Entertainment

Very Angry Girls or V.A.G. as they have become known by fans, are kicking up a storm in Ireland at the moment.

The four girls have been gigging around Ireland for the past year and a half, bringing their raw punk sound to both music and gay venues across Ireland. Larissa Mirtschink, Louise McCormack, Sinead Mitchell and Carolyn Bourke all met in university in Limerick city.

The band formed early 2009, since then they've released their debut ep "Less Pants...More Attitude!". The debut single from this album can be purchased online at downloadmusic.ie

Read more: These Girls Are Very Angry!

Ladies and Gentlemen. after the overwhelming and sold-out success of London Burlesque Festival 2009, veteran producer Chaz Royal has pulled out every big name in his little black burlesque book to produce the greatest showcase the world has ever seen of international burlesque talent - London Burlesque Week 2010!

APRIL 20 to 25th - 

World's biggest International Burlesque Festival, with over 100 of the world's top performers

NEW for 2010: Theme shows (The Peepshow, Twisted Cabaret, The Speakeasy, Sexy Circus Sideshow)

Legendary producer and self proclaimed 'King of Burlesque' Chaz Royal said: "London Burlesque Week 2010 is without doubt the world's greatest showcase of international burlesque talent and the biggest and most spectacular event of its kind. Featuring crowd favourite festival ringmaster 'Armitage Shanks' of Circus Contraption fame out of Seattle USA alongside local hosts; Ivy Paige, Dusty Limits, Lady Beau Peep, Kiki Kaboom & Equador the Wizard, this year's event is set to be the most glamorous date ever recorded in the burlesque calendar."

Read more: London Burlesque Week 2010

Moths are being turned gay in a new pest control system introduced by Sainsbury's to protect Britain's apple crop from its biggest predator. 

Theresa Huxley from Sainsbury's explains "We want to do all that we can to ensure that British apples are the best value and tastiest apples available today”.

Codling Moths, which attack apples and ruin the fruit, have the ability to devastate entire crops if left uncontrolled. 

Three orchards are now established using the system which involves spraying male moths with an imitation of female pheromones, causing males to become attracted to other males, which disrupts the breeding cycle and vastly reduces the number of viable moth eggs.

Read more: Sainsbury's Turns Moths Gay

A new survey has revealed that 3 in 4 gay people would refuse to take a pill to turn them straight.

Strange as it may seem, homosexuality was listed as a psychiatric disorder in the UK up until 1993. Whilst homosexuality has become more widely accepted, embraced and understood over the past 15 years, some people still promote the fallacy of a ‘cure’.

In a recent survey conducted by the free gay dating website ManCentral.com, members were asked if they would take a pill to change their sexual orientation. Lee Martin, a spokesman for the site, explained the reasons for conducting the sensitive research; “In recent years, there have been reports of members of the LGBT community seeking to ‘cure’ themselves through various religious and questionably medical means. Whilst we strongly believe that sexuality is innate, and therefore not something that can or should be ‘cured’, we felt the research would enable the LGBT community to recognise the importance of self-acceptance alongside wider social acceptance.”

Read more: Would you take a 'straight-pill'?

The winning entry for Stonewall’s film clip competition was screened at the Lesbian and Gay Film Festival this week at the BFI Southbank, along with the two runners up.

Stonewall’s annual film clip competition invites young people aged 16 – 21 to produce a 3-minute film clip with a positive message against homophobic bullying.

Entries from across the country were short-listed by a panel of judges including Bend it Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, Bad girls, Footballer’s Wives and Waterloo Road creator Maureen Chadwick and Jamie, an 18-year-old Stonewall Youth Volunteer.

The winning entry, Missed Opportunities, was submitted by a group of six students from The Harris Academy at Peckham. 18-year-old Richard Rumble said: ‘I’ve witnessed homophobic bullying in school, and was so happy to be involved in this creative process. We tried to come up with a non-stereotypical way of raising awareness and tackling this important issue.’

Read more: Gay Short Film Competition Winners