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Find special events and listings for bars, clubs, community groups, social groups and professional services. 13 July 2009 10:00 A landmark in independent and gay filmmaking, Lisa Cholodenko’s multi award-winner HIGH ART is a superbly constructed erotic drama which charts the tempestuous romantic entanglements between three women. Follow the link to enter the competition. http://boards.gingerbeer.co.uk/index.php?topic=90390.msg2594551#msg2594551 http://boards.gingerbeer.co.uk/index.php?topic=90390.msg2594551#msg2594551 4 July 2009 10:00 Positions: Office Manager, Finance Officer, LGBT Health Equalities Officer. KiS is a community development organisation and registered charity. KiS’s vision of of a society where every lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) person is able to fully reach their aspirations, be well and live free from prejudice, harassment and discrimination. http://www.kairosinsoho.org.uk/jobs.asp http://www.kairosinsoho.org.uk/jobs.asp 4 June 2009 10:00 The survey results for our recent women at pride survey are out and the community is screaming for more toilets! http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/womenatpride http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/womenatpride 6 June 2009 18:00 a research group from University College London is carrying out this research into the brain areas which become active when we see the person we love...In this study of romantic love we feel it is essential to include both heterosexual and homosexual communities and to represent men and women. Only people living in or near central London should respond as they will have to make two separate visits to UCL to take part. http://www.vislab.ucl.ac.uk/love http://www.vislab.ucl.ac.uk/love 28 May 2009 11:00 Have you been told you can sing, dance, burlesque, are a funny comedian or have some other unique talent? Emeralds Productions in association with UK Black Pride are scouting the entire UK LGBT community to find it's brightest star. http://www.myspace.com/emeraldsproductions http://www.myspace.com/emeraldsproductions 29 April 2009 13:00 Pride London needs volunteers to make sure they continue to deliver the best Pride Event in the UK. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=103 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=103 19 April 2009 18:00 Lambeth Council have effectively said they are giving our women's project building on Stockwell Road over to the neighbouring school. The suggestion is that we may rent part of the building back off them but this would of course mean the end of LWP as it stands - in spite of 30 years of functioning as a women's service for local women. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=&ArticleID=104 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=&ArticleID=104 29 March 2009 18:00 How do you feel about Pride London? Can we make Pride more attractive for women? What would you do differently? What is already being done just right? Fill in our survey and contribute to making Pride for all! http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/womenatpride http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/womenatpride 29 April 2009 18:00 A short anonymous online survey for all Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who live, work, study or visit Waltham Forest. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=102 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=102 9 April 2009 11:00 A story of Londoners connected by family, friends and a certain therapist who brings all her patients’ problems back to their mothers. http://www.mothersanddaughtersmovie.com/dvd.html http://www.mothersanddaughtersmovie.com/dvd.html 13 April 2009 13:00 crAve, the gay lifestyle magazine for women launched in August 2008, has further increased distribution is and pleased to announce that from issue 5 - on sale April 7th, it will be available from WHSmiths newsagents nationwide. http://www.cravewomen.co.uk/ http://www.cravewomen.co.uk/ 22 March 2009 17:00 Enlightenment Films are pleased to announce the DVD releases of the two most-anticipated lesbian films of the year! AfterEllen movie of the year, I Can't Think Straight, and multi-award winner The World Unseen are now available for pre-order and April shipping. http://www.enlightenment-productions.com http://www.enlightenment-productions.com 19 March 2009 11:00 EGLSF (European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation) is celebrating its 20 years anniversary this year and World Outgames Copenhagen 2009 wants to congratulate EGLSF. The weekend March 28-29 they want to celebrate the EGLSF by offering all European athletes a 20% discount on the registration fee for Copenhagen 2009. http://www.openathletics.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=40&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01returnid=15 http://www.openathletics.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=40&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01returnid=15 19 January 2009 09:00 The premium cable network has shot a pilot, which will continue the Alice Pieszecki character played by Leisha Hailey. One of this season's plotlines will have her doing something that gets her sent to prison, where her story will continue if the pilot gets picked up. http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/tv/2009/01/the-l-word-goes.html http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/tv/2009/01/the-l-word-goes.html 19 January 2009 09:00 We are looking for brides (gay and straight) who are getting married between January and June of this year who might be interested in taking part in ‘Four Weddings’, a brand new wedding show for Living. