A twenty-one year old student has been charged with committing grievous bodily harm to a gay man in Brighton.
Sussex police have confirmed that Arain Moradi, 21, from London is accused of committing grievous bodily harm against a man in the early hours of Sunday, 8th May on Madeira Drive, in Brighton.
He allegedly used homophobic language before attacking the victim and breaking his jaw.
Historic win for NAT as the High Court overturns NHS England refusal to consider PrEP
NAT (National AIDS Trust) is delighted by the judgment passed down in the High Court today that NHS England acted unlawfully in withdrawing PrEP, a game-changing drug preventing transmission of HIV, from its decision-making process.
PrEP is urgently needed and has been shown to be cost-effective. NAT has always believed that there is no legal impediment to PrEP being commissioned by NHS England and the court agrees.
Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of NAT, said,
“This is fantastic news. It is vindication for the many people who were let down when NHS England absolved itself of responsibility for PrEP. The judgment has confirmed our view – that it is perfectly lawful for NHS England to commission PrEP. Now NHS England must do just that.
Over 4,000 people are getting HIV every year in the UK – we desperately need further prevention options to add to condom use. PrEP works. It saves money and it will make an enormous difference to the lives of men and women across the country who are at risk of acquiring HIV. The delay to commissioning PrEP is both unethical and expensive.”
In his judgement Mr Justice Green wrote,
‘No one doubts that preventative medicine makes powerful sense. But one governmental body says it has no power to provide the service and the local authorities say that they have no money. The Clamant is caught between the two and the potential victims of this disagreement are those who will contract HIV/AIDs but who would not were the preventative policy to be fully implemented.’
He goes on to conclude that in all the possible scenarios that were explored in the judicial review, NHS England does have the power to commission PrEP.
It is enormously disappointing that NHS England has decided to appeal this judgment, especially given the wide ranging and well-reasoned arguments it contains. The appeal will further delay clarity in this area, and mean that any potential commissioning of PrEP will not take place for months.
Following this decision, there will now be a 30-day public consultation on PrEP, which should start almost immediately, and an NHS England committee will consider the case for commissioning it, but final announcements and actual commissioning will be contingent on the outcome of the appeal.
YouTuber Georgie Aldous has hit out at people, including his mum, who criticize men who wear makeup.
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“Please tell me why it’s an issue for men to wear makeup in 2016” asks Georgie Aldous in his new vlog.
Vegan YouTuber Georgie has made a video about why no one should be batting an eyelid if men wear makeup – especially in 2016.
Recalling a conversation where his mum questioned if he wanted to be a transvestite because of selfie he posted to Facebook, in which he wore false nails and makeup, he hit back saying, “Stop living in the dark ages.”
He argued,
“Makeup isn’t gendered in my opinion. I can wear makeup if I want to, doesn’t mean I want to be woman, I’m happy being a man. I just love to express myself through makeup.
“Makeup is art at the end of the day.”
CREDIT: Georgie Aldous/YouTube
Well said…
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Celebrity Big Brother could be investigated by Ofcom after a number of complaints were made about last night’s episode, which included Christopher Biggins speaking out against bisexuals.
Ofcom revealed that they had received a number of complaints about last night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother. The majority of complaints were concerning the supposed bullied of LBC presenter James Whale and Loose Women panelist Saira Khan.
According to Digital Spy Ofcom received a total of 34 complaints.
Eleven complaints were also made against Christopher Biggin‘s remarks about bisexual people.
During a conversation with Mob Wives star Renee Graziano, Christopher Biggins referred to bisexual people as “the worst type” and said that bisexuals were people who were afraid to admit that they were gay.
The London Gay Symphony Orchestra are set to take up their instruments in a battle to become the greatest Orchestra in the BBC’s nationwide search that captures the spirit of amateur music-making.
The four-part series will air on BBC Radio 4 at the end of August and will be hosted by BBC Radio 3’s Katie Derham. I
n each week’s episode, the orchestras will present a performance to be judged by renowned conductor Paul Daniel and the winning orchestra will perform at BBC Proms in the Park!
A spokesperson for the London Gay Symphony Orchestra, which turns 21 next year said the players were “excited” by the news.
Celebrity Big Brother favourite, Christopher Biggins, has attracted the criticism of Channel 5 viewers after he said bisexual people should “admit they’re gay”.
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Christopher Biggins has been heavily criticised on social media after revealing that he thinks that people should “pick a team” when it comes to sexuality.
During a chat with fellow housemate and Mob Wives star Renee Graziano about sexuality, the panto king said, that bisexuals were the “worst type” and that he believed that they were people not wanting to admit that they were gay.
Here’s the transcript:
Christopher: Renee, you’ve got nothing against gays have you?
Renee: Me? No! Not at all, okay, when you’re gay you’re gay and I think it’s beautiful, because I think it’s who you are and it’s natural. But I think today in society they kinda force things on people and they confuse you…
Christopher: “I think the worst type, though, I’m afraid to say it, is the bisexuals
Renee: I… That upsets me… You have to pick a team.
Christopher: Yes, what it is, is, people not wanting to admit they’re gay,
Renee: Please pick team, pick anyone you want…
Christopher: I know, I know, I totally agree. Be honest that’s what you gotta be.
