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- In: English
- Tags: manifestazioni
The US House has agreed to approve a bill that would include LGBT people in federal hate crime laws. Called the Matthew Shepard Bill after the murdered gay teenager, it expands federal hate crime laws to include crimes where the victims were targeted on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, and disability. It [...]
- In: English
- Tags: aggressioni, discriminazioni, legge, Usa, violenze
An Egyptian newspaper has been banned for claiming that three high-profile actors were gay. The weekly independent Al Balagh Al Gadid claimed that Nour El Sherif, Khaled Aboul Naga and Hamdi El Wazir were questioned by police for allegedly being part of a gay prostitution ring. According to the newspaper, the activities were discovered at [...]
- In: English
- Tags: africa, discriminazioni, giornali, islam
President Obama will name David Huebner, currently serving as general counsel for GLAAD, as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, the Washington Blade reports: “A formal announcement was expected Wednesday evening.Huebner, who currently works at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, specializes in handling international arbitration and mediation cases. Formerly a resident of California, Huebner [...]
- In: English
- Tags: diplomazia, nuova zelanda, Usa
Gay French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterand’s defense of Roman Polanski has now put his own past under the microscope. French politicians have called the defense an attack on the United States and at least one party has called for Mitterand’s resignation. Mitterand, whom Sarkozy appointed as Culture Minister, in June, apparently wrote a book described [...]
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- Tags: francia, governo, ministri, prostituzione
Turkey’s two largest gay and lesbian Internet communities, hadigayri.com and gabile.com, have been shut down by the Telecommunication Directorate, or TİB. The Web sites have more than 200,000 members combined. According to its administrators and members, the sites do not contain any pornographic or criminal content. The directorate blocked the sites without providing any information [...]
- In: English
- Tags: censura, discriminazioni, internet
Russian lesbians’ marriage bid foiled by court.
8, ott 2009Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko denied gay marriage. A Moscow court has ruled against two lesbians seeking to become Russia’s first legally married gay couple. Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko said the Tverskoi District Court upheld a decision by the city’s civil registry that said Russian law defined marriage as between a woman and a [...]
- In: English
- Tags: discriminazioni, lesbiche, matrimonio gay, russia
Protests dent Tory gay pride in Manchester.
8, ott 2009Over 30 people gathered last night (6 October 2009) to protest against the Conservative Party’s ‘Conference Pride’, a gay pride party held in the centre of Manchester’s gay village. The protesters, a loose allegiance of groups including Queer Youth Network and Reclaim the Scene, chanted “Shame on you!” and displayed placards damning the Conservative’s former [...]
- In: English
- Tags: conservatori, pride, proteste
George Michael denies split with Kenny Goss.
8, ott 2009Singer George Michael has said there is no truth in reports that he and long-term partner Kenny Goss have split up. Reports claimed this week that Goss had become sick of Michael’s brushes with the law for drug use. It was said that he left in December after the star was arrested for drug possession [...]
15.000 at Johannesburg Gay Pride.
7, ott 2009People who attended Saturday’s Johannesburg Gay Pride Parade say they believe such events can make a difference in raising awareness about gays and lesbians. Around 15 000 revellers attended this year’s parade at Zoo Lake. Dozens of floats made by members of the gay and lesbian community were shown off at the Zoo Lake Sports [...]
Measure Is Expected to Pass Congress, but Its Viability May Depend on Tilt of Future Chambers. Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill said it appears unlikely that Congress will block a bill to be introduced Tuesday that would allow same-sex marriages in the District D.C. Council leaders have vowed to expedite the bill and said [...]
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- Tags: diritti, matrimonio gay, Usa
‘We have not split’: George Michael denies rumours his 13-year relationship with Kenny Goss is over.
7, ott 2009George Michael’s boyfriend of 13 years, Kenny Goss, has quit that bitch, because he was totally over his man always being in handcuffs (and not in the sexy way). The Daily Mail says that Kenny gave George the gift of singlehood last Christmas, but the two managed to keep that shit on the down low [...]
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- Tags: cantanti, musica, personaggi
A French gay soccer team says its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play a match against them. The Paris Foot Gay team says Tuesday it received an e-mail from the Creteil Bebel club canceling a match scheduled for last Sunday. “Because of the principles of our team, [...]
