NEW YORK — As part of the Love is GREAT campaign, the UK government will participate in local Pride events in 10 cities across the US to highlight the UK as a champion of LGBT equality and a global leader in human rights across policy, business, arts and culture, and tourism. The UK is proud to…
The United Kingdom’s rules on gay men giving blood are to be reconsidered. The BBC reports that Public Health Minister Jane Ellison says there will be a review. “Making sure that the blood supply is safe is an absolute priority,” she said. “Donor deferral for men who have sex with men was changed from lifetime…
GLAAD has announced the launch of a UK operation as part of its growing global work to accelerate acceptance of the LGBT community. GLAAD UK officially launches this month and will be part of a series of announcements made at the group’s first-ever international board meeting, taking place at the House of Lords in central…
Following in the footsteps of Keegan Hirst, Sam Stanley has become the second British pro rugby player to reveal publicly that he is gay. Stanley, 23, has represented England at five tournaments and is the brother of Samoan international Michael Stanley. Stanley said he has kept his five-year relationship with partner Laurence a secret. “I…
MANCHESTER, UK — Transport for Greater Manchester, the company that runs the city’s Metrolink tram network has received dozens of complaints after a form for signing up to use wi-fi on the network included a ‘transgender’ option. The Manchester Evening News reports that the form, required for signing up to use the free wi-fi service,…
Check out this exclusive clip from ‘Cucumber’s’ season finale; the drama series that explores 21st century gay life in all its powerful, witty, dark and uplifting guises through the lens of two disparate generations. In the season finale Henry invites a collection of local LGBT friends and family to move in to his new home,…
dvd of the week The wondrous Paddington was freely adapted from the children’s book series by Michael Bond that began in 1958. Paddington is a rare intelligent talking bear from Darkest Peru, and in Paul King’s film, he sets off for London to find a new home after the forest where he lived with his…
dvr this Logo, Mondays, 10 p.m. Russell Davies, who created Queer as Folk and rebooted Doctor Who, has returned to gay dramedy with two shows Cucumber and Banana, which have already premiered in the U.K. and have now landed in the U.S. on Logo. Davies’ original version of Queer as Folk was leaps and bounds…
Get ready … the British are coming! To kick off the premiere of the new series Cucumber and Banana (April 13), Logo TV will air a marathon of UK version of Queer as Folk April 4 and April 11. Logo will air the full series of the UK Queer as Folk, which ran for 10…
Banana – Banana – Logo TV Logo TV have just released the U.S. trailer for the highly anticipated Cucumber and Banana drama series. The two interlinked dramas from Russell T Davies (Doctor Who and Queer as Folk) are slated to premiere on Logo TV Monday, April 13 at 10 p.m. ET. The two interwoven drama series…
