Friday, April 4, 2014

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

With the upcoming OutGames in Darwin and the Bingham Cup in Sydney, 2014 is Australia's biggest gay and lesbian sporting year since 2002 with Sydney's Gay Games.
Queer-themed film programming continues in Brisbane with this survey of the defiantly individual Derek Jarman.
Hilarious celeb impersonator Charlie Hides is loved on YouTube for personifying his favourite female divas â€" and now he's on his way down under to Cher some of his glam characters with us!

Guardian Liberty Voice

Help for Gays in Detention Seeking International Asylum
Guardian Liberty Voice
For international gays and lesbians who have come to the U.S. to seek asylum from oppression in their countries, many of them undocumented, the threat of deportation is terrifying. To return to their countries of origin is often a death sentence. In ...


Christian Post

I Was Blocked From Hiring a Gay Person at World Vision Canada
Huffington Post Canada
So why do I, a straight journalist, care about the hiring practices of this Christian international humanitarian organization? Well, I worked at World Vision Canada for nearly 10 years and last week's news brought me back to one incident that still ...
World Vision board member resigns over anti-gay policyNinemsn
Google executive resigns from World Vision board to protest gay policyWashington Times
World Vision Board Member Resigns Following Charity's Reversal on Same-Sex ...Christian Post
SFGate
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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 ...

A document released by the Anglican Church includes options including blessing and ordaining people in same-sex relationships through to splitting or ending the denomination over the issue.
Swimmers and singers are among the numerous beneficiaries of the latest round of grants from the Gay Auckland Business Associationâ??s Charitable Trust.

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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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A leading academic predicts the next six years will determine whether developing an effective HIV vaccine is within the grasp of scientists.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out about the Church of England's perceived reluctance to support same-sex relationships, saying that African Anglicans could be attacked or killed as a result.
The Governor of the US state of Mississippi has signed into law a bill which could allow anti-gay discrimination by religious business owners.
A local newspaper editor says placing a photo of two men kissing on the front of his paper resulted in a drop in sales.
Officials in LA have urged gay and bisexual men to get vaccinated against meningitis following several deaths.
A husband who stabbed his wife to death after discovering she had an affair with another woman has been found guilty of murder.
A World Vision board member has stepped down in protest at the Christian charity's decision to reinstate a ban on married gay staff.
The CEO of Mozilla has stepped down, after his donations to anti-gay marriage campaigns sparked anger online.
The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling for an amendment to the US constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
Married same-sex couples are now able to apply for Medicare benefits regardless of in which state they live, it was announced today.
A jury in the US state of Oregon has found a woman guilty of murdering her son a day before his 4th birthday because she thought he might be gay.
A nun has caused an outcry at a Catholic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, after she gave a guest lecture saying homosexuality occurs because parents are divorced or single.
Testimonials from a whole series of Westminster figures, including former MP Ann Widdecombe, have been read out in court at the trial of former deputy speaker Nigel Evans.
A judge in the US state of Missouri is hearing arguments in a case over whether to stop gay married couples from filing joint tax returns.
A manifesto has been launched by a number of leading trans groups to push for trans equality in the General Election manifestos of UK political parties.
A former government vet who killed a man during a drug-fuelled sex session has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
The Governor of the US state of Mississippi has indicated that he will sign into law a bill which could legalise discrimination against gay people.
Conservative MP Crispin Blunt and Labour MP Pamela Nash have strongly criticised the Home Office over its handling of LGBT asylum cases.
An Irish Gaelic football star has deleted his Twitter account after images of him on a ‘gay-for-pay’ pornographic site were shared across social media.
Leading gay rights charity Stonewall has ramped up its campaign to allow couples in civil partnerships to convert to marriage.


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