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  • Katie Hopkins doesn’t think the NHS should fund Trans’ “Life Choices”

    Katie Hopkins doesn’t think the NHS should fund Trans’ “Life Choices”

    Controversial radio host and columnist Katie Hopkins has told listeners to her LBC radio show she doesn’t think that the tax payer should “pander” to trans people’s  “life choices”.

    CREDIT: LBC
    CREDIT: LBC

     

    Talk-show host and Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins said that the tax payer shouldn’t be funding fertility treatment for trans people and blamed a cash strapped NHS for her reasoning.

    Speaking on her weekend slot on LBC, the controversial star asked her listeners,

    “Is it OK that we are paying for these individuals and their life choices? … It don’t think it is as it goes.”

    The ex-Apprentice star said,

    “As much as I love to wave the rainbow coloured banner as much as the next individual.

    As much as I see that that’s the way the world’s going – I may need to catch up with that. I don’t agree with it.

    “I don’t think we should be paying for trans people to have their eggs frozen on the NHS.

    “If we lived in a world of endless resources…

    If money fell from the sky in a golden shower, of quite a different making… then well of course, there would be no problem with the amount of cash available but the fact is we are 2.45 billion pounds in debt with our NHS.”

    “The fact is we’ve got cataract operations being cancelled, three out of four trusts now do not perform cataract operations until the patient is perfectly blind because we don’t have the funds to approve them.

    After revealing that people are waiting extended times for their cataract operations Hopkins asked,

    “Do we really need to pander to the trans community and their whims? I say no.”

    Gender reassignment surgery and hormone treatments can often make trans people infertile or cause fertility issues.

    As a matter of routine the NHS currently offers the choice of freezing eggs so that trans people can have children at a later date.

    This same choice is offered to cancer patients and other treatments where fertility may be affected.

  • Has bisexual Marnie’s boob flash ruined her chances of winning Celeb BB?

    Has bisexual Marnie’s boob flash ruined her chances of winning Celeb BB?

    Last night the British public saw Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson flash her boobs in Saira’s face during a dare – was it a move that will cost her place in the final?

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    Proudly bisexual Marnie Simpson was heavily criticised on social media last night after she flash her breasts at fellow contestant Saira Khan, which many have called a bullying tactic.

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    It was part of a dare where her younger fellow housemates told her to apologise for an earlier argument with the Loose Woman panelist Saira Khan. However Marnie went a step further by lowering her top and wiggling her breasts in Saira’s face and in front of Christopher Biggins, James Whale and Grant Bovey.

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    Bookies William Hill slashed the reality TV star’s odds of winning from 4/1 to 6/1, whilst Christopher Biggin’s odds rose from 3/1 to 2/1.

     

    ALSO READ: Big Brother removes housemate after he ran after another housemate completely naked

     

    It seems as though Christopher Biggins is the one to beat for this season of Celebrity Big Brother.

    William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly said,

    “Marnie was looking like the main challenger to Biggins, however her antics at the end of Sunday’s show saw a lot of negative reaction on social media and the betting activity on her to win the show has all but dried up in the last 12 hours.”

     

    ALSO READ: So who is going to win this season of Celebrity Big Brother, THEGAYUK’s entertainment expert, Paul Stag shares his view.

     

  • Frankie Grande gets cheeky in Celeb Big Brother

    American reality star Frankie Grande got rather cheeky in last night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother.

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    Frankie Grande got butt naked in last’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother. The star took off his clothes in front of his other housemates as they were talking about Renee’s vaginal tightening… as you do.

    Check out the pictures CLICK HERE

  • Samantha Fox opens up about being gay

    Iconic British model, actor and singer Samantha Fox has opened up about falling in love with a woman.

    CREDIT: Channel 5

    During yesterday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother, singer, actor and former Page 3 model, Samantha Fox spoke about how she ended up in a relationship with another woman.

    Speaking to LBC presenter James Whale she talked about how she discovered her attraction to other women.

    Speaking about her life twenty years ago she said,

    “Well, I was having relationships with guys then. It wasn’t until I met Myra (Stratton), really, that i fell in love with a woman.

    “I just believe that love is far greater than anything. You can’t help who you fall in love with.

    You know, who says, ‘you are this, you are this, you are this?’

    “If you fall in love with somebody, you fall in love with them. You can’t help that can you.”

    Samantha Fox was in a relationship her with then manager Myra Stratton, who died in August 2015 following a two year battle with cancer.

     

  • TGUK Model Gets His Kit Off For New Feature Film

    TGUK Model Gets His Kit Off For New Feature Film

    It looks like past TGUK model Karl Schilg, is getting his kit off once again for his first feature length comedy, Saving Jane.

