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  • Gay porn star, Cameron Fox dies aged 36

    Falcon Studios have announced that US porn actor Cameron Fox has died.

    At the age of 36, Cameron Fox (real name Shane Eugene) performed in close to 50 adult films. Falcon took to Twitter to announce the news writing, ‘RIP Cameron Fox.’

    Fox started in the industry at the age of 22 in 1999. He was originally from Tulsa, Texas.

    His personal quote according to IMDB was ‘It’s good to be able to do things with other fellas and get great cash. I didn’t have to go to school to learn how to bring lust on the screen. It’s all a matter of doing it, ’cause I choose to.’

    The cause of death has not yet been released.

  • Peaches Geldof “Likely” Died Of Heroin Overdose

    The late Peaches Geldof ‘Likely” died of a heroin overdose toxicology reports will show.

    The 25-year-old daughter of Sir Bob Geldof and Paula Yates died of a heroin overdose, the results of a toxicology report at her inquest will reveal today, according to The Times newspaper.

    The hearing will be opened by North West Kent Coroner Roger Hatch at Gravesend Old Town Hall from 2pm. It will last around 10 minutes.

    Writer, model and TV presenter Peaches Geldof was found at her home, which she shared with her husband, Tom Cohen and their two young sons on April 7th.

    Paula Yates, Peaches’ mother died from an accidental heroin overdose in 2000 – she was just 41.

    On the day she died, Peaches posted a picture of herself and her mother on her Instagram account.

    The police have said that her death is not being treated as suspicious, but sudden and unexplained.

  • Bob Hoskins dies aged 71

    UK acting legend Bob Hoskins dies aged, 71

    Bob Hoskin one of the UK’s best known acting legends has died aged 71 from pneumonia in hospital his agent has confirmed.

    Hoskins who was known for his roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Mona Lisa leaves behind his second wife Linda and four children.

    His breakthrough role came in 1986 with Mona Lisa, but became a household name with Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988. His final role was in 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman. He retired from acting in 2012 due to suffering from Parkinsons.

    TheGayUK’s editor Jake Hook said, ‘Having been friends with the Hoskin’s family since the late 90s, I know that his loss will be felt terribly. He was an incredible talent and had an incredible spirit and would light up any room he walked into.’

    ‘We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Bob,’ his family said in a statement.

    ‘Bob died peacefully at hospital last night surrounded by family, following a bout of pneumonia. We ask that you respect our privacy during this time and thank you for your messages of love and support.’

  • Best Selling Author Sue Townsend Dies, Aged 68

    The author, famous for the Adrian Mole Diary series has passed away at the age of 68.

    A family friend of Sue Townsend has announced that the best-selling writer has passed away after a short illness.

    Townsend, who lost her sight in 2001, from issues surrounding diabetes, was one of the UK’s best-selling writers throughout the 80s and 90s, whose books The Queen And I and Rebuilding Coventry and the Adrian Mole series contributed to the imaginations of teenage boys all over the UK. The diaries sold over 8 millions copies.

    Townsend, born in Leicester in 1946, was diagnosed with diabetes in the 80s and underwent a kidney transplant in 2009. In December 2012 she suffered a stroke.

    A number of fellow authors have paid their respects. Speaking to the BBC, Yes Man, Danny Wallace said:

    ‘If ever I saw that she was in a town close to me – and I’d never been to book readings or book signings before – but I always made sure I went to hers.

    ‘She was incredibly sweet to her younger fans and I’ve got all these books at home that she had signed and she would say, “To Daniel, from Sue Townsend aged 43 and three quarters’ or ’45 and a half”.

    ‘So she really understood what people loved about Adrian Mole I think.’

    Husband Colin Broadway and her four children survive Sue Townsend: Sean, Daniel, Victoria and Elizabeth.

  • Kate O’Mara Who Starred in Dynasty and Absolutely Fabulous Dies, 74

    Kate O’Mara who starred in super camp US. Soap Dynasty has passed away, aged 74.

    Kate O’Mara’s agent has announced to the press that the Dynasty, Ab Fab and Doctor Who actress has passed away aged 74.

    She played Patsy’s sister in AbFab and Alexis Colby’s sister Cassandra Morrell in Dynasty.

