Brighton Pride £204,000 in debt

and no money has been distributed to local LGBT groups and charities following last years event, council told
gscene.com 3 Feb 12

GAY HEALTH

Prostate cancer drug too costly for NHS
bbc.co.uk 3 Feb 12

SEX - LIFE

The Bareback Issue

The Bareback Issue is a 27 minute documentary film about bareback culture in London and Berlin by Alexander Huber and
Discodamaged 3 Feb 12

GAY BUSINESS

Home Businesses tv pilot looking for LGBT characters who run businesses from home around the UK
gaytoz Star on TV 3 Feb 12

Lawyer wins gay discrimination claim against law firm, accused of only selecting gay barristers
equalityhumanrights.com 3 Feb 12

Entrepreneurs meet LGBT professionals at the GBA networking meeting in London - Thu 16 Feb
gba.org.uk 3 Feb 12

MGM Resorts International expands supplier diversity program to LGBT-owned businesses
marketwatch.com 3 Feb 12

22,500 thank J.C. Penney for choosing Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson
glaad.org 3 Feb 12

USA

One town's war on gay teens. After a rash of suicides, the kids are fighting back
rollingstone.com 3 Feb 12

No one is "born gay"

Flyer from PFOX, Parents And Friends Of Ex-Gays And Gays tells teenage students that people can choose their sexual orientation
myfoxdc.com 3 Feb 12

GAY MARRIAGE

First lesbian couple to legally marry in Los Angeles, where they sued for the right, are now getting divorced
shewired.com 3 Feb 12

Californian court won't release Prop 8 gay marriage trial videos
abcnews.go.com 3 Feb 12

WORLD

16 million Chinese women married to gays says expert
newkerala.com 3 Feb 12

antihomofobi

Euro MPs have voiced alarm after two men were arrested in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus under a British-era law criminalising gay sex
bbc.co.uk 3 Feb 12

SHOW BIZ

Madonna says 'work all year, save your pennies' to see her tour - at $300 a pop
nypost.com 3 Feb 12

Besties! Cynthia Nixon buys $3.25m NYC loft around the corner from Sarah Jessica Parker
observer.com 3 Feb 12

Ellen DeGeneres

challenges Michelle Obama to a push-up contest - video
washingtonpost.com 3 Feb 12

GAY SPORTS

All 20 Premier League clubs have signed the Sports Charter that tackles homophobia and transphobia in sport
premierleague.com | thefa.com
Home Office | Sign charter 2 Feb 12

"Think Before You Speak" TV ads to be shown at Super Bowl XLVI
glsen.org | thinkb4youspeak.com 2 Feb 12

Professional Footballers' Association

has sent all 92 teams a poster to raise awareness of homophobia - when you are part of a team you are never on your own
dailymail.co.uk 2 Feb 12

GAY PRIDE

Brighton Equality Walk celebrity hosts will be Jane Hazlegrove and Harry Derbidge - Sun 6 May
stonewall.org.uk 2 Feb 12

GAY MARRIAGE

Letter signed by 120 clergy asks Church of England to reverse ban on civil partnership ceremonies in churches
bbc.co.uk 2 Feb 12

York Minster

Protesters converge on cathedral over 'anti-gay' Archbishop - video
yorkshirepost.co.uk | facebook.com 2 Feb 12

Washington state Senate

approves bill to legalize gay marriage, measure now heads to the House, which is expected to approve it
AP google.com 2 Feb 12

UK

Craig Roy

Jury take only two hours to find him guilty of butchering teenager Jack Frew - Roy had cheated on his long-term boyfriend and was plagued by guilt
dailyrecord.co.uk 2 Feb 12

Jack Frew murder trial

Family and friends weep as they see victim's injuries - he made the mistake of fancying and making sexual suggestions to Craig Roy and for that he was brutally stabbed to death
dailyrecord.co.uk 1 Feb 12

USA

Gay philanthropist Peter Thiel's Facebook investment could be worth $2.5 billion
wsj.com 2 Feb 12