    CREDIT: Saving Jane Film / YouTube
    CREDIT: Saving Jane Film / YouTube

     

    Jane, a social outcast, and her bedroom locked Penthouse reading brother find themselves under the control of a well known hitman called Bo, who has been hired by their father – an established crime lord – to make his kids cool and to stop embarrassing him. It seems however that the road to becoming cool is full of many obstacles.

    Karl modelled for TheGayUK back in 2014 in our Swimwear Special.

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    © TheGayUK – Issue 4

     

    Watch the full trailer below – including Karl’s baby oil scene!

  • CBB Lewis Bloor gets completely naked in Big Brother challenge

    CBB Lewis Bloor gets completely naked in Big Brother challenge

    Well well well – two days in and viewers of Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother are rewarded with a full frontal of Lewis Bloor’s peen!

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    NSFW – this article contains NSFW images.

    The floppy hair hunk bared all in last night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother in a bid to win a challenge set by Big Brother.

    The TOWIE star was caught short dripping wet from the shower. To complete a challenge, where he and fellow contestant Bear had to dress up as a panto horse, Lewis didn’t even stop to dry himself up. j

    In the scram to get dressed as a panto horse, Lewis managed to flash the entire household of celebs and the nation!

    Ready to see? Click here to go to the NSFW pictures

  • Warwick Council refuses to fly LGBT rainbow flag on Town Hall

    Warwick Council refuses to fly LGBT rainbow flag on Town Hall

    Warwick District Council have come under criticism after refusing to fly the rainbow flag during Warwickshire Pride.

    Photo Credit - Paul Szabo
    Photo Credit – Paul Szabo

    The organisers of Warwickshire Pride have raised concerns with Warwick District Council after it said it would not fly the rainbow flag, at a town hall, during the county’s main pride event, which takes place in Leamington Spa on 20th August.

    Daniel Browne, who founded Warwickshire Pride said that he wrote to the council to find out about the possibility of flying the rainbow flag during Warwickshire Pride. Mr Browne also enquired whether flags could be flown along Leamington Spa’s high street during the event.

    A number of towns and cities across the UK, have raised rainbow flags to show their solidarity with the LGBT community after the Orlando massacre killed 49 people in June.

    Matter of policy?

    However, Councillor Andrew Mobbs, Leader of Warwick District Council replied that flags can only be flown for national events, not local ones. The leader remarked that this was not a new policy.

    Spaces for flags on Leamington Spa’s high street are taken up by the Bowls Championships.

    Further investigation by Mr Browne revealed that no such policy exists.

    Mr Browne said,

    “On Friday 29th July, I was contacted by a local councillor. He informed me that he has discovered that Warwick District Council do not have a flag policy.

    “This is deeply concerning, as Cllr Mobbs specifically mentioned a council flag policy in his original email to me.”

    Across the UK there are around 62 prides, with the bulk of events taking place to celebrate the LGBT community in July and August.

    Entrance Flag

    The council have confirmed that there will be a flag flown, but only at the entrance of Jepson Gardens – directly opposite the pride site – but not at the Town Hall.

    Mr Browne continued.

    I did raise concerns that he had not addressed the rainbow flag flying at the Town Hall and I asked him some direct questions about it. I asked for an explanation of the flag policy so I can understand it a bit more, asked who was involved in the decision making, and also whether it means Cllr Mobbs does not recognise Pride as a national event.

    “All we ask is that the LGBT+ community in Leamington Spa receive the same visible support that councils around the UK show to their communities for Pride. A small gesture would go a very long way.”

    A petition has been launched in which the Warwickshire Pride organisers “ask that the LGBT+ community in Leamington Spa receive the same visible support that councils around the UK show to their communities for Pride. A small gesture would go a very long way.”

    This isn’t the first case of a council deciding against flying a flag – Aldington near Oxford refused to fly a flag recently after a vote by the town’s council defeated the motion to fly a flag during Oxford Pride 2017.

    The Pride Flag flies outside the Scottish Parliament during the Opening of the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. 02 July 2016. Pic - Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament
    The Pride Flag flies outside the Scottish Parliament during the Opening of the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. 02 July 2016. Pic – Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

    In stark contrast, Pride flags were flown over Scotland’s parliament during Edinburgh Pride and Norwich’s town hall went to town with flags – and rainbow bunting on the front of its building.

    THEGAYUK reached out to Warwick District Council for comment.

  • Christopher Biggins and Frankie Grande enter the celebrity Big Brother house

    Christopher Biggins and Frankie Grande enter the celebrity Big Brother house

    Celebrity Big Brother summer 2016 kicked off last night and 15 celebs entered the house, with Christopher Biggins and Frankie Grande leading the way for gay representation.

    The openly gay stars immediately made themselves at home, with Biggins calling everyone darling and Frankie greeting every new houseguest very excitedly.

