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  • US singer Ryan Beatty comes out as gay

    US singer Ryan Beatty comes out as gay

    American singer Ryan Beatty has come out as a “raging homosexual”.

    (C) Ryan Beatty / Instagram

     

    The popular 20-year-old singer came out in an instagram post saying,

    “Proud to be a raging homosexual. it’s taken 20 years of suffocating in the closet for me to become comfortable enough to say it, but now I can finally breathe. i did it!”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BHN_DJwhEWx/?taken-by=ryanbeatty&hl=en

    https://twitter.com/TheRyanBeatty/status/747955395465904128

     

    The singer who has amassed a huge social following, with 305,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 400,000 on twitter, many of whom praised and congratulated him on his decision to make his sexuality public knowledge.

    He took a moment to thank his supporters for their kind words and said,

    https://twitter.com/TheRyanBeatty/status/747970296771010560

    https://twitter.com/TheRyanBeatty/status/747970895503728640

  • “Reformed” on gay rights Theresa May launches bid for PM

    Theresa May who has seemed to have reformed her views on LGBT issues over her time as an MP has launched her bid for PM.

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    Theresa May has thrown her hat into the ring for Prime Minister after Cameron’s resignation triggered a leadership battle for the top spot in British politics.

    From a gay rights’ point of  view May has had a mixed voting past on gay issues having voted against equality until 2004 when she bucked her voting trend by voting in Civil Partnership.

    THEGAYUK’s editor Jake Hook remarked,

    “Theresa May’s history on LGBT issues hasn’t always been plain sailing. Up until 2004 May’s support for the gay community was non-existent having voting ‘no’ on many key issues including Age of Consent and ‘no’ on voting to allowing gay people to adopt.

    “However since 2004 it appears May has been reformed and evolved on LGBT rights.”

    If she is successful in her bid to become the next leader May will be the second female Prime Minister and the second woman to lead the Conservatives after Margaret Thatcher.

  • THEATRE REVIEW | Get Em Off, Above The Stag

    ★★★ | Get Em Off

    Well, it’s not exactly The Full Monty – it’s called ‘Get ‘Em Off!’ Set in the suburbian enclave of Croydon, ‘Get ‘Em Off’ takes place in the only gay bar around for miles – The Golden Canary – and it’s a dive.

    Run by proprietor/proprietress Quinny, a/k/a Baz (Dereck Walker), it’s a bar that needs some spicing up. So it’s his employee Mitch (Joe Goldie) who comes up with the idea of turning Monday night into a gay strip competition to bring in more customers. And so that’s what they do. And they encourage their customers to enter in the hopes of winning the cash prize. Milosh (Michael Nelson), from Kosovo, is one of the first ones to enter, he’s definitely not shy about showing his body. Then there’s Ricky (Ashley Daniels), who is a regular customer to the bar when his boring partner (David Michael Hands) is out of town on business and who actually forbids Ricky from going to the gay bar as he doesn’t think they should lead ’that kind of lifestyle.’ But there’s a spark between Milosh and Ricky that’s palpable.

    Meanwhile back at the bar, Baz, all dolled up in sequins and a head wrap, hosts the competition. Mitch urges his all so sexy and very hot straight friend Luke (Tom Bowen) to enter, hey Luke’s wife is about to give birth to their first child so he says why not? And it’s poor Brian (Stuart Harris), Mitch’s school teacher, newly single after six years, trying to find his way back into the gay scene, and finds himself at The Golden Canary. With the strip competition such a success, Quinny decides to enter her men in a national strip competition. So ‘Get Em Off’ follows The Full Monty’s plot where the men practice and practice for the competition where we all know what’s going to happen.

    ‘Get Em Off’ should’ve been called ‘The Gay Full Monty.’ It’s a camp musical comedy with very funny lines but not very funny nor memorablesongs (one is titled ‘Get Your Dick Out).

    The book, by Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper, gives Quinny some of the best lines in the show, though Milosh and Mitch have some as well. Walker steals the show even when his/her men get naked – he’s hilarious! Hands also deserves a mention as he plays various roles and is unrecognizable in each one of them. ‘Get Em Off’ is not the best show the Above the Stag has produced, but it’s perhaps perfect for the summer season when all gay boys want to do is see to watch light-hearted fare with cute guys and lots of nudity. This is the show for them.

