UK

Ken Livingstone under fire for saying Tories 'riddled' with closet gays
independent.co.uk 9 Feb 12

Simon Hughes settles case against News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers
guardian.co.uk 9 Feb 12

There are 1,500 LGBT licensed clergy - over 13% of total, calculates LGB&T Anglican Coalition
lgbtac.org.uk 9 Feb 12

WorldPride comes to London - 150 days to go, registration now open
pridelondon.org 9 Feb 12

Barclays named most gay-friendly Scottish employer on Stonewall Scotland 2012 list
stonewallscotland.org.uk 9 Feb 12

Is there more than one way to be gay?

Convention dictates that all gay men are promiscuous - FS Magazine looks at gay stereotypes
gmfa.org.uk 9 Feb 12

USA

CNN suspends commentator Roland Martin over Super Bowl tweets that GLAAD blasted as homophobic
reuters.com 9 Feb 12

Gay marriage wins final legislative approval in Washington state
reuters.com 9 Feb 12

New Jersey gay marriage advocates lose important fund-raising source
wsj.com 9 Feb 12

WORLD

St. Petersburg bans promotion of 'gay lifestyles' and any public activity that "might encourage paedophilia"
rt.com 9 Feb 12

Owner of Bronx "the best known gay landmark in South Africa" found murdered with hands bound in Cape Town
iol.co.za 9 Feb 12

UK

transmediawatch.org

Helen Belcher

from the pressure group Transmedia Watch appears at Leveson Inquiry:

- The press "routinely misgenders" people and uses intrusive "before and after" photographs that are "incredibly offensive"

- Daily Mail stories sourced from a news agency causes "huge problems"

- no public interest defence for reporting that a transgender person is to undergo a medical operation

- fear of retribution from newspapers if transgender people complain about the stories - PCC did nothing

- the Mail publishes six times more transgender stories than any other newspaper in the country

- Families have had to relocate or have received death threats after appearing in the press.

guardian.co.uk | TV coverage 8 Feb 12

West Ham signing Ravel Morrison in homophobic Twitter threat
guardian.co.uk 8 Feb 12

Stephen Fry says British judges don't understand Twitter
bbc.co.uk

Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook celebrates an amazing six million hits
taboojive.com 8 Feb 12

GAY MARRIAGE

Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, Californian court rules
latimes.com 8 Feb 12

USA

Anti-gay fliers 'deplorable,' but schools must distribute them
washingtonexaminer.com 8 Feb 12

An open letter to the Gay Mafia - author Daryl James says GLAAD's positions and politics stink to high hell
eurweb.com 8 Feb 12

WORLD

Russian law to silence LGBT people is back - St. Petersburg's parliament could pass this horrific bill
Sign Petition 8 Feb 12

Australian gay couple have six-year-old son taken over allegations they are members of paedophile ring
brisbanetimes.com.au 8 Feb 12

Africans fleeing anti-LGBT violence head to Kenya
AFP google.com 8 Feb 12

GAY BOOKS

Ban on same-sex stories in romance competition causes outcry - Romance Writers Ink's contest cancelled
guardian.co.uk 8 Feb 12

SHOW BIZ

Wig Party iconic fundraising extravaganza hosting a Masked Ball at the Café de Paris for NAT - Sun 18 Mar
wigparty.org | nat.org.uk 8 Feb 12

Little Film Club presents Pasolini's Teorema at Rio Cinema, Dalston - 11:30pm Sat 25 Feb
littlejoeteorema 8 Feb 12

Elizabeth Taylor art sale fetches £14m in London auction, supporting Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation
sfgate.com 8 Feb 12

Ellen DeGeneres "proud" J.C. Penney had stood by her - no such thing as a "pro-gay bandwagon"
reuters.com 8 Feb 12

Top Tips on Tease...For Boys

Fred Bear will host the Martini Lounge Valentines Special at the newly refurbished Epstein Theatre, Liverpool - Fri 17 Feb
martinilounge.co.uk 8 Feb 12

Vuvuvultures

fronted by gay lead singer Harmony, release new EP called VVV on 12 Mar - audio
soundcloud.com 8 Feb 12

Wendelinus Hamutenya

after winning the inaugural Mr Gay Namibia pageant will be first black African to compete for the title of Mr Gay World in South Africa in April
rawstory.com 8 Feb 12

GAY PRIDE

Pride (South East), which has been running Pride in Brighton and Hove, to cease trading
gscene.com 7 Feb 12

Is the Pride party over? Pride (South East) is reported to have debts of up to £200,000
theargus.co.uk 7 Feb 12

UK

Guilty!

