Tuesday, October 1, 2013

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

Looking at the picture, I wondered: Who were these people? What were their motivations then? Was there a GLBT Asian community in 1992?
All-male mobile hook-up app Grindr has today rolled out its first major revamp in several years, promising a "rebuilt app, completely redesigned for iOS7."
Nice-guy Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says he knows some of his fans will be "slightly startled" by the gay sex scene in his latest movie.

'Pride Heart,' Gay 'Braveheart' Spoof, Airs At Queer Lisboa International Film ...
Huffington Post
International lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) film festivals are often sites of queer-focused work that speak to the experience and circumstances of LGBT people in creative, subversive ways. The Queer Lisboa International Film Festival ...

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Washington Post

IOC: No grounds to challenge Russian anti-gay law as Sochi Olympic Games ...
Washington Post
MOSCOW â€" The International Olympic Committee said Thursday that it had no grounds to challenge a Russian law widely perceived as anti-gay, angering LGBT and human rights activists, who say they will make their case with sponsors and governments ...
The International Olympic Committee Blesses Russian Olympics Despite Anti ...BuzzFeed
International Olympic Committee: Russia's anti-gay law OK for GamesCourier Mail
International Olympics Committee: We Are 'Fully Satisfied' With Russia's Anti ...The New Civil Rights Movement
ABC News -Passport Magazine (blog)
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euronews

Barilla exec's anti-gays comments spark international boycott
Detroit Free Press
The president of Italy-based Barilla, the world's largest pasta producer, sparked a boycott of his famed firm Thursday after saying he would not show gay families in the firm's ads. "I would never make a spot with a homosexual family," Guido Barilla ...
Barilla Boycott: CEO's Anti-Gay Comments Spark BacklashHuffington Post Canada
US rights groups urge boycott of Barilla pasta after anti-gay remarksABC Online
Italian pasta king puts company in hot water with anti-gay commenteuronews
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1.00PM: The solicitor general has decided not to call for a second inquiry into the death of Corporal Dougie Hughes, who took his own life while on duty in Afghanistan after being confronted with his attraction to another soldier.
A comprehensive range of initiatives to increase safety in Karangahape Road was unveiled last night but the centrepiece proposal, for community patrols, has been downsized after it did not gain police support.
Brian Coleman, the gay former Conservative London Assembly Member and ex-mayor of Barnet, has described the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act as a “silly” and “dreadful” piece of legislation.
US Olympic skier Bode Miller has slammed Russia's anti-gay laws as being "absolutely embarrassing".
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