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  • THEGAYUK’s New Year’s Recognition LIST 2014

    TheGayUK reveals The LGBT New Year’s Recognitions for 2014.

    With over 5000 votes cast TheGayUK’s New Years Recognition List has been announced and includes 15 individuals, companies or organisations that actively supported, championed or spoke up for the LGBT community in 2013.

    Readers were asked to vote on 5 categories, which included: Awareness, Activism and Politics, Health, Entertainment, Sports and Health.

    Read the entire list at http://www.newyear.thegayuk.com

    In the field of Education
    Bridegroom – The Documentary film
    Bisi Alimi – Activist and Advocate
    Human Rights Campaign – Advocacy Organisation

    In the field of Health
    Ben Cohen Stand Up Foundation – Bullying Awareness Charity
    G-A-Y – Club and Bars
    UK Positive Lad – Twitter user and HIV Magazine Founder

    In the field of Entertainment
    Adam Lambert – Singer
    Graham Norton – TV Presenter
    Theatre 503 – Theatre in London

    In the field of Sports
    Tom Daley – Olympian and Diver
    Jason Collins – Sportsman
    Clare Balding – TV Presenter

    In the field of Activism, Awareness and Politics
    Stephen Fry – Author, Broadcaster, Actor
    Shane Bitney Crone – Activist
    Pinknews – Online Newspaper

    Jake Hook co-founder of TheGayUK remarked: “2013 was an incredible year, so many great things happened for the LGBT community both at home and abroad.

    The seeds of equality planted by the generations before us are starting to take root and without these people’s bravery, persistence and determination the journey would be much harder.

    We’ve still got a long way to go and we still need to stand in solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters elsewhere in the world – but we are on the way.”

    TheGayUK would like to thank everyone who voted.

  • Human Rights Campaign Explains SCOTUS

    We’ve all been hearing about about ‘Scotus’ (Supreme Court Of the United States) recently and for those living outside the United States, it could be quite confusing.

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  • Red boxes with pink stripes dominates the web

    Red boxes with pink stripes dominates the web

    The internet was awash with the colour red and pink yesterday as the iconic Human Rights Campaign logo went viral.

    Facebook and Twitter users shared the red logo, with pink stripes, hundreds of thousands of times on Tuesday, 26th March 2013, which is the first day of oral arguments in marriage equality cases before the US Supreme Court.

     

    The logo, which is normally, blue and yellow was altered for the occasion.

     

    “Red is a symbol for love, and that’s what marriage is all about,” Human Rights Campaign spokesperson Charlie Joughin told MSNBC.com on Tuesday. “We wanted to give people an opportunity to show their support for marriage equality in a public and visible way.”

     

    High profile supporters who showed their red and pink square included Star Trek’s George Takei, Beyoncé and Madonna.

     

    The Human Rights Campaign (http://humanrightscampaign.tumblr.com/) says its website has seen a 600% increase in traffic since posting the revamped logo.

     

    The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in the state of California.

     

    The controversial constitutional amendment, which was backed by voters, passed in November 2008, which provides that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognised in California.”

     

    Proposition 8 overturned the California Supreme Court’s decision, just months after it voted that same-sex couple did have a constitutional right to marry.

     

    After the oral arguments, the US Supreme Court could maintain the 2008 state ban, retract it in just California or void all state same-sex marriage bans in the US.HRC