The Love that Dare Not Speak its Name
By David Yorkshire: So, the ex-swimmer Ian Thorpe has come out. Apparently, he’s very brave. Well whoop-ee-doo. When I came out, I was told I could lose my job and career in education if I didn’t use a pseudonym. Friends looked around to see if anyone was looking when they talked to me. Members of my family said I shouldn’t get involved in the lifestyle and should steer clear of pride events in case I…
Pattercake, Pattercake, Baker’s Man …
By Max Musson: Ashers Baking Company, a Christian family owned bakery in Belfast are currently threatened with legal action following their refusal to bake a cake bearing a slogan advocating homosexual marriage. Ashers turned down an order to bake a cake featuring the slogan ‘Support gay marriage’ and bearing the logo of the homosexual rights campaign group, ‘Queer Space’. Homosexual marriage is a highly divisive issue in Northern Ireland where the devolved assembly at Stormont…