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=96 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=96 19 January 2009 09:00 In Prayers for Bobby, the Alien star plays the real-life mother of tragic gay youth Bobby Griffith, who committed suicide in the 1970s after his religious parents spent years trying to 'cure' him. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/weaver%20hopes%20new%20movie%20becomes%20a%20tool%20for%20gay%20teens_1091864 http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/weaver%20hopes%20new%20movie%20becomes%20a%20tool%20for%20gay%20teens_1091864 19 January 2009 09:00 There agreement affects 11 venues, including London's venues Hammersmith Apollo, The Forum, Heaven, The Garage, Jazz Café, Borderline, G-A-Y and G-A-Y Late, plus Edinburgh's Picture House, Birmingham's Institute and Moshulu in Aberdeen. http://www.nme.com/news/hmv/42082 http://www.nme.com/news/hmv/42082 19 January 2009 09:00 A Maine lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage, but it looks set to face tough opposition and bring a rancorous fight over the definition of marriage to the rugged eastern state. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50D08A20090114 http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50D08A20090114 18 January 2009 09:00 Would you volunteer at an exciting international choir festival? http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/event.php?ListingID=2036&CategoryID=47 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/event.php?ListingID=2036&CategoryID=47 18 January 2009 09:00 US president-elect Barack Obama has invited the world's first openly gay Anglican bishop to offer the prayer that will mark the beginning of the inauguration festivities. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/13/gene-robinson-obama-inauguration-prayer http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/13/gene-robinson-obama-inauguration-prayer 18 January 2009 09:00 The American Family Association has identified yet another target in its waging of the culture war -- PepsiCo. The right-wing organization has asked members to boycott PepsiCo after the company donated a combined $1 million to the Human Rights Campaign and Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid70360.asp http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid70360.asp 18 January 2009 09:00 Lesbian love isn't something you see on TV every day -- at least not yet -- so the past five years have been something of an eye-opener for viewers of "The L Word." http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/entertainment/1371363,3_5_EL11_LWORD_S1.article http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/entertainment/1371363,3_5_EL11_LWORD_S1.article 12 January 2009 09:00 Last year, as part of my BBC radio Great Lives series, my guest, the international photojournalist Nick Danziger (who had nominated the life of Tintin), and my expert Tintinologist, Michael Farr (author of Tintin: The Complete Companion and numerous other Tintin-related works), stunned me by not only denying hotly that their hero could have been gay, but even insisting that the thought had never occurred to them. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5461005.ece http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5461005.ece 12 January 2009 09:00 Hampshire Constabulary is the country's most gay-friendly public sector employer, according to an annual study. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7815419.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7815419.stm 12 January 2009 09:00 A new study on California’s Proposition 8 voting trends released Tuesday found that far fewer African-Americans voted to pass the gay marriage ban than the 70% suggested by exit polling and concluded that race was not the most significant factor affecting people’s vote for or against marriage equality. http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid70200.asp http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid70200.asp 9 January 2009 11:00 Christian registrar Lillian Ladele’s lawyer has asked permission to appeal a recent ruling by an Employment Appeal Tribunal that her employer, Islington Council, did not discriminate against her on religious grounds after she refused to officiate at gay partnership ceremonies. http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/01/06/48875/christian-registrar-ladele-plans-appeal-in-gay-partnerships-case.html http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/01/06/48875/christian-registrar-ladele-plans-appeal-in-gay-partnerships-case.html 9 January 2009 11:00 South Africa has appointed a gay HIV-positive man to the country's highest court, reports South African newspaper The Star. http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid70079.asp http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid70079.asp 9 January 2009 11:00 The BBC came under fire today after celebrity lesbian couple Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson were the subject of "gratuitously sexist and homophobic remarks" in an end-of-year show. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-slammed-after-screening-porn-stars-lesbian-fantasies-1229104.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-slammed-after-screening-porn-stars-lesbian-fantasies-1229104.html 9 January 2009 11:00 David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the big names of English football who will be asked to speak out against homophobia in a video to be screened at grounds, including Wembley, and in schools around the country, with the aim to "kick anti-gay prejudice off the pitch and out of the terraces". http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/beckham-fights-antigay-prejudice-1228180.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/beckham-fights-antigay-prejudice-1228180.html 9 January 2009 11:00 Four men have been arrested in the horrifying hate-crime gang rape of a lesbian outside San Francisco last month, cops said Thursday. The gang of two adults and two teens set upon the woman after spotting her car with a rainbow bumper sticker on Dec. 12 in Richmond, just across San Francisco Bay from the gay mecca, police said. