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LETTER TO EDITOR: Which Gay Bars allow e-cigarettes?

I do not know if you have done this previously and I have not seen it in any recent publishing, but have you considered running an article about which Gay Bars in Brighton and Hove allow or do not permit e-cigarettes?

I ask due to recent incident in a local gay bar where people were using them but when I asked the barman if they were allowed he said “No“, but when I asked the people who were using them some said they had been told it was ok.

Personally, I cannot abide smoking and was very pleased when it was banned. The introduction of the e-cigarette is annoying as it does smell unpleasant.

I think bars should have a clear policy regarding the use of E-cigarettes as it would impact on my (and a lot of people I know) decision to use that bar.

Yours sincerely,
Steve Brooks

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Participants sought for research on couple finances

Charlotte Bendall, a Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, is seeking participants for a research study exploring how finances are both held, and thought about, in same-sex couples.

Charlotte is seeking to recruit people of working age who are presently cohabiting with a same-sex partner or are in a formalised same-sex relationship (i.e. a marriage or a civil partnership).

Participation would involve an individual interview, at a mutually agreed location, for approximately one hour and questions would allow you to reflect on your financial behaviour within your relationship.

To get involved, contact Charlotte by email c.l.bendall@bham.ac.uk or write to her at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT

Gay hookup site advert causes controversy in Detroit

A billboard for gay hookup site Squirt.org, in Detroit, Michigan, causes controversy and is removed.

The billboard, which was located close to the interstate (East McNichols and Riopelle Streets), featured two men who are lightly touching in a manner implying sexual familiarity, while the text promotes Squirt.org’s service as a way to hook up with other men.

The backlash to the Squirt.org advertisement raises numerous questions on attitudes towards sexuality, discrimination, and obscenity in the USA.

“I’m Catholic so I believe in the bible and I believe that, that is, like, one of the worst, oh man,” were words used by one Detroit resident when describing their reaction to the advertisement.

“What is not known in regards to each reaction to our ad is whether people are taking exception to the promotion of gay casual sex or that the billboard features gay men,” said Attila Szatmari, digital business director for Pink Triangle Press, Squirt.org’s parent company. “Either way, it is very concerning and touches upon a larger issue in society.”

“Our campaign is running in many cities in the US, including Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles, so we are very disappointed to see this reaction and the subsequent removal of the advertisement, and we’ll continue to do everything we can to get our advert seen” added Szatmari.

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