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  • Some people are edging to make Melania Trump a gay icon

    Some people are edging to make Melania Trump a gay icon

    She may have appeared on QVC, but really – Melania Trump a gay icon?

    Is Melania Trump a gay icon
    CREDIT: By Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, edited by User:Calliopejen1 (File:Melania Knauss-Trump.jpg) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
    The Trumps only entered the White House less than a week ago (fact checked) and already people are wondering whether President Trump’s wife and now the first lady of the USA, Melania Trump could be a gay icon.

    The White House website has removed all traces of LGBT rights, but it has outlined some of Melania’s credentials including all the magazine covers she’s made and the fact that she has appeared on QVC.

    Now some people on Twitter are questioning whether she could become an official gay icon. Bearing in mind that we set our standards at Bette Midler and Cher… we’re not sure Melania will ever get there.

    https://twitter.com/tommyomalley/status/822539404011040770

    https://twitter.com/thedahammel/status/809798128593465344

    https://twitter.com/paulojpestana/status/813444334645366786

    https://twitter.com/rossleonardy/status/801173964752121856

    https://twitter.com/MsMDNACiccone/status/798042860008382464

    https://twitter.com/Joshneyy/status/797586729767206913

     

    So what has she said about gay rights?

    Well, as far as we can tell absolutely nothing. She has pledged to fight bullying during her time as First Lady, but fell short in mentioning whether that would include LGBT+ youth.

     

  • Stacy Francis is the sixth housemate to be evicted

    Stacy Francis is the sixth housemate to be evicted

    If you’re still watching and you’re still interested…

    CREDIT: Channel 5

    Following nominations on Sunday, only three Housemates survived nomination. The fate of the remaining eight lay in the hands of the public who voted to save Coleen, Jedward, Nicola, Jamie, Jessica, Kim and Stacy. Speidi received eternal nomination from James C so automatically face the public vote.

    Tonight, Emma announced that the housemate with the fewest votes and therefore sixth to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house is Stacy. Stacy said her goodbyes and left the house to a mixed reaction from the live audience.

    On how it feels to be out, “I’m so happy, I wanted to go to the final but I get to see my babies.”

    Stacy had a word for the producers of Celebrity Big Brother: “Thank you for bringing me on this show, overall I’m so grateful that they gave me this opportunity.”

    On her arguments in the house: “I snap then feel really bad if I hurt someone’s feelings, I’m a fireball.”

    On the new Housemates, “New people didn’t have a chance to really know me, they didn’t give me a real shot. I kind of went into animosity, it’s not their fault.”

    On Kim putting her washing on the floor: “It wasn’t the actual (act), it was like lots of things, then boom! I always made sure I was considerate of my Housemates then Kim came in and was very selfish.”

    Stacy’s general thoughts on Kim: “Is Kim senile, we did a task yesterday and Kim just never got it, she’s 75 years old now and I think she just doesn’t care?”

    On who she thinks is the real Kim: “She’s watched the show over the years, she came in with preconceived ideas of what she has seen on telly, I feel like overall she is a good person.”

    On figuring out the game and how to play it: “I had Nicola giving me tips and stuff, if I had (played properly) I would have made it to the final.”

    On who is playing a the best game, “Speidi, they have a good game going on.”

    Stacy says she would like James C to win.

  • Two men jailed for homophobic attack in Brighton

    Two men jailed for homophobic attack in Brighton

    Two men have been jailed for a homophobic attack that took place in Brighton last year.

    CREDIT: Brighton Police

    Gage Vye-Parminter, 18, of Breydon Walk, and Matthew Howes, 19, of Weald Drive, have both been jailed for five years for the homophobic attack on two men in Brighton. They admitted GHB and assault on two men in the city’s centre. They were ordered to pay a £170 victim surcharge.

    The youngest of the two victims suffered fractured eye sockets, nose and cheekbones. Pictures of the victims shocked the community last year after news of the attack made its way onto social media.

