Tuesday, October 28, 2008

International Gay News Headlines (T24T-3)

Police have joined forces with Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) to urge any witnesses who may have information about the death of a man who drowned in a Manchester canal.
The Big Lottery Fund's Big Research Programme is to provide funds for "England's first ever research into drug and alcohol use among lesbian, gay and bisexual communities."
The Football Association has said it will not tolerate homophobic or disctiminatory behaviour from fans after Cardiff City's manager was verbally abused.
Two white supremacists in Tennessee have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to murder more than 100 African-Americans and assassinate Senator Barack Obama.
The government has announced new measures to stop those who want to spread extremism, hatred and violent messages from coming to the UK.
Fresh from her recent run of Terror At 41,000 Feet, the insatiable Pam Ann, air hostess with the mostess, has flown to Sydney to film her new show The Pam Ann Experience at Foxtel Studios.
One of Sydney's longest standing and most loved events returns this weekend - the 18th Sydney Food & Wine Fair takes over Hyde Park North this Saturday November 1 from noon.
There's something to be said about exotic and burlesque dancers who end up becoming singers. The Pussycat Dolls have taken to world by storm and their second studio album is a winner.
Homesexual's annual New Years' Gay bash will be back again in the new year! Last year partygoers were treated to a taste of Hawaii, this time it's all about St Tropez.
The world's most isolated city took to the streets on the weekend. Perth's nineteenth Pride Parade took place on Saturday night with 35 floats and 2500 people cheering them on as they made their way through Northbridge.
It's been an absolutely horrific few days for Jennifer Hudson. Last Friday afternoon the dead bodies of her mother and older brother were discovered, and now her missing nephew Julian has been found dead in an abandoned car.
First Madonna was coming to Australia. And then she wasn't coming. Now this morning on Channel Seven's Sunrise Molly Meldrum confirmed that Madonna is infact coming to Australia after all, and it could be as early as January 2009.

The 27th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival ...
ChicagoPride.com,  United States - Oct 22, 2008
Reeling 2008: The 27th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival will launch November 6th and run through the 16th. Reeling will present 66 programs ...
Chicago Film Fest schedules a mystery movie Chicago Sun-Times
Culture Feature: Fans, Funding, Fairies and Festivals Daily Northwestern
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College News

Are church campaigns legal?
Sonoma Valley Sun, CA - 6 hours ago
A Colorado-based religious organization’s tactics to defeat gay marriage in California are getting support from Valley churches â€" and raising questions ...
Gay Marriage: Vote No on 8 New University Online
USA: More Outrageous Propositions... Gay NZ
Union Donations in California Same-Sex-Marriage Debate Criticized Education Week News
Truthdig - The Catholic Key
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Calif. gay marriage ban becomes big money race
The Associated Press - Oct 26, 2008
Nearly all international contributors opposed the measure. The measure's opponents received a greater share of their money from outside the state or country ...

Xtra.ca

City to play host to 2011 Outgames celebration of sport
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 12 hours ago
The Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association of North America voted Sunday to award the games to the city. "We will be using facilities from Whistler ...
Vancouver will host North American Outgames in 2011 Georgia Straight
Vancouver wins 2011 North American Outgames Xtra.ca
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Liverpool launches annual gay cultural festival 'Homotopia'
24dash, UK - 6 hours ago
Now in its 5th year, Homotopia is set to deliver over 50 events including several new commissions, a new strand of international art and a dedicated TV ...

Abhi-John have a gay time in Miami
Times of India, India - Oct 24, 2008
Check out this rumble-tumble they’re indulging in and decide, is there a vibe between them? For sure! John, of course, is the international gay’s fantasy. ...

AsiaOne

For better or for worse
AsiaOne, Singapore - 15 hours ago
The wife: Suzanne Craig, wife of senator Larry Craig, stood by her husband of 25 years during a gay scandal. The drama: He was busted for allegedly ...

Indecision 2008 (satire)

The Horror! The Horror! Focus on the Family Predicts the Future ...
Indecision 2008 (satire) - 4 hours ago
A 6-3 liberal majority Supreme Court that results in rulings like one making gay marriage the law of the land and another forcing the Boy Scouts to "hire ...

“Letter from 2012? scrapes the bottom of the hate barrel
Clarksville Online, TN - 2 hours ago
First on the list of possible liberal-stacked supreme court rulings would be the legalization of gay marriage: President Obama repeated his declaration that ...

Lottery funding for five year study into gays, drugs and alcohol
PinkNews.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation and The International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion at the University of Central Lancashire will conduct the ...
In front of a sell-out capacity crowd, two dozen large trophies were awarded to Christchurch's LGBT community leading lights and their friends at the weekend's glittering 26th annual Oscars awards.
Christchurch's newly-formed LGBT Business Association has a database of over 70 professional and business people, and regular meetings have begun, says Chairperson Jill Borland.
Transgender study underscores gender gap in pay A study of transgender employees offers new insight into the gap between what women and men earn. Researchers discovered that the salaries of women who changed gender subsequently increased slightly, while pay decreased for workers who switched from male to female. Seattle Post-Intelligencer/The Associated Press Published by  Original source : [...]
  Ads supporting Proposition 8 say educators will soon teach gay marriage in schools.         That got us wondering if that’s true and what schools are currently teaching local kids about relationships and marriage. 17’s Kiyoshi Tomono took a look at classroom curriculum.         Proposition 8, in its entirety, says, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is [...]
The issue of gay marriage may once again be enough of a deciding factor to turn the tide in a big election year. This time though it’s in small fights for state senate seats here in New York that are seeing heavy donations come in from gay rights advocates. With only two seats needed to [...]
“Armageddon” “More important than the presidential election”That’s what evangelical leader Charles W. Colson and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said about Prop 8, calling it the “decisive last stand” in this morning’s New York Times: “California, they say, sets cultural trends for the rest of the country and even the world. If same-sex marriage is [...]
While the battle over same-sex marriage has been all but invisible in the presidential race this year, it is raging like a wind-whipped wildfire in California. Conservative religious leaders from across the country are pouring time, talent and millions of dollars into the state in support of Proposition 8, which would ban same-sex marriage. They [...]

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