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  • Zoolander Facing Boycott For Its “Offensive Representation Of Non-Binary Individuals”

    Zoolander two has become the latest film to get a boycott notice after activists have slammed the film’s portrayal of an androgynous model as “offensive.”

    The forthcoming Zoolander movie due to open in theatres next year, has been blasted by activists as “offensive” with one petition calling for a boycott of the Paramount film starring Ben Stiller and Benedict Cumberbatch.

    The petition has so far garnered just over 7,700 signatures.

    The film has been slammed for the androgynous fashion model character played by Cumberbatch who is asked by Ben Stiller’s character Zoolander, if he is a ‘‘male or female model’ and whether he has a hot dog or a bun’.

    Sarah Rose, the petition’s creator also claims that,

    “Cumberbatch’s character is clearly portrayed as an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals.”

    She then went on to compare the character to “blackface”, saying,

    “This is the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority.”

    Roland Emmerich’s film Stonewall faced harsh criticism earlier this year and had a terrible reception at the box office after activists claimed that the film was “whitewashing” history, because the film lacked credible trans or black characters.

  • Gay Porn Star Zac Stevens Dies, 25

    Adult star Zac Stevens has died at the age of 25.

    Adult star Zac Steven has died in San Diego. According to NewNowNext the star, who has worked for adult studios such as Helix.com and Men.com was just 25. An explanation for his death has not yet been released by the US medical examiners.

    Owner of Helix studios Keith Miller led the online tributes to the star saying,
    “RIP @zac_stevensxxx Gone far too soon.”

    Other stars have taken to their Twitter feeds to express their condolences.

    In October legendary porn star Blue Blake was found dead in his London home by friends. In 2008 he releeased an autobiography of his life as a porn star.

  • Church That Bans Same-Sex Marriage “Bewildered” By Ban On Cinema Advert

    A new advert which was due to be aired in cinemas across the UK has been banned because it may cause offense.

    The advert which was due to be played before showings of the new Star Wars film has been banned on the grounds that it could offend those of other faiths and no faiths.

    The 60-second advert featured the Lord’s Prayer being recited by many different types of people. The Church of England warned the ban would have a “chilling” effect on free speech.

    The advert, which is aimed at encouraging people to “just pray” was passed and given a U certificate by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) and cleared by the CAA (Cinema Advertising Authority) but it was banned by the Digital Cinema Media (DCM) agency, the company which administrates the advertising for the UK’s big brand cinemas including Odeon, Cineworld and Vue.

    Speaking to the BBC the director of communications for the Church of England, the Reverend Arun Arora said,

    “We find that really astonishing, disappointing and rather bewildering.

    “The prospect of many families attending the release of the new Star Wars film had seemed a good opportunity to launch the advert and a new website justpray.uk to promote prayer ahead of Christmas.

    “The Lord’s Prayer is prayed by billions of people across the globe every day, and in this country has been part of everyday life for centuries.”

     

    The advert is for a campaign called #JustPray and carries the names of The Church of England and All Churches Trust Limited.

    The Church of England were strong opponents of the same-sex marriage law when it was being debated and passed as law in 2013 and issued a response informing the Government that it could not “support” the law calling it “divisive” and “unwise” and threatened that any change in the law could and adversly affect the Church’s placement in the legal system. It said,

    “The Church of England‘s unique place in the current marriage law of England means that the proposals will potentially have a very significant impact on our ability to serve the people of the nation as we have always done.”

     

    The response from the then coalition Government was to place a legal “lock” on the Church, meaning it would never have to allow same-sex couples to be wed within any of its Churches, effectively banning LGBT people from using the Church in the same way heterosexual people have access to the Church.

  • Gay Drama Teacher Slams Mother Who Didn’t Want Her Kids To Be Taught By Him

    A drama teacher from Kidderminster has told a mother than her deposit for his classes will be forwarded to a LGBT support charity after she demanded it back after learning about his sexuality.

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  • A Modern Love Story: Meeting The One Online

    All love stories have to start somewhere and for Kyle, Michael, Molly and Eve, theirs have all the makings of a very modern tale.

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  • LGBT History Month To Tackle Religion And Sexuality

    In 2016 LGBT History Month aims to focus on religion and sexuality.

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  • Man “Exposes” Himself Before Shouting Homophobic Slurs At Passenger

    The police are hunting a man who exposed his penis to another man before hurling homophobic abuse from an incident that happened in April.

    British Transport Police officers have releaed an image of a man they wish to speak to following a sexual incident at London Bridge Underground station on the 10th April 2015.
    According to the BTP the man approached the tail end of the platform when he saw another man at the far end of the platform shouting homophobic language and exposing himself.

     

    The man redressed himself and boarded a southbound train.

     

    Investigating officer PC Leslie Dunnett said:

    “I’d like to speak to the man in the CCTV image as I believe he may have vital information which could help with the investigation. People have the right to travel on the rail network without being made to feel uncomfortable or intimidated.”

    Anyone with any information should contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 or text us on 61016 quoting crime reference number T-SUB/B2 of 17/11/15.”

     

  • Charlie Sheen Reveals His HIV Status

    Actor Charlie Sheen has become the highest profile person to publicly reveal he is HIV positive.

    The Two And A Half Men actor spoke about his HIV status in an interview with NBC’s The Today Show. The interview took place days after The Sun’s Dan Wootton attracted criticism for the way in which his article spoke about an unnamed actor with HIV, causing Hollywood ‘HIV panic”.

    In his interview the 50-year-old actor said,

    ‘I am here to admit that I am in fact HIV positive,’

    ‘I have to put a stop to this barrage of attacks and sub-truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that are about me that threaten the health of so many others,’ he said. ‘[It] couldn’t be farther from the truth.’

    He told the Today Show that he was diagnosed roughly four years ago and has tried to keep his status out of the public arena since then.

    According to the heterosexual actor, he has paid out ‘millions’ to people who have blackmailed him threatening to reveal his status, which he has known about for four years.

    He did not reveal how he contracted the virus.

  • 34 Per Cent Of Young Lesbian Gay And Bi People Tried To Commit Suicide Last Year

    A new report from LGBT mental health charity PACE shows that 34 per cent of young LGB people have tried to commit suicide in the last year.

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  • 34 Per Cent Of Young Lesbian Gay And Bi People Tried To Commit Suicide Last Year

    A new report from LGBT mental health charity PACE shows that 34 per cent of young LGB people have tried to commit suicide in the last year.

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  • 128 People Killed In Cold Blood In French Capital of Paris

    For the second time in 2015 a major terrorist attack has rocked the capital of France.

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