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  • Russian Embassy turns down gay gift in London

    It’s probably not the most surprising thing to learn, but the Russian Embassy in London turned down these fabulous dolls.

    The dolls which have been signed by Stephen Fry, Graham Norton and Sir Elton John were offered to the Russian Embassy by Alistair Stewart and Chris Price of the Kaleidoscope Trust.

    Alistair remarked: ‘The British coppers were very friendly and helped us find our way to the second gate. Sadly the Russian official at the gate refused to accept the gift, or let us take it inside. We showed him the dolls but he wasn’t keen. The gay community in Russia is currently facing the most punitive treatment at the hands of the authorities. This was our way to show our pride and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT community in Russia.’

    Undeterred, Stewart and Price have decided to deliver the dolls via recorded delivery for Mr Putin’s express attention.

    Bravo!

    One of the sets has already gone on eBay, the remaining dolls are being auctioned online at www.torussiawithlove.co.uk between until 22nd of December to raise money for The Kaleidoscope Trust and their work with the Russian gay community.

  • Boy George clashes with One Direction’s Liam Payne

    Ah celebrity feuds – usually they’re dull, but when Boy George chooses his victim – he doesn’t do it by halves.

    Boy George, who is currently pushing his new album This Is What I Do and tour, has rebooted a Twitter feud between himself and the One Direction camp.

    He made the comments during One Direction’s appearance on X Factor over the weekend (15th December 2013)

    “Liam looked quite….messy!!” the 52-year-old tweeted, then added: ‘Harry looked like a young Keith Richards!’

    Later Liam Payne responded by asking ‘Who Is boy George?’

    Boy George couldn’t leave it there, by taking a swipe at Directioners (which is never a good idea) by adding:
    ‘Directioner’s are mostly the dullest creatures on earth! Add salt!’

    To which about a billion Directioners began a Twitter assault on the Culture Club singer. (that’s a lie, there aren’t a billion Directioners… only 999,999,999 of them.)

    Earlier in the year Boy George had suggested that at the odds were at least one of One Direction had to be gay.

  • Sam Bailey wins X Factor 2013

    With Millions of Votes cast, Sam Bailey, has been crowned the Winner of XFactor 2013.

    Her debut single Skyscapers is now available to buy on iTunes and Amazon.

    Skycrapers was originally released by Demi Lovato.

  • Jennifer Saunders confirms Ab Fab Movie?

    We’re desperately trying to get to the bottom of this, but it looks as though Jennifer Saunders is set to pen an Absolutely Fabulous Movie for 2015.

    In what could be described as an early Christmas present, it seems as though we might be getting a film version of the hit comedy series Ab Fab – as Jennifer Saunders has been rumoured to be picking up the pen for a 2015 release date.

    A movie poster is already doing the rounds and it looks as though co-star Joanna Lumley will be returning with Patsy.

  • Trade returns for Christmas Party

    DJ’s confirmed so far include Trade Modern with Pagano, Tom Stephan, Smokin’ Jo, Jim Warboy, Nick Tcherniak, Kyle E, Jamie De Rooy; Trade Classics with Gonzalo Rivas, BK & Andy Farley 4 Hours Christmas Back 2 Back, Ian M, Sam Townend and James Nardi; Trade Disco with Severino Panzetta, Massimo Paramour, Bills & Hurr and Special Guest TBA; Trade Lite with The Men Who Fell To Earth, Guy Williams, Stevie B and the Sharp Boys & Tonnic.

     

    & Polly Fey hosting Trade VIP

     

    Many suggested a Saturday daytime event was unlikely to succeed. TRADE is always forward thinking and different to the rest and the unique opening hours were a huge hit with our clubbers, so let’s get ready to do it all again!

     

    The recently refurbished multi roomed venue Egg boasts a labyrinth of corridors, outstanding technical production and sound capabilities. It has been described by so many following the Birthday as their favourite venue to host TRADE, following the closure of it’s original spiritual home, Turnmills – an incredible accolade.

    Trade at Christmas will be musically split across 4 different rooms with 4 different soundscapes that respect the history of Trade’s musical heritage but also looks ahead to what the future of TRADE is about.

    TRADE MODERN:

    Situated at “The Terrace” at EGG; Trade’s brand new room encapsulates the future of House music from some original Trade residents and some brand new ones. Looking at what is happening musically today and tomorrow; always upfront, forward thinking and ground breaking – Like TRADE always has been!

    TRADE LITE:

    Situated in “The Loft” at EGG with a brand new floating DJ box (being created especially for this Christmas Trade event), this room rocked at the Birthday, with original and new residents playing a sophisticated mix of diva vocals, funky and contemporary House with guest vocals from one of our original divas Tonnic! Off the wall!

