Appearing as a guest on the Jonathan Ross Show to speak about his recent wedding, Stephen Fry revealed that Queen Elizabeth II , though officially politically neutral, is delighted with the turn of events in same-sex equality in the UK It was only last summer that Her Majesty The Queen gave the Royal Assent. When […]
Comedian Stephen Fry and actor Benedict Cumberbatch have joined a campaign to get a royal pardon for the 49,000 British gay men persecuted in the 1950s, the Express reported. The 38-year-old Sherlock star and 57-year-old comedian have joined countless more in the campaign to rewrite history for the thousands of gay men who were convicted, […]
INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY: Writer, broadcaster and actor Stephen Fry met Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch at her home in north London. As a member of the Auschwitz Women’s Orchestra, Anita played cello for the notorious Dr Mengele. Stephen and Anita had already met once before, and he was keen to explore the idea of music […]
Comedian, actor and writer Stephen Fry has for a second time donated to save a Jewish LGBT organization, making his total contributions more than £2,000. Stephen Fry has come to the aid of a cash-strapped Jewish LGBT organization in the United Kingdom with two donations. Fry donated over £2,000 in total, with an initial donation […]
Stephen Fry has stressed his continued support for the Jewish LGBT community, by tweeting endorsement for Rainbow Jews. Rainbow Jews is the ground-breaking LGBT oral history project hosted by Liberal Judaism, which hosts a website here: www.rainbowjews.com The growing community organisation, Rainbow Jews; is seeking to raise funds via online crowdfunding to continue its work. […]
Legendary British actor Stephen Fry asserted on Tuesday that Jewish identity can come irrespective of one’s religious beliefs.His comments came in a Twitter conversation with follower Julian Storey who questioned why a gay person would identify with Judaism. Storey wrote, “It puzzles me why any gay person would wish to follow a religion which disapproves […]
Channel 4 is to celebrate the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales later this month with a musical gay wedding, hosted by Stephen Fry. On March 29, the day the law takes effect, grooms Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor will marry for real in the televised musical ceremony. The couple are writing the […]
A Norwich City supporters’ group officially launched during the club’s match against Tottenham has been backed by gay Jewish writer and actor Stephen Fry. The actor is the honorary president of Proud Canaries, a new club for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans. Amal Fashanu, the niece of the late Justin Fashanu, an ex-Norwich player […]
B.J. Epstein, a Jewish-British Lecturer in literature and public engagement, thinks that we all should care about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives and accomplishments, and explains why. February is LGBT History Month in the UK. The aim of LGBT History Month is to recognise and celebrate all the lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
Jewish-British singer says it’s a ‘no’ after Olympics organizers came to her after Cher rejected performing at the opening ceremony British pop star Ellie Goulding is refusing to step foot in Russia because of Putin’s anti-gay laws. The singer rejected an opportunity to perform at the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics next week. […]