Gay Critic

Theatre review: Bent

Big bitch Critic — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:30 +0000

Bent, at the intimate Tabard Theatre in Parsons Green, west London, tells the story of a young gay couple sent to a concentration camp after witnessing the murder of a German SA office.

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Gay hate preacher Stephen Green to air views in Channel 4 documentary

Big bitch Critic — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:14 +0000

Stephen Green, the director of anti-gay lobby group Christian Voice, will air his homophobic views in a short Channel 4 programme on Monday.

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Rush Limbaugh says he and Elton John agree on gay marriage

Big bitch Critic — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:38:04 +0000

US radio host Rush Limbaugh said this week that he and Elton John share the same anti-gay marriage views. Limbaugh, known as a controversial shock jock, said on Wednesday that he and the singer support civil unions but not marriage for gay couples.

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First Liverpool Pride to remember murdered gay teen Michael Causer

Big bitch Critic — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:02:00 +0000

Liverpool’s first Pride celebration is to hold a vigil next week to remember Michael Causer, the gay teenager who was murdered in the city two years ago. Michael, an 18-year-old hairdresser, died in hospital in August 2008 after being punched and kicked.

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Gay groups urge Lady Gaga to cancel Arizona gig over immigration laws

Big bitch Critic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:11 +0000

Gay groups in the US are calling on Lady Gaga to cancel a gig in Phoenix, Arizona, in protest at new immigration laws. Gaga, who is bisexual and a gay rights supporter, is due to play a concert in the city on Saturday.

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MP Angela Eagle defends Australian lesbian minister’s opposition to gay marriage

Big bitch Critic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:35:37 +0000

Labour MP Angela Eagle has defended an Australian lesbian politician for publicly opposing equal marriage. Ms Eagle, who was the only out lesbian in parliament until this year, said that Australian Labor politicianPenny Wong should be commended for her previous record on gay rights.

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Banking heir sues for libel over Peter Mandelson story

Big bitch Critic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:23 +0000

Nathaniel Rothschild is suing the Daily Mail over a story which claimed he set up a meeting between Lord Mandelson and a Russian billionaire. The newspaper’s story, published on May 22nd of this year, was titled “Mandelson, an oligarch and a £500m deal”.

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American rabbis sign declaration of gay acceptance

Big bitch Critic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:42:29 +0000

More than 60 US rabbis have signed a declaration calling for Jewish communities to be accepting and tolerant of lesbian and gay people.

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London support group for gay men with HIV and hep C

Big bitch Critic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:07:28 +0000

A support group for gay men in London with HIV and hepatitis C begins next month. The group, set up by Terrence Higgins Trust, will meet one evening a week for six weeks in central London, beginning on August 12th.

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Homophobic ‘family’ group claims repealing US military gay ban will spread HIV

Big bitch Critic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:34:48 +0000

The homophobic Family Research Council has begun a campaign against efforts to repeal America’s ban on out gay soldiers in the military.

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