Abdellah Taïa: Openly Gay Moroccan Writer Takes on Homophobia in the Muslim World

May 28, 2009 in Abdellah Taïa, Belleville, Edmund White, France, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Jenny Barchfield, LGBT, Marocco, Muslim World, Novel, Paris, Salvation Army, Writer

Abdellah Taïa: Openly Gay Moroccan Writer Takes on Homophobia in the Muslim World Chronicle Journal: Openly gay Moroccan writer takes on homophobia in the Muslim world By Jenny Barchfield, The Associated Press http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_entertainment.php?id=18845 Wednesday, May 27, 2009 In this photo taken on May 13, 2009, Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa, is pictured at his apartment in [...]

Peru to Ban Gay Police who Cause Scandal? By Peter Tatchell

May 27, 2009 in Catherine Nettleton, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Police, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Mercedes Cabanillas, Peru, Peter Tatchell

Peru to ban gay police who cause scandal? A bid to clean up police says Interior Minister Lima and London – 26 May 2009 “The British Ambassador to Peru has confirmed that the left-of-centre Lima government plans to ban gay police officers whose sexual behaviour causes scandal and damages the reputation of the police. Existing [...]

Official IDAHO Report – 2009

May 24, 2009 in Derek Lennard, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gender DynamiX, GLBT, Gloria Careaga, Homophobia, Homosexuality, IDAHO, ILGA, International Day Against Homophobia, LGBT, Louis-Georges Tin, Nikolai Alekseev, Nikolai Alekseyev, Peter Tatchell, Renato Sabbadini, Transphobia

Hong Kong IDAHO Forwarded by Peter Tatchell on behalf of IDAHO Official IDAHO Report – 2009 17 May 2009 – International Day against HOMOPHOBIA & TRANSPHOBIA MEDIA RELEASE The fifth International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, an initiative launched on May 17th 2005 by activist Louis-Georges Tin, saw an amazing outburst of activities around the [...]

Video: San Francisco Leaders Want End to Torture and Murder of GLBT Iraqis by Clinton Fein

May 21, 2009 in Ali Hili, Clinton Fein, Gary Virginia, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLAAD, GLBT, Harvey Milk Plaza, Homosexuality, HRC, Irak, Iraq, Iraqi, Iraqi LGBT, LGBT, Michael Petrelis, Nancy Pelosi, NGLTF, San Francisco, US

Video: San Francisco Leaders Want End to Torture and Murder of GLBT Iraqis by Clinton Fein Original Article: SF Gays to Pelosi: Condemn Torture of LGBT Iraqis by Michael Petrelis My good friend and political artist Clinton Fein has made a terrific video of the May 17 solidarity rally and fundraiser for gay Iraqis at [...]

France: Urgent Mobilization to Avoid the Deportation of Giorgie, Ronnie, Policarpio, Three Filipinos Detained in the Strasbourg Detention Center

May 20, 2009 in Detention Center, Filipinos, France, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Giorgie, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Philippines, Policarpio, Ronnie, Strasbourg, Trans, Transphobia, Transsexual

France: Urgent Mobilization to Avoid the Deportation of Giorgie, Ronnie, Policarpio, Three Filipinos Detained in the Strasbourg Detention Center Mobilization: Letter to Send to the French Prefecture to Avoid The Deportation of Giorgie, Ronnie, Policarpio To contact the Prefecture: Phone: Accueil : 03 88 21 67 68 (demander le cabinet du préfet ou la responsable [...]

Slavic Pride: Thank You Mayor Luzhkov by Peter Tatchell

May 19, 2009 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Parade, Gay Rights, Gay Russia, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Ira Fet, Irina Fedotova, Irina Fet, LGBT, Nikolai Alekseev, Nikolai Alekseyev, Nikolai Baev, Peter Tatchell, Russia, Yuri Luzhkov

© Reuters – Denis Sinyakov Thank you Mayor Luzhkov Moscow’s mayor tried to crush the city’s gay pride parade. In so doing, he did the cause of gay rights in Russia a huge service. By Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner The Guardian – Comment is Free – London – 19 May 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/19/russia-gay-pride-luzhkov Russian gay [...]

San Francisco: 100 Protest LGBT Iraqi Murders – $5K Raised by Michael Petrelis

May 19, 2009 in Ali Hili, Baghdad, Bill Wilson, Gary Virginia, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gays Without Borders, Gays Without Borders SF, GLBT, Homophobia, Iraq, Iraqi, Iraqi LGBT, Jeff Cotter, LGBT, Michael Petrelis, Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, US

San Francisco: 100 Protest LGBT Iraqi Murders – $5K Raised by Michael Petrelis © Credit: Bill Wilson Photos SF: 100 Protest LGBT Iraqi Murders, $5K Raised, Pelosi Criticized for Silence By Michael Petrelis Never doubt that a handful of pissed off queens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that has ever [...]

Singapore: Pink Dot, First-Ever Public Gay Rights Rally

May 19, 2009 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gay Rights Rally, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Pink Dot, Singapore

Singapore: Pink Dot, First-Ever Public Gay Rights Rally http://pinkdotsg.blogspot.com/ See Also Singapore: The Pink Dot Campaign Gays Without Borders

Behind the Scenes – Story Of 2009 Gay Pride in Moscow by Andy Thayer

May 18, 2009 in Andy Thayer, Eduard Murzin, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Irina Fedotova, Irina Fet, LGBT, Nikolai Alekseev, Nikolai Alekseyev, Nikolai Baev, Peter Tatchell, Queer, Sergey Androsenko

Behind the Scenes Story Of 2009 Gay Pride in Moscow by Andy Thayer, Gay Liberation Network A member of OMOH, Russia’s SWAT police © Gay Liberation Network Sunday, May 17, 5 PM local time MOSCOW – By the time I am finally posting this, many already know the basic story of violent government repression of [...]

Slavic Gay Pride, Thanks and Add On – Message From Nikolai Alekseev, Nikolai Baev, Ira Fet and Vlad Ortanov

May 17, 2009 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Ira Fet, Irina Fedotova, Irina Fet, LGBT, Moscow, Moscow Gay Pride, Moscow Pride, Nikolai Alekseev, Nikolai Baev, Peter Tatchell, Russia, Samuel Žbogar, Slavic Gay Pride, Slavic Pride, Slovenia, Vlad Ortanov, Vladmir Ortanov

Slavic Gay Pride, Thanks and Add On – Message From Nikolai Alekseev, Nikolai Baev, Ira Fet and Vlad Ortanov We wanted to thank the 50 people who made a protest in Berlin at the Russian Embassy today. Also, to the activists of Tapages who in Strasbourg organized a die-in at the Russian Consulate in the [...]