Good As You: UK Roundup

04/29/2011

That booming voice: Mixed-to-supportive on gay issues #royalwedding

Many red-eyed royal wedding watchers were struck by the preacher with the soothing, narrative, James Earl Jones-like voice. So that being the case, we thought we'd give a little more insight into how that man, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan...

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03/03/2009

'Pompous, pretentious, self-righteous bitch queen'

You can accuse Westboro Baptist's Shirley Phelps-Roper of being lots of things. Anglophile is not one of them: Response to Jacqui Smith Sheesh -- someone has a (fish and) chip on her shoulder!

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10/15/2008

Poll: Ranking royal hotness

And now in super-important news of the day: POLL: Gay Men Prefer Prince Harry over William [Telegraph via Towle] Though in William's defense, we hear most of the poll respondents were dyslexic bears with an interest in 80's pop who...

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10/06/2008

Ya should've taken stock of your homophobia, ol' chap

Geez, and here we thought the American stock exchange had troubles: The chaplain to the London Stock Exchange is under pressure to quit today after demanding gay men should be forced to have "sodomy" warnings tattooed on their bodies. The...

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07/24/2008

Later, late night-loving brother

Even though we don't usually dedicate much time to British or club scene developments, we at G-A-Y would be remiss if we didn't mention this , the closing of our across-the-pond clubby namesake: The end of the G-A-Y -- The...

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06/24/2008

Brit viewers protect sanctity of white, creamy substances

It's sort of an old story at this point, but we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that the Heinz Co. has pulled this gay-inclusive British mayonnaise commercial... ...because of viewer complaints: Heinz pulls mayo ad after complaints [AP via...

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02/21/2008

Why must progressive yins have regressive yangs?

Earlier today we saw this charming little YouTube video about a new pro-gay billboard campaign underway in the UK: Then, hours later, Queerty tipped us off to the less-than-charming news that the very same billboards depicted in the above video...

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03/22/2007

Video: 'Leper colonies for sodomites'

This British gentleman has an opinion and, unfortunately, a video camera: So wait, dude: Did you say you wanted to join us at Man Hole for some drinks or not? We were only half listening, as we were too busy...

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03/13/2006

Great, Britain: UK moves to pub bar more bias

Britain's Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson (pic.) today announced plans to expand the UK's Equality Act to ban bias against the LGBT community in bars, hotels, and restaurants (joining jobs and services, areas where anti-gay discrimination is already illegal)....

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01/23/2006

Study: British same-sex admissions rise 4 percentage points

A new British study conducted by MORI for The Observer indicates that the number of Brits admitting to having some sort of same-sex sexual contact has risen from 11% in 2002 to a current 15%. Of course now that quasi-marriage...

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12/23/2005

Barrowman and fellow man to seal deal

Scottish-born actor John Barrowman (pic.), a regular of the West End and Broadway stage, has announced that he'll join Elton in the UK gay union fun and seal the deal with his partner of ten years. Unlike the Rocket Man,...

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12/22/2005

No pre-nup signed, David Furnish's fortune now vulnerable in unlikely event of divorce

It has been reported that Sir Elton John did not have David Furnish sign a pre-nup before the duo got hitched yesterday, with the wealthy pop giant being quoted as saying: “If I had asked David to sign a pre-nup...

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12/20/2005

'More money than God' quite enough, Elton turns down multi-million $ payday

Elton John and David Furnish have reportedly turned down the $10 million dollars being offered by an undisclosed American TV company for the exclusive right to air the couple's Dec. 21 civil partnership. The duo cite a desire for privacy...

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12/19/2005

Clinton to send Elton pre-wedding well wishes; after all, they do have a '-ton' in common -- ha, ha, ha, ha.... ha....... ha.......... ha.......... ugh

Former President Bill Clinton (pic., in crayon) has reportedly taped a video message to be played tonight at Elton John's pre-wedding "hen party." In what is perhaps an indication that he'd like to hear even more "Candle in the Wind"...

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I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words, How not wonderful homophobia is while it's in the world

With only a couple of days to go until he sashays down the aisle, Elton John is speaking out against the rampant homophobia that still plagues many of the world's nations. The pop eccentric tells The Observer, "Throughout history, gay...

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First U.K. queer couple walks down aisle; society still intact

A lesbian couple, Grainne Close and Shannon Sickels, have become the first queer duo to get quasi-hitched under Britain's new law allowing for same-sex sorta marriages. The civil partnership law went into effect today in Northern Ireland, will be implemented...

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12/12/2005

Study: 6% of Britons' upper lips stiffened by those of their own sex

A new government study indicates that one in sixteen British citizens are of the homosexual persuasion. Meaning, of course, that either a Spice Girl, a Beatle, a Rolling Stone, or one of the Oasis brothers (possibly) direct their personal British...

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12/06/2005

Fit for a queen: Elton to seal deal at royal venue

Elton John announced yesterday that when he gets "civil partnered" to David Furnish on December 21, the ceremony will be held at the Guildhall, Windsor, the same place where Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles. Relatedly, we'd like to announce...

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12/05/2005

Goin' to the lovely chapel in Brixton and we're gonna get civil partnered, govnah

Under a new law effective on this joyous Monday, blokes who like blokes and lassies who dig lassies began applying to enter into civil partnerships today in the UK. The first of such ceremonies will begin taking place on December...

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11/30/2005

Wham!, bam, thank you for the waffle iron: George Michael to get hitched

George Michael (pic.) has joined Elton John as another queer celeb with a last name that sounds like a first name who'll get quasi-hitched in the UK once the sorta-marriages are legalized on Dec. 5. Michael announced that he plans...

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11/28/2005

A week to go, gay Brits gear up for quasi-nuptials

A week from today, December 5, Britain's same-sex couples above the age of 16 will be granted the opportunity to enter into a civil partnership, affording them most of the same rights as marriage. Some of the differences, however, between...

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05/27/2005

David Furnish sets date to marry some guy named John Elton, or something like that

David Furnish and Elton John have announced that their "we're not allowed to call it a marriage, even though it totally is" ceremony will be held on Dec. 21, just 16 days after the unions become legal in the UK....

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04/25/2005

Now where did I put my mohair suit?

According to his PR flack, Elton John will marry longtime partner David Furnish this December, when same-sex civil ceremonies are legalized legalised in the UK. The understated ceremony will reportedly be pink and purple polka dot tie mandatory; white powdered...

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