    Her agent Phil Belfield said that she died in Sussex following a short illness.

    Recently another AbFab co-star died, Christopher Malcolm, who played Saffy’s father died aged just 67.

  • Fred Phelps, founder of Anti-Gay Westboro Baptist Church dies

    The founder of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is dead according to reports.

    According to reports Fred Phelps, 84, who co-founded the WBC has died. According to a spokesperson for the church, he died on Wednesday night just before Midnight.

    He lived in Kansas.

    At the beginning of the week, his son Nate Phelps wrote on Facebook:

    ‘I’m not sure how I feel about this,

    ‘Terribly ironic that his devotion to his god ends this way. Destroyed by the monster he made.

    ‘I feel sad for all the hurt he’s caused so many. I feel sad for those who will lose the grandfather and father they loved.

    ‘And I’m bitterly angry that my family is blocking the family members… from seeing him, and saying their good-byes.’

    The group, which has been banned from entering the UK, are known for their outrageous claims and their website: godhatesfags.com. The group have devoted their time to over 52,000 pickets in over 900 cities.

    DISGRACED AWARD WINNING LAWYER
    Phelps was an award-winning civil rights lawyer before co-founding WBC in 1955. He was disbarred from the Kansas Supreme Court in 1979 and lost his license in 1989.

    Last year WBC blamed sex-same marriage for the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.

    MATTHEW SHEPARD
    One of the most notorious pickets for WBC was for Matthew Shepard’s funeral. Matthew Shepard was killed in an attack in Wyoming in 1998. Matthew’s death spurred the making of the award-winning film The Laramie Project.

  • ‘Gay Icon’ Clarissa Dickson Wright Dies Aged 66

    The last of the Two Fat Ladies has died at the age of 66.

    Clarrissa Dickson Wright has died her agent has confirmed. The TV chef and co-host of Two Fat Ladies died on Saturday afternoon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

    ‘Loved dearly by her friends and many fans all over the world, Clarissa was utterly non-PC and fought for what she believed in, always, with no thought to her own personal cost,” read a statement from her agent.
    ‘Her fun and laughter, extraordinary learning and intelligence, will be missed always, by so many of us.
    ‘In recent years, she often said, ‘I’ve had a fantastic life and I’ve done everything I could have wanted to do and more’.
    ‘During her time in hospital, she was endlessly touched and impressed by the care of the doctors, nurses and support staff, aware of the pressure under which they worked and the fact that sometimes their work was not as valued as it should have been.’
    Her co-host Jennifer Paterson died in August 1999. After Paterson’s death Ms. Dickson-Wright decided not to continue the show.
    In an interview with Philly.com in 1998, Dickson-Wright and Paterson talked about how they were very happy with their gay supporters, saying:
    ‘We’re gay icons,’ she says with glee, as if this is the best thing that’s ever happened to her. “We’re like Judy Garland and Bette Davis.
    Clarissa takes the stoic approach. ‘`The pink pounds [her reference to gay dollars] are a strong buying factor,’ she says.

  • Christopher Malcolm, Ab Fab Actor Dies

    Ab Fab Actor Christopher Malcolm dies at the age of 67.

    Christopher Malcolm who played Saffy’s gay dad in the hit BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous has died at the age of 67. He was also famous for playing the first ever Brad in the stage version of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

    His daughter announced his passing via Twitter. The actor died on Saturday.

    She tweeted:

    ‘Today the world lost a beautiful, brilliant man. My dad Christopher Malcolm left peacefully and with dignity. He will always be my hero. X’

    The cause of his death has not yet been disclosed by the family.

  • South Africa’s Human & Gay Rights Hero Nelson Mandela Dies

    This morning, the world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, a magnificent human rights hero, who died yesterday at the age of 95, surrounded by his family.

    He was championed as the man who changed the history of South Africa forever to become the first black president in 1994.

    Nelson Mandela had been suffering ill-health for a number of years and died from a lung complication, which has been linked to his time incarcerated on Robben Island, over two decades ago.

    Mandela was incarcerated, under apartheid, in the infamous Robben Island prison for 27 years and was made to work in the prison’s quarry.

    ‘He is now resting. He is now at peace,’ South African President Jacob Zuma said when he announced the death. ‘Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father.’

    Later he added: ‘What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves.’