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- Tags: francia, integralisti religiosi, sport
Little Britain star Matt Lucas’s ex-partner Kevin McGee has killed himself, a year after the couple split. The pair were the first gay celebrity couple to divorce in Britain after laws allowing same-sex ceremonies were introduced there in late 2005. McGee, 32, left a note on his Facebook profile saying “death is much better than [...]
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- Tags: attori, inghilterra, personaggi
(Vatican City) A prominent African cardinal said Monday there was no reason why the next pope couldn’t be black, particularly following the election of President Barack Obama. Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana is playing an important role in guiding a three-week meeting at the Vatican on the challenges of the Catholic Church in [...]
Phyllis Stevens, a compensation specialist for Aviva USA, has been convicted of embezzling $5.9 million dollars from the giant insurance company. According to The Advocate, she was an employee of 35 years and began her scheme five years ago with her spouse Marla Stevens. Marla, 53, said in a blog the she and Phyllis, 58, [...]
Demonic gays made Chicago lose the Olympics.
5, ott 2009Like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, once again the gays are to blame for something horrible happening to the United States. This time, it’s for Chicago losing the 2016 Olympics. Ex-gay Christian James Hartline recently explained this theory on his pornography website, “The Hartline Report,” and it is a chilling reminder of how evil, and how [...]
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- Tags: chiesa, olimpiadi, omosessualità, polemiche, sport, superstizione
Lady Gaga Endorses National Equality March.
5, ott 2009Lady Gaga may be vying for the title of queen of the gays. She even battled Madonna for the honor. Okay, not literally but she is endorsing the National Equality March in Washington D.C. Gaga appeared at a fundraiser after her SNL appearance, and tried to get the crowd riled up for the “gay pride [...]
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- Tags: diritti, manifestazione, uguaglianza
A Russian court on Friday dismissed a long-shot libel suit filed by gay activists against Moscow’s veteran mayor in a ruling that they described as a blow to human dignity in Russia. The suit had been filed after Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, speaking on television in June, called Russian gay activists seeking to organize a [...]
As the Conservative Party Conference gets underway in Manchester, party leader David Cameron has been called on to prove his commitment to gay rights. In the last few years, Cameron has stepped up efforts to appeal to the gay community and it was claimed in May that outreach to gay groups was one of his [...]
- In: English
- Tags: conservatori, diritti, inghilterra, parità
“Ellen” creator to write new lesbian sitcom.
5, ott 2009Carol Leifer, writer, comedian, and the woman who brought us Ellen is producing a new lesbian sitcom. You, Me and He will be loosely based on Leifer’s own experiences of coming out in later life, and is set to feature a recently-divorced protagonist who enters a lesbian relationship – only to discover that she is [...]
- In: English
- Tags: fiction, lesbiche, televisione, Usa
Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a county overwhelmingly white and increasingly Republican. The respected circuit judge once was the Democratic Party’s choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama. Then his career collapsed under allegations that he brought inmates to his office [...]
Tasmania will recognise gay marriages.
4, ott 2009Same-sex couples in Tasmania will be able to make their marriages official from 1 November, its government has announced. While gay couples have been able to register their relationships formally since 2003, the new legislation will mean celebrants can perform the ceremony. Tasmania’s Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesman Rodney Croome tells ABC News that [...]
- In: English
- Tags: diritti, matrimonio gay, nuova zelanda, parità
Rio de Janeiro rode a wave of International Olympic Committee sentiment to award the Olympics to South America for the first time, winning the right to host the 2016 Summer Games on Friday in a victory over surprising finalist Madrid. The result of the final ballot was Rio: 66, Madrid: 32. “I honestly believe it [...]
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A joint tour between Kanye West and Lady Gaga which the latter described as completely “gay” has been cancelled. The super-tour was announced recently but promoter Live Nation has issued no reason as to why it has been scrapped. However, some critics have suggested that West may be taking a break following his outburst at [...]
- In: English
- Tags: entertainment, musica, spettacoli
Texas: Gays allowed to divorce.
2, ott 2009In a somewhat surprising move, a Texas court has ruled that the state’s ban on gay marriage violates the constitution – as it applies to gay divorce. The former couple argued that withholding the right to pursue a divorce violates their rights since they were legally married in another state. The Blade has the rest [...]
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- Tags: divorzio, matrimonio gay, parità, Usa