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  • Schoolboy found dead just weeks after video about bullying because he was gay

    A 14-year-old schoolboy has been found dead just weeks after he released a video revealing he was gay and that he had been bullied for being gay.

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    Liam McAlpine from Fife in Scotland was found dead at his home on Sunday afternoon. He was just 14. Before his death he had recorded and published a number of videos on YouTube about being gay and the bullying he had been a victim of.

    In his first video, Liam spoke about coming out and speculated that he would be ridiculed for being gay from some of his classmates.

    In his coming out video he said,

    “For three years I have been gay, go ahead and judge me, I don’t care… My true friends will stick by me, fake friends, will just f**k off and leave me behind… That’s who I am, I’m proud to be gay”.

    In a second video entitled “Bullying” he gave a heartbreaking speech urging those who are bullied to reach out to “someone who could help you… friends, teachers – someone who can help you through the situation, even a police officer”.

    He said, “You don’t go to school to get bullied everyday. You go to learn. School is meant to be a safe place but getting bullied everyday and picked on, is that really safe?”

     

    Liam was publishing videos as recently as last week.

    The Daily Record is suggesting that there is wide-spread speculation that he took his own life. The police are treating his death as “unexplained”.

    A Police Scotland spokesperson said,

    “Police in Fife are investigating following the death of a 14-year-old boy at an address in Elgin Drive, Glenrothes .

    “The incident was reported to police around 3.40pm on Sunday, March 5.

    “The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.

    “A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”

    If you are affected by this story or you’d like to talk to someone please call Switchboard on 0330 330 0630 or Samaritans on 116 123.

  • University bans the word Homosexual

    University bans the word Homosexual

    Cardiff Metropolitan university has issued its staff and students with guidance banning the word “homosexual”.

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    The Cardiff Metropolitan University has told its 1,200 staff and over 11,000 students that the word homosexual should no longer be used and that lesbian and gay relationships should be referred to as “same-sex” or “other-sex” relationships.

    It has said that it wishes to “raise awareness amongst staff and students of the importance of using appropriate language”.

    In the code of practice, it says that homosexual seems, “laden with with the values of a previous time” and calls on faculty and students to dump other terms like “husband” and “wife”, and use “partner” instead.

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    The university, which turns over £98,000,000 a year said that, “Complaints about the excesses of so-called ‘political correctness’ and their impact on organisational cultures are not new,”

    “For Cardiff Met, though, academic freedom and the celebration of diversity are cornerstones of University life – and are entirely compatible with each other.

    “The University has a joined-up approach to providing a positive working environment, free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

    “As part of this approach, the University has a Code of Practice on Using Inclusive Language, which sets out to promote fairness and equality by raising awareness about the effects of potentially discriminatory vocabulary.

    “It makes suggestions for the avoidance of inappropriate generalisations and provides some illustrative examples of gender-laden vocabulary with some neutral alternatives.”

    Editor of THEGAYUK Jake Hook said,

    “Although I commend Cardiff Metropolitan University for being thoughtful on the power of words and their meanings, I do wonder what consultation process this code was subjected to. There have been many times where the word homosexual has been used as an empowering term and has a rich history of a statement of intent or empowerment.

    “I would rather a conversation about language rather than an outright ban or policing of words, especially when some may wish to use those words for themselves”.

  • World War 2 gay love story YANK! to set hearts racing

    World War 2 gay love story YANK! to set hearts racing

    When you think of the Wartime romances, the stories of gay veterans is often overlooked. The musical Yank! is about to set that right.

    Yank! The Musical
    CREDIT: Yank!

    YANK! is a moving gay love story set in World War Two, is told through a MGM-style musical. The focus is Stu, a scared Mid-Western young soldier in the US Army in 1943. He becomes a photographer for Yank Magazine, the journal ‘for and by the servicemen’. He finds himself in a world at war asking himself what it means to be a man. He also happens to fall in love, with Mitch, a fellow soldier.

    During a time of extreme prejudice, you only have to look at how the Government of the day treated code-breaker Alan Turing for evidence of that, the two men must fight against the odds to stay alive and stay in love.

    The musical opens at the Hope Mill Theatre in London from 9th March until the 8th April, tickets are on sale now.

    Yank! will be directed by James Baker, and co-produced with Ben Millerman from Mr Millerman Presents. Completing the creative team for YANK! are James Cleeve as musical director; choreographer Chris Cuming; designer Victoria Hinton; lighting designer Aaron J. Dootson; sound designer Chris Bogg; and casting director Ben Newsome.

    YANK! is the first in a hat-trick of productions for 2017 through a proven partnership between Aria Entertainment and the award-winning Hope Mill Theatre. They first joined forces in January 2016 to spearhead the arts venue as a platform to showcase, revive and bring new musical theatre to the North.

    Aria Entertainment’s Producer and Company Director Katy Lipson commented,

    “We are delighted to be opening our 2017 season with the European Premiere of the beautiful new musical YANK! I discovered YANK! almost three years ago and, after starting to collaborate with Hope Mill Theatre in 2016, I knew it was the perfect venue for its premiere – and that James Baker who directed Parade last year would also be the right director for production. We are extremely excited with all we have planned for 2017 and beyond.”

