When the UK government officially filed divorce papers Wednesday to leave the European Union, Darren Grimes woke up a happy camper. “I’m extremely optimistic about our future chances outside in the world!” he chimes. “I think Brexit and the repeal bi…
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British Govt Says It Is ‘Committed’ to Pardoning 49,000+ Gay Men Convicted of Gross Indecency
The British government says it is “committed” to an ‘Alan Turing law’ that would pardon at least 49,000 gay men who were convicted under gross indecency crimes before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1967. The BBC reports:…
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Both Candidates to Become U.K.’s Next Prime Minister Have Anti-Gay Ties, Positions
Girl power! While most of the progressive thinkers in the U.S. are thrilled with the possibility of the election of the nation’s first female Commander in Chief and marveling at how far we’ve come as a nation, the idea is not exactly revo…
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John Oliver Reminds America What It Missed Out on by Declaring Independence: WATCH
John Oliver turned in a special Independence Day segment to remind Americans of all the things they’ve missed out on by kicking Britain to the curb: accents, meat pies and bowler hats (“Perfect for dressing your head like a circumcised ve…
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UK Prime Minister Candidate Linked to ‘Gay Cure’ and Anti-Equality Organization
Stephen Crabb, one of the five candidates to replace David Cameron as the UK’s next prime minister had to deny his homophobic views when he launched his candidacy to become the next leader of the Conservative Party Wednesday. Crabb presents him…
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Brexit: The Vote That Set Cartoonists Off
British satirists are reacting to the Brexit vote with mostly dismay, doomsday scenarios — and a new head of hair (“leave” campaigner Boris Johnson’s). But we wondered what cartoonists outside of Britain were drawing. A number of th…
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Brexit, Dugout Shampoo, Channing Tatum, Harry Styles, Christina Aguilera, Turkey: NEWS
BREXIT. An explainer: FEDER. How Brexit could redraw the international LGBT rights map. BILL DE BLASIO. Mayor’s support from LGBTQ community has limits: “’I’ll tell you some good things, but I want to make sure we don’t let him off the ho…
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David Cameron Says He’ll Resign After Britain Votes to Leave EU: WATCH
Britain has voted to leave the European Union in a stunning 52 to 48 vote that sent financial markets tumbling around the world and prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to announce that he’ll step down by October. The NYT reports: The margin o…
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As Britain Considers a ‘Brexit’ from the EU, John Oliver Has a Better Idea: WATCH
John Oliver took a look last night at Brexit, which is the name for the debate on whether Britain should leave the 28-state European Union. It’s a debate that reached a violent climax last week when British Labour Party MP Jo Cox, who was campa…
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UK Issues Travel Warning Over Anti-LGBT Laws in North Carolina and Mississippi
The United Kingdom has updated its foreign travel advice for British citizens traveling to the United States because of the recently passed anti-LGBT laws in North Carolina and Mississippi. Under a banner heading titled, “Local laws and customs…
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