Monday, February 2, 2009

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland is backing a legal challenge on behalf of two grandparents whose grandchildren are to be adopted by a gay couple.

A Conservative MP has accused North Wales police of 'tokenism' for marking LGBT History Month by flying the rainblow flag at their headquarters building.

The first openly gay person to become a High Court judge in Australia has retied after 13 years on the bench. The Honourable Justice Michael Kirby was praised at a farewell ceremony in Canberra earlier today.

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Landmark Jamaica Plain gay couple calls it quits
Boston Herald, United States - 38 minutes ago
But one-time international gay icons Hillary and Julie Goodridge, who share custody of their 12-year-old daughter, Annie, are less eager to be poster ...

Colombian rebels free 4 hostages, group says
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Feb 1, 2009
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- A new center-left government took office in crisis-hit Iceland yesterday, headed by the country's first openly gay national leader. ...

Landmark Jamaica Plain gay couple calls it quits
Boston Herald, United States - 38 minutes ago
But one-time international gay icons Hillary and Julie Goodridge, who share custody of their 12-year-old daughter, Annie, are less eager to be poster ...

Colombian rebels free 4 hostages, group says
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Feb 1, 2009
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- A new center-left government took office in crisis-hit Iceland yesterday, headed by the country's first openly gay national leader. ...
Gay Dunedinites are invited to "dance the night away" at a 'back to school' themed party this month.
Prime Minister John Key is confirmed to be appearing at this Sunday's Big Gay Out family picnic day at Auckland's Coyle Park in Point Chevalier.
A key staff member of HIV+ support organisation Body Positive has been made redundant due to funding difficulties.
Anger is building against the police department in the wake of an increase in arrests of gay men for prostitution at Manhattan adult video stores. Last week, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined in the outcry. She said she is working with the mayor’s office and commanders of the police department to set up a [...]
A CONSORTIUM of businessmen and professionals is believed to be funding a legal challenge to prevent a young brother and sister being adopted by two gay men, it emerged yesterday. The consortium, which reportedly also includes lawyers, approached the Catholic Church in Scotland last week. The deal is being facilitated by the church, which is [...]
The 2009 Primates’ Meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, has opened in a fog of confusion with little expectation the five day meeting will resolve the Anglican crisis.  In their fourth meeting since the 2003 emergency session called by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams to respond to the consecration of V Gene Robinson as Bishop [...]

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