Actor Andrew Hayden-Smith, former cover star for THEGAYUK has taken to Instagram to upload a couple of cheeky gym shots to remind us to get working out for the summer.
The actor who recently joined the cast of Holyoaks (along with Duncan James) is looking better than ever…
The new track, “I Need A Miracle” by Tara McDonald is the official track for EuroPride and has already made number 1 in Belgium and 25 in France. The video has racked up hundreds of thousands of plays on YouTube.
Speaking about the decision to make the single the official Europride anthem McDonald said she was “overjoyed”.
This year Europride is taking place in Amsterdam between the 23rd July and 7th August 2016.
Tensions have risen in the Big Brother house and contestants Sam Giffen is being accused of being homophobic after calling on air lovers, Ryan and Hughie “bum boys” during a dispute.
During the dispute, Griffen yelled, “Everyone’s shouting in my face. I’ve done nothing wrong”, before adding that he wouldn’t be abused by “bum boys”.
It did not go down well with viewers who were on on social media who called Giffen out on his langauge and accused him of “making homophobic comments” and were surprised that a gay man would use the term “bum boy.”
One BBUK fan tweeted,
“Sam calling Hughie and Ryan bum boys. That’s whats wrong with the gay community. Gays making homophobic comments to other gays. Sick.”
Another added,
“BBUK on catch up! Just cos Sam’s gay doesn’t mean it’s ok for him to call Hughie and Ryan Bum Boys!! Bang out of order!! Sort him BB!”
Adam Lambert looks stunning in pictures he’s published from his first days as a judge on the Australian version of the talent show X FACTOR.
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He’s already being hailed as the perfect judge, having come from a similar show, American Idol, and having managed to carve a successful career after the show’s end, selling millions of records around the world.
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The openly gay 34-year-old “Never Close Our Eyes” singer looks relaxed and happy in the candid photos as he poses with co-judge Iggy Azalea and returning judge Guy Sebastian.
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This isn’t the first time Adam has judged on a talent show he sat in as a guest judge with Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. on American Idol
The UK’s biggest HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust has relaunched a service that aims to help people living with HIV in London, Essex, Brighton, Shrewsbury and Cambridge to get back to work.
According to the charity, 25 per cent of people with HIV are out of work, and the Positive programme aims to provide work experience, mentoring, peer support, employment coaching and training for people with HIV who have been unemployed for two years.
With funding from the Big Lottery Fund the service will relaunch for the sixth year. It is accepting application until 7th August
Micael, who completed Work Positive last year, said,
“I’d tried other back to work schemes before but I wasn’t getting anywhere and when I left for the day the support stopped, but with Work Positive I was made to feel like a real person, who could contribute to society.
“Ruth gave me the opportunity to get out and get work, but the programme also gave me the wider support I needed to live a happy and healthy life, like helping me eat well – and on the morning of my graduation I was offered a paid job!”
Ruth Burns, Work Positive co-ordinator at Terrence Higgins Trust, says,
“The Work Positive Programme has gone from strength to strength over the last six years. Every year we see our participants transform into confident professionals who are a real asset to the workplace.
“We want this year’s scheme to be just as successful, and we encourage anyone with HIV who feels they need a boost onto the career ladder to apply.”
The Liberal Democrat peer, Brian Paddick has warned against the Government backed Snooper’s Charter, which will allow police to seize the online data and communications from anyone suspected of a crime without a court ordered warrant.
The proposed law would require internet service providers (ISP) to keep records of every website that everyone in the UK visits for 12 months. It would require ISPs to hand over those records to police without a warrant, if they suspect a crime has taken place.
Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Paddick said,
© belchonock Depositphotos“Homophobia has been encountered in the police service, as has unauthorised disclosure of confidential information. ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’ is not the same as ‘If you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about.
“Even if the police were to be trusted completely, massive pools — oceans — of data in the custody of private companies such as TalkTalk, one of the internet service providers that will be asked to store such data, would be sitting ducks for hackers, criminals, blackmailers and hostile foreign powers.
He went on to outline that the proposal would cost an additional £1bn in set up costs. He also suggested that security services such as M15, M16 and GCHQ, for which this law would most likely aid, did not need the Snoopers’ Charter to do their job in protecting the UK, because the data that they collect can be gained by other means.
“The RUSI panel set up by Nick Clegg when he was Deputy Prime Minister set out 10 tests for the intrusion of privacy. It is those 10 tests on which our opposition to parts of the Bill is based.
“One of the tests is that there must be transparency: how the law applies to the citizen must be evident. How many people in the UK know that 12 months of their web history—albeit the website that they are looking at rather than any further pages on that website—will be kept in case the police want to see it, as a result of this Bill’s provisions?