    Get Em Off run at Above The Stag until 28/08/16

  • Julia Hartley-Brewer criticised after using “ponce” term

    British broadcaster and journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer has been criticised after mixing up a pedophile term ponce and nonce.

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    UPDATED: 17:48PM

    The former LBC presenter has come under criticism after calling the English football team “overpaid nonces” before correcting herself on Twitter saying she actually meant “overpaid ponces”.

    Nonce is a term used to describe a person convicted of a sexual offense against a child, whilst the word “ponce” is a derogatory term used to describe an effeminate man.

    The broadcaster took to Twitter to apologise over the usage, but ignited an onslaught of criticism with commentators suggesting her word change could be offensive against some in the gay community.

    https://twitter.com/KennyBaker1948/status/747830774955646976

    https://twitter.com/KennyBaker1948/status/747831962493194241

    https://twitter.com/WhartoJohn/status/747928294306234368

     

  • 19 tweets that sum up #HeterosexualPrideDay perfectly

    19 tweets that sum up #HeterosexualPrideDay perfectly

    Apparently it’s Heterosexual Pride Day and people are basically pissed about that.

    I mean… really.

    https://twitter.com/Mirfandano12/status/748099068484792320

    https://twitter.com/Matty_Boy_89/status/748098600161378304

    https://twitter.com/cigarboyrick82/status/748080043352547328

    https://twitter.com/blrrface/status/748094067368660992

    https://twitter.com/SahrerVonSahr/status/748095185075191808

    https://twitter.com/_RJ1k/status/748044331156652033

    https://twitter.com/JocelynFarias3/status/748054907215839233

    https://twitter.com/Shawn88Wayne/status/748024843849842689

    https://twitter.com/Feisty_feminist/status/616030968508329984

    https://twitter.com/fluffyhowelI/status/616193624854949892

     

  • Where do Tory PM potentials stand on LGBT rights?

    Where do Tory PM potentials stand on LGBT rights?

    With David Cameron going and a new Conservative leadership campaign triggered we check to see what each candidate’s LGBT credentials are.

    David Cameron, who made LGBT equality one of the cornerstones of his administration has announced his resignation after the UK voted to leave the EU. A Tory leadership battle is now underway. We look at the possible candidates and their views and voting records on LGBT+ equality

    How we calculated our results.
    Using TheyWorkForYou.com we were able to define MPs’ voting records on equality issues. We made conclusions on an MP’s voting record – we counted Absent votes as a negative.

    The likelihood on responsiveness was a mix between a 2015 survey on how MPs responded to their own constituents’ emails and their voting record on LGBT matters.

    This list will be updated as new candidate come forward or denounce their candidacy.

    PERFECT: Voted to give equality each time

    GOOD: Voted to give equality most of the time

    MIXED: Voted equally for and against equality

    POOR: Generally voted against equality

    TERRIBLE: Always voted against – or abstained.

    REFORMED: Used to vote against, now has good record.

    STEPHEN CRABB | LIAM FOX | MICHAEL GOVE | JEREMY HUNT (not running) | SAJID JAVID (joint ticket) | BORIS JOHNSON | ANDREA LEADSON | THERESA MAY | NICKY MORGAN (not running) | PRITI PATEL (not running)

  • THEATRE REVIEW | Dancing with the Devil

    ★★★ | Dancing with the Devil

    Josh Brandao and Nicolai Kornum
    Josh Brandao and Nicolai Kornum

    Rudolph Nureyev was one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. His colourful life and volatile personality make him a fascinating study and a perfect subject for drama. Aletta Lawson has taken an inspired premise of looking at Nureyev’s life in retrospect via his dying delusions. Starting in his Parisian flat in the early 1990s we see Nureyev in his early 50s, weak and frail, in denial about his imminent death from an AIDS. related illness. He opens and closes a jewellery box, conjuring up hallucinations of his most famous dance partner Margot Fonteyn (who sits on a lit podium like a ballerina on a spring in a child’s music box). His memories drift back to his early life, through to his present illness.

    The program contains a writer’s note stating that the play isn’t intended to be a biography. Bizarrely, the play then runs as a biography with a whistle stop and often superficial imagining of key events in Nureyev’s life. We briefly glimpse a troubled childhood, the discovery of his talent, his defection to the West, his love affair with Eric Bruhn and some of the more show-business aspects of his stardom. It’s a lot to fit into ninety minutes and the play suffers for this, often failing to have impact or to convincingly engage with emotional events.

