Category: News
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MIKA: If You Ask Me “Am I Gay I Say Yeah”
The ‘Grace Kelly’ singer has, at last, answered the long-discussed question of his sexuality in an interview with US magazine Instinct. His sexuality had become the subject of rumour since entering the public eye in early 2007.
Mika told Instinct Magazine: “If you ask me ‘am I gay?’, I say yeah. Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it’s only through my music that I’ve found the strength to come to terms with my sexuality beyond the context of just my lyrics. This is my real life.”
In 2009 in an interview with Dutch magazine Gay & Night he talked of his hesitance to use labels, which the singer used as a frequent response to questioning of his sexuality, until commenting on bisexuality saying: “I’ve never ever labeled myself. But having said that, I’ve never limited my life. I’ve never limited who I sleep with. … Call me whatever you want. Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me.”
Previously, in 2008, Mika had spoken to the US magazine OUT saying that it was possible to discuss “sexuality without using labels”, leading to some journalists inventing the phrases ‘ambisexual’ and ‘gaybe.’
His insistence on keeping his sexuality a private matter had led to hate mail and one death threat: “It was over whether I am gay or not. He wasn’t happy that I won’t talk about my personal life like that,” he told the Evening Standard.
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RIP: Gore Vidal (1925 – 2012)
Gore Vidal, the great American essayist, scriptwriter, novelist, politician and actor died on Wednesday aged 86.
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Tom Daley Sent Anti-Gay Tweet
An anti-gay Tweet featured on Daniel Thomas’ Twitter stream yesterday after Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics.
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Anti-Gay Tweet Sent To Tom Daley
An anti-gay Tweet featured on Daniel Thomas’ Twitter stream yesterday after Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics. (more…)
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LONDON: The Shard Laser Show
Thousands of expectant people lined the banks of the Thames in London last night to watch the official opening light show by Europe’s tallest building The Shard.
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GROOMING: Nanoblur, Taking Age and Breath Away
I’m pretty sceptical about products that claim to take away 10 years, without taking away layers of skin, so when I saw the adverts for Nanoblur I thought – “Oh here we go again.”
However, kindred folk, let me let you in on a little secret. This stuff is amazing, I rarely leave the house without it, even if I’m just popping to the supermarket (well there’s a super hot guy there that I… anyways you get the picture…)
The incredible thing is people who I’ve known for years are starting to comment on my skin’s appearance and how good it looks. I’m lucky that I’ve always looked younger than I am, but the other day whilst out on a social with people I had only just met, I was asked how old I was, when I told them, jaws literally hit the floor. They all thought I was… yes, 10 years younger. Amazing.
Best of all it only takes around a minute to work, you can actually see this happening. Brilliant. Your skin looks youthful and mattified (we know it’s not a word, but we felt like Cheryl when we said it…)
Available online and from Boots, just £19.99. Although the tube looks small I’ve used the same tube now for over a month, a little goes a long way.
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Who Are The MPs Against Equality?
It’s pretty scary reading when you look at the list of supporters for homophobic and discriminatory marriage petition from the Coalition for Marriage (C4M).
Even more shocking when you discover that topping the list is a number of public paid positions such as MPs and those more revered in society like Earls and Lords. Yes, those icons of political society, we as enabled voters have chosen to represent us.
As news surfaces of some rather contentious campaigning policies (as reported by Pinknews and The Guardian & here) which include obtaining the signatures of students as young as 11 to sign this anti-equality petition, questionable “grassroots” beginnings and unaccountable spikes in signature numbers, we’re left asking what right-minded, forward-thinking, representative of people in the UK, in 2012, still want their name attached to the campaign.
World leaders, including Barrack Obama and David Cameron, have had their views ‘evolved’ on the issue of marriage equality. Now is the time for our community to step up and be heard. The coalition for marriage’s stance is:
“I support the legal definition of marriage which is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. I oppose any attempt to redefine it.”
This is a purely legal issue, not a religious debate. Therefore those who are signed up below are actively working against legal equality for the LGBT community in the UK.