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/01/01/2009-01-01_arrests_made_in_gang_rape_of_san_francis.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/01/01/2009-01-01_arrests_made_in_gang_rape_of_san_francis.html 9 January 2009 11:00 More than a dozen Arkansas families filed suit Tuesday challenging the state’s law barring unmarried couples living together from becoming foster and adoptive parents. http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid69896.asp http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid69896.asp 31 December 2008 09:00 Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth whose families have rejected them because of their sexual orientation are at far greater risk for mental and physical health problems than those who come from families who have accepted them, according to a recent study. http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b17072d125f66184c732f45c1c900deb http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b17072d125f66184c732f45c1c900deb 31 December 2008 09:00 A transgender woman was shot in the face in Memphis, Tenn., December 23 and is in critical condition... http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid69805.asp http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid69805.asp 31 December 2008 09:00 A video showing football stars speaking out against homophobia will be released next year as part of an unprecedented drive by the sport's governing bodies to tackle a sharp rise in abuse and discrimination. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/dec/27/anti-homophobia-football-video-fashanu http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/dec/27/anti-homophobia-football-video-fashanu 28 December 2008 10:00 Legal experts believe it is the first case which has dealt with the right of one half of a couple, under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, to receive assets from the estate of their partner if they have lived together but were not married or civil partners. http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2477472.0.Gay_man_loses_battle_to_claim_partners_estate.php http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2477472.0.Gay_man_loses_battle_to_claim_partners_estate.php 23 December 2008 13:03 Page, who played a pregnant teen in the 2007 film, will star in the forthcoming drama about Laurel Hester, a terminally ill New Jersey police officer who fought for pension benefits for her partner while battling lung cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7797269.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7797269.stm 27 December 2008 16:03 A Ugandan judge has awarded two women $7,000 (£4,700), saying their rights were infringed when they were arrested on suspicion of being lesbians in 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7797566.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7797566.stm 24 December 2008 13:03 Despite demands from the American Family Association calling for e-mails to Campbell Soup Co. urging the company to stop 'pushing the gay agenda,' the icon of all things American is standing behind a decision to advertise in the gay and lesbian market. http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid69429.asp http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid69429.asp 20 December 2008 11:03 Discrimination against gay people in the workplace will be treated more harshly by the courts after two landmark judgments yesterday. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/20/gayrights-law http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/20/gayrights-law 19 December 2008 10:03 lesbians and lesbian couples have been headlining the news more often than ever before. http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?Section=2&ID=21197 http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?Section=2&ID=21197 23 December 2008 13:03 Gay groups and activists have reacted angrily after Pope Benedict XVI said that mankind needed to be saved from a destructive blurring of gender. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7797269.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7797269.stm 23 December 2008 12:03 Singer Melissa Etheridge has been an outspoken advocate for gay and lesbian rights. But this week the openly lesbian singer had an encounter with a man who has received no love from the gay community, the Rev. Rick Warren. http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2008/12/23/melissa-etheridge-rev-rick-warren-to-build-bridges/ http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2008/12/23/melissa-etheridge-rev-rick-warren-to-build-bridges/ 30 October 2008 14:00 Led by Pride London with support from Visit London and the Mayor of London, London beat tough competition to be awarded the World Pride parade in 2012. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=95 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=95 28 November 2008 10:00 Stonewall today welcomes the Rugby Football League onto its Diversity Champions Programme - the first national governing body of a major sport to join. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=94 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=133&ArticleID=94 01 November 2008 16:00 Gay's the Word are back up on their feet! And they are looking for second hand book donations from you! http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=7&ArticleID=91 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=7&ArticleID=91 01 November 2008 16:00 LGBT History Month now enjoys the prestigious support of the Department for Children, Schools and Families. http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=7&ArticleID=92 http://www.gingerbeer.co.uk/article.php?CategoryID=7&ArticleID=92