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  • Your Bucket List could set you back nearly £20000

    Brits are willing to spend up to £10,000 on their bucket list on average, new research has revealed.

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    A survey exploring bucket list budgets revealed Brits would be willing to part with between £5,000 and £10,000 on completing their travel goals.

    But with the cost of completing the UK’s ‘top 10 bucket list activities’ coming in at a whopping £18,519 (at an average cost per activity of £1851.90), that would only be enough to complete five bucket list items.

    Going on safari (£5,600) and walking the Great Wall of China (£1,139) both appeared in the top five bucket list activities.

    And visiting the Grant Canyon (£1,181), going whale watching (£2,000) and taking an American road trip (£3,365) also made the top ten wish-list.

    Joe Gardiner, Head of Brand and Communications for TotallyMoney.com, said,

    “We all have a bucket list, but many of us probably don’t take the time to work out how much it would cost to complete.

    “If you’re serious about getting everything done before you kick the bucket, then that’s where you have to start.”

    The thrifty and frugal, however, can start working towards completing their bucket list right now by choosing one of the three free activities on the list.

    Starring as an extra in a movie, writing a novel and running a marathon can all be completed without costing a penny.

    In the meantime, big dreamers can try a new bucket list calculator to find out how much you need to set aside.

    Using the definitive top 50 bucket list, TotallyMoney.com compiled a smart bucket list calculator which gives users the ability to pick their own ultimate activities from amongst the UK’s favourites.

    The tool then calculates the total cost of users’ individual bucket lists, before presenting them with the percentage of their salary they will need to save in order to achieve their dreams, based on whether they have two, five or ten years to stockpile funds.

    Joe added: “Planning ahead and staying on top of your finances is essential if you’re going to get the most bang for your buck, especially when it comes to travelling and life experiences.”

    The Top 10 UK Bucket List Activities

    1. See the Northern Lights (average cost: £572)

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    2. Go on safari (average cost: £5,600)

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    3. Walk the Great Wall of China (average cost: £1,139)

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    4. Visit the Grand Canyon (average cost: £1,181)

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    1. Go on a cruise (average cost: £1,338)

    6. See the Egyptian Pyramids (average cost: £1,112)

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    7. Go whale watching (average cost: £2,000)

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    8. Spend New Year’s Eve in New York (average cost: £1,103)

    9. Gamble in Las Vegas (average cost: £1,109)

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    C2GlobalSales / CC0 Public Domain

    10. Take an American road trip (average cost: £3,365)

  • Online trolls told Kelly Mantle to “kill herself” after RuPaul’s Drag Race Appearance

    Online trolls told Kelly Mantle to “kill herself” after RuPaul’s Drag Race Appearance

    RuPaul’s Drag Queen star Kelly Mantle tells THEGAYUK that online trolls told her to kill herself after appearing on the show.

     

    Drag Queen Kelly Mantle told THEGAYUK’s Jake Hook that online trolls told her to kill herself and how much they hated her after her appearance in series 6 of the reality show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.

    The online abuse came thick and fast for the LA based film star despite only appearing in one episode of the sixth series of Drag Race in 2014.

    “I started getting all these tweets saying, ‘I hate you, I can’t stand you, I wish you would go kill yourself.’ I’m like, “Oh, my goodness. Wow. These people feel really strongly about this.’

    “This is  a serious epidemic… which I never even knew existed before I got on Drag Race, but obviously it does exist.”

    Kelly notes that the online abuse just doesn’t stop at RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants however,  speaking about some of the abuse that Madonna receives Kelly noted,

    “She’ll post a picture on Instagram and you’ll read the comments. Ageism is something I’ve just never understood.I can wrap my head around racism. I can wrap my head around homophobia because it comes out of fear, of not knowing whatever.

    “People don’t like something that’s different than them and chances are, they may never become that thing that they’re not liking.

    Ageism is so strange to me because we’re all going to get old.”

     

    Kelly Mantle released a single last year to bring about more attention to online bullying and abuse called “Keyboard Courage”.

     

  • Man out on bail after allegedly trying to swap lube for ACID in Sydney gay club

    A man is on conditional bail after allegedly trying to swap lubricant for hydrochloric ACID at a gay club in Sydney, Australia.

    © sakkmesterke | Depositphotos
    © sakkmesterke | Depositphotos

     

    A 62-year-old man has been arrested and released on conditional bail after it emerged that he allegedly tried to replace anal lubricant with hydrochloric acid in a gay club in Sydney Australia. The man set of an alarm after he tampered with one of the lubricant dispensers.

    Security personnel held the man until police were able to attend the club where he was arrested and charged with administering a poison with intent to injure.

    Hydrochloric acid is a clear, highly corrosive acid which if comes into contact with skin can cause irreparable damage with a corrosive effect.

