Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko, Russian Lesbian Couple Just Married in Toronto

October 26, 2009 in Canada, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Russia, Gay Russians, GLBT, Harvey Brownstone, Homosexuality, Irina Fedotova, Irina Fedotova-Fet, Irina Fet, Irina Shipitko, Lesbian, Lesbian Marriage, Lesbian Rights, LGBT, Nikolai Alekseev, Russia, Toronto

Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko, Russian Lesbian Couple Just Married in Toronto by GayRussia.Ru. The couple intends to start a legal battle to have their union recognized in Russia. Despite all obsticles and legal restrictions in Russia, a lesbian couple entered into same-sex marriage in Toronto yesterday. Numerous media and local activists were present at [...]

Malcolm X Was Bisexual – Get Over It by Peter Tatchell

October 21, 2009 in Alice Walker, Alvin Ailey, Angela Davis, Bayard Rustin, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Black History Month, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Greg Louganis, Homosexuality, James Baldwin, Johnny Mathis, Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, LGBT, Little Richard, Luther Vandross, Ma Rainey, Malcolm X, Peter Tatchell, Tracy Chapman

Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it Black History Month should help break down homophobia by celebrating the sexuality of black heroes such as Malcolm X By Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner The Guardian – Comment is Free – London – 20 October 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/oct/20/malcolm-x-bisexual-black-history?commentpage=2&commentposted=1 October is Black History Month in Britain – a wonderful [...]

Against Italian Homophobia – Urgent! Call for Action

October 16, 2009 in Arcigay, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gianfranco Fini, Giorgio Napolitano, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Italian Homophobia, Italy, LGBT, Mara Carfagna, Maurizio Cecconi, Queer, Renato Schifani, Silvio Berlusconi

Sent by Maurizio Cecconi Dear friends, The reason why we’ve decided to contact you is because we believe that your support to our cause is vital. It could help us raise the profile of the struggle for equality that we are fighting in our own country. We are outraged and appalled at the wave of [...]

The Global Struggle for Queer Freedom by Peter Tatchell

October 15, 2009 in Caroline Benn, ECHR, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Jamaica, LGBT, Queer, Queer Freedom, Sharia, Steve Harvey, Uganda, UN

Jamaican Gay Bashing, Don’t Panic The global struggle for queer freedom Caroline Benn Memorial Lecture 2009 by Peter Tatchell Most of the world is still living in the homophobic dark ages, but LGBT people are defiant and making gains. Delivered 13 October 2009 at Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln, UK. It is a very great [...]

Ugandan Member of Parliament Proposes That Gays Should Be Executed

October 15, 2009 in David Bahati, Death Penalty, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gay Uganda, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Queer, Uganda

Ugandan MP proposes that gays should be executed By Jessica Geen • October 15, 2009 – Pink News A Ugandan MP has proposed that lawmakers should create a new crime of “aggravated homosexuality”, which would be punishable by death. Ndorwa West MP David Bahati, of the ruling party, tabled the private member’s bill in parliament [...]

New York Magazine: The Hunted – How a Few New Yorkers Are Trying to Save the Hunted Gay Men of Iraq

October 12, 2009 in Ali Hili, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Irak, Iraq, Iraqi, Iraqi LGBT, LGBT, Matt McAllester, New York Times, Peter Tatchell

Sami, one of the perhaps thousands of gay men recently attacked in Iraq, in an undisclosed location abroad. (Photo: Lynsey Addario/VII Network) Thanks and appreciation to every individual and organisation that has supported and raised awareness of the plight of Iraqi LGBTs, and who has lobbied politicians and news editors to get stories on this [...]

We salute Keith Goddard by Peter Tatchell

October 12, 2009 in Africa, GALZ, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gays And Lesbians of Zimbabwe, GLBT, Homosexuality, Keith Goddard, LGBT, Mugabe, Outrage, Peter Tatchell, Transphobia, Zimbabwe

Keith Goddard 1960 – 2009 Director of Gays And Lesbians of Zimbabwe London – 11 October 2009 Members of the British LGBT human rights group OutRage! extend their condolences to our comrades in Gays And Lesbians of Zimbabwe and to the family and friends of Keith Goddard, following his illness and tragic death on 9 [...]

Franco-British Charter Flight to Kabul: The Odious Show Continues

October 6, 2009 in Afghanistan, Afghans, ARDHIS, Asylum, Asylum Seeker, Calais, Cimade, Deportation, France, Franco-British Charter to Kabul, Gay Life, GLBT, Immigration, Jungle, Kabul, LGBT, UK, UN

Montag, 5. Oktober 2009 (Photo Reuters) Franco-British Charter to Kabul: The Odious Show Continues By No Border 09 Lesvos A Franco-britannique deportation “charter” is scheduled for October 6 flying to Kabul. While the humanitarian situation and security continue to deteriorate in Afghanistan, that there has more civilian casualties than ever, and NGOs such as the [...]

Sunil Babu Pant Strongly Denounces Ali Abdussalam Treki, New President of the United Nations’ Unacceptable Views on Homosexuality

October 3, 2009 in Ali Abdussalam Treki, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Nepal, Sunil Pant, Treki, UN, Universal Decriminalisation of Homosexuality

I, Sunil Babu Pant, MP from Nepal, strongly denounce new President of the United Nations’ ‘unacceptable’ views on homosexuality”. I am extremely concern and saddened when I heard: Taking his post at the opening of the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations, on 15 September 2009, Libyan Ali Abdussalam Treki suggested that homosexuality was [...]

Russia: Court Rejects ‘Homo’ Libel Suit Against Moscow Mayor

October 3, 2009 in Alexeyev, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Moscow, Nicolas Alexeyev, Russia, Yuri Luzhkov, Yury Luzhkov

Russian gay community leader Nikolai Alexeyev waves a flag during a banned gay rally in Moscow in 2008. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov) Friday Oct 2, 2009 – MOSCOW (AFP) – A Russian court on Friday dismissed a long-shot libel suit filed by gay activists against Moscow’s veteran mayor in a ruling that they described as a blow [...]