Below we’ve listed those MPs who have signed the petition and linked to their personal or parliamentary pages so you can send them an email or phone them with your concerns and ask that they consider removing their name from a rather embarrassing homophobic and discriminatory lobby.
We’re also starting a twitter campaign #MPsAgainstEquality Please forward this articles on Facebook and Twitter, using that Hashtag. Those people who are actively seeking to discriminate against the LGBT community should be named and shamed.
The list below was found at http://c4m.org.uk/
Baroness O’Cathain OBE, Conservative 020 7219 0662
Fiona Bruce MP, Conservative 020 7219 0742 MP for Congleton
David Burrowes MP, Conservative 020 7219 8144 MP for Enfield Southgate
Jim Dobbin MP, Labour 020 7219 4530 MP for Heywood and Middleton
Joe Benton MP, Labour 020 7219 6973 MP for Bootle
Edward Leigh MP, Conservative 020 7219 6480 MP for Gainsbourgh
Lord Curry of Kirkharle, Crossbench
David Nuttall MP, Conservative 020 7219 7030 MP for Bury North
Stewart Jackson MP, Conservative 020 7219 8286 MP for Peterbourgh
Bob Blackman MP, Conservative 020 219 7082 MP for Harrow East
Nigel Dodds MP, DUP 0207 219 8419 MP for Belfast North
Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP, DUP 0207 219 3407 MP for Lagan Valley
Sammy Wilson MP MLA, DUP 020 7219 8523 MP for East Antrim
David Simpson MP, DUP 020 7219 8533 MP for Upper Barn
Jim Shannon MP, DUP 020 7219 7160 MP for Strangford
Ian Paisley MP, DUP 020 7219 7716 MP for North Antrim
Sir Roger Gale MP, Conservative 020 7219 4087 MP for North Thanet
Julian Brazier TD MP, Conservative 020 7219 3000 MP for Canterbury
Peter Bone MP and Mrs Jennie Bone, Conservative 020 7219 8496 MP for Wellingborough
Jeremy Lefroy MP, Conservative 020 7219 7154 MP for Stafford
Craig Whittaker MP, Conservative 020 7219 7031 MP for Calder Valley
Richard Drax MP, Conservative 020 7219 7051 MP for South Dorset
Robert Alexander Stewart MP, Conservative
Lord Brennan QC, Labour 020 7219 5353
Lord Stoddart of Swindon, Independent Labour Peer 020 7219 5402
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass, UUP 020 7219 8189
Earl of Shrewsbury & Talbot, Conservative
TheGayUK takes no responsibility for the use of external links. If at any point any of the above signatories decides to leave the petition we will amend this list accordingly. -
Amusing Site Of The Day Love Gods Way Gay Bands
Sometimes when trawling through the internet I take a detour into the rather pathetic minds of the bigots out in the world… That’s why I’ve decided to create Amusing Site Of The Day.
Today’s Funny Site Of The Day award goes to:
http://lovegodsway.org/GayBands
This hilarious site, (no actually it’s hilarious) warns parents about the dangers of listening to GAY music from artists such as:
P!NK
COLDPLAY
MICHAEL JACKSON
JASON MRAZ
QUEEN
and BOY GEORGE
They recommend that you burn your kids CDs if they have any of the music on the “gay list” otherwise “the next thing you know you have a homosexual for a child”
Dammit gays! Stop making our children gay through your MUSIC. Which is very strange because most of the list aren’t even gay, lesbian, bi or trans. There is, however, an explanation for this:
“There are multiple levels of Gay Music. Some bands are what we like to call GATEWAY BANDS…”
No, wait it gets better….
“They lure children in with Pop Grooves and Salacious Melodies leaving them wanting more…”
This is actual science. You can’t argue with these kinds of facts… You can’t make this kind of thing up.
Congratulations http://lovegodsway.org/GayBands for create a amusing site.
If you’re afraid that music might be turning you gay – feel free to email them:
lovegodsway.org@gmail.com tell them the TheGayUK sends love and gayness.