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Stephen Fry, Michael Bublé, a Babylonian banquet and exploding jelly among silent auction lots for Stonewall Summer Party
An answerphone greeting message from Stephen Fry, a box for 13 at Michael Bublé’s London show and a banquet for 10 at Babylon are just some of the lots on offer in Stonewall’s Summer Party silent auction.
Russian Gays in US Call for Boycott of Sochi Games
A group of gays from Russia and the former Soviet republics living in the United States has a message for gay athletes and others planning to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi: Don’t go.
Croatia hosts thousands in peaceful gay pride march
Several thousand people held a gay pride march Saturday in Croatia, where conservatives backed by the influential Catholic Church want to make same sex marriage illegal, while neighbouring Slovenia’s president led a similar march in his country’s capital.
Hundreds in Manchester find inspiration at Stonewall Workplace Conference
Over 200 delegates from major British employers attending yesterday’s Stonewall Workplace Conference in Manchester heard from inspirational speakers including Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou and Leicestershire Police Assistant Chief Constable Steph Morgan. ITV, the British Army, Accenture, the Co-operative and Ernst & Young were among the employers sharing best practice at the Conference, which was supported by Barclays.
European Parliament condemns Russia’s federal censorship law
Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the “anti-propaganda” law voted in Russia’s federal Duma earlier this week.
Radio host Howard Sattler suspended after asking Julia Gillard if partner Tim Mathieson is gay
Fairfax Radio has suspended controversial Perth presenter Howard Sattler and apologised to the Prime Minister over what it says were disrespectful questions.