Sunday, February 1, 2009

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

Police in Moscow have been forced into action after a news magazine published an interview with a man who boasted about beating up a gay German MP in the city in May 2006.

A US pressure group that "motivates and equips citizens to change the culture to reflect Biblical truth and traditional family values" has complained about a new advert from drinks manufacturer Pepsi.

When it was announced earlier this week that Johanna Sigurdardottir was likely to be appointed prime minister, little did Icelanders realise that their small island would be making history.

The 2009 line up for Mardi Gras Film Festival has been unveiled and this year there really is something for everyone - from star power to searing insights, from the totally camp to the ex-gay, from tittilation to oppression.

Financial Post

Iceland's PM marks gay milestone
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
But not all European countries are as tolerant, says Juris Lavrikovs of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) in Brussels. ...
First gay premier takes helm in Iceland CNN International
Iceland’s New Coalition to ‘Renew Trust in Economy’ Bloomberg
Iceland names Sigurdardottir as PM in new govt Reuters
The Associated Press - AHN
all 217 news articles

Examiner.com

Gay Travel â€" Air New Zealand & Syndey Mardi Gras
Examiner.com - 7 hours ago
Starting in 1978, as a protest and memorial to the New York City Stonewall Riots, it continues to be an international beacon of the struggle for Equal ...

ABC News

Iceland parties strike deal on new government
AFP - 23 hours ago
And in November, it became the first Western European country to be rescued by the International Monetary Fund since Britain in 1976, ...
Parties eye new Iceland govt amid fresh protest Reuters
Interim govt to take office in Iceland Radio New Zealand
Social democrats to lead new Icelandic government World Socialist Web Site
The Associated Press - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
all 525 news articles

Financial Post

Iceland's PM marks gay milestone
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
But not all European countries are as tolerant, says Juris Lavrikovs of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) in Brussels. ...
First gay premier takes helm in Iceland CNN International
Iceland’s New Coalition to ‘Renew Trust in Economy’ Bloomberg
Iceland names Sigurdardottir as PM in new govt Reuters
The Associated Press - AHN
all 217 news articles

Examiner.com

Gay Travel â€" Air New Zealand & Syndey Mardi Gras
Examiner.com - 7 hours ago
Starting in 1978, as a protest and memorial to the New York City Stonewall Riots, it continues to be an international beacon of the struggle for Equal ...

ABC News

Iceland parties strike deal on new government
AFP - 23 hours ago
And in November, it became the first Western European country to be rescued by the International Monetary Fund since Britain in 1976, ...
Parties eye new Iceland govt amid fresh protest Reuters
Interim govt to take office in Iceland Radio New Zealand
Social democrats to lead new Icelandic government World Socialist Web Site
The Associated Press - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
all 525 news articles
New Zealand's biggest LGBT Festival was officially launched last night at Purple bar, with several event promoters taking their turn on the mic to introduce a range of Pride activities for a busy February in Auckland.
The owner of K' Road's Family bar is today seeking to reassure GayNZ.com readers that recent rumours about financial trouble and imminent closure of the venue are untrue.
The Gay Auckland Business Association has begun 2009 with a number of changes which sees long-time members in new roles on its executive committee.
For the second year in a row, a bill has been filed in the Tennessee Senate that bans adoptions by gay and unmarried straight couples. Senator Paul Stanley (R-Memphis) filed the bill today (Thursday, Jan. 29) that “prohibits any individual who is cohabitating in a sexual relationship outside of a marriage that is valid under [...]
And now, of course, he’s suing. He alleges that his boss worked up a bunch of complaints to fire him, when he really disliked the guy for being a vegetarian. Which the boss reportedly considered the same thing as being gay. See Wall Street trader says boss called him gay for refusing to eat meat [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday met with the head of the gay affinity group within her department and reiterated her pledge to review the inequities in how the State Department treats its gay and straight employees. Michelle Schohn, president of Gays & Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, said she met with Clinton for [...]

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