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  • Brittas Empire gay couple: We’d still be together after 20 years!

    It’s 20 years since The Brittas Empire was on our screens.

    You may remember the classic BBC comedy, The Brittas Empire – well the actors who played the gay couple, Tim and Gavin, say they’d still be together after all these years.

    At the time, Tim and Gavin were the first openly same-sex couple to ever appear in a British comedy on the BBC, and according to the actor who played Tim, Russell Porter, they’d still be together now and married. But they wouldn’t have had the reception at the infamous Whitbury Leisure Centre, “too many things could have gone wrong, it would have burnt down or blown up, or something” Russell joked.

    Tim Marriott (Gavin) and Russell Porter (Tim) reunited after 20 years since the Brittas Empire’s final show.

    The couple was played by Tim Marriott (Gavin) and Russell Porter (Tim)

    Speaking to THEGAYUK.com Russell said,

    “I think they would have been married by now…

    “At the time, I didn’t get the sense of how important it would be, as a gay man myself, I wanted to, as much as you can in farce, be fair to the characters. It wasn’t the gay thing that was the issue, it was the not understanding the gay issue – and that’s the gag. When auditioning (for the part) I said, ‘don’t ask me to be anymore fay or camp than I am already, I’m not going to go down that route’.

    “They (Gavin and Tim) are just two people – and it’s just another thing for (Gordon) Brittas to get wrong.

    “It’s only in passing introspect that I realise how important the characters were. The joke wasn’t mincing or those type of stereotypes, it was actually something else.

    “There were times in the early 90s and 00’s where people would come up to me and say ‘it was important for me to see your character’ (on mainstream TV)  and that’s genuinely moving.

    Reunited… Chris Barrie and the Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre crew reunited… 20 years on.

    The cast was reunited yesterday at the original leisure centre, which is actually based in Ringwood, near Bournemouth, to celebrate the 20 years since the last episode was screened and the renovation of the Ringwood leisure centre.

     

    *This article has been modified since it was published. Previously it described Tim and Gavin as the first ever depiction of a gay couple in British sitcom, which they were not, Agony, starring Maureen Lipman had a gay couple, Rob and Michael featured. That show ran from 1979 to 1981. 

  • Milo Yiannopoulos marries black boyfriend and declares himself ‘worst white supremacist ever’

    The ever controversial Milo Yiannopoulos has called himself the ‘worst white supremacist ever’ after marrying his partner.

    Milo just married his boyfriend, John,  in Hawaii over the weekend and in response to his detractors, some who have called the controversialist a white supremacist in the past, blasted his critics saying he must be the worst white supremacist… ever. Posting about his wedding on Instagram, Milo was at pains to reveal his new husband’s identity by obscuring his face or revealing his surname in pictures he published.

    The reception took place at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on Saturday.

    His now, husband wore a white jacket, which had “Blind For Love” inscribed on the back, whilst Milo wore, in typical camp flamboyance, a floral print Gucci jacket.

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    The journalist and former Breitbart staffer uploaded a picture of his wedding cake topper and captioned the photo “It’s official”.

    Milo then captioned a post as “WORST WHITE SUPREMACIST EVER” after the Daily Mail released a story about the writer captioned, “alt-right poster boy”.

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    He then captioned another press cutting with “this guy is a total failure as a racist”.

     

    This guy is a total failure as a racist

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    Most lied about person in the US.

    Furthering the conversation about his private and public life, Milo went on to suggest that he must “be the most lied-about person in America”, calling reports about him marrying a Muslim man an “utter fabrication”.

    He said,

    “I must be the most lied-about person in America. Every day it’s something new. This week the press has invented a lie that my new husband is Muslim. It came completely out of nowhere. I don’t know why they are claiming this. I’ve seen it in a dozen press reports so far. Just an utter fabrication, never checked by anyone, billowing out into the internet and becoming “established fact” despite being totally untrue. This is how the media works, and it’s why you can’t trust a word they say”.

     

  • Drag Race Winner “F**K the French”

    Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Violet Chachki has slammed the French after being physically dragged from a sex nightclub in Paris.

    The winner of RPDR Season 7 took to Twitter to slam the Le Depot nightclub in Paris, for physically dragging the winner out of the club for not being masculine enough. The DQ, who has 162,000 followers on Twitter, tweeted her alleged assault in the early hours of Sunday morning.

    Taking to Twitter Chachki wrote,“I was just physically dragged out of le depot in Paris for not being masc presenting enough, I’m shocked and disgusted. F**k the French.”

    The entertainer also uploaded a video of the incident.

