MASTI is an opportunity for Asian Gay/Bi men to talk with other Asian Gay/Bi men. To discuss their experiences of sex, relationships and life, explore their culture, identity, religion and sexuality. The weekend will develop confidence to make stronger informed decisions by a mix of fun reflective activities in a confidential safe place.
London rally against Russia’s anti-gay Olympics – Urge Olympic sponsors to speak out against Russian homophobia. Join the Sochi Winter Olympics protest:Wednesday 5 February, 6-7pm, Downing Street, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AA. Nearest tubes Charing Cross & Westminster… WEAR RED FOR LOVE!
Petition calls for Bank Holiday to be named after Alan Turing after ‘Margaret Thatcher Day’ controversy – A petition has been started to push the Government to rename the August Bank Holiday after late gay computer genius and codebreaker Alan Turing, rather than after Margaret Thatcher.
Vladimir Putin and David Silvester seem not to understand what a gay person is – so here’s a handy guide. Putin’s winter Olympic comments and Silvester’s flood warnings remind us that one can get remarkably far in life while being utterly confused about gay people. THe Guardian explains in its occasional series “Can you explain..? I confused!”
Cameroon: Gay man who was jailed for sending affectionate text message dies at 34 – A gay man in Cameroon who was jailed for sending a text message to another man, saying “I’m very much in love with you,” has died.Roger Jean-Claude Mbede, 34, passed away on Friday roughly one month after his family removed him from the hospital where he had been seeking treatment for a hernia. Mr Mbede was arrested in March 2011 in connection with the text message and received a three-year sentence.
London: Lecturer who compared gay teachers to the Ku Klux Klan sacked from college – A lecturer at an east London college who compared gay teachers to the Ku Klux Klan and admitted that he loathed Sir Elton John for his “over-burdensome gayism” has been sacked.
Vince Laws performs at Have A Word, Brighton – Vince’s performance from ‘Have A Word’ in Brighton, November 12, hosted by Ellis Collins. Contains the first film of ‘My Mental Helmet’, and Maggie Thatcher Draft Excluder’s first public appearance.
Let’s Cheer Our Own! A World First – Two Openly Gay Men Will Lead A Country. For the first time in history, a country will have an openly gay man as both its prime minister and its vice prime minister.Xavier Bettel was sworn in yesterday as Luxembourg’s prime minister, making the former talk show host Europe’s first openly gay prime minister. (Bettel is Europe’s third openly gay head of state, Iceland has had a gay premier in the past, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and Belgium’s current premier, Elio Di Rupo, is gay.)
Signorile: ‘Cut The Ageist Crap’ About Tom Daley’s Relationship With ‘Older’ Man. Today, in an often sternly-worded column, Michaelangelo Signorile takes on those who have been bashing the age difference between Tom Daley and his presumed boyfriend, Dustin Lance Black. Daley is 19, Black is 39.
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Tom Daley: ‘I’m dating a guy and I couldn’t be happier’. Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed he is in a relationship with a man. In a YouTube broadcast, the 19-year-old London 2012 bronze medallist said: “In spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone, and they make me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feels great.
