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Day: 14 July 2014

  • Joe Simpson Shows Off Camera Skills With Hot Model Friend

    You may remember we introduced Jonathan Keith to you a few months back – well he’s got a new photographer.

    Uploading this picture to his Instagram, Jonathan Keith, 21, is certainly working it and the photographer is his current manager Joe Simpson, 55, (father to Jessica and Ashlee).

    Tabloid rumours are going mad saying that both gorgeous Scottish model Jonathan and Joe are in a relationship together, but the pair have denied it.

    Taking to Twitter Joe said, ‘More mis-information in the news. The guy in the pics is my modeling client. He was in Miami taking agency meetings. That’s it!!’

    Apparently Joe caused upset at Jessica’s recent wedding after he brought Jonathan to the ceremony, which allegedly hurt Tina Simpson, Jessica and Ashlee’s Mum. Joe and Tina split in 2012 after 34 years of marriage.

    Jonathan and Joe maintain that their relationship is strictly model and manager.

  • Comic book hero to die taking bullet aimed at gay character

    Comic series, Life With Archie will change history in the next issue, after Archie takes a bullet for his gay best friend.

    According to a statement on the Archie Comic website, ‘History is in the making in this epic finale to the acclaimed series LIFE WITH ARCHIE, as America’s most beloved character makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a friend. The unthinkable happens: Archie Andrews dies! Fans will experience an epic tale of Archie’s future sure to make headlines, generate discussion and stand as one of the most-talked about Archie stories of all time. Do not miss this game-changing tale of love, friendship and true heroism.’

    Archie dies after he intervenes in an assassination attempt on Archie Comics’ first openly gay character Kevin Keller.

    In an interview with CNN, CEO of Archie Comics, Jon Goldwater, son of Archie creator John Goldwater said, ‘I think it’s the natural conclusion to the “Life With Archie” series.

    ‘Archie dies as he lived — heroically. He dies saving the life of a friend, and does it in his usual selfless way. Archie has always been a representation of us — the best of us. Our strengths and our faults.’

    The famous red head is to die in the next comic, out July 23rd.

  • Trans Youth Looking For Help Cooling Off With Gendered Intelligence

    Yearly residential programme run by Gendered Intelligence seeks crowdfunding to address need.

    As summer approaches and the weather heats up in Britain, summer residentials are kicking off. Usually these programs for children are segregated by sex, putting transgender youth in awkward positions and limited options for social interaction during the season.

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    Gendered Intelligence, a community interest company that supports trans youth, attempts to combat this every summer with a trans youth residential. The programme includes everything from kayaking to raft building as well as informal games and social interacting that help trans youth gain important personal and outdoor skills. The residential provides a safe space for all gender identities expressed by youth.

    But, as with most activities, running residentials is costly and homelessness and poverty remains a frequent issue for LGBT communities, especially transgender people. According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey in the US, trans people were twice as likely to be unemployed and one in five reported being homeless at some point in their lives. Providing resources and safe spaces for trans people that are affordable is critical, especially for youth.

    For this reason, Gendered Intelligence seeks donations to support this August’s camping residential. Previous residentials have seen 15-20 trans youth attending and with a cost at £300 a head. This year they have 20 signed up and 10 on the waiting list. To support and cover all of the youth, GI needs £5,000 in donations.

    “Our summer residential really gives our young trans members a safe space to be themselves and a chance to have a positive experience with other trans youth, to make new friends and to strengthen old ones. Come rain or shine the most fun will be had cooking over an open fire, having heart to hearts, laughing and bonding. It just may be that this quite simple opportunity for our young people could actually be life changing,” said Jay Stewart, co-founder of Gendered Intelligence.

    Though many of the youth can’t share their names, many of them report positive experiences: “I really enjoyed being part of this physical project. I most enjoyed the swimming session. I can’t swim but the instructor gave me a lot of attention and said that I had potential, which was really encouraging.”

  • Mark and Christopher undercover kissing

    Well we’re all in two and fours… (god only knows what that means) but it looks at though this year’s Big Brother could be the first ever season where a gay relationship takes place.