    Later the Drag Queen spoke to dating app, Hornet to give more details, saying,

    “It was a fashion week party. At a club that has dark rooms downstairs for sex. I was there seeing 3 friends that were performing/dj. I wasn’t in drag but I had makeup on. I met someone there who also had makeup on but was obviously male bodied but very feminine. We tried to go downstairs to the sexy part when like 4 guys picked us up and dragged us out of the club.”

    Naturally, the incident did not go down well with the Season 7 winner’s fans, who blasted the club with messages over the treatment of Chachki, flooding the club’s Facebook page with messages of disapproval. The club itself now has over 3.5k one-star reviews on its Facebook page.

    Chacki, later withdrew the “f**k the French” comment, saying, “Obviously I love the French and I love Paris. There’s (sic) good and bad people everywhere. I was upset- and rightfully so. What a drama. Over it”

     

  • Six prides are bidding to host UK Pride 2018

    As the LGBT+ Pride season draws to a close in the UK, six Pride organisations have thrown their hat into the ring to host UK Pride in 2018.

    The first UK Pride took place at Pride in Hull in July. The event saw a huge increase in attendee numbers, and visitors from across the UK. Licensed by the UK Pride Organisers Network (UKPON), UK Pride is the national equivalent of EuroPride and WorldPride.

    Exeter Pride, Folkestone Pride, Isle of Wight Pride, Liverpool Pride, Preston Pride, and Pride Cymru have all announced that they will bid for UK Pride 2018 at UKPON’s annual conference in Blackpool later this month.

    Co-Chair of UKPON, Andy Train, who is also Vice-Chair of Pride in Hull, said:

    “At Pride in Hull we were delighted to have the honour of hosting the first UK Pride earlier this year, and it’s a tribute to the impact it had on our Pride to see six Prides bidding for next year’s event. The Pride movement is growing across the UK and we had more than 20 brand new Prides this year. UK Pride helps to create a focal point for one Pride each year, to help increase visibility and awareness.”

    “UK Pride status is a unique opportunity and uplift for any Pride. I wish all six Prides all the very best of luck, and I can’t wait to see their bids,” said Mr Train, who is also the Regional Director for the UK for InterPride, the international Pride organisers association.

    All organisers of Pride events in the UK are entitled to be members of UKPON, and each Pride organisation has one vote at the Conference.

    Adam Rank, Chair of Exeter Pride said:

    “Exeter Pride hopes that winning UK Pride will help us to increase LGBTQ+ visibility not just on one day but all year. 2018 is our tenth anniversary year and the perfect time to consider how far we have come both as a movement and a city. We work closely with cultural partners and local businesses, and hope that becoming UK Pride will help us not only to celebrate diversity but also to honour the city that we are so proud of!”

    Chani Sanger, Organiser of Folkestone Pride said:

    “After being warned to not expect attendance of more than 100 people, over 800 came to support Folkestone’s first Pride.  Folkestone has one of the highest pro-rata LGBT+ populations in South East England, yet no real LGBT+ community.  Folkestone Pride has started to change that. UK Pride status would give us the platform to evoke real change in our diverse, creative and historic community. We are the only town applying but we have just as much to offer as a city!”

    Shayne Jackson, Youth Pride Committee Chair at Isle of Wight Pride said:

    “A year in which the MP called gay people ‘dangerous to society’, prominent homophobic columns appeared in the local press and a Councillor suggested banning homosexuals from public toilets, 2017 saw the inaugural Isle of Wight Pride, uniquely taking place on a beach with thousands turning out in support. UK Pride status will enable the Island to build on this success and create a major celebration of diversity and inclusivity, showing the rest of the UK what an amazing place it is.”

    Lucy Day, Chair of Liverpool Pride said:

    “2018 is a big year: ten years since Liverpool was European Capital of Culture and also ten years since local lad, Michael Causer was murdered in a homophobic attack, resulting in what is now Liverpool Pride. Whilst we have much to celebrate as a vibrant and diverse city, we still have to fight to tackle hate crime, ensuring attacks like the one on Michael, and so many others, never happen again in Liverpool, across the UK or around the world.”

    Lu Thomas, Chair of Pride Cymru said:

    “Pride Cymru is bidding to host UK Pride because we believe that we are best placed to highlight how the regions outside of London, Manchester, Brighton and Birmingham are able to unite the LGBT+ communities, whilst forging and strengthening the bonds that tie society together.  We firmly believe that we are stronger when reach out to those that are least represented and believe the great work done by regional Prides are overlooked and would benefit from wider UK recognition.”

