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||| "As a black, gay man I was horrified that the only remotely brown face of Conservative power - and one ostensibly in charge of our societies 'social action' couldn't even spit out words in support of equality. I can only conclude, that should Cameron and his remarkably un-evolved group take power that [GBLT] people will be a big part of his 'great ignored'." Openly gay basketball star John Amaechi slams Britain's Conservative party, and their leader David Cameron in particular.
||| "It's an elaborately executed, highly marketed, deception. A leopard does not change its spots and neither has the Conservative party." The former head of the Tory's gay campaign, Anastasia Beaumont-Bott (right), speaks out after defecting to Labour.
||| Tory MP David Heathcote also defects to Labour in response to the Conservative's record on gay rights issues.
||| David Cameron and George Osborne would merely "consider" the case for gay marriage - but they won't support it. Peter Tatchell says, "A commitment to merely consider the case for legalising gay marriage is meaningless."
||| 400 turned out for The Big Gay Flash Mob; Gay rights activists Tamsin Omond and Peter Tatchell met with Shadow Chancellor George Osborne - but left disappointed. Said Tatchell, "David Cameron’s commitment to gay rights is not embraced by the whole Tory party and is not deemed worthy of a mention in official party publicity."
||| Labour promises a future fair for all - and concrete promises on gay equality.
||| Attitude - the gay lifestyle magazine - printed half of its 150,000 copies with Conservative leader David Cameron's face on the cover. A male model featured on the remaining 75,000 - the model accounted for 70 per cent of all copies sold.
||| Tories knew members of the Polish Law and Justice party (with whom the Conservatives are closely allied) were on the far right, tending towards homophobia and antisemitism. They ignored a report advising caution and pushed ahead with an alliance.
||| The Conservatives are a risk to equality, openly gay Minister for Europe Chris Bryant (right) warns.
||| Conservatives try to backtrack, saying Grayling's comments were a recollection of old views. Uh huh.
||| Johann Hari: How is this different from turning away black couples?
||| The Tory leader has been invited to a 'David Cameron Coming Out Street Party' by human rights activist Peter Tatchell. Says Tatchell: "Right now, the Tories don't have any official lesbian and gay rights policies. The Conservative Party annual conference has never voted for gay equality and there are no gay rights policies in any Tory policy document. The Conservatives are offering the gay community no new measures to remedy the remaining vestiges of homophobia... David Cameron supports the ban on same-sex civil marriage and the lifetime ban on gay blood donors. This week, Cameron blocked government plans to ensure that all pupils receive sex education and education to counter homophobia from the age of 15."
||| "Supergays and superlesbians don’t like our diversity. They want to streamline us as gymgoing, straight-acting professionals, sanitized for your protection." Michael Lucas (left) on GLAAD.
||| If you could pop a pill to make you straight, would you? Around one in four gay men would.
||| Cyndi Lauper to open True Colors Residence, the first permanent housing for homeless GBLT youth in Harlem.
||| There's something truly sad about a hospital closing, and the news of St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan's coming closure is particularly poignant. It was one of the first hospitals in the US with dedicated services for HIV and AIDS patients.
||| Gay soldiers are employees, too.
||| Band Fags, banned by Facebook...
||| Flipping The Script: Beyond Homophobia in Black Hollywood, a panel hosted by Writers Guild West in Los Angeles and moderated by Sheryl Lee Ralph. Wilson Cruz (sigh) was there too. EDGE has more, plus pictures.
||| Jamie Foxx, acting on the misapprehension that people either care, or believe him, or don't believe him: I'm not gay. (What man or woman would want to go near a mouth like that anyway?)
||| ABC admits gay storyline wasn't to the liking of its daytime audience.
||| A gay bourbon drinker tells all.
||| First gay marketed apartment building (left) in NYC?
||| Chris Kanyon, the openly gay wrestler, is dead. He was 40.
||| Author and activist Thomas Glave, in collaboration with the Institute of Gender and Development Studies, St Augustine, will host a public lecture and book launch on 15th April. In the spotlight is A Reading from Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles.
||| Jamaica: On tolerating homosexuals and such (editorial in the Jamaica Observer).
||| How is India dealing with the decriminalisation of homosexuality?
||| Taipei City Council's homophobia clear to all.
||| It's been a minute since we heard from our old favourite, plastic boy slut Cristiano Ronaldo. He's back, re-enacting your favorite poolside gay porno scenes - whilst on holiday!
||| Visit "bold and beautiful" Bulgaria.
||| The Equality Bill - which was passed by Parliament on Wednesday - will improve lives of HIV patients. Employers will no longer be able to demand pre-employment medical questionnaires.
||| Farewell to a hero of the fight against HIV: Just 17 when he found out he had the virus, Clint Walters (left) spent the rest of his life fighting it.
||| The director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, says courts are setting a dangerous precedent by making theological decisions about which faiths deserve legal protection.
||| Julius Malema, the South African youth leader accused of inciting violence against white farmers, has visited Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe.
||| Help Haiti through art: 1000 pieces of Haitian art over 30 days.
||| ...And the water out of a swimming pool (video).
||| The man with half a body.
||| How to cure depression: with worry.
||| Wine bluffers exposed by research.
||| Animal pictures of the week, part 1 (30 pictures)... And part 2 (28 pictures).
||| Oriental Yeti or sick civet?
||| We've heard all about the black sheep in the family - how about a white calf in a brown litter? (Hope Jill Scott doesn't hear about it, lest it cause another of her "little winces".)
||| Photographers and illustrators are the latest thorn in Google Books' side. The Huffington Post has a bit more on this.
||| 10 simple Google search tricks.
||| Apple blocks iPhone app that warns users how much radiation they are exposing themselves to while on their phone.
||| ...But how about the 20 most important computers of all time (real, not fictional...).
||| The controversial Digital Economy Act has passed into law. The Act forces Internet Service Providers to cap - or disconnect - illegal filesharers, and gives the Government the power to block websites suspected of carrying copyrighted material.
||| Digital Economy Act: A nightmare of unintended consequences.
||| Digital Economy Act: what next?
||| School of Technology and Management (right), by Portuguese architect Nuno Montenegro.
||| Marvin (left) out of JLS: I was bullied for wearing glasses. Poor baby. Report includes video.
||| Dizzee Rascal tops black Bond poll.
||| Kele Okereke (right, centre) - the openly gay lead singer in Bloc Party - is to release his first solo album.
||| S. Epatha Merkerson to leave Law & Order at the end of its current season, its twentieth. She's played Lt. Van Buren since 1993. DONK-DONK!
||| And whilst we're on the subject of True Blood, meet Alcide (right).
||| Doctor Who 1963-2010: a mega-quiz.
||| Could Chris Parker (left) return to EastEnders? The actor exited the show in 2005 following a failed suicide attempt allegedly caused by media speculation over his sexuality.
||| John Forsythe, the actor best known for his role as Blake Carrington in Dynasty, is dead. He was 92.
||| MormonBoyz.com owner receiving death threats.
||| Wet leisure assistant and modality manager: just two of most ridiculous job titles. What's your job title (and what would an idiot manager re-brand it as?)
||| The 20 greatest children's books ever.
