Who will win the race to 10 Downing Street – will Boris keep his premiership or can Corbyn or even Swinson knock him from the top spot? CREDIT: TheGayUK/Jake Hook
With our 3rd General Election in 4 years just around the corner, THEGAYUK.com undertook a flash poll to understand where its readers were thinking about putting their “X” when they visit the voting booth in December.
THEGAYUK.com asked its readers which way they planned to vote with the choices being Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem or “Other” which could include Nationalist parties like the SNP or single-issue parties like the Brexit Party.
There were only four options permitted – this the maximum number of choices Twitter allows its users for polls.
In total, nearly 360 people took part in the survey, which lasted just over two days via a Twitter poll.
Labour comes out on top – but only just
Overall Labour, led by Jeremy Corbyn, came out on top with 38 per cent of the vote but was closely followed by the Liberal Democrats, headed by Jo Swinson. The Conservatives, with the incumbent Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, managed to grab hold of 15 per cent of the vote, while “other” which would you include parties such as the Greens, UKIP, The Independent Group For Change, Brexit Party, Plaid Cymru
How will you vote?
While the survey is in no way scientific or wholly representational of the LGBT+ community in the UK, it does give some insights into which way THEGAYUK’s Twitter followers are planning to vote come December 12th. Discuss politics and more in our politics forum.
Get ready Hunties. RuPaul’s Drag Race UKhas been greenlit for a second series for 2020. The new series will again be available on BBC 3 – via the BBC iPlayer.
Although the brand new series has only just been announced its likely that it will broadcast/stream at around the same time of year that series 1 commenced. Meaning that Season 2 of Drag Race UK should start in late September. This hasn’t been confirmed by the BBC.
We will update this page when this information becomes available.
When will the new queens for Season 2 of Drag Race UK be announced?
We expect that the new crop of queens for Season 2 of Drag Race UK will be announced in late August next year, this will correspond with the cast announcement for series 1.
We will update this page when this information becomes available.
Fans of The Apprentice were left in hysterics during last night’s show after contestant, Ryan-Mark screamed on the “Saw” rollercoaster from start to finish.
The Apprentices’ challenge in the episode was to create a rollercoaster for one of the UK’s most famous theme parks, Thorpe Park.
As part of the research element, Ryan-Mark and co-contestant, Lewis, took a ride on one of the park’s major attractions – however, the ride itself proved too much for Ryan-Mark, who screamed throughout the entire ride.
Fans of the show were left howling with laughter. One fan on Twitter wrote that he was “five minutes behind” after rewinding and rewatching the scene, calling it “one of the best Apprentice moments”.
You know how it usually goes in gay porn. There’s a kiss, then there’s a lot of oral, then a little rimming, then the ass pounding and then the cum shot. It’s pretty standard stuff, but porn studio Himeros, is changing the industry one video at a time.
In one of their latest videos, Worship Me, the filmmakers focus on taking time to take the man worshipping to another level.
In one of the most emotional and sensitive porn videos we’ve ever seen – actually, make that the only emotional and sensitive porn videos we’ve ever seen, actor Wesley Woods has a tear in his eyes as he’s told by scene partner Chris Harder how amazing he is and how much he deserves love.
The idea of the scene is to remind us all to truly worship our partners. Not just physically but with our words.
Speaking about shooting the scene, Himeros creator Davey Wavey spoke about how powerful the video was to make, he said “This video is about treating your partner as a god…
“I think out of everything we’ve filmed this is the most powerful and authentic thing we’ve captured”.
Taking to social media Wesley Wood, revealed that the scene meant so much to him to film, after he had been attacked by three men in West Hollywood, in which he described “loosing so much of himself”.
He wrote, “This was truly such a powerful scene for me to force myself into – to sit quietly with complete eye contact while receiving praise, love and admiration from another gay man.
Police in Manchesterhave released an image of a man they wish to question in connection to an alleged homophobic hate crime on the outskirts of Manchester earlier in October.
According to police reports, a man in his 20s was attacked by another man in what they are calling “an unprovoked attack”
The assault, the police say, took place close to the entrance of Clayton Vale Park on Ten Acres Lane on Sunday 6 October 2019 just after mid-day at 12:30 PM
The victim, who has not yet been named, was left with serious facial injuries and needed medical treatment.
On the 19th October, there will be a march against a no-deal Brexit, as organisers of the LGBT+ for People’s Vote believe that the Brexit plans currently offered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, “poses risks to the LGBT+ community”. The LGBT+ for PV rally is in conjunction with the People’s Vote campaign.
A spokesperson for the LGBT+ for PV said, “LGBT+ people need to join the march because LGBT+ people are one of the communities that will be most impacted by Boris’ Brexit.