     

     

  • Dustin Lance Black has a request for the UK

    Dustin Lance Black has a request for the UK

    Oscar award winning writer Dustin Lance Black has a request for the UK – he wants us to look after his fiancé as he returns back to the US to finish work.

     

    Tom Daley‘s husband to be, Dustin Lance Black, 41,  has made a special request to the UK – he’s asked that the UK look after his Olympic medalist boyfriend whilst he returns back to the US to finish off working on his latest TV series, When We Rise.

    Taking to social media, DLB asked,

    Dear UK, please take good care of this one while I’m away finishing#WhenWeRise. Sad to have to go so soon

    His new TV series stars, Mary-Louise Parker, Guy Pierce and Rachel Griffiths and is a “chronicled re-telling the gay rights movement in the United States, beginning with the Stonewall riots in 1969,” according to IMDB.

    During the Olympics, DLB set the rumour mill on fire after tweeting that he was a “diving husband” leaving fans believing that he and Tom had tied the knot without telling anyone.

    Don’t worry Dustin, we’ll take good care of Tom!

  • Chris Hemworth showcases muscles in candid holiday snaps

    Chris Hemworth showcases muscles in candid holiday snaps

    Australian beaut Chris Hemsworth has showcased his ripped body as he plunges into a private pool whilst on holiday on Hamilton Island, Queensland.

    CREDIT: Chris Hemsworth/Instagram

     

    Chris Hemsworth, it seems, likes to holiday local after choosing the exotic holiday resort of Qualia Resort on Hamilton Island – just off the coast of Australia’s Queensland.

    ALSO READ: Chris Hemsworth’s giant penis is basically everything

     

    The Home and Away turned Hollywood hunk looked body perfect as he dived into his private pool. His companion Elsa snapped away as Chris dived into the infinity pool. With one of the pictures looking as though he was about bellyflop.

    But it’s not all relaxation for the actor as he told his fans he took an early morning jog around the island.

    However he did hint he was keeping it low-key – by revealing he didn’t break out in a sweat or got out of breath.

     

     

     

  • Frankie and Renee have left the building/country

    Celebrity Big Brother housemates Frankie and Renee have left the country.

     

    Celebrity Big Brother finalists Frankie Grande and Renee Graziano have left the country together as they travel back to America.

    Frankie and Renee managed to achieve finalist status in the latest series of Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother with Frankie coming in 6th and Renee reaching 3rd.

    Speaking about his placement reality TV star Frankie told Emma Willis during his exit interview that he felt like a “champion” and reaching the finals was “amazing”.

    “I made it to the finals which is amazing! I feel like a champion! Happy that I got to shine bright for the UK.”

    Taking to Twitter Frankie thanked the UK for being hospitable and supportive

     

  • Trans activists block Manchester Pride parade

    Trans activists block Manchester Pride parade

    Trans activists used today’s Manchester Pride parade to protest in solidarity with trans prisoners.

    CREDIT: Provided by Direct Action for Trans Health , No Prisons Manchester, and the IWW Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee
    CREDIT: Provided by Direct Action for Trans Health , No Prisons Manchester, and the IWW Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee

     

    A number of trans and ally activists used Manchester’s Pride parade to protest trans prisoner conditions.

    The group which was led by trans campaign group Direct Action for Trans Health, supported by No Prisons Manchester and the IWW Incarcerated Workers Committee surrounded the Greater Manchester Police float during the parade, bringing the entire procession to a standstill for a few minutes.

    The group used their bodies to sit in front of the float preventing the parade from moving for a few moments before the parade was able to start again.

    A statement released by the group is arguing that  trans people sentenced to jail are often sent to prisons of the wrong gender, citing the high profile cases of Tara Hudson, Vicky Thompson, and Joannne Latham – female prisoners who were sent to male prisons.

    The statement said,

    “Trans people within the prison population are often housed within prison facilities of the wrong gender. Recently we have seen the cases of Tara Hudson, Vicky Thompson, and Joannne Latham, trans women incarcerated within male prisons, in the news. Thankfully Tara Hudson has now been released but sadly Vicky Thompson and Joanne Latham died as a direct result of the institutional transphobia within the prison system. We believe that police officers, regardless of their own sexuality or gender identity, are complicit in the prison system’s degradation of human lives and the oppression of LGBTQ people.

    “Whilst research on sexuality and gender identity within prisons is scarce, we know that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) people are disproportionately policed and disproportionately represented in the prison population.

