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  • George Takei Slams Kim Davis, Anti-Gay Marriage Clerk

    George Takei has slammed Kim Davis calling her “no hero” and suggests her actions are un-American.

    Kim Davis the woman who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky has come under fire by former Star Trek star George Takei.

    The 78-year-old star took to Facebook to slam Ms. Davis, who was jailed for contempt of court. He said,

    “So let us be clear: This woman is no hero to be celebrated. She broke her oath to uphold the Constitution and defied a court order so she could deny government services to couples who are legally entitled to be married.”

    Ms. Davis who left the jailhouse to the ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ soundtrack yesterday to applause and cheers she cried,

    “Thank you all so much, I love you all so very much. I just to give God the glory his people have rallied and you are a strong people. We serve a living God, who knows exactly where each and everyone of us is at. Just keep on pressing. Don’t let down, because he is here.”

     

    Mr. Takei went on to suggest that while she was entitled to her beliefs but should not break the law whilst practising them, saying,

    “In our society, we obey civil laws, not religious ones. To suggest otherwise is, simply put, entirely un-American.”

    The Kentucky clerk was released from jail and is expected to return to work shortly. It has not appeared that she has changed her mind and risks breaking the law if she continues to deny gay couples marriage licenses.

    Calls have been made for Ms. Davis to step aside if she is unable to fulfil her job.

    While Ms. Davis has been in jail her place of work have been issuing marriage licenses to “all legally eligible couples” in the county. If, when she returns she continues to deny gay couples, she will likely end up in jail again.

    Same-sex marriage was legalised in the US, across all 50 states in June this year.

  • Ivan Massow Backs Zac Goldsmith For London Mayor

    Ivan Massow, has backed MP Zac Goldsmith for London mayor in 2016 and is inviting those who backed his campaign to vote for the MP, when the time comes, as well.

    Four declared Conservative candidates are now vying for the votes of Londoners for the 2016 Mayoral race, which will see Boris Johnson’s tenure as London’s mayor end.

    The four candidates which were successfully chosen by the Conservative party are: openly gay Andrew Boff, MP Zac Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor for policing and crime Stephen Greenhaigh and Syed Kamall, who is an MEP for London.

    Ivan Massow had mounted his own campaign to run for mayor but was unsuccessful at the primaries stage that saw him lose out to four Tory in-siders, including MP Zac Goldsmith. A statement from the businessman said,

    “He believes that Zac is the only candidate with the gravitas and potential, not just as a Conservative candidate, but also as Mayor – to carry the torch of Ivan’s ideas on social mobility, policing and even more so – how London can further embrace entrepreneurship, micro business, incubators and mentoring.”

    Zac Goldsmith voted in favour of the same-sex marriage law in 2013, and has consistently voted in favour of pro-LGBT laws.

  • London Gay Centres Are A Breeding Ground For Homophobic Attacks

    Westminster and Vauxhall, two of London’s main LGBT areas have been revealed as having the most homophobic hate crimes reported.

    Westminster has been revealed as having the most homophobic hate crimes reported followed by Vauxhall, both locations are known to home the majority of London’s LGBTI spaces. Crimes in Westminster have soared 23% while in Lambeth, which homes Vauxhall’s gay scene, anti-gay crimes have risen 25%.

    When Hackney, which homes another important LGBTI centre (Shoreditch) is included in the number of crimes reported up to July 2015 rises to 406 – over 1 crime per day.

    Overall, homophobic crime has risen, year on year, 29.3% in the capital. However, this may be a result of more reports of crimes. Of course, these figures do not reflect the true scale of the problem – as many crimes against LGBTI’s go unreported. Research from University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies reveals that 88 per cent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people had experienced some form of hate incident and that over 35,000 of these crimes go unreported across the UK.

    Shockingly some boroughs have seen increases of up to 217% (Bromley) and 185% in Croydon. Almost every borough has seen an increase of anti-gay crimes.

    A total of 1667 homophobic hate crimes were reported in the 12 months to July 2015, up from 1289 in the 12 months to July 2014. The figure rounds down to almost 5 homophobic hate crimes a day in the UK’s capital.

    Crime in London had risen overall by 3.5%.

  • BREAKING: Kim Davis To Be Released From Jail

    Kim Davis, the woman who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky is to be released from jail.

    The Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay men is to be released from jail and expected to return to work shortly after. It has not appeared that she has changed her mind and risks breaking the law if she continues to deny gay couples.

    Calls have been made for Ms Davis to step aside if she is unable to fulfil her job.

    While Ms Davis has been in jail her place of work have been issuing marriage licenses to “all legally eligible couples” in the county. If, when she returns she continues to deny gay couples, she will likely end up in jail again.

  • Nick Ferrari – I Will Have A Sex Change If David Beckham Becomes Bond

    Call Me Nicola – Nick Ferrari says he will have a sex change if David Beckham becomes the next James Bond.

    As Daniel Craig comes to the end of his tenure as Bond, all eyes turn to the next possible actor who will play the iconic spy. Former footballer David Beckham has been suggested as Craig’s successor.

    Nick Ferrari, 56, quipped, “Call me Nicola” in disgust at the suggestion.

    Speaking about Beck’s potential as a Bond, LBC morning presenter Nick Ferrari said, he would have a sex change before Beckham became Bond. Of course Ferrari’s glib remark about a gender reassignment would cost the presenter thousands of pounds and he’d have to endure incredibly painful.

  • Kim Davis, Woman Who Refused Gay Marriage License Taken Into Custody

    The woman who refused to issue marriage licenses to two gay men in Kentucky has been jailed.

