Month: January 2013
UKIP ‘Homophobia’ in Spotlight After Online Leaks
The recent rise of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) may be halted in its tracks by new evidence of the profound homophobia of some party members.
Jodie Foster ‘comes out’ in emotional Golden Globes speech
Jodie Foster addressed her sexuality directly for the first time in public last night, using the 2013 Golden Globe awards to reveal she was gay “about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.”
NHS and gay rights get campaigners out
Campaigners braved the cold to stage two separate protests – over privatisation of Hinchingbrooke Hospital and anti-gay laws in Uganda.
Ben Haigh running Barcelona Marathon to raise money for Stonewall
He want’s to train toward something (and achieve a goal) knowing that he have made money for a worthy cause, the London Marathon is done too often so he felt like doing something a little bit different, and with Barcelona being such a beautiful city and the marathon being one of the biggest in Europe, he thought “why not!”.
UK Trans Youth Survey: Employment and job-seeking
Gendered Intelligence have launched a survey on employment and job-seeking for trans young people (aged 25 and under) living in the UK.
Boxer Orlando Cruz finally finds happiness after telling the world that he’s gay
When he was 19 years old, Orlando Cruz competed in the Sydney Olympics. He had a girlfriend in Puerto Rico and a growing reputation as a fast, tough, counter-punching lefthander.