    Benny Maslov is spookily reminiscent of Nureyev and he works well within the confines of an often-clumsy and occasionally mawkish script. The moments where he dances are illuminating and captivating although sadly sparse. He captures a multi-faceted character perfectly, veering from petulant arrogance, passionate perfectionism through to glimpses of vulnerability and fragility.

    There are some good scenes such as the one where Rudolph and Eric first meet or the occasional interactions with Nureyev and Fonteyn. Sadly, these are few and far between and the play feels bogged down by its awkward dialogue and occasionally clumsy presentation. Some of the accents feel like they belong in terrible 1980s sit-com ‘Allo ‘Allo and the acting is variable with some uncomfortable moments that are painfully pantomime where the comedy falls entirely flat.

    This is worth seeing for Maslov’s performance alone but that aside this is a 5 star performance from an accomplished actor and dancer in a 2 star play.

    Dancing with the Devil plays at Sadlers Well until 29th of June 2016

  • Ryan is furious that Hughie showed his willy to the other housemates

    Ryan is furious that Hughie showed his willy to the other housemates

    All is not well for Big Brother’s newest couple, (sort of)

     

    Day 21 Hughie and Ryan.
    Day 21
    Hughie and Ryan.

    It’s fair to say Hughie Maughan and Ryan Ruckledge are having some teething problem… Ryan is livid that Hughie has been showing his tackle off to the rest of the house.

    “I’m livid,” Ryan fumed. “He’s just got his willy out to the whole group… Get in here now… Go and get your dick out to everyone.”

    The strip tease came after Ryan and Hughie had a little chat in the pod to see where their relationship was going. Ryan was pushing that the pair were now boyfriends.

    Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on Channel 5.

  • BIG BROTHER | Ryan and Hughie “We’re Boyfriends…”

    BIG BROTHER | Ryan and Hughie “We’re Boyfriends…”

    Ryan and Hughie have been having a little chat about where their relationship is heading

    Channel 5

    In the pod, Hughie and Ryan had a chat to clear up their relationship. Ryan told Hughie,

    “I don’t think we should speak anymore…I think we should just distance ourselves…I don’t think we should sleep in the same bed… if you flirt with anyone I’m gonna go mad”

    Day 21 Hughie and Ryan.
    Day 21
    Hughie and Ryan.

    When Hughie responded with,

    “Are we kind of friends with benefits”

    Ryan said,

    “No. Boyfriends…we’re going out with each other”

     

  • Has Madonna announced her intention to run for Presidency?

    Madonna has caused a stir after hinting that she’d be interested in becoming President of the United States.

    Superstar gay icon Madonna has caused a stir after hinting that the White House could be her next home.

    Material Girl Madonna took to social media to claim that the presidential home, the White House, in Washington D.C was her future home and apparently she can’t wait to “re-decorate.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BHNBY2phsw2/?taken-by=madonna&hl=en

     

    Her fans on Instagram reacted positively with many suggesting that she’d make an incredible leader of the US.

    With the US Presidential elections happening in November she’s a little late to announce her campaign for 2016, when millions of American’s will be voted for presumptive nominees Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

  • Anti-gay equality Tory announces his bid for PM

    Anti-gay equality Tory announces his bid for PM

    A Tory MP who voted against LGBT equality in numerous votes in Parliament has announced his bid to become the UK’s next Prime Minister.

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    The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Stephen Crabb has launched his bid to become the UK’s next PM after David Cameron said he was stepping down, following the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

    Stephen Crabb MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire has voted against a number of laws which directly affect LGBT equality dating back to 2007.

    According to TheyWorkForYou.com in 2007 Crabb voted against the Equalities Act (Sexual Orientation) which protects gay people from discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities, services, education and public functions because of their sexuality.

    In 2013 Crabb voted against allowing same-sex couples the ability to marry. He was then absent for all other votes concerning the interests of LGBT people in the UK, including allowing Armed Forces based outside the UK the ability to marry.

    Crabb has stood by his voting decisions by saying, “It wasn’t a clear-cut vote for me, but I don’t regret any vote I’ve taken.”

    He has been criticised for his links to Christian Action Research and Education, an advocacy group which some claim is opposed to full LGBT rights. They provided Crabb with interns in 2010.

    The former equalities minister Mr Javid is running alongside on a “joint ticket.”

     

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