    Whilst in prison, LGBTQ people often face severe discrimination, including increased risk of sexual assault, with many being forced to hide their sexuality or gender identity for their own safety”

    Jess Bradley, a participant in the action, said,

    “It’s outrageous that police officers, who collude in the oppression of LGBTQ people within prisons, are allowed to march at Manchester Pride. Today we have taken action in solidarity with trans and queer prisoners and against the building of a new US-style prison in Manchester. We call upon the government to implement a nationwide ban on prison expansion and an urgent review into the conditions within prisons for LGBTQ prisoners”.

    TheGayUK reached out to both Manchester Police and Manchester Pride for comment.

  • You won’t guess what this guy saw whilst having sex with a DILF

    You won’t guess what this guy saw whilst having sex with a DILF

    You know you get a bit horny and so you go for a looky-loo on Grindr – well this YouTuber had an unexpected surprise during his hook up.

     

    YouTuber Charles Gross, 21, in New York was in for a surprise when he hooked up with a “Daddy”.

    After entering his beau’s bedroom, which was solely lit by an electronic photo frame they began to have sex – which Charles explains wasn’t particularly great – so he began to look at the pictures on the frame as they scrolled through. As the man beneath him continued to grown and growl in a very porny way… something popped up which Charles wasn’t expecting to see!

    So what was it?

    The DILF and his wife and kids turned up on the screen.

     

    ALSO READ: 12 questions gay men love hearing

    ALSO READ: Straight men… if you’re sleeping with gay men you need to know these things.

     

    Now before his mind ran to conclusions -Charles works out that perhaps his DILF had been married, had kids and then separated…

    However he was to get a major surprise… when…

    The man’s wife and the man’s children WALK IN ON THEM whilst they were having sex!

    “He clenched… he clenched so tight”, Charles explains.

    YIKES.

    Have a listen to what happened next!

  • Gay man’s ear BITTEN off in horrific homophobic attack

    A gay man had his ear BITTEN off after his neighbour attacked him in a violence homophobic assault, which left him fearing for his life.

    Ryan Kilgariff jailed for brutal homophobic attack | Kent Police

     

    Kent man, Ryan Kilgariff, 21, has been handed a 12 year jail sentence for a violence homophobic attack which left his neighbour Colin Duncan brutalised and needing serious medical care in Folkestone.

    Ex-prisoner Kilgariff pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent after Mr. Duncan tried to befriend him after Kilgariff’s release from prison.

    Mr. Duncan had invited Mr. Kilgariff for a drink – where the pair consumed copious amounts of alcohol. When Mr. Duncan said he was going to bed, Mr. Kilgariff launched a violent attack on Mr. Duncan using his fists, feet and a bottle. He bit off the victim’s ear. The attack was so brutal Mr. Duncan feared for his life.

    Mr Duncan required 20 stitches and doctors were able to reattach a part of Mr. Duncan’s ear.

    During the “sustained” attack Mr. Duncan was called “queer” and “gay”.

    Mr Duncan told the police,

    “All I was trying to do was be kind and neighbourly to a man who had just been released from prison. I thought I was going to be murdered.”

     

    ALSO READ: Anti-gay leaflets distributed to households in margate days before Kent Pride

     

    When Judge Adele Williams handed down the punishment she told Kilgariff,

    “I have seen the photographs of the injuries – they are quite shocking. This was a grave offence.”

    He was sentenced to 9 years in jail  and another three to be served on license.

    Investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Cara Ferguson said,

    “This was a particularly violent attack that has had a significant effect on the victim.

    “It was treated as a hate crime and the significant sentence received by Kilgariff reflects the seriousness with which the court regarded his conduct.

    “Kent Police remains committed to stamping out all crime motivated by hate and prejudice.

    “Our message is simple; have the trust and confidence to report hate crimes and incidents to the police.”

    HT KentOnline

  • Lewis Bloor accidentally flashes another man’s bum in locker room selfie

    Lewis Bloor accidentally flashes another man’s bum in locker room selfie

    There’s a reason you shouldn’t take photos in the locker room.

    CREDIT: Lewis Bloor

    Celebrity Big Brother star Lewis Bloor seems not only too willing to flash his own flesh but other men’s too.

    A picture uploaded to guywithiphones.com shows the reality hunk taking the traditional swoon-inducing selfie in a gym’s locker room – but unfortunately, he managed to get another man’s butt in the frame.

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURE

  • Guess which gay iconic show Idris Elba started his career on

    Guess which gay iconic show Idris Elba started his career on

    Hollywood hunk Idris Elba is now box office gold – but do you know where he got his first break?

    So Idris is currently filming the fantasy, science fiction epic The Dark Tower with Matthew McConaughey, to be released in 2017, but Idris’ career had its start in the gay favourite Absolutely Fabulous.

    So many many years Idris Elba actually got his break on the camp comedy classic Absolutely Fabulous – as the rather sexy call boy, Hilton,  for Eddie and Patsy… Are you remembering the scene now?

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