Friday, December 20, 2013

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

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New York Magazine

Obama Gay Panic Trolling, International Comparison Edition
New York Magazine
This week, President Obama, now fully in second-term YOLO mode, trolled two sets of opponents in related ways. The first was announcing that he would stay away from the Olympic Games in Russia, which is in the midst of a large-scale persecution ...

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'Queens And Cowboys,' Matt Livadary Film, Explores International Gay Rodeo ...
Huffington Post
An unsung aspect of the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, the International Gay Rodeo Association is a staple within understandings of both the old and new west. Among other things, the organization seeks to "promote, in a ...

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The Guardian

Indian ban on gay sex violates international law: UN
Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - A decision by the Indian Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on gay sex represents a "significant step backwards for India" and violates international law, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Thursday, suggesting the ...
UN asks India to review gay sex banThe Guardian
India Government Likely to Review Anti-Gay Sex LawABC News
India mulls legalising gay marriagesThe Nation
Newser
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New Zealand continues to maintain a low level of new HIV infections compared to other similar nations, according to figures released this week.
John Tamihere is taking legal action against MediaWorks over his departure from Radio Live, and says itâ??s being run by a â??sisterhoodâ?.
The week-long Christchurch Pride will open with a party on Friday 14 March.
Uganda's Parliament has passed the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill - it stipulates long jail sentences for those convicted of same-sex sexual activity.
The Indian federal Law Minister Kapil Sibal has said that the the government has filed a petition with the country's Supreme Court to reverse the decision that led to gay sex being re-criminalised earlier this month.
Hours after leading internet provider TalkTalk apologised for blocking an LGBT charity's website, it has emerged that the company's porn filter is also blocking the Liberal Democrat's official LGBT+ group's website.


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