    The court heard that officers in a patrolling police car were flagged down by a passing taxi driver who told them two men had just been attacked in Kings Road, on the south pavement opposite the Queens Hotel.

    Vye-Parminter and Howes were arrested at the scene and taken into custody for questioning. The victims said the pair were walking behind them along the seafront shouting homophobic comments at them. The 22-year-old, who now lives in Camberley, Surrey, said he then remembered being knocked to the floor and attacked before losing consciousness.

    The attack was just one of the anti-gay attacks that rocked Brighton’s gay scene in 2016.

    Detective constable Sarah Townsend said:

    “This was a violent and unprovoked homophobic attack on two men who were singled out for their sexual orientation.

    “This sentence sends out a clear signal that we will take a robust approach to those who target individuals based on their race, disability, gender identity, religion or sexual orientation.

    “I hope this case will encourage other victims of hate crime to report such behaviour and violence to the police.”

     

  • We know that Freddy Parker is hot… but have you seen his mum?

    So X Factor hottie Freddy Parker is, well, hot… but wait until you see his MUMMA…

    Now we know where he got those good looks from! Freddy Parker just uploaded a cheeky shot of him and his mother enjoying each other’s company on holiday and well, Mumma Parker is smokin’ and it’s her birthday today!

    Some fans were shocked with many asking who the woman was…. some even commented that they thought the woman in the picture was his girlfriend… Nope… That’s his Mum!

    Freddy was recently holidaying in Barbados after he was eliminated from the X Factor, which saw his BFF Matt Terry win. The pair are now living together.

     

     

     

  • Peter Tatchell will not be retiring!

    Peter Tatchell will not be retiring!

    Despite turning 65 (we can’t actually believe that) tomorrow, Peter Tatchell has vowed not to retire and to keep fighting the fight.

    CREDIT: Monty McKinnen

    In a statement the legendary gay and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said,

    “I turn 65 on 25 January. This year I celebrate 50 years of human rights activism. Retirement hasn’t entered my head. There is still so much to do. The brain and eye damage from bashings by Mugabe’s thugs and Moscow neo-Nazis is minor and doesn’t stop me. I carry on. My plan is to keep going for another 30 years”.

    It seems as though he’s got the fighting spirit and revealed that his grandfather died aged 97 and was active right up until his early 90s. Peter quipped, “I’ve got his fighting spirit and hopefully his genes. So, with a bit of luck, I’ll match or surpass his longevity.”

    Peter, who says he’s been violently assaulted over 300 times in his fight for equality has had three arson attacks on his home, over 50 bottles and bricks thrown through his windows and even had a bullet posted through his letterbox.

    Talking about his involvement in protest Peter revealed,

    “Despite engaging in over 3,000 direct action and civil disobedience protests, and being arrested 200 times, I have only one standing conviction: for the Canterbury Cathedral protest in 1998, which was against the then Archbishop of Canterbury’s support for homophobic discrimination in law. I was convicted under the Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860, formerly part of the Brawling Act 1551.”

    Peter is keen to point out that he hasn’t done it all himself and paid tribute to a number of people who have been instrumental in helping him on his crusade.

    “Whatever contribution I have made, has never been by me alone. It has always been working with others and thanks to their help. I pay tribute, and express my sincere appreciation, to everyone who has campaigned with me since 1967, when I first began.

    “I remember with great admiration and affection the trail-blazing activism for peace, freedom and equality by Pat Arrowsmith, Bruce Kent, Pragna Patel, Allan Horsfall, April Ashley, Simon Nkoli, Anthony Grey, Jackie Forster, Griff Vaughan Williams and Carmel Budiardjo, to name just a few.

    Happy Birthday Peter. And Thank you on behalf of us all!

     

  • Man subjected to homophobic attack in Oldham, Police say

    Man subjected to homophobic attack in Oldham, Police say

    Police are looking for two men they want to speak to after a man was subjected to a homophobic attack in Oldham, Manchester.