    Each Pride will have just fifteen minutes to present their bid, and all are being invited to publish their bids online so that people can view them in advance.

    The winning Pride will be announced at approx 1500 on Sunday 22nd October, and will be livestreamed on Facebook.

    Last weekend, Thessaloniki Pride beat bids from Bergen Pride, The Belgian Pride and Hamburg Pride to host EuroPride 2020.

  • Convicted paedophile director of Jeepers Creepers had child abuse joke in his new film

    It has emerged that Victor Salva, convicted of child molestation in 1988 had child abuse jokes in his new film Jeepers Creepers 3.

    The director, who was sentenced to three years in prison in 1988 for abusing a child on his film Clownhouse is said to have incorporated child abuse jokes into his new film.

    The film, allegedly had a scene in which a character sympathised with a child molester saying,

    “Can you blame the step-dad, though?

    “I mean, look at her. The heart wants what it wants, am I right?”

    Joke did not make the cut

    The scene did not make the cut in the officially released version of the film but was featured on the screener versions sent to film critics and reviewers.

    The film had a controversial start when the Union of British Columbia Performers released a statement to Canadian casting agents warning them that Salva was looking for an adult actor to play the part of the 13-year-old girl. Numerous casting sites dropped the ad.

    After his conviction in 1988, Salva served 15 months of his three-year sentence and completed his parole in 1992.

    Speaking about his abuse, actor Nathan Forrest Winters said of Salva: “He spent the better part of a year grooming me and my parents. Developing the trust. It was very calculated, and a long process, as it is with most paedophiles.”

    THEGAYUK.com reached out to the film’s US distributor, Screen Media Films for comment.

    Jeepers Creepers 3 is out now in US cinemas.

  • John Partridge and hubby celebrate their anniversary – topless natch

    EastEnders and former Celebrity Big Brother star, John Partridge and his boyfriend have just celebrated their anniversary!

    And they were on a yacht baby.

    The couple, Jon and John got civilly partnered in 2011, six years ago and are giving us serious relationship goals.

    Taking to Twitter, John’s partner, Jon said, “Six years ago I got to kiss my prince… Happy Anniversary @mustbejp Love you Baby xxx” and published a cute picture of the two locked in an embrace and kiss at their wedding.

    Speaking before he entered the Celebrity BB house in 2016, John said his husband keeps his feet on the ground… Including reminding the actor to “count to ten”, before opening his mouth. Apparently, Jon says,  “think about it again and then if it really compels you, then you’re allowed to speak.”

    Ah you guys!

     

     

  • Six men are facing anal examinations in Egypt in crackdown on gay people

    Six men have been arrested in Egypt and are facing an invasive rectal and anal examination in a crackdown against gay people.

    Amnesty International has reported that six men in Egypt have been arrested and are facing “invasive forensic anal examinations” to prove their homosexuality.

    The arrests, on the evening of 27 September, came shortly after Egypt’s chief prosecutor announced an investigation in response to a public backlash against a recent concert in Cairo by the Lebanese band Mashrou’ Laila where members of the crowd raised a rainbow flag.

    Days after the rainbow flag was raised, Egyptian authorities began arresting men on charges of “debauchery”, the first of which, a 19-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by six years of probation.

    The Rainbow flag is seen as an international symbol of LGBT+ rights and equality. Egypt has no LGBT+ protections and same-sex sex between men although not specifically outlawed can be punished under morality laws.

    Two other men who were arrested earlier this week and are currently detained in Agouza police station in Cairo are due to stand trial on 11 October. Another two men were arrested on 28 September and are detained in Dokki police station.

    Although not specifically outlawed, gay sex can be punished under morality laws with punishments including imprisonment of up to 17 years,  hard labour and fines. The country has abysmal legal protections for LGBT+ people.

    “Forced anal examinations are abhorrent and amount to torture”

    The Forensic Medical Authority is due to subject the six men to anal examinations to determine whether they have engaged in same-sex sexual relations. Amnesty International believes that such examinations violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment under international law.

    “The fact that Egypt’s Public Prosecutor is prioritizing hunting down people based on their perceived sexual orientation is utterly deplorable. These men should be released immediately and unconditionally – not put on trial,” said Najia Bounaim, North Africa Campaigns Director at Amnesty International.

    “Forced anal examinations are abhorrent and amount to torture. The Egyptian authorities have an appalling track record of using invasive physical tests which amount to torture against detainees in their custody. All plans to carry out such tests on these men must be stopped immediately.”