“The voting records and views towards the LGBT+ community from Johnson and his cabinet give no reassurance that Brexit will protect the LGBT+ community.
“That’s why it’s important to support a People’s Vote and make your voice heard tomorrow.” Lauren Pemberton-Nelson, Campaign Manager, LGBT+ for a People’s Vote.
Tomorrow from 10:30 AM
The LGBT+ rally, which will set off from in front of the Bomber Command Memorial in London, 10:30 AM, is due to take place just 12 days before Brexit is set to happen.
According to the group around 72 percent of LGBT+ people back a people’s vote.
THEGAYUK‘s own research from 2016 revealed that 82 per cent of its readers believed the UK to be better off remaining in the EU.
If you think that future generations of people might be the answer to the inequalities faced by the LGBT+ community, statistics from Galop‘s latest research is sober reading.
According to Galop, the UK’s leading charity against violence towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, found that 1 in four people aged 18-24 said that being LGBT+ was “immoral or against their beliefs”.
That statistic becomes more concerning when you consider that, 41 per cent of the age group said that they strongly agreed (12%), agreed (16%) or were ambivalent (13%) with the idea gay or trans went against their beliefs or that being LGBT+ was in some way immoral.
Just over half of the respondents aged 18 to 24, said that they disagreed with the statement “Being LGBT+ is immoral or against my beliefs”.
What about the next age group up?
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The age group 25 to 35 didn’t fair much better with 40 per cent saying that strongly agreed (9%), agreed (12%) or were ambivalent (19%) with the idea that being LGBT+ was against their belief.
This is in stark contrast to the widely quoted statistic from a YouGov survey that found 49 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds, when asked to plot their sexuality on a scale said that they were not 100 per cent heterosexual.
Nik Noone, Galop’s Chief Executive said, Recorded anti-LGBT+ hate crime has doubled in the last three years. This is reflected in the escalating scale, severity and complexity of hate crime cases we are supporting at Galop.
Our ambition is that this report gives insight into the scale of prejudice still faced by our community. More importantly, we hope its findings and recommendations will act as a springboard for action.
Startling findings reveal that 10 per cent of the UK’s population think that gay cures could work on LGBT+ people.
Despite many people understanding that LGBT+ are born that way, around 1 in 10 people in the UK, still think that homosexuality or being transgender can be cured according to findings recorded by Galop, the UK’s largest anti-violence charity for LGBT+ people.
This is coupled with the horrifying revelation that around 20 per cent of people (one in five) said that being LGBT+ was immoral or went against their beliefs.
The findings were analysed from a representative sample of just over 1,600 people.
Does conversion therapy actually work?
There are a number of therapists and organisations in the UK and in the USA that make the claim that conversion therapy can help LGB people to become heterosexual. However, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, there is no evidence that such change is possible.
Nick Antjoule, Galop’s Head of Hate Crime Services said, At Galop we’ve seen a stark increase in the severity and scale of anti-LGBT violence and abuse over the past few years. This appears to be a symptom of emergent anti-LGBT attitudes and social division across society. The fact that anti-LGBT hate crime figures are rising so much faster than race, faith and disability hate crime should be a wake-up call for policy makers. We urge action now to address this problem before it escalates further.
Our research shows the journey toward LGBT+ equality is far from over. Despite most people in this UK poll voicing support for LGBT+ people; a significant proportion still think we are dangerous, immoral or that we can be ‘cured’.
Younger people hold more negative views about LGBT+ people rather than the older generation.
Antijoule continued, “It offers a sobering reminder that progress achieved in recent decades can easily be reversed.
“Young people polled tended to hold more negative views toward LGBT+ people than other age groups. This alarming finding warns of a generational pivot ahead and a bumpy road for those of us committed to challenging anti-LGBT violence and abuse.
That “harsher” sentence actually equates to SIX months (note the capital letters). Which a tiny proportion of those who commit an actual offence will actually receive. And remember six months, will never, in reality, be six months – more like three.
The new sentencing policy is set against the news that hate crimes reports against trans people have risen by 37 per cent to 2333 reports while crimes reported against lesbian, gay and bisexual people has risen by 25 per cent to 14,500 reported crimes.
The Daily Mail decided to frame the news with a title that read,”Now trans and gay hate crime will mean SIX months in jail after judges are ordered to crack down with harsher sentence” and then used domestic burglaries as a benchmark to drive a point that the sentences are longer – for crimes against the person rather than property. Surely that’s what it should be?
Well within hours of the piece, written by Steve Doughty for The Daily Mail, there were numerous remarks in the infamous comment section of the website, most of which were decrying the news.