    Homophobic attack manchester
    Manchester Police

    Police say a 21-year-old victim was subjected to a homophobic verbal and physical attack in Greater Manchester. Police are looking to speak to two men in connection with the incident which happened in Oldham in November 2016.

    Officers in Oldham, Greater Manchester, have now released images of two men they wish to speak to in connection with the attack.

    At around 6.35pm on Saturday 5 November 2016, police were called to reports of a hate crime that occurred at around 3.20am that morning, outside a club on Yorkshire Street, Oldham Town Centre.

    A 21-year-old man was in a club with his partner when an altercation ensued between himself and three other people.
    Following this, two men were ejected from the club.

    Yorkshire Street homophobic attack
    CREDIT: Google Maps

    The victim then went outside with his partner for a cigarette, where the altercation that began in the club continued before he was repeatedly punched in the face and had homophobic abuse hurled at him.

    A short time later, the victim was walking along Yorkshire Street when a further confrontation ensued.
    He was taken to hospital with facial injuries.

    One of the men is described as white, aged between 20 and 25-years-old and was wearing a blue t-shirt.
    The other man is described as Asian, between 5ft 8in and 5ft 9in and also aged between 20 and 25-years-old. He is of a chubby build and was wearing a shirt.

    Police Constable Laura Cheetham of GMP’s Oldham Borough, said,

    “We have been carrying out our enquiries for more than two months now but need the public’s help to make further progress.

    “I’d encourage anyone who recognises the men in the CCTV images or the description of the men who were in the area at that time, to get in touch with us.

    “We take reports of hate crimes extremely seriously and I’d like to stress that it will not be tolerated on the streets of Greater Manchester.”

    Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 8922 101 quoting reference number 1940 of 05/11/16 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

     

  • Gary blocks Sam Callahan after nudey shot on Twitter

    So this is awkward.

    Gary Barlow seemingly blocked X Factor hottie, Sam Callahan after he wished him a happy birthday and tweeted a picture of Gary Barlow in the altogether.

     


    Okay, in the interest of not posting fake news, the photo-shoot was legit and from a saucy magazine photoshoot that Take That did back in the 90s. However and for some reason, for which we’re not sure, Sam decided to post a picture of his own naked magazine shoot as well.

    Well, apparently the tweet didn’t go down well with Mr Barlow, who then blocked Sam. Leaving him feeling a little, well, awkward.

    Gary Barlow is currently heading up BBC’s reality talent show, Let It Shine, a search for a boyband to play in a musical loosely based on the story of Take That. It goes head to head with ITV’s The Voice on a Saturday night. However, it’s not been doing too good in the ratings. Last weekend it managed just 5.3 million viewers with a peak of 5.7 million.

     

  • The UK’s “last anti-gay law” looks like it’s going to be scrapped

    The UK’s “last anti-gay law” looks like it’s going to be scrapped

    A little known anti-gay law looks like it’s going to get scrapped and it’s known as the last anti-gay law.

    Oi Oi Sailor!

    The UK’s last anti-gay law is looking like it’ll get scrapped. The law actually allows shipping firms to sack a “seafarer on a merchant navy vessel” for an act of “homosexuality” and it was introduced in 1994 by the Conservative government of the day, led by Prime Minister John Major. It is known as the “last anti-gay law” because it was actually the last anti-gay law to be passed in the UK.

    Equality laws, such as the Equality Act 2010, that have been introduced since 1994 have actually made the law defunct, but it remains on the statute books.

    A group of MPs want to make it officially defunct.

    Conservative MP John Glen said he wanted the law to be scrapped because being gay has no impact on a person’s ability to doing their job and told MPs that there was no place in society for employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

    He said,

    “When it comes to employment, in the merchant navy or anywhere else, what matters is a person’s ability to do the job—not their gender, age, ethnicity, religion or sexuality.

    “Many will be surprised—astonished, even—to learn that this anomaly still remains on the statute book. There is no place in our society today for employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.”

