Video: US student tells of ‘gay cure’ torture at hands of father

An American student has described how he was tortured for a month by his father in an effort to turn him heterosexual.Samuel Brinton, a student at Kansas State University, said his Southern Baptist missionary father beat him, burned him and shocked him with electric currents.He said his family, who lived on a missionary base in Iowa, first realised he was gay at the age of 12, when he told his father that he felt more strongly about his male best...

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Tory MP says gay marriage is ‘a step too far’

Conservative MPs have spoken out against prime minister David Cameron’s support for gay marriage.On Wednesday, Mr Cameron urged the party to back the move because of its Conservatism, not in spite of it.Gerald Howarth, a junior defence minister, told The Daily Telegraph that gay unions could not be considered marriage.He said: “Some of my best friends are in civil partnerships, which is fine, but I think it would be a step too far to suggest that...

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Cameron appoints gay man as chief speechwriter

David Cameron has appointed Guardian leader writer Julian Glover as his chief speechwriter.Mr Glover, who is the civil partner of Times writer Matthew Parris, will replace Ameet Gill, who has become Number 10′s new head of strategic comms.According to Paul Waugh of PoliticsHome.com, Mr Glover is a “modernising Tory” who has impressed Downing Street over the last year with his enthusiasm for the coalition.This week, the prime minister urged his party...

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Evan Rachel Wood: ‘My bisexuality is real’

Evan Rachel Wood says her bisexuality is “for real”.The True Blood actress, who has dealt firmly with suggestions that her orientation is a phase, told GQ she had been attracted to men and women since she could remember.Interview Mickey Rapkin asked: “You broke off your engagement to Manson in August of 2010, and then earlier this year you came out as a bisexual. Was that a one-girl thing?”Wood replied: “No, that’s for real. I’ve been that way since...

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Ugandan campaigner says gay bar was shut down

A Ugandan LGBT campaigner says that her gay bar was forcibly shut down.Jacqueline Kasha said that her bar Sapphos Island, in Kampala, was padlocked shut on Sunday by the landlord.According to Associated Press, the landlord complained of noise and “strange” patrons.Ms Kasha is the founder and executive director of Freedom and Roam Uganda.Earlier this year, her colleague David Kato was murdered after the Ugandan tabloid Rolling Stone published a list...

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Bieber impersonator makes $300 per hour

A 17-year-old Ohio boy says he has been raking in $300 to $600 per hour at his part-time job -- impersonating Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber.Anthony de la Torre of Bowling Green, who said his first acting job was a voice role on "Dora the Explorer," said he signed on with two agencies seeking Bieber impersonators after he was frequently mistaken for the teenage singer while on a Caribbean cruise with his family during the past summer, The (Toledo)...

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Ο Κρητικός που διεκδικεί τον τίτλο του ωραιότερου άντρα

Για την Σεούλ και τα καλλιστεία... «Manhunt International» αναχώρησε ο Γιάννης Παντελακάκης, ο 30χρονος γυμναστής από τα Χανιά...

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