Thursday, June 11, 2009

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

A convicted con artist beat his boyfriend to death with a fire extinguisher at a Travelodge hotel in 2007, the Old Bailey was told yesterday.


The new mayor of Doncaster, who has vowed to cut funding for the town's annual Pride, has been forced to admit he has no idea how much revenue it generates. Peter Davies was grilled on his controversial policies in an interview with BBC Radio Sheffield on Monday.


A petition has been launched to amend the Civil Partnership Act to allow ceremonies to take place in religious buildings.


Adam Lambert, the emo styled, eyeliner wearing runner up in this recent season of American Idol ended months of speculation about his sexuality by coming out as gay.
Sydney Pride and Same Same are teaming up for a brand new party concept for Sydney. Called the One Way Street Party, it's taking place on Friday June 26 on Oxford Street.
Tori, with the help of director Christian Lamb, has created a series of short films to accompany each track from her new album Abnormally Attracted To Sin.

US condemns anti-gay violence in Iraq
Times of India
... his spokesman said, ordered the "depravity" of homosexuality be eradicated while warning against anti-gay violence. London-based Amnesty International ...

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Steve Rothaus
MiamiHerald.com
... Rothaus covers gay and lesbian issues in South Florida. Steve joined The Herald in 1985, while a journalism major at Florida International University. ...

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BBC News

WORLD ROUNDUP
Windy City Times
by Rex Wockner The US-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission said June 1 it has received civil-society status from the Organization of ...
Weekend Watch: LGBT Film FestIn-Forum
Obama's Proclamation of Gay Pride MonthThe New American
Kirby: If you're a prude, stay away from PrideSalt Lake Tribune
Opposing Views
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China’s first Gay Pride event, organised by Shanghai’s English-speaking expatriates, has been quietly celebrating homosexuality this week with no hint of a parade or advertising hype. In a country where acceptance of homosexuality is still low, organisers — foreigners living in China — have been reluctant to draw official attention. So “Shanghai Pride” does not include the [...]
There is an old joke around these parts. Question: Other than Jerusalem, what do ultra-religious Jews, Muslims and Christians love? Answer: They love to hate homosexuals. But travel the 60km (40 miles) from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, and you enter a world apart. Major streets are decked with the multi-coloured Gay Pride banner. In this centenary [...]
Virginia’s largest women’s prison rounded up inmates who had loose-fitting clothes, short hair or otherwise masculine looks and placed them in a separate cell block. That’s according to prisoners and corrections officers who talked to The Associated Press about the practice. They say dozens were moved in an attempt to split up relationships and curb illegal sexual [...]

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