Gay Media and Press Network

A young man who shied away from socialising because he was self-conscious about his weight marked the 30th birthday he thought he might not live to celebrate at a fabulous party welcoming family and friends.
by Newsdesk | 18th June 2013

Terry Baker would never have contemplated being the centre of attention at a birthday bash if he had still tipped the scales at 28… Read the rest

Leading lesbian, gay and sisexual charity, Stonewall have announced lots for Stonewall’s Summer Party Silent Auction.
by Newsdesk | 18th June 2013An answerphone greeting message from Stephen Fry, a box for 13 at Michael Bublé’s London show and a banquet for 10 at Babylon are just some of the lots on offer in Stonewall’s Summer Party silent auction. The silent auction is open online to… Read the rest

The Board of London LGBT+ Community Pride, the new organisers of Pride in London, is delighted to announce four amazing patrons for the foundation year of Pride in London.
by Newsdesk | 18th June 2013 – Sir Ian McKellen- Sir Elton John- David Furnish- Martina Navratilova Speaking from New Zealand where he is currently filming, Sir Ian McKellen said: “Pride events continue to be vital… Read the rest

I was standing outside yesterday (having a sneaky cigarette, naturally) when a flock of parakeets flew past me. I thought I was hallucinating for a moment. I’m not in the Tropics but in South East London. Then I remembered, there are colonies of parakeets all over London.
by Chris Bridges | 16th June 2013

The urban myths are that they originate from a pair released… Read the rest

Health Protection Agency has given two years of funding to the Terrence Higgins Trust to deliver the ‘It Starts With Me’ HIV Campaign. This campaign focuses on three aspects: Test, Treat and Protect.
by Antony Simpson | 16th June 2013

Did you know that 8 out of 10 gay men get HIV from a man that doesn’t know that he’s got it? Or that 100,000… Read the rest

I am a female personal trainer (PT) working in gyms around Oxford. I have my own varied ‘workout’ history and climbed the ropes from runs outside, DVDs at home, braving the gym, doing endless cardio, not going to the gym, getting back into it, only to do more endless cardio…. get bored again… stop going, getting fed up!
by Elektra Pavlou | 16th June 2013… Read the rest

Hundreds of people turned up yesterday to support Edinburgh’s pride event, Pride Scotia.
by Newsdesk | 16th June 2013

The sun shone as people from all over Scotland made their way through the streets of Edinburgh to show their support for gay pride.Same-sex marriage was one of the primary focuses of the march, as scores of people held Equal Marriage Banners aloft – a strong… Read the rest