“The intrusion must be necessary in that there are no other practical means of achieving the objective. The security services MI5, MI6 and GCHQ say that they do not need internet connection records because they can get the information they need by other means.
“The intrusion must be proportionate to the advantages gained, not just in cost and resources but also through a judgment that the degree of intrusion is matched by the seriousness of the harm prevented. Internet service providers reckon that this will cost more than £1 billion in set-up costs alone.
“The measure may not provide the police with the website someone has visited because it is so easy to conceal it. It will not give the police any information about whether, or with whom, someone was communicating without making further inquiry of other companies such as Facebook, because almost all online communication is encrypted.
“If a serious crime is involved—the Minister listed a range of serious crimes that the Bill is intended to cover, including child sexual exploitation and terrorism—the security services, which do not need internet connection records, are duty bound to assist the police with their inquiries. We therefore need some convincing that internet connection records are both necessary and proportionate.”
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A Venezuelan underwear model and actor, Jorge Ilich, 26, has died after apparently committing suicide. He was most famous for appearing in adverts from renown underwear designer Andrew Christian and for appearing in the Venezuelan soap opera, Heart Esmeralda.
He was killed after he fell from the Flamingo Towers in Miami Beach, Florida on Sunday evening.
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It is believed he fell 7 stories and police do not suspect foul play at this time saying that his death looks like a suicide.
CREDIT: Jorge Ilich / InstagramSpeaking about his career in 2015 to friend Tom Peak, Ilich said, “I’m happy with my life. I’m doing amazing”
Ilich had been a model since the age of 15.
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Theresa May, Stephen Crabb, Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom and Liam Fox have announced their intentions to become Britain’s next top politician.
All have troubling pasts when it comes to LGBT rights, with No votes and absenteeism rife among the candidates during key LGBT+ legislations.
Theresa May has managed to evolve on her LGBT stance, but Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox were vehemently opposed to LGBT rights during the same-sex marriage vote in 2013. Andrea Leadsom refused to vote on any LGBT legislation.
To see the candidates’ voting history on LGBT issues check out our information page.
ALSO READ: Stephen Crabb launches campaign for Prime Minister
The Gays4May, campaign supporting Theresa May‘s bid for the top job of Prime Minister told THEGAYUK that they wanted “stability” and someone who would “deliver the best Brexit deal for Britain.”
“We’re like everyone else – we also want stability and someone who’ll deliver the best Brexit deal for Britain.
“May has also got a track record at the Home Office, managing one of the most difficult jobs in government over the last six years, and has consistently backed efforts to deal with hate crime which is a clear concern for LGBT Brits.
“We need to see this work continued with a strong advocate for LGBTs at Number 10.”
Theresa May launched her bid for PM today, saying,
“My pitch is very simple. My name is Theresa May and I think I’m the best person to be PM of this country”
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The race for the next Prime Minister was triggered after David Cameron resigned after the UK voted to leave the EU last week.
Speaking about May’s voting history on LGBT issues, a spokesperson for the Gays4May campaign said,
“It’s fair to say Theresa’s been on a journey when it comes to gay rights. This will be familiar to many of us when we consider the reaction and attitudes of our friends and family.
“Theresa’s track record in many ways reflects the country as a whole. We’re fundamentally a tolerant nation. So we can look at the votes of 20 years ago or we can look at her support for gay couples seeking to adopt of 2010, her whole-hearted support for gay marriage of 2013 and her work tackling extremism and promoting equality.
This is a campaign to vote for the candidate and the programme that’s before us today.”
If she is successful in her bid to become the next leader May will be the second female Prime Minister and the second woman to lead the Conservatives after Margaret Thatcher.
The popular 20-year-old singer came out in an instagram post saying,
“Proud to be a raging homosexual. it’s taken 20 years of suffocating in the closet for me to become comfortable enough to say it, but now I can finally breathe. i did it!”
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The singer who has amassed a huge social following, with 305,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 400,000 on twitter, many of whom praised and congratulated him on his decision to make his sexuality public knowledge.
He took a moment to thank his supporters for their kind words and said,
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Theresa May has thrown her hat into the ring for Prime Minister after Cameron’s resignation triggered a leadership battle for the top spot in British politics.
From a gay rights’ point of view May has had a mixed voting past on gay issues having voted against equality until 2004 when she bucked her voting trend by voting in Civil Partnership.
THEGAYUK’s editor Jake Hook remarked,
“Theresa May’s history on LGBT issues hasn’t always been plain sailing. Up until 2004 May’s support for the gay community was non-existent having voting ‘no’ on many key issues including Age of Consent and ‘no’ on voting to allowing gay people to adopt.
“However since 2004 it appears May has been reformed and evolved on LGBT rights.”
If she is successful in her bid to become the next leader May will be the second female Prime Minister and the second woman to lead the Conservatives after Margaret Thatcher.