    There is no provision in the law that exists for heterosexual acts.

  • ‘Allo ‘Allo! star Gorden Kaye dies aged 75

    ‘Allo ‘Allo! star Gorden Kaye dies aged 75

    Bata-Nominated actor Gorden Kaye has passed away at the age of 75. The star was best known for playing René Artois in the TV comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo!

    Kaye, born in 1968, appeared in all episodes of the TV comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo! as well as hundreds of stage performances of the same name. In his 1989 autobiography, he talks about his acting experiences as an overweight, shy and gay man.

    Other roles included appearances in Coronation Street, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Till Death Do Us Part and camp classic Are You Being Served?

    Of course, he was best known for his role as Rene in the hit sitcom, ‘Allo ‘Allo! which followed the fictional exploits of a cafe owner and his staff (and wife) in German-occupied France during World War Two. The show ran for 84 episodes and a stage version of the show.

    The star’s former agency confirmed to the BBC that he died at his care home on Monday morning. He was 75.

     

  • Danyl Johnson announced as Eurovision You Decide artist

    THEGAYUK’s former cover star Danyl Johnson has been announced as a contender for the UK entry to Eurovision 2017.

    Danyl Johnson, who fronted Issue 24 of THEGAYUK,  is the running to become the UK’s entrant to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with his song, “Light Up The World”. It’s v v catchy!

    Will he be successful in representing the UK in Kyiv?

     

    You can vote for Danyl on the BBC show Eurovision: You Decide on the 27th January at 7:30PM.

  • Tom Daley says tape of him stripping is out there

    It looks as though Tom Daley could be the latest victim of an online leak after he admitted to The Sun that he had cyber sex with another man.

    The Olympic hero Tom Daley has admitted that he sent compromising pictures for an online “romp” with another man according to The Sun, after a video emerged of Tom stripping off. Tom told The Sun that it, “will never happen again” after he rekindled his romance with his fiancé, Dustin Lance Black.

    According to reports, Tom had chatted with a guy from Liverpool, who has not be named, during a seven-month secret split from his fiance, Dustin Lance Black. The duo are now back together and have set a date for their wedding.

    Fans of the loved-up pair had no idea that the couple had even split. It’s now become apparent that they split for a period of time previous to Tom’s Olympic appearance in Rio 2016 and during the production of Dustin’s latest TV project, When We Rise. Despite the split, Tom’s social media was full of pictures of the two looking happy, leading fans to believe that they were still together.

    He told The Sun,

    “It was the two biggest years of our lives work-wise — it was my Olympic year and Lance was filming his mini-series for ABC called When We Rise, and distance can be hard sometimes.

    Tom said that he had confessed the online romp to Dustin and insists that he never physically met anyone in real life and that it was all online.

    Speaking to The Sun he said,

    “I’m 22 years old, and if you talk to someone through social media it is what it is. It was nothing more than that. We never physically met.

    “But in the modern world this is what can happen — things are more accessible online, and distributed, and they spread like wildfire.”

    The couple is now back on track and preparing for their wedding.

    The person who leaked the pictures could find themselves in criminal trouble after then culture minister Ed Vaizey said image owners of leaked social media would be able to sue anyone who released pictures without the consent of the image owner.

    We spoke with lawyer, Phil Gorski at Blacks Solicitors last year who told us,

    “Last year there was a new piece of legislation introduced, which actually set out the specific crime of revenge porn. There is a specific charge that can be brought and so the option is there and should probably be taken if the information has been distributed to a large number of people.

    “What the legislation says is that where you’ve got photographs and the phrasing is, “… of a private or sexual nature …” That doesn’t mean you have to be showing intimate body parts or anything like that. It can be in a sort of context that’s perceived to be sexual.

    “If they are disclosed and it’s done without consent and the purpose of disclosing them was to cause distress or embarrassment, which when you think about it, it would be very difficult to not be the case. Then, there’s a potential crime that’s taken place.”