    Now depending on your source, Mark and Christopher’s relationship could be the first or second gay relationship to form in the Big Brother house. The first is apparently between Rodrigo Lopes and Charlie Drummond. Our sources are looking into it!

    Muffled slurpy kiss noises were heard after Mark and Christopher secreted themselves into the store cupboard for a quick snog (we think) and then again in the bedroom under the covers after the lights had gone out.

    During a chat earlier in the evening with Big Brother, Mark from Liverpool, talked about his friendship with Christopher, saying, ‘It’s evolving.’ He also says that they have got a lot closer and that Christopher is an amazing person. He thinks it’s disrespectful to Christopher to call him the new Matthew, Mark says: ‘He’s not the new Matthew, he’s just Christopher.’

  • INTERVIEW | Lady Lloyd, Life after Drag Queens Of London

    Have you been missing your weekly dose of Drag Queens Of London? Never fear we’ve got an interview with a fierce queen or two – starting of with Lady Lloyd, who isn’t afraid to say how she feels.

    Since DQOL has aired, how has life changed?
    Dramatically! I find people hiding in shop doorways to avoid me!

    What are your favourite highlights from the show?
    Pushing Vanity’s piano over has to be the one. That show is such dirge! Everyone was falling asleep – something had to be done.

    Has being involved with DQOL changed you for the better for worse?
    Hasn’t changed me at all, apart from the roses that arrive on my doorstop everyday… it’s the other ones you wanna watch!

    For the next series… What more would you, could you, bring to the show…?
    Oh c’mon, more of the same, drama is never far away from me, and theres no denying Buffalo Girls have been a force of energy on the show.

    So should the UK have a Drag Race?
    Only if RuPaul does it, and Lily is too old!

    What are your thoughts on Jonathan Ross presenting it?
    I like him as a presenter, but it has to be RuPaul. It’s Ru’s baby and she does it so well.

    As the war of the words rages on with RuPaul, Logo and Glaad surrounding the word ‘tranny’ where you do you sit on the matter?
    TRANNY TRANNY TRANNY!

    Is drag getting its 2nd wind?
    It seems to be very ‘in’ right now, like back to the 90s when Ru was ruling. People will always love drag though, it’s just the media that dictates what the masses are ‘consuming’. At the minute the media is on it.

    Who do you consider to be your Drag Idol?
    Tasty Tim and Princess Julia. They haven’t had a night in since ’79 and are consistently fashionable and fabulous. My heroes!

    The best drag movie is….
    Definitely NOT Priscilla. The original La Cage is amazing, and of course Paris is Burning is an inspiration to so many. 10s across the board.

    What’s the most common mistake for a new drag queen?
    Shaving the eyebrows! It’s ok for an extreme drag look, and looks fabulous on real character drag but when the more femme queens do it, it just looks stupid. Women have actual eyebrows you know!

    Is it easy to get into drag as a business?
    No, very hard I think. Its still a niche market – there aren’t many jobs going, and most fail after a year or so, the hot new thing comes along in a while, but you never actually see them getting many paid gigs. I’ve been lucky that I have worked as a DJ consistently for almost 10 years now.

    If you weren’t doing drag for a living what would you do?
    Something in music, I went to the BRIT school and studied music, so I’m very happy that I have been able to work with music. If I wasn’t doing drag I’d probably have studied more production side, as it’s something I would love to do but can’t find the time in between hangovers.

    What’s the worst thing a drag queen could do to another?
    Pull their wig off – but it’s also the most satisfying. Ha.

    To tuck or not to tuck? And if you do – how do you do it?
    Never, I like it all on show, let them know what’s going on – front and centre.

  • CCTV Images Released After Homophobic Attack on Man In Leeds

    The British Transport Police are looking for people with information after a 21-year-old man was attacked outside a Leeds train station.

    Officers from the BTP releases images of two men they want to identify and speak to following the incident, which occurred at 3.10am on Saturday, 5 July.

    PC Daniel Worthington, the investigating officer, said, “The victim, a 21-year-old man from Leeds, was in McDonald’s restaurant in the station when he was approached by a group of four men.

