Sunday, September 15, 2013

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

"How can we expect Mr Abbott's Liberal Party colleagues to evolve on marriage equality when his engagement with the issue is met with abuse?"
Asked to perform at the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Olympic Games next year, Cher proudly says her response was an immediate "no."
"I nearly choked on my soy latte when I heard - the newest promotional material for the next Marriage Equality Rally in Sydney was going to be headlined with ‘F*ck off Abbott’!"

UPI.com

Putin's NYT Syria op ed is a direct contradiction of his policy on gays
AMERICAblog (blog)
Russia's new anti-gay “propaganda” law violates international law. But Putin is fine with violating international law when it comes to bashing gays. Putin only has a problem with disobeying international law when someone wants to bash mass-murdering ...
Nancy Pelosi Attacks Putin over Gay Rights StanceAllMediaNY
Vladimir Putin Speaks 'Directly to the American People'Towleroad
Sunday RoundupHuffington Post
Politico -UPI.com -Classicalite
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International Business Times

Russia Moves Against Anti-Gay Discrimination At 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
International Business Times
Three new federal anti-gay laws authorize Russian authorities to apprehend foreigners who are found to be “pro-gay” and to detain them for as long as 14 days before deporting them. Milonov's remarks came on the heels of statements by the International ...


Huffington Post

Russia's Anti Gay Law and International Conservatism
Huffington Post
Co-authored by William Witenberg an abstract artist and financier. Prior to devoting full time to painting he worked in the financial industry at Salomon Brothers and Lazard Freres and subsequently formed his own broker dealer: Witenberg Investment ...
Is Russia's 'gay propaganda' law alienating it from the West?Russia Beyond The Headlines
US Conservative Religious Groups Declare Support For Russia's Anti-Gay LawMintpress News
Russian lawmaker: Gays should have their children taken awayMetro Weekly
Victoria News -Gay Star News
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One of Auckland's most vibrant gay personalities has died after deciding to stop treatment for the two diseases which increasingly were destroying his quality of life.
In the contest to choose the new leader of the Labour party David Cunliffe has narrowly achieved a majority win with gay MP David Robertson coming in second.
A series of short clips currently circulating on the social media service WhatsApp reportedly show a student in Russia being forced to admit he is gay at gunpoint, then being stripped, beaten, and raped with a bottle by a gang of anti-gay "vigilantes."
Russia has altered its version of the "Olympic Truce" to a more inclusive statement after UN members criticised the original draft for leaving out gay people, although it still fails to mention sexual orientation specifically.
The New Democratic Party in Manitoba, Canada has passed an anti-bullying bill requiring schools to accommodate gay-straight alliances, as well as clubs promoting equality between students of different genders, races, and abilities.


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