Today’s Links
- Review: Haywire
Are you the kind of person who like a cinematic challenge? Who likes to chat about a film all the way home, reading new things into it as you listen to your pal’s opinion? If so, avoid Haywire, maintaining the distance of at least a roundhouse kick.
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- Seven Irish MEP’s bothered, Five to go
ILGA Europe (International Lesbian and Gay Association) are running a campaign aimed at members of the European Parliament to seek their commitment on LGBT rights. So far seven Irish MEP’s have signed the 10 point pledge on LGBT rights issues. So Liam Aylward, Mairead McGuinness, Gay Mitchell (remember him?), Pat (The Cope) Gallagher, Brian Crowley, [...]
- Tuscaloosa schools told: ‘Let lesbians go to prom’
Demands have been made to the County Board of Education in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to respect LGBT rights after alleged cases of negligence by staff members towards a gay student.
- Data changes raise concerns for trans and intersex university students
Concerns have been expressed this week after it was revealed that the Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) is considering changes to the way it records data on sex and gender, with implications for trans and intersex students enrolling at university.
- Gay Tunisians speak out
The socio-political upheaval Tunisia has undergone since the revolution has led many Tunisians to question their place within this new society – Tunisia’s often undiscussed LGBT community is no exception to this uncertainty.
- Ireland to Host European Transgender Forum
Later this year Ireland will have the honour of hosting the European Transgender Forum. It’s a wonderful achievement as it’s due to the amazing work carried out by TENI, Transgender Equality Network of Ireland.
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- Sydney will ‘be so lucky’ as Kylie returns to Mardi Gras
Kylie Minogue, showed fans that she’s ‘still standing’ after 25 years, has announced her return to Sydney for the Mardi Gras in March this year.
- Council: No decision made on strip night gay pub
A petition has been delivered to a London borough council after fears its initial consultation on a new ‘sex establishment’ closure policy would threaten a gay pub with a weekly strip night.
- ‘Bully’ Bloom slammed for gay funding question
An MEP from the European Independence Party has been condemned by LGBT groups for questioning the European Commission on the legitimacy of funding of an LGBT rights organisation.
- Locker room bigotry
A young lgbt woman in England was told recently that she had to change for gym class in the boys changing room. Being told that is bad enough, but the fact that is was her PE teacher who said it makes it unacceptable.
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- Video: Youtube pulls ‘non family safe’ gay music ad
A record label in the US has expressed surprise at Youtube’s decision to pull an advert showing two shirtless men embracing after the video-hosting site said it violated their adult image policy.
- Tonight at Make & Do Do…
… I’m going to make a simple model of Katy Perry out of plasticine and see if anyone can spot the difference. Expect my plastic model to be topping the charts next week.
- Thanks to all who came out to the Alternative Miss Ireland pub quiz last night
And thanks to everyone who donated prizes. It was lots of fun and we raised a lot of money so… thanks!
- Video: Gay artist’s work smashed in New Delhi
A gay artist was attacked and a painting destroyed at his exhibition in New Delhi last week.
- UK survey: 81% of actors ‘open about sexuality’
In a new survey of the acting industry, eight in ten actors said they were ‘out’ professionally and three quarters of respondents said the decision to come out had not hindered their career.
- Starbucks backs marriage equality
Coffee giant Starbucks has backed draft legislation in Washington which would lift the state’s ban on gay marriage.
- Jail for fake Louis Walsh sex assault claims
A man who admitted falsely accusing Louis Walsh of a sexual assault has been jailed for six months. Leonard Watters, an unemployed 24-year-old dance teacher was sentenced at Dublin District Court yesterday.
- Murdered gay teen ‘exposed himself to killer’
The court at the trial for the murder of 16-year-old schoolboy, Jack Frew, has heard claims that he exposed himself to his killer shortly before his death.
- ‘Disrespectful’ gays demanded Zulu king’s apology
While the question of what exactly the Zulu king said about gays in a speech on Sunday remains, the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa said the gay rights group who demanded an apology showed the king disrespect.
