Monthly archives: October 2014
Soho gay bars closed following bouncer baseball bat attack
Madame Jojo’s and Escape closed by council after security staff attacked a man using baseball bats hidden in reception Continue reading
Apple CEO: ‘I’m proud to be gay’
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook says that being gay is one of the greatest gifts that God has ever given him Continue reading
Singapore court: being gay must remain illegal
Singapore’s highest court has ruled that homosexuality must remain a crime in the country, following a challenge to the country’s penal code Continue reading
Positive results for pre exposure HIV meds
A French anti-HIV medication trial for people who are HIV negative is moving people from placebo to the active drug Continue reading
Kazakhstan court orders fine for same sex kiss poster
A court in Kazakhstan has awarded thousands of dollars in damages against an advertising agency for a poster depicting two male cultural icons kissing. Continue reading
Italy: Police charge LGBT-rights activists for same-sex kissing
Prosecutors are urged to drop a prosecution against six gay-rights activists charged because they kissed during a demonstration Continue reading
Asylum seekers ‘must not be asked to prove they’re gay’
Fast-track teams for asylum seekers who are detained are still asking ‘unsatisfactory and stereotypical’ questions Continue reading
Review: Chatime bubble tea
Elliot Herman checks out bubble teas from Chatime Continue reading
Priscilla returns to the small screen – as a pro wrestler
Priscilla: Queen of the Ring is set to burst onto our screens on Sunday in a new fly-on-the-wall wrestling TV show Continue reading
HIV protection study fast-tracked following initial success
A study, in which gay men at risk of HIV are given medication to protect them from contracting the disease, is being fast-tracked. Continue reading