A two-week break from the online world to enjoy a holiday and some fund raising/walking in the sunshine with 40,000 other women – that’s what I’ve been up to since Gaelick switched servers and got all dolled-up. We were having a lot of trouble with our previous hosting provider and moved home to Blacknight. We also had a re-look at our theme and decided we needed to get more content on show so re-vamped things a little. Let us know what you think about it by either voting in the current poll or commenting I do realise there is a strange orange/yellow orb in the sky which is distracting when it comes to being indoors and online. So why not take the laptop out in the sunshine and surf in the sun Everyone loves a nerdy girl.

With no further ado lets see what’s happening in the big ole gay world out there. Lets start with some good news from the US of A as New Hampshire joins Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and Iowa by allowing same-sex marriage.

Many polls also show a generational divide with younger American adults overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex marriage. Their older counterparts, polls show, may not approve of the unions being defined using the same word as a traditional marriage, and many have religious misgivings.

Staying in the States Obama recognizes June as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month” Really good article over at DailyKos regarding Obama’s statement June Is Pride Month, But Trans Folk Just Don’t Feel Much….

There is one bright spot in President Barack Obama’s proclamation on LGBT Pride Month, which began: “Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.” Did you get that? The President of the United States has actually uttered the word “transgender” (at least in writing)!

Whilst you may get married across the border and in Iowa, for goodness sake don’t be so happy and want to share it with other good folk in your local newspaper.

“It didn’t take long before they responded back we do not do same sex marriages or commitment ceremonies in our paper,” explains the couple.

Iowa-based Quad City Times, also, has had no requests but has changed the wording on their forms to accommodate both types of unions. “We certainly don’t want to do anything to alienate traditional couples but we don’t want to force same sex couples to chose titles they may not deem appropriate,” explained Steve Thomas, Editor of the Quad City Times.

Back to our neighbours the UK and a scary article in the Guardian: Anti-gay, climate change deniers: meet David Cameron’s new friends

The Tory leader waxed lyrical about the Battle of Britain and how Czech and Polish pilots did their bit in the blitz with the RAF. “Together we fought for freedom,” Cameron said. “We are the modern conservatives,” added Kaczynski.

modern conservatives = Paranoia towards the outside world, ingrained prejudice and discrimination towards homosexuals, fundamentalist Roman Catholicism, climate change denial and hostility towards Germany. Good move Cameron.

Whilst we are on the subject of discrimination, sorry modern conservatives, Bosnia’s Religions Unite Against Gay Marriages

Bosnia’s Inter-Religion Council, representing the country’s Catholic, Islamic, Jewish and Orthodox communities, has made an exceptional unified stand in protest against a law that could legalise gay marriages, local media reported on Wednesday.

Unified discrimination, it warms your heart doesn’t it?

Meanwhile over in Denmark, the Copenhagen Post tells us Mental illness less likely for lesbians’ kids. Whilst the headline is promising and makes a nice change I’d love to know what research they did for it because this statement sets some alarm bells ringing.

‘A lot of other parents have challenges having children, but children with lesbian mothers face particular challenges,’ he said. ‘The women have had to make an extra effort to get pregnant, and that could have an effect on the child.’

? Is he referring to the turkey baster? Cause that’s not really an extra effort. I mean chances are you have one knocking around the house. Or perhaps its the lack of sperm he’s talking about. Or the whole lesbians don’t like sperm unless its making babies?

Shocker. Aussie soap features lesbian kiss. People up in arms. Wait a second, isn’t this so last month? Apparently not. Those people over at Neighbours – everybody needs good neighbors especially lesbian ones -  which will hopefully push you up the ratings. Well its not exactly the theme tune goes but perhaps it should be. Neighbours lesbian kiss ‘not ratings grab’

“Ours is a lovely tale about friendship. Sunny (played by Hany Lee), who comes from a Korean background, has never been kissed by a boy and is terribly nervous about the prospect. Donna (played by Margot Robbie), in her usual impulsive fashion, plants a kiss on her lips as a thank you for something Sunny has done for her, not realising she has just ‘stolen’ Sunny’s first kiss. It’s very innocent and plays out beautifully.”

Can someone email the Neighbours ‘scriptwriters’ and explain to them what a lesbian is? Because really? Oh and yer wan on the right there. That’s the friend. Just look at the longing on her face. The longing for some sapphic action. The longing for a girl called Sunny from a Korean background to ask her to steal her first kiss. Yep. its all there. In that look.

Those gay penguins are at it again. Never ones to leave the headlines for too long, rumour has it they are set for a Hello special next month, now they are after becoming parents.

When contacted Hello had this to say - A full glossy special with candid photos of the loving family at home. Hello has exclusive contact with the Penguins who talk about love, life and fish. They are candid in their description of the descrimination they face but have been heartened by the support they have received from friends and loved-ones as well as the gay community.

Two “gay” male penguins have hatched a chick and are now rearing it as its adoptive parents, says a German zoo.

Since the chick arrived, they have been behaving just as you would expect a heterosexual couple to do

What? No Kylie? No feather boas? My god, its an abomination.

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And finally the rest of the world is catching on to what we already know is gospel Angelina Jolie is ‘world’s most powerful celebrity’

“In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year, Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet. She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day – for her acting, for her relationship with Brad Pitt, for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours. All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand,” Forbes said.

What? Okay I’ll admit its purely an excuse to include a pic. hangs head in shame

Until next time, enjoy your suppa

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