JC Penney offends American Family Association again by hiring comedian Ellen Degeneres
onemillionmoms.com 2 Feb 12

Low IQ and conservative beliefs linked to homophobia, new study finds
livescience.com 2 Feb 12

Lawsuit filed against Cleveland cops who told couple "Faggots don't deserve to wear pants in jail"
instinctmagazine.com 2 Feb 12

GAY SUICIDE

Letters to My Brother

Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010. His older brother James reclaims his memory from the headlines in a heartbreaking letter
out.com 2 Feb 12

Dan Savage

to host 'It Gets Better' Special on MTV, Logo, focusing on the emotional and societal struggles facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth - Tue 21 Feb 11 pm ET/PT
mtv.com 2 Feb 12

SHOW BIZ

Six 15 minute gay plays

as three of Manchester's most diverse fringe theatre companies come together - 22-24 Mar
queerasfringe 2 Feb 12

HIV AIDS

'This could be catastrophic'

Protest over plans to market 'HIV prevention pill' in the U.S. - advocates argue that the wide availability of the drug would discourage safe sex
dailymail.co.uk 1 Feb 12

'Infinite Forest'

Design chosen for NYC AIDS Memorial Park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village
huffingtonpost.com 1 Feb 12

GAY MARRIAGE

Scottish parties unite to back gay marriage

The clamour for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Scotland has grown after the leaders of Holyrood's opposition parties signed a pledge supporting the move
scotsman.com 1 Feb 12

New Hampshire Governor vows to veto gay marriage repeal: 'We have a tradition of leaving people alone'
ibtimes.com 1 Feb 12

Washington State Senate to vote on marriage bill Wednesday
washingtonblade.com 1 Feb 12

GAY SPORTS

John Amaechi

Pride House Ambassador has branded a park group 'bigoted and outdated' after it objected to the gay festival on Clapham Common during the Olympics
wandsworthguardian.co.uk 1 Feb 12

The end of the world

"God is my witness, it's not some kind of homophobia but merely common decency that makes me say that this really is the end of the world." says leader of Hungary's National Party - 27 Jun-1 Jul
politics.hu | Eurogames 1 Feb 12

Gareth Thomas

Gay rugby star tells how a string of sportsmen had secretly come out to him - but their profession is still dogged by homophobia
dailystar.co.uk 1 Feb 12

TRANS

Transgender military personnel still serving in silence
outservemag.com 1 Feb 12

Transsexual schoolboy from Bedfordshire is having a sex change after being inspired by pop star Lady Gaga
dailystar.co.uk 1 Feb 12

O-M-G

Almost anybody can get help

for anything from psychotherapists in this country except apparently gays who do not want to be gay - Ann Widdecombe
express.co.uk 1 Feb 12

Anti-gay Senator kicked out of Gay Street eatery, Tennessee - 'I didn't want his hate in my restaurant'
metropulse.com 1 Feb 12

WORLD

Western countries should not to talk down to other governments on gay rights, urge Global LGBT leaders
kaleidoscopetrust.com 1 Feb 12

Two more arrests for homosexuality in the north of Cyprus
lgbt-ep.eu 1 Feb 12

South Africa: Four men get 18 years for killing lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana in 2006
bbc.co.uk 1 Feb 12

First helpline in China

for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays established by PFLAG in Guangzhou
pflag.org.cn 1 Feb 12

GAY SUICIDE

Abbe Land

respected health care professional appointed Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project
prnewswire.com | Trevor Project 1 Feb 12

SHOW BIZ

Glee's Grant Gustin (Sebastian!) opens up about fan backlash and Michael Jackson tribute episode
eonline.com 1 Feb 12

Stephan Elliott

Priscilla, and A Few Best Men director comes out as gay at Australian AACTA awards
digitalspy.co.uk 1 Feb 12

GAY BOOKS

50 best UK bookshops

Gay's the Word was recently included in The Independent's list, coming third for London and South East
independent.co.uk 1 Feb 12