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Coming out from the cloister: Mark Bunyan takes a hatchet to Family Values in his clerical farce ‘Mysterious Ways’ this Tuesday 1st June performed by Homo Promos

Mark Bunyan takes a hatchet to Family Values in his clerical farce ‘Mysterious Ways’ which Homo Promos is giving in a Zoom performance on Tuesday 1st June. Peter Scott-Presland tells us more. Those of us who lived through the mid to late 1980s are unlikely to recall the era with any pleasure. It was a …

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Liz Truss receives huge support after calling for government departments to quit Stonewall’s “Diversity Champions” scheme, reports Jo Bartosch

Equalities minster Liz Truss has received hundreds of messages of support on social media following a report in The Times that she is pushing for all government departments to withdraw from the Stonewall Diversity Champions Scheme. Many of those heaping praise on the minister are lesbian feminists, with many expressing surprise that support for women’s …

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La Namibie va tirer un trait sur sa législation anti-gay

Les choses bougent en Afrique australe. Après l’Angola et le Botswana, la Namibie se prépare à son tour à abroger les textes criminalisant la sodomie, héritage de l’ère coloniale. L’article La Namibie va tirer un trait sur sa législation anti-gay est apparu en premier sur 360°.

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Dangerous women with their dangerous opinions take over Speakers’ Corner, reports MrMenno from Hyde Park

Last Sunday (23rd May) women from as far afield as Aberdeen and Wales came together at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park to stand up for their sex-based rights. It was a strategic move by Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (aka Posie Parker) as part of her campaign to reclaim the public square in a day and age where …

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Grindr s’invite dans le rugby pro

L’app de drague gay américaine a signé un chèque de 4 millions d’euros pour s’associer au Biarritz Olympique, équipe de 2e division française. L’article Grindr s’invite dans le rugby pro est apparu en premier sur 360°.

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Alireza is the 20 year old Iranian gay man brutally murdered and beheaded – but for Amnesty International it was about Alireza being “non-binary”, writes Iseult White

Today, Friday 28th May, is #AmnestyDay, the day that Amnesty International calls on us to remember the importance of human rights. My grandfather Sean Mac Bride co-founded Amnesty and served as Chairman from 1961 to 1975. His work with Amnesty International was one of his proudest accomplishments. In November 2020 Amnesty International signed and promoted a …

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Protest Culture Is What Pride Is Really About

Oui, on pourra retourner au sauna dès le 31 mai!

Les annonces du Conseil fédéral ont confirmé la réouverture des établissements suisses dès la semaine prochaine, moyennant un concept de protection contre le Covid.

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Pioneering Lesbians Kay Lahusen, Rusty Warren Dead

Lahusen was a photographer and activist, Warren a risqué comedian.

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Jo Bartosch meets legendary US gay rights campaigner Fred Sargeant: “We need a new movement of gay, lesbian and bisexual people; run for and by ourselves.”

Sitting on his sun-soaked porch in Vermont, Fred Sargeant prepares to tell me “the real story about Stonewall, as opposed to the nonsense that you hear today.” Straightforward, principled and smart, Sargeant is one of America’s foremost gay rights campaigners. Still active in the fight for equality, his lineage can be traced to the frenetic …

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