"John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, has included a series of pink triangles and rainbow colours as part of his heraldic achievement to highlight his role in championing LGBT – lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender – rights."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/24/nicki-minaj-new-album?INTCMP=SRCH
Nicki Minaj supports LGBT rights - seems to be around the queer theory! shouldn't be defined by the sexuality, she herself doesn't comment on her sexual orientation.
" Although Minaj refuses to comment on her sexual orientation, she is a vocal supporter of LGBT rights."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/15/bisexuality-lgbt-history-month?INTCMP=SRCH
Stats & opinions of the definition of what makes people gay or bisexual. Seems that being bisexual is 'cool' right now.
"The last Observer poll on sexual attitudes showed that 4% of people – one in 25 – identified as homosexual, and half as many again identified separately as bisexual."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jul/30/gay-rights-surfing-sport?INTCMP=SRCH Article
"Cohen has stepped away from a successful, 15-year rugby career to dedicate his time and effort to an anti-bullying organisation that focuses on allying with LGBT youth to prevent that community's "increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviours, suicide attempts and suicide"."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/23/gay-rights-barack-obama?INTCMP=SRCH
Gay rights
" (I'm not counting the Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an Obama victory because Congress did all the hard work, while Obama merely signed it into law.)"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh/2011/may/26/edinburgh-lgbt-pride-moscow?INTCMP=SRCH worldwide opinions on Russias gay rights issues.
"Jane Carnall shares her memories of a Pride march on Broughton Street in 1995, and says countries opposing such marches should be ashamed"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/01/bbc-gay-peter-tatchell?INTCMP=SRCH
Reviewing how the BBC construct LGBT characters and how much coverage there is on these groups.
"At a time when the BBC national news was almost daily reporting murders of young men and racist attacks, in 2008 it failed to report thehomophobic murder of 18-year-old Michael Causer in Liverpool, other than on the Merseyside section of the BBC website."
http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/openup/chapters/0335202500.pdf
PDF reviewing music over time and the dramatic change and looking at the events during the time of the music.
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/.../jack.../research_proposal.doc
Research proposal into pop music, the effects and change its caused in society.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8899599/Archbishop-very-disappointed-with-gay-marriage-move.html Article about Cameron's plan to legalise same-sex marriage, and the arch-bishops disagrees with these plans.
"Homosexuals have been allowed to enter into civil partnerships since 2005, giving them the same legal rights as heterosexuals."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/15/bisexuality-lgbt-history-month?INTCMP=SRCH article on bisexuals
"t's LGBT History Month, so here's something you can quote to people when they ask: "But what have the bisexuals ever done for us?": the first ever gay pride week was organised in the wake of the Stonewall riots in the US, and was the idea of Brenda Howard, an out bisexual activist. "
http://newsone.com/entertainment/abanjoko/ti-anti-gay-gaffe-in-vibe/
Article about rapper T.I and his anti-gay comments being insensitive and ridiculing being gay.
‘C’mon man, I think gay people are too sensitive. If you can take a d**k, you can take a joke.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2038427/Gay-marriage-legal-Britain-2015.html
Article about gay marriage being legalised in 2015.
"But they will still be barred from getting married in churches and other religious buildings – even though some denominations want to offer the services. "
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2008002/Lady-Gaga-stop-crying-tweets-emotional-reaction-New-Yorks-gay-marriage-bill.html
"So it was no surprise that Lady Gaga had a very emotional reaction when her home state of New York today passed a law making gay marriage legal. "
"to an anti-bullying organisation that focuses on allying with LGBT youth to prevent that community's "increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviours, suicide attempts and suicide".
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