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12 November 2007
Review: Casanova the Carol Ann Duffy way + Casanova, the famous author and bon vivant, claimed to have bedded a woman in every European city.So it is no surprise that in this modern age of sex and sleaze, he is experiencing something of a revival.First, the BBC adaptation of his life starring a geeky David Tennant; now, the play written by controversial poet Carol Ann Duffy
26 July 2007
Review: All-male Pinafore is charming, camp and cramped 1 Over a century since HMS Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan's anti-establishment, whimsical Victorian musical was first staged, people are still finding ways to reinvent it and widen its appeal.And in an age where the vast majority of the population has only encountered The Lass that Loved a Sailor in a scene from The Simpsons where Sideshow Bob sings the entire repertoire in order to satisfy Bart's last wish, the musical is in dire need of updating.
28 June 2007
Review: Angels in America + The Pulitzer-winning Angels in America is divided into two parts, set in the mid-nineteen eighties and following the terrible dawning of the AIDS crisis in America. The first part is entitled Millennium Approaches, and the second, Perestroika.The play revolves around two couples. Louis is a narcissistic and neurotic Jew, who lives with Prior, a WASP from a historic family that came off the Mayflower.In the first act, Prior reveals that he has AIDS and has discovered a lesion.
12 June 2007
Review: Two Men Talking + In a tiny, intimate venue in the heart of Whitehall, two men perform a play that records their lives as gay, Jewish South Africans.Two Men Talking starts in sweltering South Africa where Paul Browde and Murray Nossel are schoolchildren during Apartheid.Their tale takes us takes us to New York and London, through their experiences of career struggles, coming out as gay and dealing with HIV and AIDS, and finally recalling their reunion in America.
7 June 2007
Blears comments ‘deeply disturbing’ say Tories 21 The Conservative Party have hit back at claims made by Labour deputy leader candidate Hazel Blears that they are a party "riddled with homophobia."Ms Blears made the comments following a survey by Conservatives Home, the unofficial Conservative grassroots website.The survey claimed that a third of all Conservative activists would not attend a Civil Partnership ceremony - even if invited by a friend.
7 June 2007
Women’s stage lineup announced for Pride London + The women's stage line-up for Pride London has been announced today.Emma Hands, vice chair of Pride London said: "We've got some class DJs and some outstanding live acts."We are also delighted to welcome Pride London's newest patron Zoë Lyons to make you laugh!"
7 June 2007
Scot arrested for murdering German too ill to go to court + The British man arrested over the murder of a gay German in Gran Canaria is too ill to appear in court today.The 39-year old man identified only as EB by police was arrested after he was found to have overdosed on drugs in a suicide attempt.Karl Heinz Thonningen, 44, was stabbed to death at 0500 on Saturday after returning home from gay clubs in the popular Playa Del Ingles holiday resort.
7 June 2007
Gay rights groups criticise surgeon general nominee + Gay rights groups have slammed President Bush's nominee for surgeon general, Kentucky cardiologist Dr. James Holsinger, for writing in 1991 that gay sex is unnatural and unhealthy.In his paper for the United Methodist Church, Holsinger said that gay sex was dangerous because "When the complementarity of the sexes is breached, injuries and diseases may occur."
7 June 2007
Lib Dems call for computing genius to be remembered + The Liberal Democrats are calling for the House of Commons to remember cryptographer Alan Turing tomorrow, on the 53rd anniversary of his death.Turing famously invented the Turing machine and cracked the German Enigma code during World War Two, but sadly committed suicide after being convicted of having a sexual relationship with another man.
7 June 2007
Lesbian use of IVF increasing + The number of lesbians using IVF is increasing, new figures show.Between 1999 and 2006, the number of treatment cycles for lesbian couples tripled from 300 per year to almost 1,000.During the same time period, the number of treatment cycles undergone by single women only doubled.
7 June 2007
Iranian partygoers released + Nearly all of the young men arrested at a party in Iran earlier this month under suspicion of being gay have now been released.Eighty-seven young men were originally arrested, and seventeen were held for "homosexual conduct" and drinking alcohol in a crackdown by Iranian police.
7 June 2007
Survey finds rise in hate crimes + A new survey on hate crimes in Europe has found that the level of hate crimes based on sexual orientation is rising, and that governments are failing to report the crimes.The 2007 Hate Crime Survey was released today by Human Right First, a leading human rights organisation, and also covers hate crimes based on race, faith and disability.
7 June 2007
Another racist row on Big Brother 3 A racist contestant on the new series of Big Brother was evicted from the show in the early hours of yesterday morning for calling her housemate a "nigger."Student Emily Parr, 19, was thrown off the show after she said: "Are you pushing it out, you nigger?"The remark was directed at black contestant Charley Uchea, 21.
7 June 2007
Health study raises HIV worries in Bromley + A survey by the London Borough of Bromley has found that 40 per cent of gay men in the area have never had an HIV test.The study of LGBT people was intended to establish their health needs. It covered sexual health, accessing services, drug use and alcohol.It found that one third of respondents, both male and female, had not used any sexual health services in the last year.
7 June 2007
Jack Straw to chair Cabinet while Prescott is ill + Jack Straw is chairing the Cabinet meeting today while Deputy Leader John Prescott remains ill in hospital with pneumonia.Yesterday the 69-year-old politician was moved to a high-dependency unit at University College Hospital.His office insist that this is not because his condition is deteriorating, but to allow closer monitoring.
6 June 2007
California assembly passes gay marriage bill + The first legislative chamber in California voted to allow same-sex marriage today, in a public snub to conservative Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.Gov Schwarzenegger has previously said that if the bill was passed by both legislative chambers, he would use his powers as Governor to veto it, as he believes that the measure should be passed either by the courts or by a referendum.
6 June 2007
Lottery win for older gay people + Older citizens in the Preston area have been awarded a £131,000 lottery bonanza - but this time, the much-needed cash is going straight to the LGBT community.The Preston and South Ribble branch of Age Concern have been awarded the money by the Big Lottery Fund.They will use it to help reduce the social isolation felt by people over the age of 55.
6 June 2007
Blears: Tories riddled with homophobia 21 Hazel Blears has accused the Conservative Party of being "riddled with homophobia."The candidate for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party slammed Tory homophobes after a survey revealed that one third of Conservative Party activists would not attend a Civil Partnership ceremony - even if invited by a friend.Ms Blears said: "This is astonishing. One third of Conservatives would snub a friend's invitation to a Civil Partnership, and the only possible explanation is homophobia."
6 June 2007
Church adopts pro-gay guidelines 57 Northern Ireland's largest Protestant church yesterday adopted guidelines to help clergy deal sensitively with gay church members.The Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast adopted the pastoral guidelines by 159 votes to 120.The guidelines call on the church to repent for times when gay people have been treated in ways that lack "grace."
6 June 2007
British man arrested over gay murder 57 A British man has been arrested over the murder of a gay German man in Gran Canaria.Police are treating the murder as a "crime of passion," as no money was taken from the victim.Karl Heinz Thonningen, 44, was stabbed to death at 0500 when returning home from gay clubs in the popular Playa Del Ingles holiday resort.

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