fabulous creatures of both sexes shivered in civil fright. Why, in the wake of Oscar Wilde’s 1895 criminal conviction, a climate of fear froze even the most blatant queens into deep, almost permanent, hibernation.Imagine the scene. Like Putin’s… Read the rest

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Police in Edinburgh have called for a ban of ‘all items of a sexual nature’, including condoms in all saunas in Edinburgh, in a move which could put lives at risk.
By Newsdesk | 23rd October 2013

Police Scotland want condoms banned from all saunas across the Scottish Capital, including the two gay saunas that are based in the city.The story being widely reported is… Read the rest

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The concept of seeing a play on the big screen can seem a bit odd. Do you clap at the end? Will it be like watching a play or seeing a film? Will there be any atmosphere?
by Chris Bridges | 23rd October 2013★★★★★

You can rest assured that seeing The Menier Chocolate Factory production of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ will be worth every penny… Read the rest

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Airline offers 3-month-year-old Royal, free flights for life for Christening present.
By Newsdesk | 22nd October 2013

Jet2.com one of the UK’s biggest budget airlines has offered 3-month-year-old Prince George Of Cambridge, free flights to Ibiza for life.When most people would consider little knitted booties and silver plated piggy banks as appropriate Christening gifts the Northern airline has offered the Prince a lifetime of free… Read the rest

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A new app which has been described as ‘Facebook meets dating’ has been launched in the UK to rival Grindr, Scruff and Gaydar.
by Newsdesk | 22nd October 2013

Get ready gays of the UK – German company Nearox have launched their app for the UK market in which promises to be an exciting shape of the gay app market.”‘Facebook meets dating’ is probably the… Read the rest

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Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus are overjoyed to announce the special guest star for their “Pull A Cracker” Christmas show at the Brighton Dome on 7th Dec will be west end starlet Claire Sweeney.
by Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus | 22nd October 2013

Claire Sweeney, originally known for her TV role as Lindsey in Brookside, has had a long and varied stage career, playing some of… Read the rest

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It seems as though this year’s X Factor contestants can’t even get arrested for attention as this shot from outside the XFACTOR house shows.
by Newsdesk | 21st October 2013

TheGayUK sent a roving reporter around to the X Factor house twice today to check out what the public thinks about this year’s X Factor – we’d say that just two people doesn’t really cut… Read the rest

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If you search for the word ‘lesbian’ on Google, you will most definitely be bombarded with numerous porn sites.
by Juliette Prais | 21st October 2013

What is more, these porn sites will not be for lesbians! (I know that you’re all doing it now). Sadly for me and many others, as lesbians, we are not searching the word in order to find porn. NO,… Read the rest

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A defender of human rights should not be in prison
by The Peter Tatchell Foundation | 21st October 2013

Urge President Barack Obama to pardon whistleblower and human rights defender Private Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning. Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/GzLrhh Tweet @BarackObama You can also write a letter of support to Pvt Manning to help boost her morale: http://bit.ly/1eklKzh Keep informed via the Manning Support Network:… Read the rest

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Russian MP Alexei Zhuravlev has withdrawn his anti-gay parenting bill which could see LGBT parents lose their parental rights over their own children.
By Newsdesk | 21st October 2013

Alexei Zhuravlev, who tabled an anti-gay parenting law has ‘withdrawn’ his bill, which could see 1000s of LGBT parents in Russia lose their parental rights over their own children.The bill was proposed last month.During an interview… Read the rest

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Seven gay couples marry in the US state of New Jersey – as the state becomes the 14th in the US to allow same-sex marriages
By Newsdesk | 21st October 2013

Seven gay couples were married in Newark, USA on Monday morning at 12.01AM by Mayor Cory Booker, who described it as “one of the greatest privileges” of his life.Same-sex marriage became legal in New… Read the rest

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Thank you for taking interest in working with TheGayUK.If you’d like to apply for work experience or an internship please send your CV and details to interns@thegayuk.com… Read the rest

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There are days when I really hate those people who shout into mid air whilst sitting on the train.
by Chris Bridges | 20th October 2013

In my youth you knew where you were with people who talked to themselves. They were experiencing psychotic episodes and best avoided in case they mistook you for a demon. Nowadays you have to look discretely for the mobile… Read the rest

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All the way from LA we speak to the gorgeous RuPaul about the best way to deal with young drag queen tantrums, living the bohemian lifestyle, Britney’s ‘bitch track’, and men in dark rooms where it doesn’t matter what they fuck!
By Kris Searle | 20th October 2013

How does it feel to be a national treasure?Who have you been talking to? (Laughter) I didn’t… Read the rest

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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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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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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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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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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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