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Day: 10 June 2014

  • Drag Queens Finale Tonight Episode 8

    The country’s most fierce drag competition, Tranny Shack Academy, comes to a climax as one aspiring drag queen wins the coveted title in a tense finale at Madame JoJo’s in Soho.

    But as one career is born the stage doors close on The Drag Queens of London as we see The Buffalo Girls and Vicki Vivacious pull off high profile gigs and a debut professional performance by Rosie Beaver’s best friend Nick as Violet Sparks.

    Hightlight quotes of the episodes:

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    · “Poor Silver she has to put up with some shit, I tell you…sorry girl” – Lady Lloyd reflects on Silver’s tolerance.

    ·”I’m going to punch her in the f**king face when she gets here” – Silver is angry about Baga’s lack of punctuality

    · “There no party like a buffalo party” – Baga on The Buffalo Girls

    ·”I don’t actually think I’ve ever performed in a venue this Butch” – Vicki Vivacious on the prospect of performing at a straight pub in Watford.

    ·”They can’t spell cocktail let alone make one” – Vicki isn’t convinced of the sophistication of the clientele in the Watford pub.

    ·”No one or nothing is going to stop me from doing what I want to do” – Vicki gets fighting spirit.

    · “I don’t want to sit there and watch this, I want to be them – Ruby Wednesday is eager to break out in the drag scene.

    ·”Coming into the Familyyy Fierce, made me feel like I belonged to somewhere” – Ruby Wednesday on what the Familyyy Fierce means to him

    ·”You better be f**king ready because were coming to get you” – Ruby Wednesday on a new wave of drag.

    Drag Queens of London is on tonight on London Live at 10:00PM

  • LGBT Domestic Abuse Charity Welcomes Minister Commitment

    LGBT charity welcomes Welsh minister’s commitment to do more to improve LGBT domestic violence services.

    Broken Rainbow UK, the LGBT domestic violence charity, welcomes Lesley Griffiths, the Welsh Minister for Local Government commitment to introduce an LGBT-inclusive bill later this month to reform domestic abuse services.

    Responding to research into the barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in accessing domestic violence services, conducted on behalf of the Welsh Government and published last week Griffiths stated, ‘Regardless of their gender or sexuality, everyone should feel they can access free and confidential support if they are experiencing domestic abuse, harassment or sexual violence.
    ‘While the research published today identifies some examples of promising practice underway in Wales, there is more we and service providers can and must do tackle this crime and to promote the support services available to all victims.’

    Shannon Harvey, Senior Researcher at NatCen Social Research, referring to the research, explains how it, ‘demonstrates how a narrow focus on the needs of heterosexual, cisgender women can leave LGBT people feeling that these services aren’t appropriate for them.
    ‘These LGBT people’s experiences of abuse remind us that even while patriarchy may be an explanation for many women’s experiences of victimisation, if we accept that violence is about power and control, we must acknowledge that other dimensions of power and inequality can play a part too.’

    Jo Harvey Barringer, Managing Director (Interim), Broken Rainbow UK, echoed Shannon Harvey’s concerns for trans people experiencing domestic violence, ‘Despite legal protections in place for trans people this research suggests, in line with our own experiences of supporting callers to our helpline, that trans* women can still face difficulty in accessing women-only refuges.’
    Broken Rainbow UK was pleased to announce during their first ever awareness month this May that they are also removing barriers to accessing their own services for individuals that cannot afford to call their helpline, with the introduction of a parallel Freephone 0800 number sponsored by BNP Paribas.

    ‘We know that members of the trans community can often be amongst the poorest members of the LGBT communities with increased difficultly in gaining employment, so we believe our new 0800 number combined with our existing 0300 will ensure everyone needing support can reach us’, Wendy Wilde, Service Delivery Manager, Broken Rainbow UK.

  • Search For Homophobic Ammonia In Face Attacker Continues

    Three men were sprayed with a substance thought to be a highly concentrated ammonia, in an apparent anti-gay attack outside a club in Vauxhall, London.

    The Met police have released stills of a man they wish to question in connection with a violent attack on three men in Vauxhall in the early hours of Sunday, 8th June.

