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A Million People & England’s Queen Crowd Toronto’s Gay Pride

More than a million people crowded Toronto on Sunday, decked out in fanciful costumes and hoisting rainbow flags as they celebrated thirty years of Pride in sweltering heat. In three decades, the parade for gay and lesbian rights has morphed into a place for politics and a place to party, as people on the streets sang, danced and cheered.

“It's the biggest party in the world, man,” said one person attending pride. “I've heard that it's better than San Francisco Pride, but I've never been,”

As the parade winded its way through city streets, people cheered, confetti was thrown and volunteers sprayed the sweaty masses with water guns as the crowd watched the parade.

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British Gays Say Pope Must Resign

About 50 protesters, including members of the gay group OutRage, demonstrated outside London's Westminster Cathedral Sunday, March 28 demanding that Pope Benedict XVI resign for "covering up child sex abuse by Catholic clergy." Mainstream media outlets have reported in recent weeks that before he was pope, Benedict may have dealt with pedophile-priest cases inappropriately. "In 2001, the pope wrote to all Catholic bishops worldwide, ordering them to maintain 'papal secrecy' about sex abuse by clergy," said OutRage's Peter Tatchell. "He threatened to excommunicate anyone who spoke about it. This makes the pope personally responsible for the cover-up." In 2001, Benedict, then known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the successor body to the Inquisition, which is charged with rooting out doctrinal errors and heresy and meting out discipline, among other things. Under Ratzinger's leadership, the congregation excoriated gay sex as "intrinsically disordered," "objectively disordered," "a serious depravity," "against the natural moral law" and "sins gravely contrary to chastity." In 2003, Ratzinger wrote: "Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behavior, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity." The Vatican has been pushing back hard against the criticism of the pope, who did not mention the scandal in his Easter Mass.

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"Slick Nick" ... Man Who Targeted Gay Men Online, Sent To Prison

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Watch: Pro-Gay Film Sent To British Schools [video]:

A 4th  film on homophobic bullying is to be screened in all UK secondary schools next month. The film – the first of its kind to be sent to all schools – will try to stop pupils using the word "gay" in a derogatory way. It tells the story of six teenagers – who are gay, straight or not yet sure of their sexuality – and are taking classes in hip hop dancing at a college in south London. Some come out and are bullied for it, others conceal their sexuality out of fear. The film's director, Rikki Beadle-Blair, who wrote and played the lead role in the Channel 4 drama Metrosexuality, takes the role of the teacher. The film, FIT, is part-funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and will be sent to every secondary school next month by the gay rights charity Stonewall. A poll of more than 2,000 teachers, commissioned by Stonewall last year, found that 90% thought homophobic bullying occurred in their school. The same percentage had not been trained in tackling the problem. A fifth said they did not feel comfortable talking about gay issues in the classroom, and one in six said they felt uneasy if a pupil asked a question about homosexuality. [MEDIA not found] Chris Gibbons, Stonewall's senior education officer, said: "Teachers are still ill-equipped and unsure of how to deal with gay issues in their classrooms." The film is adapted from a play which has been seen by 20,000 pupils in the last two years. Navdeep, a pupil at a south London school, said: "After watching the play, we realised it was wrong to use the word 'gay' as a cuss word. You shouldn't outcast your friend if they are gay."

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Former Mr. Gay UK (now a policeman) Arrested For Serious Sexual Offence

A policeman and former Mr Gay UK has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a serious sexual offence, it has emerged. You may recall our story back in last month when the now turned policeman claimed he suffered abuse ... well he is in the "sling" now!. The Daily Mail is reporting: PC Mark Carter, 27, has been suspended from his job with West Yorkshire Police after the alleged incident in Leeds at the weekend. The police officer was arrested at a city centre hotel in the early hours of Saturday morning and later released on bail. A police spokesman said: 'A 27-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of committing a serious sexual offence. 'The man was arrested from a hotel in Leeds city centre in the early hours of Saturday 19 December. 'Inquiries are ongoing and the man has since been bailed pending further inquiries.' The spokesman added: 'He is a serving police officer with West Yorkshire Police and he has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.' PC Carter was crowned Britain's sexiest gay man at Blackpool's Flamingo Club in 2006. As one of 23 regional finalists, he wore swimwear in front of celebrity judges and he also appeared in a police-style outfit including a stab-proof vest during a "dress to impress" section. Carter won £5,000 in prizes and embarked on a year of personal appearances and photoshoots. He was representing Birmingham in the contest, after winning the city's regional heat at the Nightingale club on a night out. Story By Daily Mail Reporter

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Policeman By Day - Male Escort By Night

A policeman exposed as a gay prostitute three years ago has still not been sacked. Constable Suckbir Mann, 38, offered a Sunday Mail investigator $150-an-hour, three-in-a-bed sex in August 2006. He was immediately suspended from his post at Glasgow. England's Maryhill police station but is still raking in taxpayers' cash. His employers, Strathclyde Police, face a $16million budget deficit next year. The force said that Mann - who used the name Master Rajj to sell sex - is on sick leave. But top brass refused to reveal when his suspension ended or his sick leave began. A police insider said: "This is beyond a joke. "He is a disgrace to the uniform. Why on earth has he not been kicked out? "He must have taken $60,000 in wages, not to mention the additional costs to the force in dealing with this." When the Mail exposed the married cop's sordid sideline, we told how he posed in crotchless leather trousers and a studded cap in an online advert. It stated: "P.S. The leather pictures are all I have at the moment so if you're not into leathers don't just ignore me, send a message to me, I don't bite!!! Aarrr." The Crown Office decided not to prosecute Mann. But he is finally due to face a misconduct hearing next year. Strathclyde Police said: "This officer is no longer suspended but is currently on sick leave. "A misconduct hearing has been arranged." Story From Sunday Mail

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OMG! Lady Gaga Meets The Queen of England Wearing Her Best Latex Dress (pic):

Now that's a sight! Lady Gaga dons her best latex dress to impress the Queen of England on Monday at the Royal Variety Performance in the U.K. town of Blackpool. Before chatting with Her Majesty, Gaga wowed the crowd with a performance of "Speechless," in which she was hoisted 30 ft. in the air to play a suspended piano.

