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  • Launch of new domestic abuse counselling

    PACE is pleased to offer a new counselling service for LGBT people who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse.

    Domestic abuse can and does occur in same sex and trans relationships. Counselling can help those who have experienced domestic abuse overcome trauma, recover and rebuild their lives. It can provide a safe, non-judgemental environment to work through the impact of both past and continuing abuse.

    Kath Blake Counselling Service Manager at PACE says,

    “it can be difficult to recognise when a relationship becomes abusive and many people hide their experiences. Discussing situations with a trained professional can enable people to make changes and deal with the multiple challenges that people in abusive intimate partner relationships face”.

     

    This service is free, and part of DAP, a new domestic abuse partnership offering practical help with, for example, housing and legal issues, as well as providing emotional support and counselling.

    The DAP is made up of 5 LGBT agencies who each provide different services for LGBT victims/survivors of domestic abuse. With one phone call, you will be linked in with Stonewall Housing, Galop, Pace, London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, and Broken Rainbow.

     

    If you’re currently experiencing abuse in your relationship, have recently come out of an abusive relationship or have experienced abuse from a family member, do get in touch with PACE.

    We offer up to 12 sessions of individual counselling to those living in all London boroughs.

    Info and enquiries: 020 7700 1323 or email dacounselling@pacehealth.org.uk

  • NEWS: The Falkland Islands To Celebrate First Gay Pride.

    The Falkland Islands celebrates first ever gay pride. (more…)

  • The Falkland Islands to celebrate first gay pride

    The Falkland Islands celebrates first ever gay pride.

    For the first time in its history the Falkland Islands will celebrate their first gay pride.

    The tiny Islands off the coast of Argentina are inhabited by just under 3000 Falkland Islanders.

    Speaking from the Islands via Twitter, Scott Betts, a radio presenter who is stationed on the islands said:

    “Hurricane Gay Pride hits the Falklands tomorrow, we’re hoping that some military guys and girls will be attending.”

    Although this is the first official pride, last year Mr. Betts ran a last minute pride and a publican ran monthly ‘rainbow’ nights a few years ago.

  • One Direction’s Zayn eats Harry’s Thong

    Well well, if this doesn’t get eye brows raised, we’re not sure will, if the boys are trying to counteract the various gay claims around the internet, this probably isn’t the best way to do it.

    One Direction member Zayn Malik (pictured) is seen feasting on his buddy’s candy thong live on stage in front of thousands of fans – homoerotic? Much?

    The candy thong was thrown on to stage whilst One Direction were wrapping up their show in Columbus.

    Harry Styles then donned the underwear and offered them to Zayn to munch… He, it seems, needed no persuasion.

  • Boy George makes a come back with “Coming Home”

    Legendary singer and DJ is making a comeback with a brand new single called: Coming Home

    “I don’t know who I used to be but everyday I’m feeling more like me” sings Boy George on his forthcoming new release ‘Coming Home’ which has its feet firmly on the dance-floor. A cool, chunky house tune crafted by Dharma Protocol, who are legendary producer and one part of The Orb Youth and Moto Blanco’s Danny Harrison, with Culture Club bassist Mikey Craig moonlighting on writing and bass duties. The sound is reminiscent of George’s first dance venture ‘Jesus Loves You’ with early 90s house flavouring and a pop sensibility.
    Says George,

    ‘Coming Home’ is about returning to who you really are as a person. Some people grow further away from themselves as they get older, while others like me becoming who they are meant to be. Right now I feel very comfortable in my skin. The music I’m making is a reflection of how I feel, which is super positive and focussed. I’ve been writing with Youth and Mikey from Culture Club for my new solo album ‘This Is What I Do’ and ‘Coming Home’ was born out of those writing sessions. I wanted to do something for the dance-floor because I DJ every weekend all over the globe and right now I’m very excited about the direction dance music is taking. The return to more soulful house sits very well with me as a vocalist and I’m currently working on some very interesting dance collaborations.”

    ‘Coming Home’ comes with mixes from Juan Kidd, already hyped as a summer smash by Prok & Fitch, and further mixes from Psychemagik, Kinky Roland, Marc Vedo and Maze & Masters. It features one of Boy George’s strongest and most soulful vocals and is a hint of things to come.

  • Petition To Pedestrianise Old Compton Street Launched

    The gayest street in Soho could look very different soon if a petition to Westminster Council is successful in lobbying for pedestrianisation of the iconic Old Compton Street.

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  • Gay designers Dolce and Gabbana sentence to 20 month prison for tax evasion

    Gay designers Dolce and Gabbana sentence to 20 month prison for tax evasion

    Italian designing duo, Dolce and Gabbana have been sentenced to 20 months in prison after being found guilty for tax evasion by an Italian court.

    Domenico Dolce And Stefano Gabbana
    CREDIT: maxoidos / BigStock

    Openly gay designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to 20 months jail time after being found guilty of tax evasion in Italy.

