Canadian gay couple are handcuffed by cops for kissing on Tulum beach – before angry crowd forces officers to release them A gay couple from Canada was arrested on a beach in Tulum, Mexico, for allegedly kissing at a beach on Sunday The Quintana Roo Tulum Police said its agents were responding to a complaint … Read more
History The Crichel Boys by Simon Fenwick (Constable £25, 368 pp) Holed up in a freezing Army camp in the far north of Scotland in 1941, the shivering and lonely young music critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor dreamed up the idea of living down South with like-minded friends after the war. He envisaged a pretty house with … Read more
A selfless sister has helped her brother fulfil his dreams of becoming a dad by carrying his baby as surrogate. Anthony Deegan, 38, and his boyfriend Ray Williams, 30, were elated when Tracey Hulse, 42, put an end to their year-long search for a surrogate. The Manchester-based hopeful parents took out a £36,000 loan to … Read more
Sacked firefighter who claimed he called a short, gay colleague ‘half a man’ because ‘of his size’ rather than his sexuality loses unfair dismissal claim Phillip Staines called his colleague of 16 years ‘Arthur’ in reference to his height The firefighter insisted that he and Jonny Metcalfe had nickames for each other Judge ruled he … Read more
When the world’s first gay rugby club was set up in 1995, Rob Hayward had a stock reply to wags who asked if his team played in pink shirts. ‘No. For a collection of gay men we agreed remarkably quickly on our colours – midnight blue and emerald green!’ Tory Lord Hayward is used to … Read more
Inside the troubled life of Mel Gibson’s brother: How the one-time aspiring actor is living in a Sydney housing commission flat and faces sentencing after pleading guilty to drug driving By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:28 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 05:28 GMT, 19 February 2021 Mel Gibson’s adopted gay brother Andrew … Read more
Troops get back the medals they lost for being gay: Former soldiers who were stripped of their honours will have them returned following legal battle Ministry of Defence to restore medals of those discharged because of sexuality Made decision after being taken to High Court by former sailor Joe Ousalice, 70 Served as radio operator … Read more
Gay men are more likely than lesbians to be discriminated against because of the sound of their voice, according to a new study. Researchers found heterosexuals who believed gay people can be identified by how they talk were more likely to hold anti-gay attitudes. That was especially true if they thought you couldn’t get rid … Read more
Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne has admitted he was wrong to say being gay was ‘gross and unnatural,’ in Parliament 20 years ago – pinning his outdated views on ‘intellectual laziness’. The former senior aide to David Cameron previously voted against reducing the age of consent in the gay community from 18 to 16, while … Read more
Gay optometrist, 50, with terminal brain cancer who married ‘love of his life’ on Valentine’s Day is preparing to take £25,000 private jet to Dignitas in Switzerland rather than face prolonged death at home Alain du Chemin, 50, will take a £25,000 private jet to Switzerland from Jersey He was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma back … Read more