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Brent Corrigan Discovers He Is A Carnivor In England

Brent Corrigan discovers he is a Carnivore and dishes all the details about the Cardiff, England based film festival (Iris Film Festival Awards); complete with all the stills of his favorite shorts, feature films and candid behind the scenes pictures!

Click Here To Visit Brent's Blog For The Pictures And The Details

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PM Brown Calls For Civil Partnership Ceremonies At Westminster

Prime Minister of England Gordon Brown will today ask officials to end centuries of tradition and allow civil partnership ceremonies there. Civil partnership ceremonies would be held at the Houses of Parliament under a plan to be put forward by Gordon Brown today. MPs, peers and parliamentary officials are allowed to use the 14th-century Crypt Chapel in Westminster Hall for their family weddings and christenings. The Prime Minister wants the parliamentary authorities to allow civil partnership ceremonies among the same groups and to consider whether the provision could be extended to the general public. The MPs who have got married in the Crypt in recent years include William Hague, the shadow Foreign Secretary, in 1997, and John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, in 2002. Gay politicians who could have got married in Parliament had the rules been relaxed include Alan Duncan, the Tories' prisons spokesman who became the first Tory MP to declare his homosexuality openly in 2002, and the Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw, who became the first MP to register a civil partnership in 2006. Mr Brown will make his proposal when he gives evidence to a Speaker's conference about how Parliament should become more representative of the nation as a whole. The inquiry was set up by the Commons to look into why there are not more women, disabled people and people from ethnic minorities in Parliament. Mr Brown will say he hopes to see the number of women Labour MPs rise from 95 to 120 at the next general election and point out that Labour has four times as many black and Asian MPs as all the other parties put together. The committee of 17 MPs, chaired by the Speaker, will question Mr Brown, the Tory leader David Cameron and the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today. A row erupted on the eve of the hearing about its format. The three leaders will be questioned separately for 20 minutes each and there were Tory claims that Mr Brown had ducked out of the original plan for them to take turns at answering the same question. That would have been seen as a dry run for Britain's first televised debates at a general election.

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WORD FOR THE DAY: Brent Corrigan Hands Film Director A 'Bursary' (WTF is a Bursary?)

The legendary Brent Corrigan talks about his work with clips from his short film by director Jody Wheeler, In The Closet which showed at Iris 2009 Awards. The winners are: STEAM - Iris Prize; DIANA – Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short; REDWOODS - Iris Prize Best Feature Award. The Iris Prize is an international gay and lesbian short film prize that unites a global network of film festivals. Brent Corrigan announced that the Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short Film was won by director Aleem Khan for his film Diana. Brent also awarded Khan a bursary from the Academy towards his training.

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Ex-Lover Says He is Innocent

A man accused of murdering his former lover by pouring gasoline over his head and then setting him on fire has told a jury he is innocent in a London, England court. Nadim Kurrimbukus, 25, and a second man, Yusuf Dulloo, 27, are charged with murdering Charlie Davies (pictured left). Davies, 23, suffered burns to 75 percent of his body and died in the hospital 12 days after the attack last June. The prosecution alleges that Kurrimbukus killed Davies in retaliation after Davies ended their relationship. At his trial, Kurrimbukus calmly denied the accusations. “You were there to commit a horrific act of violence against Charlie Davies. On that evening you had access to petrol, bottles and transport. You were a jealous man,” prosecutor Victor Temple said. In a clear, calm voice Kurrimbukus replied, “I had nothing to do with Charlie’s murder.” Temple also accused him of lying to investigators, lying to police about his whereabouts until confronted with phone evidence which placed him at the scene. Kurrimbukus attempted to refute evidence presented earlier in the trial by police that during questioning Dulloo said that Kurrimbukus had admitted the killing the following day. “In Islam you are not allowed to be gay. There’s such a thing as an honor killing. Dulloo’s lying as a punishment. He is trying to punish me after he found out about my sexuality,” Kurrimbukus told the court. Last week, the court was given evidence from a police interview with Dulloo in which he said that Kurrimbukus told him he had “lit the guy.” According to the police account of Dulloo’s questioning he said: “I’m listening to the radio and then I hear kind of like a scream… then he comes back and he is like as if he has been running. But I didn’t account that to anything to do with the screaming.” Earlier in the trial one of Davies’ neighbors described seeing him engulfed in a “big ball of fire.” The woman, whose name is being withheld for her own safety, told the murder trial this week that she was coming home and as she approached Davies’ home she heard screams and saw him stumbling down his driveway on fire. She also testified that she saw a man running down a nearby alley.

“He covered his face, first of all he had his hood up, he had sunglasses on and then he had something covering the from the tip of his nose across the face,” she told the court. She said she and other neighbors called for help but Davies had suffered massive burns.

The trial continues. story reprint: 365gay.com