In 2017 we have seen many disturbing events targeting the global LGBT community and our human rights. From concentration camps in Chechnya to Indonesia’s authoritarian mission to erase anything LGBT related from society. We must not forget the resignation of Vitit Muntarbhorn, the UN’s first Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. All […]
Read moreThe Sexual Offences Act 1967 On the 27th July 2017, it will be fifty years since the decriminalisation of the Sexual Offences Act 1967. But what has life been like since the law changed? Peter Tatchell, explains some of his research in a brilliant Guardian Newspaper article. As well as Riyadh Khalaf, teaming up with BBC 3 to produce […]
Read moreMr Gay UK Mr Gay UK is a British annual beauty contest for gay men, with regional heats held in gay nightclubs with a grand final usually at a gay venue. The contests is owned and promoted by gay entrepreneur Terry George. HISTORY OF MR GAY UK Every year, hundreds of lads compete at […]
Read moreThe Victorians’ surprisingly liberal attitude towards gay men The famous imprisonment of author Oscar Wilde in 1895 for being a homosexual paints a picture of sexual repression and hostility towards same-sex relationships in 19th-century England. But the largest ever survey of court cases relating to the criminalisation of gay men has revealed a surprisingly relaxed attitude towards homosexuality […]
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