Government rejects pardon request for Alan Turing - despite 23,000 signatures
bbc.co.uk 7 Feb 12

Mail editor admits Gately death article 'regrettable' - there isn't a homophobic bone in Jan Moir's body
pressgazette.co.uk 7 Feb 12

Lesbian parents 'betrayed' by gay father demanding to see his son - hears Appeal Court in test case
telegraph.co.uk 7 Feb 12

Cecil Beaton

pictures of the British royal family by gay photographer Sir Cecil Beaton at the Victoria & Albert Museum - 8 Feb-22 Apr
vam.ac.uk 7 Feb 12

USA

Gay teen kidnapped, sent to evangelical boot camp, documentary alleges - trailer
exgaywatch.com 7 Feb 12

Roland Martin's new statement, old hogwash - homophobic tweets on David Beckham Super Bowl ad
washingtonpost.com | Take Action 7 Feb 12

Man Of The Day

Facebook reinstates L'Homme du Jour page following controversial suspension - but why was it removed in the first place?
instinctmagazine.com 7 Feb 12

WORLD

Malta: Proposed changes to hate crime laws after two lesbians beaten up
timesofmalta.com 7 Feb 12

Arkhangelsk

Russian gay activists imprisoned and then fined under 'promotion of homosexuality' law which they were protesting against
gayrussia.eu 7 Feb 12

GAY MARRIAGE

Goldman Sachs CEO is first major business leader to join HRC campaign supporting same-sex marriage
reuters.com | hrc.org 7 Feb 12

NYPD breaks up HRC Gala 'occupy' protest
joemygod 7 Feb 12

SHOW BIZ

BBC lesbian newsreader Jane Hill demands dress allowance despite earning up to £100,000-a-year
dailymail.co.uk 7 Feb 12

Weekend

Andrew Haigh wins best screenplay at Evening Standard British Film Awards. Film follows relationship between Russell and Glen over the course of a Weekend
entertainment-focus.com 7 Feb 12

We Were Here

In 1981, the flourishing gay community in San Franscisco was hit with an unimaginable disaster - moving documentary film
BBC iPlayer | wewereherefilm.com 7 Feb 12

GAY MARRIAGE

Archbishop of York gets racist emails over gay marriage views
bbc.co.uk 6 Feb 12

Prominent Tory disowns 'religious right' and supports gay marriage - would strengthen a valuable institution
independent.co.uk 6 Feb 12

Church of England failing gay Christian couples, says Bishop of Salisbury
guardian.co.uk 6 Feb 12

USA

Roland Martin

CNN reporter urges violence against men who liked David Beckham's H&M SuperBowl ad
hollywoodreporter.com 6 Feb 12
Take Action

Megan Edwards and
Katie MacTurk

excluded from their Catholic university alumni association Valentine's Day contest because they are a same-sex couple
philly.com 6 Feb 12

WORLD

Former Finnish Finance Minister beats first openly gay presidential candidate 62.6% to 37.4%
edition.cnn.com 6 Feb 12

Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill to be discussed in Parliament this week
boxturtlebulletin.com 6 Feb 12

Allowing Saudi women to drive would "provoke a surge in prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce"
ibtimes.co.uk 6 Feb 12

SHOW BIZ

'Isn't he cute?'

George Michael's boyfriend Fadi Fawaz shares cute picture of the couple as singer continues his recovery on sunshine holiday
dailymail.co.uk 6 Feb 12

Marcus Collins still receiving abusive calls

"I've been advised to change my number but I don't see why I should. If I do it's like they've won" says X Factor star
dailystar.co.uk 6 Feb 12

Randy Phillips

When the airman uploaded his first coming out video to YouTube, he didn't know if it would be for the better or for the worse
dailydot.com 6 Feb 12