Viewers on Twitter were quick to blast Biggins for his comments.
The Bisexual Index, the UK bi activist group fighting biphobia & bisexual erasure said,
“Yes, Christopher Biggins is still spouting biphobia,He hosts @stonewalluk‘s Equality Dinner, ironically…”
I have lost a lot of respect for both Christopher Biggins and Renee. #CBB
“I think the people who fear homosexuality most are the ones who could be gay. The world is full of bisexuals because that’s the way they want to do it. What do they do? They ruin a woman’s life. It’s so wrong, because you’re not owning up to what you are. You lead a double life so how can you be a real person?”
“Then in my early twenties I met a girl and married her, because I thought that was the thing to do. Ridiculous. I hadn’t thought it through and of course it didn’t work. Now I’ve happily been with Neil (Neil Sinclair, his civil partner) for 21 years and that’s how it should have been.”
The celebrities on this year’s Big Brother are definitely getting frisky… In tonight’s episode Lewis Bloor shows US reality star, Frankie his penis.
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In tonight’s episode of Celebrity Big BrotherFrankie gets a good old look at Lewis’s penis. This isn’t the first time that TOWIE star Bloor has gotten his Johnson out for the celebs in the house this summer.
Mr. Arnold, 37, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 23 years and 4 months. He pleaded guitly for a quick sentence.
Chilling Message
The Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how Arnold had become agitated after having sex – that he slashed and stabbed Mr. Lound, who was 30 at the time. After the grizzly attack, Arnold wrote the chilling message, “your (sic) not reddy (sic) for me. I always win. “I always win” on the student’s bedroom wall.
The victim, William Lound was openly gay. According to reports, he also wore women’s clothing and makeup – which have led some to believe that the attack may have been anti-trans.
He had 12 knife wounds to his back, neck and head. The knife was found in the victim’s body.
23 years and 4 months
Mr. Arnold will now serve a life sentence, with a minimum term of 23 years and 4 months.
Judge John Potter said,
“This was a brutal, pre-meditated sustained attack with a weapon upon a vulnerable and defenceless man.
“There is, in my judgement, evidence that your victim was murdered as a consequence of his sexual orientation.”
According to The Mirror, Detective Superintendent Simon Retford, from GMP’s serious crime division, said,
“This was a horrific murder of a young man whose only mistake was to trust and try to help the wrong person.
“Lee Arnold used William’s kind heart and good nature to gain his trust and then stabbed him to death.
“I would like to take this opportunity to reassure the LGBT community that I do not believe this was a case of Arnold randomly attacking somebody from within that community.
“Sadly, it appears that he and William had previously met, which ended up leading to his tragic death.”
Controversial radio host and columnist Katie Hopkins has told listeners to her LBC radio show she doesn’t think that the tax payer should “pander” to trans people’s “life choices”.
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Talk-show host and Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins said that the tax payer shouldn’t be funding fertility treatment for trans people and blamed a cash strapped NHS for her reasoning.
Speaking on her weekend slot on LBC, the controversial star asked her listeners,
“Is it OK that we are paying for these individuals and their life choices? … It don’t think it is as it goes.”
The ex-Apprentice star said,
“As much as I love to wave the rainbow coloured banner as much as the next individual.
As much as I see that that’s the way the world’s going – I may need to catch up with that. I don’t agree with it.
“I don’t think we should be paying for trans people to have their eggs frozen on the NHS.
“If we lived in a world of endless resources…
If money fell from the sky in a golden shower, of quite a different making… then well of course, there would be no problem with the amount of cash available but the fact is we are 2.45 billion pounds in debt with our NHS.”
“The fact is we’ve got cataract operations being cancelled, three out of four trusts now do not perform cataract operations until the patient is perfectly blind because we don’t have the funds to approve them.
After revealing that people are waiting extended times for their cataract operations Hopkins asked,
“Do we really need to pander to the trans community and their whims? I say no.”
Gender reassignment surgery and hormone treatments can often make trans people infertile or cause fertility issues.
As a matter of routine the NHS currently offers the choice of freezing eggs so that trans people can have children at a later date.
This same choice is offered to cancer patients and other treatments where fertility may be affected.
Last night the British public saw Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson flash her boobs in Saira’s face during a dare – was it a move that will cost her place in the final?
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Proudly bisexual Marnie Simpson was heavily criticised on social media last night after she flash her breasts at fellow contestant Saira Khan, which many have called a bullying tactic.
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It was part of a dare where her younger fellow housemates told her to apologise for an earlier argument with the Loose Woman panelist Saira Khan. However Marnie went a step further by lowering her top and wiggling her breasts in Saira’s face and in front of Christopher Biggins, James Whale and Grant Bovey.
Marnie just went from hero to zero all in one show #cringe#cbb
Bookies William Hill slashed the reality TV star’s odds of winning from 4/1 to 6/1, whilst Christopher Biggin’s odds rose from 3/1 to 2/1.
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It seems as though Christopher Biggins is the one to beat for this season of Celebrity Big Brother.
William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly said,
“Marnie was looking like the main challenger to Biggins, however her antics at the end of Sunday’s show saw a lot of negative reaction on social media and the betting activity on her to win the show has all but dried up in the last 12 hours.”
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