    Human rights violations

    According to AI, anal examinations violate the UN Convention against Torture, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the African Convention on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The UN Committee against Torture has emphasized that they “have no medical justification and cannot be consented to fully.”

     

  • Those Bromans are now comparing d sizes

    “Give ’em what they want…”

    Those Bromans are now comparing d sizes

    We can almost hear the ITV execs screaming at the producers of Bromans – ITV2 brand new reality vehicle. Despite it being oh so very heteronormative they’ve managed to squeeze just enough gay into it, to satisfy us here at THEGAYUK.com.

    In a heart to heart, two of the Bromans. Brandon and Glenn turn to the subject of peen sizes – over lunch. Well, if you are going to talk about willies, why not over a heart chilli special.

    Glenn said to Brandon, “So everybody in here’s saying you’ve got a massive schlong”.

    Brandon replied, “Tom loves it, he was literally going on about it, saying, ‘You’re the most longest I’ve ever seen, how do you do it?” I was like, ‘I don’t know I think it’s just natural’.”

    Glenn, whose interest was piqued, asked, “How big is it?”, ever the man after our own hearts…
    “It’s a bit like the chilli,” Brandon shot back.

    And then that’s when this happened.

    What ensued was basically porn, as Brandon fed Glenn his chilli. We sh*t you not.

    Glenn revealed that his friends call him “Girthy Glenn…” – a picture we can not/do not want to get out of our heads.

    You can catch up with all the comparing on the ITV HUB.

  • Police are searching for “man in a dress” after he robbed a shop in Hulme

    Police are searching for a man who wore a dress to rob a shop in the Manchester area.

    Police are search for "man in a dress" after he robbed a shop in Hulme

    Police are investigating a robbery in which one of the alleged assailants was wearing a black dress and a yellow and purple silk scarf.

    At around 9.30pm on Monday 25 September 2017, police were called to reports of a robbery on Stretford Road.

    Two men had entered the McColls shop and threatened three assistants with a knife.

    They forced the staff to open the safe, taking money from inside before emptying the cash registers in the shop.

    The offenders have then fled the shop through the back door.

    Black Dress and Yellow And A Silk Scarf

    One of the offenders is described as a black man of a medium build, around 5ft6in tall wearing a black dress and a yellow and purple silk scarf, which he used to cover his face.

    The other man is described as an athletic black man, around 6ft tall, wearing a grey hoody, grey tracksuit bottoms and red trainers.

    Detective Inspector Gary Smith of GMP’s City of Manchester Borough, said, “These men showed a complete disregard for the people who were simply doing their job, when they used knives to threaten and steal money from the shop.

    “It must have been a terrifying experience for them to be met by these two men who set out to take the money using whatever means they could.

    “I’m urging anyone who recognises the description of the two men, or saw something that could help with our enquiries, to please get in touch and share what you know.”

    Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4402 or 101, quoting incident number 2215 of 25/09/17. This can also be done anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

  • History is made as two men wed in a UK Church

    A gay couple in Scotland has made UK history after getting married in a Church.

    Peter Matthews and Alistair Dinnie have made history after becoming the first same-sex wedding to take place in a church wedding. The marriage was permitted because rules around gay marriages in churches were relaxed earlier this year – but only for churches in Scotland.

    The couple Peter Matthews and Alistair Dinnie were married at St John’s Church, run by the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC).

    The Scottish Episcopal Church was the first Christian church in the UK to allow same-sex marriage in its churches. The rule change was not mandated however and clergy will not be forced to officiate at those marriages if it goes against their conscience.

    The amendment to canon law on marriage, which removed the stipulation that marriage is only between a man and a woman, was carried by the Synod in Edinburgh.

    Same-sex marriages cannot take place in Church of England churches or at all in Northern Ireland.

  • Ukippers are voting on a new logo

    Ah… the rebrand.

    So in political news, UKIP is allowing its members to vote on new branding for the party and the choice is between a logo which features a lion and one that features two stripes – one in purple, the other in yellow. Both offer the slogan “for the nation”.

    But that’s not the only change UKIP – who have in the past had numerous issues with members and candidates being homophobic, as well as a spot of homophobia denial, are making…

    No, they are also locked in a leadership race, with out hopefuls Anne Marie Waters and Peter Whittle facing, Henry Bolton – former candidate for Kent police and crime commissioner, Jane Collins – MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, David Kurten – London Assembly member, Aidan Powlesland and Former parliamentary candidate, John Rees-Evans.

    The new leader will be annoucned today, at 5 PM – and will give a speech and press conference after the annoucement.

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