    Find out more from the show by checking out their Twitter

  • Absence of gay sex ed by Government continues to cement “stigma, self-doubt, confusion and bullying”

    The government has announced plans to make sex education compulsory in all schools in England, however, they’ve failed to mention LGBT+ issues which critics say is letting LGBT+ children down across the country.

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    The UK’s Government has announced plans to ensure that sex and relationship education is made compulsory in all schools across England, however it neglected to say whether LGBT+ relationships would be covered by any classes.

    Education Secretary Justine Greening said that children from the age of four would be taught about safe and healthy relationships.

    David Geary, Head of Political Engagement Pride in London said that the absence of LGBT+ specifics was cementing stigma and bullying into school culture by not tackling those issues.

    He said,

    “Today’s announcement that age-appropriate sex and relationships education (SRE) will become compulsory in every school, is a welcome step in the right direction. The first major shakeup in more than 15 years will empower teachers to promote positive discussions on such a critical area and ensure teenagers don’t learn poor habits or behaviours from online sources.

    “Healthy sex and relationship education cannot be wholly effective until it helps every pupil in the classroom. In continuing to separate, single out and ignore the needs of LGBT+ pupils, the government is helping to cement stigma, self-doubt, confusion and bullying.

    “Such an omission lets down pupils right across the country, who need effective and positive support to develop into the healthy, confident and safe LGBT+ adults they deserve to be. Parents too benefit from having such a support as they learn to be the best guardian they can be for their LGBT+ child”.

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    The Government has not mandated how these lessons will be delivered and parents will still have the right to remove their children from the classes.

    The number of sexually transmitted infections amongst the UK’s gay and bisexual teenagers and young adults has soared in recent years and Public Health England warned in 2016 that 36% of new infections in 2015 were found in those aged just 15 to 24, the highest increase in a single age group.

    Politicians across the political spectrum have signed up to a pledge which calls for the inclusion of same-sex relationship education in all London schools to ensure the representation of different families and communities within SRE.

  • Tanzania withdraws threat of publishing “gay list”

    Tanzania withdraws threat of publishing “gay list”

    The African country of Tanzania has withdrawn its threat of creating a list of gay people and sharing it publically.

    Tanzania
    Tanzania

    The list, which was threatened last week, would have outed people who are accused of selling sex online. Deputy health minister Hamisi Kigwangalla was to call a press conference on Monday to distribute the list, however, the press call was cancelled. Taking to Twitter he wrote that they were not going to name names due to a “technical reason” and said they would deal with “the issue” differently.

    He wrote,

    “For strategic reasons and to avoid destroying evidence we will deal with this issue differently and will keep you informed at every step.”

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    Tanzania took the unusual step of banning the imports of lube last year in an effort to crackdown on anal sex. The action was seen as a move which directly targetted the gay and bisexual male community.

    Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania as it is in 38 of the 54 countries in Africa. Those found guilty, in the Commonwealth country, could be handed life imprisonment. However, no arrests have been known to have been made in recent years.

    Homosexual acts attract the death penalty in three African, Sudan, Somalia and Mauritania, where the legal system is based on Sharia law.

  • Oh wow. The wrong Best Picture was just read out at the Oscars and it got very very awkward

    Oh wow. The wrong Best Picture was just read out at the Oscars and it got very very awkward

    Oscars 2017 will go down in history as probably one of the most awkward ever after the wrong film got called as the “best picture”.

    So there was a massive, monumental eff up on the Oscars this year after, it seems, the wrong announcement card was given to Warren Beatty. We wondered why Warren took so long to announce the winner. In the end, it was Faye Dunaway who read out the mistake that La La Land had won “Best Picture”.

    The card read: Emma Stone, La La Land, the only problem was that the card was for the earlier category of Best Actress. The actual winner, Moonlight, was supposed to be in that envelope.

    https://twitter.com/SandyraN4/status/836118866946375681

    Only after the cast and crew of La La Land had done their acceptance speeches was the mistake made clear in one of the most awkward hand overs we’ve ever witnessed.

    Warren was forced to announce, “This is not a joke” as he tried to explain the issue.

    “I wasn’t trying to be funny,” he told the audience and the millions of viewers at home, as he explained that the duo had been handed the previous winner’s card. “That’s why I looked at Faye for a really long time”.

    Anyway, watch it unfold with Twitter moments:

     

    https://twitter.com/i/moments/836082426560524290

  • Scottish men doing Yoga in Kilts is all we need this weekend

    Scottish men doing Yoga in Kilts is all we need this weekend

    Oh MY…

    Those naughty but lovely people at the BBC.

     

    BBC The Social have managed to racked up 46 million views thanks the flashing of some rather perky assets of these rather striking Scottish guys in kilts doing Yoga.

    Enjoy the view.

     

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  • Police target two London gay clubs in drug bust

    Police target two London gay clubs in drug bust

    The Metropolitan Police have arrested three men after drug busts at two London clubs following an “intelligence-led operation”.

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    Two gay clubs in London were raided in the early hours of Friday morning by the Metropolitan Police. They arrested three men after a “quantity of suspected Class A drugs” were found on one of the premises.