    The duo has not commented on their sentences, which have been suspended pending an appeal.

    According to the BBC an investigation by the Italian authorities began around six years ago as part of a crack down by the government on tax avoidance.

    The judge at their hearing, which took place on today (19th June), ruled that the designers moved their world famous brand to a Luxembourg-based holding company Gado – which is an anagram of their two surnames.

    The judge said they had done this to avoid declaring taxes on royalties of around 1 billion euros £822m.

    The pair had already been cleared of the charges at a previous trial in April 2011. However, Italy’s highest court has the power to overturn previous rulings and ordered the case to be retried.

  • 7 More Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Gay or Bisexual

    Here are seven more stars of screen and radio who you didn’t know were gay or bisexual.

    Matt Dallas

    Matt Dallas, star of the cancelled Kyle XY came out in a social media kind of a way in January 2013, when he Tweeted that he was going to marry his long-time partner, musician Bill Hamilton – and posted a photo of his boyfriend for the world to see.

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  • Call for Boycott on Moscow World Championships

    A group called Boycott Moscow 2013 have called for the rejection of the 2013 World Championship in Athletics in Moscow.

    The group has created the page in response to the anti-gay law that was passed by the Russian Government earlier this week, where 434 – 0 voted to pass the controversial bill that could see anyone marching in a pride or even talking about homosexuality to anyone under 18 receive hefty fines or even jail time.

    Scenes of violence erupted against 20 gay and pro-gay campaigners,, when a group of 200-strong anti-gay protesters physically abused, threw rotten eggs and chanted ‘Russia Not Sodom.’
    Photographer Ilya Varlamov captured the scenes, (view the pictures here) which included one of police standing on the neck, allegedly, of a pro-gay activist.

    One bystander purportedly heard an unidentified Duma official from the Communist Party approached and shook hands with a policeman, and reportedly said: “So are you guys ramping up the pressure on these faggots? Beat them up well! Cut their balls off!”
    In a statement on the official Facebook page the organisers wrote:

    ‘This TuesdayThe Russian Parliament, the Doma, Passed Two Fascist, Homophobic and anti LGBT Laws:

    1. “Banning Propaganda of Non-Traditional Sexual relations”

    2. “Offending Religious Feelings”
    This [sic] two laws make it practically illegal to be openly gay in Russia.

    We cannot remain silent while this horrible country receives postivies [sic] reviews during the 2013 Moscow Games. We must show Putin that LGBT Rights of Russian are not an “internal issue” that can be shadowed.
    WE MUST BOYCOTT MOSCOW 2013’

    AllOut.org have a petition for the Russian President, Putin. Nearly 125,000 people have already signed it.
    The petition asks:
    ‘TO PRESIDENT PUTIN, RUSSIAN POLITICIANS AND ALL WORLD LEADERS:

    We stand with citizens across Russia who are calling on their government to stop the crackdown against lesbian, gay, bi and trans people that is fuelling anti-gay violence.We urge leaders around the world and within Russia to work to eliminate all anti-gay laws and protect all citizens from violence and discrimination in Russia.’

    Sign it it here www.allout.org/en/actions/russia-attacks

  • “Cut their balls off” Russian anti-gay protesters ramp up pressure

    As the Russian lower house passes a law that could see anyone who ‘promotes homosexual propaganda’ to anyone under 18 face stiff fines or even jail sentences, 200 anti-gay protesters beat, threw bottles at and abused pro-gay activists.

    Disturbing images from Ilya Varlamov show to some extent the abuse that 20 pro-gay rights activists faced yesterday as Russia’s government voted 434-0 to install a new bill that could leave anyone promoting a homosexual lifestyle to anyone under the age of 18 with jail time or a hefty fine.

    Vocativ reports that at one point ‘an unidentified Duma official from the Communist Party approached and shook hands with a policeman, and reportedly said: “So are you guys ramping up the pressure on these faggots? Beat them up well! Cut their balls off!” ‘

    Violence towards gay and pro-gay rights activists has been ramped up in the past few months, with two murders and numerous attacks happening within a few weeks of each other.

    AllOut.org have a petition for the Russian President, Putin. Nearly 85,000 people have already signed it.

     

    The petition asks,

    ‘TO PRESIDENT PUTIN, RUSSIAN POLITICIANS AND ALL WORLD LEADERS:

    We stand with citizens across Russia who are calling on their government to stop the crackdown against lesbian, gay, bi and trans people that is fuelling anti-gay violence.

    We urge leaders around the world and within Russia to work to eliminate all anti-gay laws and protect all citizens from violence and discrimination in Russia.’

     

    Sign it it here www.allout.org/en/actions/russia-attacks

  • Trafalgar Square and Dean Street Line Up Announced For Pride In London

    Pride in London announces the line up for two stages in the centre of London on the 29th June 2013.

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