LGBT History Month 2013 – STEM resource: Jack Andraka, scientist
LGBT History Month 2013 – STEM resource: Jack Andraka, scientist
LGBT History Month 2013 – STEM resource: Jack Andraka, scientist
Tom Daley: ‘I’m dating a guy and I couldn’t be happier’
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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.
In memorium…
Today is World AIDS Remembrance Day. With ‘How To Survive A Plague’ being released, this year is perhaps even more a fitting time to remember and reflect on the origins of the modern AIDS movement and remind ourselves that the success of the treatment cause was also the root of the modern LGBT civil rights movement. Today is also the public honorartion of the heroes and heroines of a time without which, today would be impossible. A kiss and a salute in equal measure. And still, silence equals death. We Remember.
LGBT History Month 2014 – the launch: University of Birmingham 28.11.13
UPDATED 10th December 2013
LGBT History Month 2014 was officially launched on Thursday at Bramall Hall in the university of Birmingham. We’ve put together The Day in Pictures to give you a flavour of what was a hugely successful and entertaining day!
Sean Bean wins International Emmy for Trans role
British actor Sean Bean has won an International Emmy for his work in BBC One drama series Accused. The 54-year-old won for his portrayal of a teacher with a Trans alter ego in the Tracie’s Story episode of the Jimmy McGovern serial.
Equal marriage bill overwhelmingly passes Stage 1 Debate in Scottish Parliament
Equal marriage bill overwhelmingly passes Stage 1 Debate in Scottish Parliament – The Scottish Parliament this evening (Novembber 20th) passed its equal marriage bill through the first stage of debate with a large majority.
Greater London Association of Trades Union Councils
Greater London Association of Trades Union Councils – some events are announced, for World AIDS Day, Queerzine Fest and LGBTQ People’s Assembly against Austerity
God's Other Children – A London Memoir by Vernal Scott
God’s Other Children – A London Memoir by Vernal Scott. A new non-fiction book which details the impact of HIV and AIDS from a black/gay perspective, and much much more besides. The forewords are written by Sir Nick Partridge, Peter Tatchell, and Lord Paul Boateng. It’s available from Foyles, Amazon and Gay’s The Word.
The Respect 'Loved by You' Awards 2013
The Co-Operative Group Respect ‘Loved by You’ Awards 2013 – get voting. The awards are very much back to basics. They are an opportunity for people from all over the UK (anyone in the world can vote too) to vote for their favourites in 27 diverse categories.
Ray Gosling 1939-2013
Ray Gosling 1939-2013: Raised in Northampton, where he attended grammar school, Gosling was “a C-stream child”. His father was a mechanic. After dropping out of Leicester University to run a rock’n’roll band, he went to London to take up a factory job. Gosling was a teddy boy: “I felt in my heart it was more than a fashion, it was a belief: teds to change the world.”