    CREDIT Channel 5
    CREDIT Channel 5

    The panto king and Ariana’s brother both got a warm welcome as they entered the house.

    Marnie Simpson, famous for her stint on Geordie Shore,  revealed that she was bisexual, also entered the house saying she had the nicest vagina in the North-east.

     

     

     

  • Is Frankie Grande Gay?

    Is Frankie Grande Gay?

    Is Frankie Grande gay, is he single and what is he most famous for?

    Frankie Grande might be most famous for being singer Ariana Grande’s half-brother but he’s a reality star too. He’s openly gay and is famous for his LGBT advocacy.

    He first came to public attention in 2014 when he appeared in the 16th series of the US version of Big Brother, in which he became involved in a show Bromance with fellow housemate, Zach Rance.

    In 2016 he became more widely known to UK audiences when he starred on Celebrity Big Brother, where he ultimately placed 6th, and was in the house for a total of 30 days.

    Since then he’s made headlines for his sobriety and for being part of a thruple. Unfortunately, his relationship with two married guys ended, but he hasn’t ruled out being in another 3 way relationship.

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    As of March 2016, Frankie Grande’s social media presence runs into the millions, with more than 400,000 YouTube subscribers and 20 million views on YouTube, more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram and 1.1 million followers on Twitter.

    Interesting fact  – he apparently speaks fluent French.

    According to his sister, she was brought up in a house where being gay was “normal”, she told V magazine,

    I mean, here’s the thing: I wasn’t raised in a household where it was considered abnormal to be gay. So for me to meet people who use the word ‘faggot’ as an insult, with a derogatory meaning, I can’t take it. I don’t understand it. It’s so foreign to me.

  • Wanna know what it’s like in a gay sauna?

    Wanna know what it’s like in a gay sauna?

    One of London’s most famous saunas has let the cameras in…

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    Film-maker Chris Amos and his team have released a video to show you what it’s like in one of London’s most famous gay saunas, Pleasuredrome.

    The sexy teaser, starring Marshall Arkley, Danny William & Jaider Bello Carmona, shows the sauna’s “deluxe” pods which have programmable lighting, key-card entry and a place for you to charge you devices – oh and the pods can be rented for 2 to 8 hours…

    But let’s face it you’re not going there to charge your smartphone, are you!

  • Years and Years to support Pride Cymru with park gig in Cardiff

    Years and Years to support Pride Cymru with park gig in Cardiff

    One of the hottest number one selling bands in the UK, Years and Years, will be bringing their unique electro-pop sounds to South Wales on Friday 12th August 2016.

    CREDIT: PR Supplied
    CREDIT: PR Supplied

    The ‘Desire’ hitmakers will be performing in the picturesque setting of Cardiff’s Cooper’s Field and the concert is brought to you by the organisers behind Pride Cymru, marking the organisations inaugural, ‘Party in the Parc’ event.

    The British electronica trio will entertain with a full set performing the classics from their brilliant no.1 debut album Communion. The album marked a moment in UK pop music history and rocketed to the top of the first Friday release chart, propelling the London based 3 piece into the stratosphere of UK stardom. It’s now Platinum in the UK, and has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.
    Hits have included their first #1 single ‘King’, alongside recent track ‘Desire’, ‘Shine’ and ‘Eyes Shut’ – all in all selling over 10 million singles worldwide to date.
    To complete the evening of music and celebration a strong support line-up is set to comprise of electronic duo, Maribou State, singer-songwriter Izzy Bizu, cool five-piece band Nimmo and Jax Jones DJ.

    Co-founder of Party in the Parc, Lu Thomas said,

    “We’re thrilled to have secured such amazing acts which will give concert goers an evening to remember. If Years & Years recent performances such as their Glastonbury set are anything to go by then we are in for one hell of a show!”

    The Years & Years gig titled, Party in the Parc has been organised to support Pride Cymru, all profits from the event will be invested into Pride Cymru to ensure the organisation remains sustainable.

    Olly Alexander lead singer of Years & Years said,

    “We’re so excited to play Wales’ pride party this August. Pride is something that we all care deeply about and having grown up in Wales I’m so happy we get the chance to celebrate with people there. Pride continues to be a vitally important day for the LGBT+ community and our allies, especially in the light of recent events. Celebrating our diversity, supporting each other and promoting visibility is something I really care about. Pride Cymru is a great organisation that provides crucial support for the LGBT+ community and we’re so thrilled we get to play at their party. See you in August Wales!”

    Tickets to Party in the Parc in association with Pride Cymru are on sale via www.partyintheparc.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk and prices range from £29.95 – £55.00. The ticket price includes a full set from the ‘King’ hitmakers, plus support from Maribou State, Izzy Bizu and DJ Jax Jones.