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December 14, 2012
Todd Sears: The gay business guru Out on the Street

We meet Todd Sears, who went straight to the top to make the world’s biggest banks more gay friendly and is now repeating the trick with law firms and expanding it to Europe and Asia

If you want to make the world’s most powerful companies more gay friendly, you should go straight to the top.

That was what Todd Sears realized when he founded Out on the Street – an annual gay summit for the leaders of the world’s biggest banks in New York which has just mirrored the success of that event in London.

September 8, 2012
Australian Christian Lobby refuses to hear alternative views

The Australian Christian Lobby has refused to have a speaker at its national conference who would have challenged the organization’s extreme claims about homosexuality, after the Australian Prime Minister cancelled her appearance

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has declined an offer by a former Liberal Party state premier to speak in place of the Australian Prime Minister at its national conference after the organization’s head claimed that homosexuality was more dangerous than smoking.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard pulled out after ACL managing director Jim Wallace repeated the claim a second time.

June 10, 2012
Christian Lobby caught out making false claims

Anti-marriage equality campaigners have been caught spreading misinformation in their fight against reform

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has been caught out using false claims to argue that marriage equality will impact on religious freedom after it claimed that Denmark had legislated to force all churches to marry same-sex couples.

“Australian Parliamentarians would be naive to think [that] activists will not target the church here after Denmark’s Parliament finally caved into their demands for church weddings,” the ACL’s managing director Jim Wallace said.

March 5, 2012
Business gay style: Chris Parnham

Gay Star News grabs a few minutes with Chris Parnham, managing director of event management company Zibrant

Zibrant is a provider of venue-finding, event production, and incentive management services. The company places over 25,000 events annually in more than 50 countries and employ 230 staff across Europe.

Managing director Chris Parnham’s eyes sparkle with wit and humour, but he makes no attempt to hide the drive and ambition that have seen him become one of the power gays shaping the business world of today.

December 28, 2011
Bikers plan 528 cycle ride to pride

Take a trip along California’s picturesque Pacific Coastal Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco Pride

Intrepid British cyclists can discover California’s legendary Pacific Coastal Highway as they travel to San Francisco’s annual pride festival this June.

Participants will revel in idyllic views of canyons, mountains and vineyards as they wend their way from Los Angeles to one of the world’s greatest gay parties.

The 528 mile ride is cycled over eight days with cyclists averaging 66 miles a day.