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  • Throw Kim Davis, Gay Rights Denying Kentucky Clerk Into Jail

    Calls have been made to throw law breaking Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, who has refused to give a gay couple a marriage license, in jail.

    Writing in an article for New Republic, Brian Beutler called for the jailing of Kim Davis, the woman who has twice denied a gay couple a marriage license, despite a High Court ruling that she must.

    He warned against any other punishment such as fines as any “attempt to force her hand risks making her a bigger martyr than she already is on the religious right”, and would see her likely “reap a windfall” from a crowdsourcing site campaign, much like the Sweet Cake bakers and Memories Pizza owners. Memories Pizza eventually collected over $800,000 in donations.

    Due to her religious beliefs Kim Davis, 49, who is on her fourth marriage, is refusing to hand out a marriage license to a gay couple, even though there is a federal court order for her to do so.

    She appealed the order to the Supreme Court of the United States requesting that her religious freedoms should exclude her from doing that part of her job. However, the court refused her request.

  • London Sex Health Clinic Accidentally Publishes Email Addresses Of Patients

    Around 780 HIV patients from the sexual health clinic, 56 Dean Street, have had their personal details disclosed in an email sent in an “administrative error”

    The personal email addresses of around 780 patients at London’s busiest sexual health clinic have been leaked via an email. A newsletter was sent to HIV patients of the clinic which disclosed names and emails addresses to everyone on the list.

    The clinic immediately apologised for the mistake and have started an investigation into how the breach happened. A helpline has been set up by the clinic for patients who are worried about the exposure.

    Dr Alan McOwan, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS trust’s director for sexual health said in his apology,

    “I’m writing to apologise to you. This morning at around 11.30am we sent you the latest edition of OptionE newsletter.

    This is normally sent to individuals on an individual basis but unfortunately we sent out today’s email to a group of email addresses. We apologise for this error.

    “We recalled/deleted the email as soon as we realised what had happened. If it is still in your inbox please delete it immediately.

    Clearly this is completely unacceptable. We are urgently investigating how this has happened and I promise you that we will take steps to ensure it never happens again. We will send you the outcome of the investigation.”

    Concerns have been raised about how the leaked email addresses could be used, including typing the addresses into Facebook to find out a full profile, including pictures and other personal details.

    A spokesperson speaking to THEGAYUK for the clinic said the breach was an “administrative error”,

    “We can confirm that due to an administrative error, a newsletter about services at 56 Dean Street was sent to an email group rather than individual recipients.

    We have immediately contacted all the email recipients to inform them of the error and apologise. Any concerned patients can call 020 3315 9555 and 020 3315 9594.”

  • This Women In The US Thinks She Is Above The Law

    It didn’t take long, but one woman has decided that America’s marriage equality laws don’t apply to her.

    The US made a huge step forward this year in equality for same-sex couples when it legalised gay marriage, however, one clerk in Kentucky, who is apparently on her fourth marriage, has decided that the law doesn’t apply to her.

    Due to her religious beliefs Kim Davis, 49, is refusing to hand out a marriage license to a gay couple, even though there is a federal court order for her to do so.

    She appealed the order to the Supreme Court of the United States requesting that her religious freedoms should exclude her from doing that part of her job. However the court refused her request.

    Ms. Davis was caught on camera refusing to give David Moore and his partner a marriage license.

     

  • First English Pro Rugby Player Has Come Out As Gay

    Pro rugby player Sam Stanley has come out as gay.

    Sam Stanley, 23, has become the first English pro rugby union player to come out as gay. His announcement follows Keegan Hirst’s coming out, which happened just a few weeks ago.

    Speaking to the Sunday Times, Stanley said,

    “I was 10 or 11 when I realised I was different to my friends.

    “I didn’t want to accept it, I felt that being different wasn’t right. I had a girlfriend and I was thinking that, like some people say, maybe it is a phase.”

    Stanley went on to say: “Millions of people are in the situation, even people who have been in [his partner] Laurence’s situation and they are still married but are gay. They cannot accept it themselves.

    “It is going to be an issue until more people and athletes come out, until it is not an issue at all. It might take years but hopefully lots of people will find the courage.”

  • Kay Burley Slammed For Calling Sexual Health Clinic “AIDS Clinic”

    Sky News’s Kay Burley has been criticised for calling 56 Dean Street, an “AIDS Clinic”

    Kay Burley has come under fire for calling 56 Dean Street, the NHS sexual health clinic, currently under fire for an email data breach, an “AIDS clinic.” 56 Dean Street is a sexual health clinic which is predominantly aimed at the gay community in London

    Tweeting about the email breach of around 780 of the clinic’s HIV patients, Kay Burley said,

    “Aids clinic which revealed patients names: Clearly this is completely unacceptable. We are urgently investigating how this has happened”

    Aids clinic which revealed patients names: Clearly this is completely unacceptable. We are urgently investigating how this has happened

     

    Slamming Ms. Burley, GMFA CEO Matthew Hodson corrected her by Tweeting,

    “Because of the great work of @56deanstreet & others very few people now progress to #AIDS. @KayBurley please get your terminology right.”

    Britain’s Got Talent’s Aaron Carty, who wowed judges with his Beyonce Experience, corrected the news anchor by saying,

    “It’s actually a sexual health clinic @KayBurley @SkyNews @56deanstreet”

    https://twitter.com/AaronCarty/status/639061301390655488

     

    Speaking to THEGAYUK about the mistake, a spokesperson for the clinic said,

    “We can confirm that due to an administrative error, a newsletter about services at 56 Dean Street was sent to an email group rather than individual recipients.

    We have immediately contacted all the email recipients to inform them of the error and apologise. Any concerned patients can call 020 3315 9555 and 020 3315 9594.”