    Officers entered Vauxhall clubs, Fire and Lightbox and searched customers and members of staff. The venues were also searched.

    According to police reports two 30-year-old men were arrested at Lightbox on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs. One of the men arrested is a staff member of Lightbox. The other man was additionally arrested on suspicion of breaching a court order. A third man, aged 28 was arrested at the same venue on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

    All three were taken into custody at a south London police station where they remain.

    No one was arrested at Fire.

    Chief Inspector Lance Lamnea, of Lambeth borough, said,

    “This operation was based on intelligence that indicated harmful substances were being sold at these nightclubs. We are committed to supporting a vibrant night time economy in the capital, but where we suspect offences are taking place we must take swift action to protect the public.

    “In this case, anti-social behaviour – believed to be generated by those attending the clubs – has been having a detrimental effect on the lives of those living and working in the area.

    “We will be working closely with both the clubs’ management and our partners to ensure the continuing safety of the public and consider whether there will be any impact on licensing issues.”

     

  • These guys share what they like to compare their peens with

    These guys share what they like to compare their peens with

    Having a huge peen tends to make the owner want to compare it to things…

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    We’ve all seen those pics – probably shared over Grindr – the dick alongside the remote, the dick alongside the can of Coke etc. Well there is an entire thread on Reddit solely devoted to what guys with big dicks like to compare their equipment to. It’s quite enlighting.

    These guys share their favourite things:

    A can of Redbull

    Lining it up with what you’re about to penetrate – to see how far it will go in.

    A can of Glade

    The TV remote

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    A soda can

    and our favourite, a suntan lotion…

    Another Redditor explained that a long-distance crush sent a picture comparing his penis to a can of sunscreen and then sent a follow-up apologising for not sending one with a banana for scale. Firstly you have to commend his commitment to slip slop slap. Better to be safe than sorry.

  • Neo Nazi homophobe jailed for terrorism offenses

    Neo Nazi homophobe jailed for terrorism offenses

    A London man, who believed that Adolf Hitler was God, has been jailed for terrorism offences, including promoting ISIS and writing homophobic and racist posts on social media.

    Sean Creigton
    CREDIT: Metropolitan Police

    Enfield resident and neo-Nazi extremist Sean Creighton has been jailed for five years following an investigation by the Metropolitan police in London. The 45-year-old was accused of a terrorism offence as well as writing anti-gay and racist posts on social media that were intended to incite hatred.

    Creighton, a right-wing extremist, pleaded guilty to seven public order offences and one terrorism offence at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, 6 January.

    He was sentenced on Thursday, 23 February to four years’ imprisonment for the public order offences and five years’ imprisonment for the terrorism offence, to run concurrently.

    The police launched an investigation after a post appeared of Mr Creighton holding an assault rifle, standing in front of a Nazi flag, on social media.

    In June 2016 police executed a Section 46 Firearms Act warrant.

    The court heard how police found a “terrorism manual” on his laptop, which contained “viable recipes” for making bombs following a raid on his North London home.

    He was arrested under Section 19 Public Order Act 1986 – distributing written material intending to stir up racial hatred in relation to material on his social media account. When officers further investigated his activity they discovered he was using various methods to spread hate, including offensive stickers on street furniture and what can only be described as prolific activity on social media. They also discovered he had possession of a manual of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

    On 31 August 2016 he was charged with a terrorism offence and public order offences and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court the following morning where he was remanded in custody to await trial.

    Commander Dean Haydon, of the Counter Terrorism Command, said,

    “We are as committed to apprehending and prosecuting far right extremists who commit terrorist offences and promote hatred as we are those who support and promote ISIS. Both are intent on destroying communities and pose a real risk if they are allowed to continue.”

  • MILO YIANNOPOULOS “In a few months this will all be a distant memory”

    Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has told fans that he’ll be back and that in a few months the controversy surrounding child-sex comments he made, will be a “distant memory”.

    Milo Yiannopoulos

    Promising details of a new book deal, a “new media venture” and a new tour, Milo Yiannopoulos has told his fans that his comments on paedophilia will be a “distant memory” in the months to come.

    The embattled right-wing journalist and commentator resigned from his position at the Breitbart news outlet yesterday and had his forthcoming book with Simon and Schuster dropped following on from comments he made about underage sex during a number of interviews.

    There was outrage online after Milo talked about sex between “younger boys” and older men, which he made during an online live stream interview. The interview was edited and distributed on Twitter and YouTube.

    Milo responded that he used a “poor choice of words” and that he did not support child abuse, before pointing out that he was himself a victim of abuse.

    Yesterday, Milo told his fans that he has a new publisher in line to publish the book, which was dropped by a Simon and Schuster imprint, although did not go into details about who the new publisher was.

    Taking to Instagram Milo wrote,

    “This week, for political gain, the media and the Republican establishment accused a child abuse victim of enabling child abuse. It’s sick. But they have not killed me. They have only made me stronger.

    “Thank you for the support. You guys have kept me sane. In a few months, this will be a distant memory. I’ll be back with details of my new publisher, my new media venture and my new tour”.

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