“mac.attack” hailing from New Zealand, seemed concerned that a misconstrued joke could end up with us all on a slippery slope. God knows where, but we praise the liberal use of lube.
Piers Morgan has lashed out against PinkNews after it published an article about a petition calling on ITV execs to remove him from his presenting position on Good Morning Britain for “dehumanising” people from the transgender and non-binary community.
In a series of fiery tweets, Piers blasted the news site as “disingenuous” and clickbaity after it published a piece about a petition which called for the GMB anchor to be fired from his presenting position on the ITV morning show.
He also blasted the site for “spreading dangerous bullsh*t” and reiterated that they were shameless little clickbaiters“
At the time of PinkNews’s first article, calling for his dismissal, around 6000 people had signed the petition calling on ITV to end its contract with Piers Morgan.
The petition has since swelled to around 13,000 signatures.
“Dehumansing”
Piers is accused by the petitioners of “dehumanising” some transgender and non-binary people with his line of questioning of non-binary guests and his dismissal of the notion that there are over 100 different gender identities, Piers is currently identifying as a “2 spirit penguin”.
However, Piers claims that he supports those people who transition and that he is a loud supporter of gay rights.
The presenter added, “I don’t support the ridiculous notion of 100 genders, and most sensible people agree with me.”
People actually like Piers
In response to the initial petition calling on Piers to be fired, is another, calling on ITV to back the presenter which has now surpassed the original with over 26,000 signatures.
THEGAYUK.com reached out to Pink News for comment.
Uganda’s Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, indicating that the Ugandan Government intends to introduce the death penalty for same-sex sexual acts in a so-called “kill the gays” bill.
Amnesty International have called the reintroduction “outrageous” and have called the government to reject the legislation.
Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International’s East Africa Director, said, “It is outrageous that instead of the Ugandan Government taking urgent steps to decriminalise gay sex, they want gay people executed.
“This is going to fire up more hatred in an already homophobic environment.
“This is an example of how Uganda’s politicians are stoking dangerous intolerance and bias against LGBTI people.
“Uganda’s MPs must resoundingly reject any plan to legalise this kind of bigotry and witch-hunting of anyone who is perceived as being different.”
Spate of recent killings
Last weekend (5 October), Brian Wassa, a gay paralegal, died from head injuries sustained in an attack by unknown assailants the previous day at his home in Kampala.
According to the LGBTI organisation Sexual Minorities Uganda, Wassa is the fourth LGBT+ person killed in the country in the past three months, killings which come in in the wake of a surge in anti-LGBT+ sentiments from political leaders.
Wassa’s death followed the killing of a trans woman from the Gomba district, a gay man in Kayunga district and another in the city of Jinja.
The Government of Uganda has a track record of promoting anti-LGBTI policies, which Amnesty has repeatedly criticised.
Death Penalty
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There are many countries and states where homosexual acts could land you the death penalty. Of these countries, all are located in Central Africa or in the Middle East.
Afghanistan
Men could face execution but are more likely to receive long prison
sentences. No executions are known to have been handed out since the end
of the Taliban rule.
Brunei*
Gay men in Brunei could be stoned or given 10 years in prison if found guilty of homosexual acts.
Iran
In Iran gay men can be lashed up to 74 times for “immature men” and
the death penalty for mature men of sound mind – and where the acts were
consenting. Women can be lashed 50 times and can face the death penalty
after their fourth conviction.
Mauritania
Homosexuality is against the law in Mauritania and could attract the
death penalty however there have been no public executions since 1987.
Qatar
In Qatar, gay men may face execution if they are Muslim otherwise men can face fines and a prison sentence which lasts 7 years.
Saudi Arabia
A second conviction of homosexuality in Saudi Arabia will land a
death penalty. For first offence, men can face fines, castration,
flogging, prison and torture.
Married men can expect to be stoned to death if caught having
same-sex relations. Unmarried men will receive 100 lashes or one-year
imprisonment.
Libya
Gay men could face death in Libya.
Nigeria
Homosexuality is illegal in some states of Nigeria and could attract
the death penalty. These states include: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa,
Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara
Somalia
Homosexuality is illegal in Somalia and could attract a death penalty.
Syria
The actual penalty that gay men should face for homosexual acts is a
prison for up to 3 years, however, due to the rise in ISIS a highly
advertised death awaits those found guilty of engaging in same-sex
sexual acts.
Iraq
Despite homosexuality not being illegal in Iraq, there have been reported executions of gay men in ISIS controlled areas.
* Brunei is a Sovereign state and not a country.
There are some countries where although capital punishment might not
be constitutionally ratified there are cases where gay people have been
killed because of their sexuality.