    “After initially engaging him in conversation, the group then followed the victim to the taxi rank where they began to shout homophobic abuse at him. Two members of the group then attacked the victim, punching him in the head and face before running off.”

    The victim sustained swelling and bruising to his face and a cut lip following the attack.

    PC Worthington added: “No one should be assaulted or abused in such a way for any reason, including their sexual orientation. We take incidents of this nature very seriously and simply will not tolerate this type of deplorable behaviour on the rail network.

    “If you recognise the men pictured please come forward as we believe they may be able to assist in this investigation.”

    If you recognise the men in the CCTV images or can assist the investigation in any way please call British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 quoting log PSUB/B3 of 11/07/14 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Regrets for Big Brother Mark after cheeky snog with Christopher?

    Is Mark feeling a little bit of regret after his snog with Christopher?

    Awaking with a slight hangover Mark said that he was feeling ‘regretful’, whilst Ash and Chris observed that Mark and Christopher make an “unlikely” pairing.

    However in a convo with Big Brother Mark said that he, ‘was a bit merry last night and by merry, I do mean drunk…I hope I haven’t made a show of myself’ He goes on to say that he has ‘no regrets…I don’t regret anything. I came in here to have a full experience and just throw myself in to it so no, I’m not going to regret nothing’.

    Meanwhile Christopher speaks to Steven saying, ‘in the outside world we would never have met…I would have thought he’s over the top and would drive me up the wall” He went on to say that he would see him on the outside but admits that he doesn’t think they will get together and do a “you and Kimberly” in the House. They go on to discuss how Mark is quite closed on certain subjects, such as relationships saying that “there are many things with Mark that are off limits’

    Finally, Christopher and Mark discuss what happened last night. Mark says that he sometimes forgets that there are cameras in the House and Christopher reassures him that he didn’t say anything wrong.

    Later that day, Christopher talks to Big Brother about his relationship with Mark and admits that despite wanting to kill him half the time, there’s something “quite loveable” about him. He goes on to say they are ‘like an old married couple, long before our time’, noting that Mark “calls all the shots” but adds that he ‘likes me more than he’ll admit to anyone in here’

  • Petition against the gay ballroom dance ban

    A petition has gone live after we revealed last week that the British Dance Council, BDC, is to consider banning same-sex couples from Ballroom Dancing competitions.

    Last week we revealed that the BDC is to consider banning same-sex couples from all Ballroom Dance competitions in the UK. A proposal from its rules sub-committee has suggested that dance partners for Ballroom dance competitions should comprise of a “man” and a “lady”.

    The BDC is the governing body of ballroom dancing in the UK. It formulates and administers the rules for all competitions. It will consider the proposal on the 21st July.

    A petition, created by Bryan Allen, on Change.org is urging the BDC not to introduce the rule.

    A statement from the petition reads, ‘The proposal is based on complaints that a two men dancing together will possess more physical strength and stamina than a man and a lady dancing together, giving them an unfair advantage.

    ‘However, the opposing view is that dance competitions are not to do with strength, but rather are judged on qualities of poise, presentation, timing, musicality and technique, regardless of whether it is a mixed or same-sex couple.

    ‘And not only does banning same-sex couples seem a backwards step in a society which continues to recognise the equality and rights of same-sex couples, it also deprives a lot of dancers a chance to compete in a sport where training takes a considerable amount of time, dedication and cost.’

  • Justin Bieber Is Proud Of His Abs

    Global star Justin Bieber is proud of his abs…

    Getting down to the gym is one of those things that most of us mere mortals just can’t find the time for, but Justin Bieber, 20, has been a slave to his abs.

    Taking to Instagram, the singer said,

    ‘#ogr what a solid core . Lol #stayfit #dontbescared’

    after posting a candid picture of himself using a dip bar.

    The tag was for his personal trainer Patrick Nilsson who has helped turn Biebs into a rock hard pop star.

    With a look of slight pain, Biebs wears a trademark hat, as well as neon green high-top trainers, a pair of baggy shorts and white vest Tee.

  • Jake Quickenden Tries Being A Lumberjack

    Jake Quickenden Tries Being A Lumberjack

    Former X Factor Hottie Jake Quickenden has tried his hang at lumber jacking.

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