    For nearly 30 years, the former president fought for equal rights amongst the people of South Africa and spoke out about homophobia numerous times.

    He supported gay South Africans and helped make South Africa the first African nation to enshrine LGBT rights into the Country’s constitution.

    South Africa was the 5th nation to legalise same-sex marriage and remains the only African nation to allow gay marriage.

    Speaking about gay marriage Mandela said:

    ‘I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, the Nobel Peace Prize winner explained,

    ‘Just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.’

    Nelson Mandela also paved the way for greater HIV protections and healthcare changes in South Africa.

    Paul Ward, Acting Chief Executive at Terrence Higgins Trust, said: ‘Nelson Mandela’s inspirational leadership has been as important in the fight against HIV as anti-HIV treatments. Whenever he addressed a World AIDS Conference, no one could fail to be moved to action. The ideals he stood for – freedom, compassion, and the universal human right to love, life and happiness – struck a chord at a time when people with HIV, myself included, were facing unacceptable levels of prejudice and discrimination. Nelson Mandela was one of the few world leaders who stood shoulder to shoulder with people with HIV, and the legacy of that will continue to be felt not only in South Africa, but in countries and communities worldwide.’

  • Stephen Crohn Who Helped With AIDS Study Dies At 66.

    The man who’s natural resistance to AIDS helped further the study of the disease has died aged 66.

    Stephen Crohn has died aged 66 in New York City, the cause is being reported as suicide by his sister Amy Crohn Santagata who confirmed that he died on the 23rd August.

    In 1978 his boyfriend Jerry Greenwood was dying of a disease which hadn’t yet been named – and would eventually be one of the first gay men in the US to die of what would be later be named as AIDS.

    Mr. Crohn watched as dozens of his friends succumbed to this new disease which ravaged the gay community in the late 70s and well into the 80s. Yet, Mr. Crohn said that he had been as sexually active as his friends and had taken no special precautions.

    However, Mr. Crohn had a natural resistance to the disease and this led to deeper comprehension and learning about HIV – the virus which causes AIDS.

    He worked throughout his life to help doctors and scientists understand the virus and disease better.

    His resistance to AIDS made him somewhat of a celebrity, with the Independent naming him “The Man Who Can’t Catch AIDS” in an article in March 1996. His story was told in documentaries and interviews around the world.

    He was a freelance editor for Fodor’s Travel and an artist.

    Speaking to the New York Times Ms. Santagata said,

    “My brother saw all his friends around him dying, and he didn’t die,

    “He went through a tremendous amount of survivor guilt about that and said to himself, ‘There’s got to be a reason.’

    “He was quite extraordinary, and then also quite ordinary,” she said.

    To read more about Stephen Crohn life click here

  • 18-Year-Old gay campaigner dies after “skinhead” attack in Paris

    18-Year-Old Gay Campaigner Dies After ‘Skinhead’ Attack In Paris.

    Clément Méric, an 18-year-old student and well known gay rights activist in Paris has died after he was was violently attacked by a group of three ‘far-right skinheads’, including one women near the Saint-Lazare train station on Wednesday evening.

     

    Four arrests have been made in connection to the attack including the individual suspected of delivering the final blow to Méric’s head in Wednesday’s attack.

    The Local also reports that at least one of the attackers wore knuckle-dusters according to initial reports.

    An eyewitness, named only as Aurelia, described to French journalists the horrendous scene she had witnessed.

    “I was out doing some shopping, when I found myself face to face with the attackers,” who she told reporters had shaved heads and wore leather jackets.

    “I saw the young man falling, and his head hitting a bollard. There was blood coming out of his ears and nose, and then he went into convulsions.”

    “He had a huge lump at the back of his head, and his face was covered in blood,” she added.

    Anti-gay crime has soared in the last few months, as France became the 14th nation to legalise same-sex marriages.

    In April a gay dancer, Raphaël Leclerc was beaten unconscious in Nice, and Wildred de Brujin was attacked in Paris. Also in the same month four people were detained by police on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a gay bar in the French city of Lille.

    Images have emerged of Méric marching against anti-gay violence on 17 April. The banner he held read: ‘Homophobia Kills’.

    Hundreds of people attended a vigil in Paris last night in memory of Méric