    The attack could leave one of the victims blind.

    Detectives issued CCTV stills of a man and two women they wished to trace after three men were sprayed with a substance, thought to be ammonia, in Vauxhall in the early hours of Sunday, 8 June. The two women have come forward. They have not been arrested.

    The man remains outstanding.

    Detectives have issued CCTV stills of a man and two women they wish to trace after three men were sprayed with a substance, thought to be ammonia, in the early hours of Sunday, 8 June.

    In the first incident, at approximately 0400hrs, the substance was sprayed at two men outside the Lightbox nightclub in South Lambeth Place, Vauxhall. This followed a verbal exchange between the two men and a group outside the venue.

    Following comments made during the exchange, this incident is being treated as a homophobic hate crime.

    A short time later, police were made aware of a third man who had also been sprayed in the face with a substance in the vicinity of the nightclub. No motive is known for this incident.

    All three men were treated at hospital; their injuries are not believed to be serious.

    Officers believe the same man was responsible for both incidents.

    Officers from Lambeth Community Safety Unit are investigating and ask anyone who recognises the man in the images, or has information about the incidents, to contact them on 0208 649 2176 or 07909 906 168.

    There has been no arrest at this stage. Enquiries are continuing.

  • Ben Patrick Johnson shows off his Ass…ets

    Voice over artist, novelist and activist shows off his ass in a naughty piccy for GuysWithiPhones.com

    The 44 year-old hunk, Ben Patrick Johnson has shown off two things in a selfie he shared with popular sit GuysWithIPhones.com. That he has an iPhone and that he has a great ass!

    BPJ who has over 195K followers on Twitter, is probably most famous for his voice-over work, which includes voice-overs for Family Guy, Ice Age and Minority Report.

    While he was uploading he also uploaded this hotness of piccy.

    And if you’re wondering about BPJ’s cover star credentials, check out this list:
    Pink Magazine, Instinct Magazine, Gloss Mag, Bay Area Reporter, and Muscle Journal.

  • Amazing Letter Of Support For Gay Marriage From 11-Year-Old To PM

    An incredible letter was written to the Australian PM, from an 11-year-old, who wants same-sex couples to be able to get married.

    Orlando Burcham wrote a heartwarming letter to the Australian PM, Tony Abbott, Read the fulll letter here.

    “My name is Orlando Burcham, I am 11 years old and I would like to know why you don’t allow ‘gay marriage’ in Australia. Because the majority of Australians are happily married, so why are you stopping all the gay men/women to be married in this beautiful country?

    “You were elected to represent our country, not yourself. My mother is gay and even worse your own sister is gay! And thousands more are as well. You have actually met my mum Councillor Cordelia Troy who is a member of the Liberal Party and she was deputy major at the time.

    “It is so pathetic that you aren’t letting the gay people of Australia and other countries get married here. Millions of people in the world and when they come to Australia and think ‘wow this place is great1 Let’s get married here!’ And then they remember that they can’t. So they spend thousands of dollars to go somewhere they can get married. My mum is married but she had to go to New York, which took a lot of money.

    “You were elected to represent our country, not yourself. Just because you think it’s wrong, does not give you the right to make it illegal. Doesn’t our opinions matter to you? Just because you’re the Prime Minister, which by the way does not give you all the power. I hope you change your mind.”

    The 11-year-old received a response a few days later from the Premier, but it wasn’t good news.

    “Dear Orlando,

    “Thank you for letting me know your views about same sex marriage.

    “I appreciate the deep feelings that many in the community have on either side of the issue. The Government supports the current definition of marriage contained in the Marriage Act 1961. Any change to this policy would be a matter for the Coalition Party Room.

    “My personal opinion is to support the existing definition of marriage. Though we disagree on this issue, I respect the views you have put forward. Ongoing dialogue between government and citizens keeps our democracy strong.

    “Thank you again for writing to me.”

    Source: SameSame.com.au

  • TV: Beckham Into The Unknown

    We love a bit of Beckham, well in fact, if pushed, we love all of him…

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