Wednesday, October 7, 2009

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

A letter signed by celebrities including Ewan MacGregor, Stephen Fry and Jo Brand has asked Tory leader David Cameron to oppose the views of his party's new European allies. Fry tonight told Channel 4 News that Mr Cameron had aligned his party with an "unpleasantly homophobic nationalistic party in Poland and sharing their whip in Europe."


Ben Summerskill, the Chief Executive of LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) rights charity Stonewall has pulled out of attending and speaking at the Conservative Party's LGBT event to be held tonight. The decision follows the party's coalition with homophobic parties within the European Parliament.


An openly gay council leader in Edinburgh has been accused of abusing his authority to set up an LGBT staff network.


With the gorgeous weather at the moment, it̢۪s not hard to find a reason to go and enjoy the Sunshine Coast. Just in case you needed another reason, QAHC is holding their second Sunshine Coast Pride Fair!
While some of us were gearing up for the weekend, 15,000 people were marching in the Africa's largest pride celebration.
A country's national anthem is a special thing, isn't it? Even more so when it's sung by a drag queen, no? Activist and drag queen Donna Sachet did the USA proud at a recent San Fran baseball game.

USA Today

I blame myself for Chicago losing the 2016 Games
Chicago Tribune
Chicago hosted the Gay Games without incident. We've also had very large World Series and Super Bowl parades. We've even celebrated several NBA ...
Games TheoryHarvard Crimson
2016 Olympics: Chicago falls shortWindy City Times
With 2016 Olympics, Maybe Now Brazil Can Improve LGBT Rights RecordChange.org (blog)
The AtlanticWire -Telegraph.co.uk -Washington Post
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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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A round-up of today's other world news stories in brief
Irish Times
In the past few years, Moscow authorities have consistently banned gay parades. It was not clear if the couple were planning to appeal against yesterday's ...

and more »

USA Today

I blame myself for Chicago losing the 2016 Games
Chicago Tribune
Chicago hosted the Gay Games without incident. We've also had very large World Series and Super Bowl parades. We've even celebrated several NBA ...
Games TheoryHarvard Crimson
2016 Olympics: Chicago falls shortWindy City Times
With 2016 Olympics, Maybe Now Brazil Can Improve LGBT Rights RecordChange.org (blog)
The AtlanticWire -Telegraph.co.uk -Washington Post
all 13,640 news articles »

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. ...

and more »

A round-up of today's other world news stories in brief
Irish Times
In the past few years, Moscow authorities have consistently banned gay parades. It was not clear if the couple were planning to appeal against yesterday's ...

and more »
Auckland's bear bar Urge is set for its third annual Slave Auction this Saturday, and has today revealed what's on offer for eager bidders.
The organisers of last weekend's Takataapui Hui say the event was a great success, and a valuable opportunity to honour leaders and pioneers who have contributed to our communities.
The Hospitality Association of New Zealand has crowned The Garden Club Wellington's best entertainment & music venue of the year.

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