    TRADE CLASSICS:

    Situated in “The Basement” at EGG; A collection of Original Trade residents joined some new faces to deliver the harder end of House, which was synonymous with the brand in the early years, now with an updated twist that includes the classics as well as acknowledging what this genre has become in today’s scene – packed and very popular!

    TRADE DISCO VIP :

    Situated in the brand new EGG Garden with bespoke newly upholstered seating with table service and a vast dancing area the music flowed to a lighter beat here with the tempo increasing as the day progressed. Super busy from start to finish with Lounge inspired Nu Disco that set the birthday off on the perfect right note.

     

    With Egg’s labyrinth of corridors and outstanding technical, production and sound capabilities – it has been described by so many following the birthday as their favourite venue to host TRADE following the closure of it’s original spiritual home, Turnmills; an incredible accolade.

    Advance On Line Tickets will be £10 / £12 & £15

    Listings Info

    event: Trade At Christmas

    date: Saturday December 14th 2013

    at: Egg London, 200 York Way, Kings Cross, London, N7 9AX

    Time: Midday-Midnight 12-12am and possibly later!

    Admission Prices: Advance £10 Early Bird; Advance Saver £12 tickets; / £15 tickets are now available or £15 with a Flyer B4 4pm; £18 after & £23 otherwise

    Online TRADE tickets available from www.moreonthedoor.com

    DJ’s confirmed so far include Trade Modern with Pagano, Tom Stephan, Smokin’ Jo, Jim Warboy, Nick Tcherniak, Kyle E, Jamie De Rooy; Trade Classics with Gonzalo Rivas, BK & Andy Farley 4 Hours Christmas Back 2 Back, Ian M, Sam Townend and James Nardi; Trade Disco with Severino Panzetta, Massimo Paramour, Bills & Hurr and Special Guest TBA; Trade Lite with The Men Who Fell To Earth, Guy Williams, Stevie B and the Sharp Boys & Tonnic.

     

    & Polly Fey hosting Trade VIP

     

    Many suggested a Saturday daytime event was unlikely to succeed. TRADE is always forward thinking and different to the rest and the unique opening hours were a huge hit with our clubbers, so let’s get ready to do it all again!

     

    The recently refurbished multi roomed venue Egg boasts a labyrinth of corridors, outstanding technical production and sound capabilities. It has been described by so many following the Birthday as their favourite venue to host TRADE, following the closure of it’s original spiritual home, Turnmills – an incredible accolade.

    Trade at Christmas will be musically split across 4 different rooms with 4 different soundscapes that respect the history of Trade’s musical heritage but also looks ahead to what the future of TRADE is about.

    TRADE MODERN:

    Situated at “The Terrace” at EGG; Trade’s brand new room encapsulates the future of House music from some original Trade residents and some brand new ones. Looking at what is happening musically today and tomorrow; always upfront, forward thinking and ground breaking – Like TRADE always has been!

    TRADE LITE:

    Situated in “The Loft” at EGG with a brand new floating DJ box (being created especially for this Christmas Trade event), this room rocked at the Birthday, with original and new residents playing a sophisticated mix of diva vocals, funky and contemporary House with guest vocals from one of our original divas Tonnic! Off the wall!

    TRADE CLASSICS:

    Situated in “The Basement” at EGG; A collection of Original Trade residents joined some new faces to deliver the harder end of House, which was synonymous with the brand in the early years, now with an updated twist that includes the classics as well as acknowledging what this genre has become in today’s scene – packed and very popular!

    TRADE DISCO VIP :

    Situated in the brand new EGG Garden with bespoke newly upholstered seating with table service and a vast dancing area the music flowed to a lighter beat here with the tempo increasing as the day progressed. Super busy from start to finish with Lounge inspired Nu Disco that set the birthday off on the perfect right note.

     

    With Egg’s labyrinth of corridors and outstanding technical, production and sound capabilities – it has been described by so many following the birthday as their favourite venue to host TRADE following the closure of it’s original spiritual home, Turnmills; an incredible accolade.

    Advance On Line Tickets will be £10 / £12 & £15

    Listings Info

    event: Trade At Christmas

    date: Saturday December 14th 2013

    at: Egg London, 200 York Way, Kings Cross, London, N7 9AX

    Time: Midday-Midnight 12-12am and possibly later!

    Admission Prices: Advance £10 Early Bird; Advance Saver £12 tickets; / £15 tickets are now available or £15 with a Flyer B4 4pm; £18 after & £23 otherwise

    Online TRADE tickets available from www.moreonthedoor.com

     

  • New sexual health centre tests 20 percent more patients

    Guy’s and St Thomas’ new community sexual health centre has treated almost 20% more patients since moving from a hospital clinic 12 months ago.

    Burrell Street in Southwark is the first NHS sexual health clinic in London to open seven days a week – it replaced the Lydia Clinic at St Thomas’ in December 2012. There were 24,980 attendances at Burrell Street from January to November this year compared with 21,095 at the Lydia Clinic in the same period last year – an 18.4% increase.

    Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive of Public Health England who officially opened the state-of-the-art centre on Friday 6 December, said: “There is no one-size-fits all solution to improving the sexual and reproductive health of the nation. However, we know that making it easy for people to access expert advice and services, such as tests for sexually transmitted infections and HIV, can help them to make healthy, informed choices, and address health concerns early and effectively. Burrell Street is an excellent example of this – with great results already being seen in its first year.”

    Dr Anatole Menon-Johansson, Clinical Lead for Sexual Health Services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, says: “These figures show people are responding positively to what we offer at Burrell Street. Our Sunday clinics are particularly popular because no other NHS sexual health centre in London is open seven days a week. We are giving people what they want, when they want it.
    “By taking sexual health services out of hospital and into our local community we want to make having a sexual health test as routine as a check-up at your dentist or optician.”

    Marielle Perraut, Matron for Sexual Health Services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, adds: “The commitment, enthusiasm and expertise of all our staff is fundamental to the success of our new centre at Burrell Street. They have embraced a whole new way of working and made the centre a safe, friendly and innovative environment for both patients and staff.”

    Southwark and Lambeth have some of the UK’s highest rates of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Burrell Street provides a range of services for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, rapid HIV tests, and a contraception clinic. The environment is designed to put patients at ease. It includes eye-catching artwork funded by Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity.

  • Online Fashion Giant ASOS Reveals Male Model Calendar

    And we’re loving it… Those clever bods at ASOS certainly know how to get our attention… Afterall what’s not to like – male models, semi nekid…

    We’re very keen on Mr June and Mr August AKA Alex and Ollie – What do you think?

    The Cover…
    Hello Mr June…
    Play it again Sam… sorry Ollie..

    Here’s the ASOS Blurb…
    ASOS has launched its exclusive ASOS Boys 2014 calendar featuring some of the most popular male models at ASOS including Ollie Loudon, Alex Libby and George Alsford.

    Produced by the ASOS Studio Team, all proceeds from the calendar will be donated to the ASOS Foundation, an independent charitable trust which provides young people with life-changing opportunities, support and inspiration through long-term partnerships with established charities.

    The calendar is available to purchase at ASOS, priced at £8. Here is the calendar.
    About ASOS Foundation

    The ASOS Foundation is an independent charitable trust, funded by ASOS and supported by our employees and customers. Its mission is to provide young people with life-changing opportunities, support and inspiration through long-term partnerships with established charities. Wherever we help, we hope to create sustainable and long-lasting change.

  • Two Fingers Up At Russian Homophobia

    Creative agency Mother and The Kaleidoscope Trust are sticking two fingers up at homophobia in Russia this Christmas.

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  • The original ladies’ night at Lounge returns in 2014

    Lounge, the famous scene-changing night for women, is set to return following countless requests by the crowd that made it the fabulous night it once was.

    A new venue – arguably the best yet – with a discerning and classic music policy sees Lounge return to form, which is sure to attract Loungers new and Loungers of yesteryear wishing to make an event of a night out with friends and lovers.

    Voltaire is where we’ve chosen to make home for the foreseeable future – a gorgeous playden for the classic London Lounge lady.

    From a palace to a prison, the Grade II listed Voltaire is steeped in history and has undergone many guises before finally finding its feet as one of London’s finest drinking haunts. Named in honour of the French writer and philosopher, who famously spent six years exiled in London, it’s the perfect subterranean spot with its vaults, alfresco cigar terrace and Pommery library to hide from the hustle and bustle of the City.

    A cigar lovers dream, Voltaire’s very own humidor houses an array of smokes led by Padrón from Nicaragua, alongside limited edition cigars from the Dominican Republic and Cuba’s renowned Don Candido, regarded as the best cigar of the 20th century. Pull up a stool on the al fresco terrace and savour the latest vintages with a glass of bubbly.

    More details will be announced nearer the time, but think Studio 54 for a new generation with a hint of sophisticated edge that will leave people wanting more.

    For those who really want to feel the new vibe, we’ve created a collaborative Spotify playlist
    for everyone to see at welovelounge.co.uk

    Where: Voltaire, 19 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6DB [Find Lounge]
    When: Friday 7th February, 2014 from 8pm
    Who: Sophisticated, discerning and gorgeous ladies and their devilishly handsome boys
    Door: Very limited £5 early bird tickets, then £10.
    Music: Classic disco, soulful house, retro grooves and ironic anthems

  • Gay Marriage Law Overturned In Australian Capital Territory

    Gay marriage law in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been overturned by the Australia High Court, just a few days in.

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  • IDINA MENZEL Releases The Perfect Coming Out Song

    Taken from the hit movie Frozen, Broadway star Idina Menzel releases Let It Go, which we think is perfect for a gay anthem!

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