Wednesday, April 16, 2014

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

'You're the One I Belong To' is Sydneysider Mattie Love's sweet love letter to his boyfriend Josh - complete with a sprinkle of digital voice enhancement and a dancefloor-beckoning backing beat.
One of the strongest marriage equality advocates in Federal Parliament will not be returned to the Senate following WA's recent re-vote.
"We're very excited to be hosting a dinner with US Ambassador to Australia The Honourable John Berry."

Gay Star News

Thousands flood the International Olympic Committee's inbox demanding no ...
Around the Rings (subscription)
Over 115,543 members of global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organisation, All Out, have sent a message to the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach. Public submissions close Tuesday for reforms being considered ...
Gay rights group sends petition to IOCSFGate
Tens of thousands call for IOC to ban countries with "anti-gay" laws hosting GamesInsidethegames.biz
Olympics must never be hosted in an anti-gay country again, 100000 callGay Star News
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Newstalk ZB

Turkey's gay prison plan sparks alarm
Newstalk ZB
Related. Gay rights groups in Turkey have expressed alarm at a government-led project to build prisons only for criminals who declare themselves gay, saying it would lead to more discrimination in a largely homophobic country. Justice Minister Bekir ...

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The Independent

Labour would appoint gay rights envoy to tackle international discrimination ...
The Independent
Interviewed in the gay lifestyle magazine Attitude, Mr Miliband said a Labour Government would put human rights at the heart of its international agenda, and that gay rights would be “an absolutely fundamental part of that.” He described the ...
Gay marriage becomes legal in England and WalesAhram Online
First gay marriages take place in England, WalesInternational Business Times, India Edition
Miliband vows: I'll appoint a global envoy for gay rightsNew Zealand Herald
Reuters India -CNN
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Louisa Wall has made a fresh push for the protection from discrimination on the basis of gender identity to be specifically included in the Human Rights Act, and is urging the community to speak up and encourage Parliament to set it in stone.
Opera singer Paul Potts has spoken out for anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day, while visiting New Zealand.
The more than 70 films in the 2014 Out Takes line-up will be revealed at a launch party in Auckland next week.

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Peter Sumner a former Army man, LGBTI rights advocate and long time pillar of the Wellington gay community died this week aged 84. Sumner was a former Lieutenant Colonel who played an important role in the fight for Homosexual Law Reforms in 1984/85. Bill Logan told gaynz.com that recalled discussions Sumner had with reform opponent […]

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Alan Carr’s new adverting campaign for animal charity PETA has sparked a mixed reaction on Twitter, with many accusing it of pandering to stereotypes.
Attorneys in the case which persuaded a judge to overturn Michigan's same-sex marriage ban have opposed a request from the state's Attorney General that the case should be taken up by a full 15-judge panel.
Former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers has been charged with drug possession.
Two Edinburgh churches are quitting the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay ordination.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named the most powerful LGBT celebrity in the US.
Anti-gay activists Peter LaBarbera and Bill Whatcott have been arrested in Canada for distributing homophobic leaflets, days after LaBarbera was detained at the border.
A Republican super-PAC that aims to back candidates who support same-sex marriage has received $2.75m (£1.64m) in donations so far in 2014.
An Ohio man has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail, after he tried to 'push the gay out of' his disabled brother by beating him.
TV channel Logo has pulled an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race off of all digital platforms, after critics deemed it transphobic.
Christian radio host Kevin Swanson has compared 'promoting homosexuality' to murdering people with an axe.
Attorneys representing four same-sex couples who sued the state of Ohio for recognition of their out-of-state marriages have argued that a federal judge should lift a stay issued on Monday.
Geoffrey Smythe reviews Handbagged for PinkNews, a comedy play about Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with the Queen.
Former glamour model Katie Price has questioned pop star Jessie J's reasons for speaking out about her sexuality saying "it really doesn't matter."
Robin Roberts, co-host of Good Morning America, has dismissed the idea she should have come out sooner by saying, “Some people like their anonymity”.
A golfer who voiced his support for a sports analyst who said gay NBA player Jason Collins' coming out was an "open rebellion to God" has won the Masters.
Jimmy Somerville, Clive Anderson and Christopher Biggins will all appear at the National AIDS Trust’s Spring Awakening fundraiser next month, the charity says.
Human rights activists have expressed alarm at the announcement of plans to build separate prisons for gay prisoners in Turkey.
An inquest has heard police took three hours to gain entry to a flat where a gay man had taken an overdose.
The former head of a Tory research unit has been banned from standing as a party candidate at the 2015 general election, having been accused of using public money to fund a sex party.
On the same day that Malta passed a law to allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions and adopt, the country also added protections against gender identity discrimination into its constitution.


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