Thursday, April 10, 2014

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

After two and a half years in the CBD, weekly Melbourne gay rave POOF DOOF is moving to a new location in South Yarra.
There's not only been an increase in the presence of queer characters on the television shows that we watch, but there's also been a dramatic shift in how these characters are being portrayed and what stories they tell.
"Whether a person is gay or straight shouldn't matter in sport. Ability, attitude and effort is what counts."

Daily Mail

Soccer player guilty of anti-gay gesture
The Idaho Statesman
BRIGHTON, England â€" A British court has found Turkish forward Colin Kazim-Richards guilty of making an anti-gay gesture at a match while playing for Blackburn. The 27-year-old claimed he was bantering with the crowd at his former club Brighton when he ...
Footballer Guilty of Anti-Gay Gesture in EnglandEDGEOnTheNet

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British Health Minister Wants to 'Eradicate' Gay Conversion Therapy from NHS
International Business Times AU
He asked NHS England to give him assurance that no doctor would prescribe gay conversion to anyone. Mr Lamb, being a Liberal Democrat, wished to "eradicate" such pretentious ideas. The Guardian reported that Mr Lamb was requested by 15 MPs from ...

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Google executive resigns from World Vision board to protest gay policy
Washington Times
Google executive Jacquelline Fuller has resigned in protest from the board of international poverty ministry World Vision amid a growing call for her departure after the group's decision to reinstate its policy excluding gay Christians from becoming ...
World Vision board member quits over gay marriage hiring banThe Guardian
I Was Blocked From Hiring a Gay Person at World Vision CanadaHuffington Post Canada

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A glbti community support organisation says people should be free to be true to who they are, as a Northland church advertises for people with â??same-sex attraction issuesâ? to come to talk by a man who claims he overcame being gay.
A Paihia Church is advertising for people with "same-sex attraction issues" to come and hear the story of a man who "overcame" being gay, and has helped others do the same, this Sunday.
Plunket has made it clear it supports diversity in the wake of the royal playdate at Government house.

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Peter Sumner a former Army man, LGBTI rights advocate and long time pillar of the Wellington gay community died this week aged 84. Sumner was a former Lieutenant Colonel who played an important role in the fight for Homosexual Law Reforms in 1984/85. Bill Logan told gaynz.com that recalled discussions Sumner had with reform opponent […]

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A 'gifted' gay musician who worked in Catholic churches for over 30 years has been fired, because he married his same-sex partner.
A gay Chilean man who was left comatose by a homophobic attack has died of his injuries.
A TV host has warned cracker manufacturer Honey Maid that they are 'incurring the wrath' of straight people by making a pro-gay viral video.
Blue singer Lee Ryan has said he 'doesn't care' what people think of his sexuality.
Republican Mike Huckabee has told a crowd of supporters that he is "not homophobic", insisting, "I am just on the right side of the Bible.
A Mormon couple has featured in a political advertising campaign in favour of same-sex marriage, against the teachings of their church.
The founder of dating website OKCupid has broken his silence, speaking out to say he regrets supporting a Republican politician he did not know opposed same-sex marriage.
The Chair of LGBTory says the appointment of Nicky Morgan as Minister for Women, along with departmental changes at the Equalities Office "shows the government in a poor light".
This former Republican Senator has joined up with a same-sex marriage campaign to offer a moving message of support to same-sex couples who want to marry.
Students at the University of Virginia have started a photo campaign hoping to show togetherness and acceptance.
Downing Street has told PinkNews that Nicky Morgan will report directly to the Prime Minister and not the new Equalities Secretary Sajid Javid.
A basketball player at the University of Massachusetts has become the first first division men's basketball player to come out as gay.
Lib Dem peer Baroness Barker has said she hopes the newly appointed Minister for Women will take the opportunity to "make life better" for lesbian, bi and trans women, despite having voted against same-sex marriage.
A footballer accused of making a homophobic gesture to Brighton fans during a Championship match has been convicted.
A teacher in the US state of Texas has been told not to return to her classes after parents complained that they did not want a transgender person to teach their children.
The Acting Chief Executive of Stonewall has commented on the controversial appointment of Nicky Morgan as the new Minister for Women by highlighting that lesbians and bisexual women continue to face discrimination.
Peter Tatchell has criticised David Cameron for appointing Nicky Morgan as Minister for Women due to her opposition over equal marriage.
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Gloria De Piero has criticised the appointment of Nicky Morgan as Minister for Women, as she voted against same-sex marriage.
David Cameron’s new Minister for Women, Tory MP Nicky Morgan voted against same-sex marriage by stating “marriage is between a man and a woman.”
Sajid Javid has replaced Maria Miller as the most senior minister responsible for equalities in the UK Government.


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