Gay News Bits (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Serbia: Combat Homophobia — President Should Speak Out against Hate Campaign. Serbian President, Boris Tadic is being urged to speak out against hate campagin in Serbia. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Serbian Democratic Party [CC]) NEW YORK, NY — Serbia’s government should quickly take visible steps to end a spate of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and [...]...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle refused partnership by London council because UK law bans opposite-sex civil unions A couple who want to become the first heterosexuals in Britain to have a civil partnership said they would begin a legal challenge after a council refused their request today . Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, both 25, want the same legal rights as any husband and wife, but said they...
Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
(New York) - Serbia's government should quickly take visible steps to end a spate of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent November 16, 2009, to President Boris Tadic. Human Rights Watch called on the government to fully protect the rights of the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. read more...
WireTap Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Activists across the country are staging protests and candle light vigils this weekend in response to the brutal murders of gay teenagers in Puerto Rico and Maryland . Last week, Jorge Steven Lopez-Mercado, an openly gay 19-year-old Puerto Rican man, was found brutally beaten, burned, and decapitated. While authorities have arrested one man on suspicion of murder, local authorities also reportedly...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Over 12 states in Brazil celebrated on Friday the Day of Black Consciousness in honor of the country's 17th-century anti-slavery leader Zumbi dos Palmares. In cities such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, people held parades against racism, discrimination, prejudice, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. Many economic and financial activities around the country were suspended on the day, including...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Over 12 states in Brazil yesterday celebrated the Day of Black Consciousness in honor of the country's 17th-century anti-slavery leader Zumbi dos Palmares. The People's Daily reports, that in cities such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, people held parades against racism, discrimination, prejudice, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. Many economic and financial activities around the
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
After posting my T-Mobile blog post link on Twitter this morning I then had a look through the stories that had been running overnight and there was one that caught my eye, "Kirk votes against trainee gay clergy". Now, everyone that knows me well, knows I have a view on religion, which isn't good, however I do respect those who partake in religion of whatever faith. However, that aside, I...
西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
"The U.S. sends millions of dollars in relief money to Uganda, which is considering a draconian law aimed at homosexuals," writes James Kirchick — Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist . So he wants to punish the people Uganda, including his fellow sodomites, by cutting the country off from "the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief," "the largest public health...
musings (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Miya Shay has the news: He (Locke) said he asked Hotze before the November elections for his support, Hotze endorsed someone else, and they haven’t had contact since. Uh. Oh. This admission came on the day Harris County Democratic Party Chair Gerry Birnberg issued the following: CANDIDATES – ALL CANDIDATES – STAY CLEAR OF HOTZE Steven Hotze is a hatemonger. For nearly twenty five...
Diary of a Goldfish (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Special thanks to Queen Emily who helped me out with some aspects of this post, even though I'm not sure how well I'm currently able to use what I learned from her. Today is International Trans Day of Remembrance , a day which remembers the horrific number of transgender people who have been murdered because of who they happen to be. Many more transgender people suffer discrimination, harassment and...
Your Pharmacist May Hate You (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
"Handing out a 30 days supply of Norco every 20 days time after time is a good way for me to lose my license. I'm sorry, I can't fill it sir" That's the most effective line in my arsenal most days. Lets the drug seeker know it's not personal. It doesn't work all the time though, and it wasn't working this time. Dude wanted his Norco . Ho-hum. Just another day in the happy pill room for me....
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This week two stories collided: The story of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and the story of Will Phillips. On November 14 the decapitated, dismembered, and burned body of Jorge Steven Lopez was found by the side of the road in Cayey, Puerto Rico. Jorge was 19 and openly gay. He was much loved by his wide circle of friends. He was handsome and hopeful. He had his whole life ahead of him. While Puerto...
Ten Reasons (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Catholic Social Action office for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has sponsored a series of "foreclosure forums" with the group Working in Neighborhoods (WIN). According to the office's website, the forums "explain the causes behind the foreclosure crisis, inform homeowners behind on their mortgages where they can turn for help, and provide members of churches and community organizations...
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
This post comes from Joey Gaskins, of HRC’s diversity department. The issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on Historically Black College and University campuses are many. Discrimination motivated by homophobia and intolerance is rampant, and LGBT students are suffering because of it. Meanwhile, losses we have faced at the ballot box have illustrated the [...] HRC Launches...
Calling England (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
I'm still rather woozy and that must explain why it took three readings of this article on the BBC website: 'New defeat over homophobia laws' to make sense of it. Nowhere does it mention that it's part of the EU's Equal Treatment Directive . The defence provides protection for "discussion or criticism of sexual conduct or practice" to the law on incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual...
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99minutes | 08/04/2009
Brüno Comedy, produced in 2009, USA On Late Night With David Letterman , it was riotously funny to watch Sacha Baron Cohen accept accolades for the quarter-billion-dollar success of Borat , then explain how, for his new film, Bruno , he set up a meeting with a West Bank terrorist, and staged a potentially deadly cage match in Arkansas. I eagerly await the "making of" documentary on the DVD. In fact,
Logan Rokwild | 07/19/2009
Brüno : Review With Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen used his comedy to expose the xenophobic and anti-Semitic prejudices still prevalent in American culture. With Brüno, Cohen delivers another hilarious punch to ignorance. But underneath Brüno’s designer outfits, images of dancing penises singing (in a thick German accent) “Brüüüüünooo, ” and the bastardized German-English catch phrases, is a dark social
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