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Monthly archives: July 2014

31 July 2014 / Comments Off on Panti Bliss set to deliver blistering review of Northern Ireland homophobia

Panti Bliss set to deliver blistering review of Northern Ireland homophobia

Drag queen activist Panti Bliss is set to deliver a blistering review of Northern Ireland intolerance at Amnesty International’s annual Pride Lecture Continue reading

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29 July 2014 / Comments Off on Sex toy testers wanted for ‘a job role they can grow into’

Sex toy testers wanted for ‘a job role they can grow into’

Male orgasm engineers wanted for a brand spanking new role Continue reading

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28 July 2014 / Comments Off on Belarus set to adopt Russian ‘homosexual propaganda’ law

Belarus set to adopt Russian ‘homosexual propaganda’ law

Former Soviet state of Belarus looks set to join its neighbour, Russia, in adopting a ‘homosexual propaganda’ law Continue reading

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28 July 2014 / Comments Off on Commonwealth shame: 10 countries where you could be jailed or killed for being you

Commonwealth shame: 10 countries where you could be jailed or killed for being you

Elliot Herman looks at ten countries in the Commonwealth where you could be jailed or put to death for being LGBTI Continue reading

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25 July 2014 / Comments Off on International model Andreja Pejic comes out as trans woman

International model Andreja Pejic comes out as trans woman

Model Andreja Pejić, famous for her androgynous looks, has come out as a trans woman Continue reading

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24 July 2014 / Comments Off on Scotland flies rainbow flag during Commonwealth Games

Scotland flies rainbow flag during Commonwealth Games

The Scottish Parliament is to fly a rainbow flag throughout the Commonwealth Games, in defiance of 42 Commonwealth countries where being gay is illegal Continue reading

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24 July 2014 / Comments Off on John Barrowman surprises viewers by kissing his man under Gretna Green’s blacksmith anvil

John Barrowman surprises viewers by kissing his man under Gretna Green’s blacksmith anvil

John Barrowman kisses his ‘lover’ during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, in front of over a billion viewers. Continue reading

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23 July 2014 / Comments Off on Commons Speaker condemns human rights in Commonwealth countries

Commons Speaker condemns human rights in Commonwealth countries

The speaker of the House of Commons has given a sad comment on the state of human rights across many of the countries taking part. Continue reading

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22 July 2014 / Comments Off on European Court: LGBT asylum seekers must be trusted

European Court: LGBT asylum seekers must be trusted

European Court of Justice says that LGBT asylum seekers must not be subjected to tests to ‘prove’ their sexuality Continue reading

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18 July 2014 / Comments Off on Over 100 Aids researchers among the dead in Ukraine aircraft attack

Over 100 Aids researchers among the dead in Ukraine aircraft attack

108 delegates to Melbourne’s 20th International AIDS Conference were on the jet which was apparently shot down over Ukraine last night. Continue reading

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