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posted by scantron
First they faced a 14 year prison sentence for being a engaged as a gay couple in Malawi…now they’ve split.
posted by teknacolorninja
Friends don’t let friends….. be gay?
So the American College of Pediatricians is comparing being gay to drunk driving. I don’t know about you, but usually I only drive AND make out with girls when I’m drunk, so I can kinda see their correlation… psss chyeaaa. right.
It baffles me how people come up with crazy things like this. and out of all people, it’s usually those who are in positions where you’d think they’d have the wits to be cultured and not ignorant bigots.
You can read the rest of the article here.
posted by scantron
Bridging the great gay and lesbian divide
One more ever-growing spot where gay men and lesbians as well as trans people seem to be mixing it up is on the dance floor. We spoke to two of the three promoters responsible for “That’s My Jam,” a queer mixed dance party in Brooklyn’s, boasting diversity across race, gender, nationality and musical indulgence. “There’s no pressure with us,” says co-creator DJ Tikka. “If you like to be around great people, and if you like to listen to music you can dance to, then you are going to have fun with us.” With less than two years under its belt the monthly dance party boasts up to 600 people at the Bell House in the Gowanus area at the edge of Park Slope in Brooklyn. When asked what brings so many bodies of different gender identities and attractions out to Brooklyn, TMJ host Trent Brooks says it’s about dance and having fun. With the focus on just having a good time, Brooks concedes that TMJ’s marketing style doesn’t lean towards any one gender-skewed flavor of sexiness but speaks to people’s ability to let go and make new friends while feeling out a groove. “We’re not selling sex at this party. We don’t need to. This is a party where you can come together with different people, see some old friends, make some new ones and have a great time whether sex is on the menu or not.”
posted by scantron
posted by scantron
The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.
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Nineteen-year-old, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado’s body was found burned, decapitated and dismembered on Nov. 14 in Cayey, a city only a few miles away from his hometown in Caguas.
According to an iReport by Christopher Pagan, “He was a very well known person in the gay community of Puerto Rico, and very loved.”
Pagan said, “Never in the history of Puerto Rico has a murder been classified as a hate crime. Even though we have to follow federal mandates and laws, many of the laws in which are passed in the USA such as Obama’s new bill, do not always directly get practiced in Puerto Rico.”
Pagan also noted the public remarks from a police investigator for the case that ‘people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen’.
Towleroad translated gay activist Pedro Julio Serrano’s response:
“It is inconceivable that the investigating officer suggests that the victim deserved his fate, like a woman deserves rape for wearing a short skirt. We demand condemnation of this investigator and demand that Superintendent Figueroa Sancha replace him with someone capable of investigating this case without prejudice.”
According to Pagan, the story has only made local headlines and deserves international coverage.
posted by scantron
Forgotten Youth: Homeless LGBT
Across the United States, thousands of kids are kicked out of their homes each year for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender . In some cases, homophobic families dump them on the streets like litter. In other homes, kids run away in fear of retribution or as a result of ridicule.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Report: An Epidemic of Homelessness
posted by mellowtones
another photo from the This is Oz campaign! so awesome.
(This Is Oz is an online photo gallery where people can help fight discrimination against Australia’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Part art project, part human rights campaign, This Is Oz is all about making Australia a place where everyone belongs.)
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Go for it, Russian Queeros! (And let’s hope no one gets hurt.)
posted by babeuseless
Ninio, The Gay Elephant
In LGBTQ Global and trans-species news:
“We didn’t pay 37 million zlotys ($11 million) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there,” Michal Grzes, a conservative politician in western Poland, said.
Grzes goes on to express his disappointment that Poland’s prized 10 year-old elephant, Ninio, has been spending most of his time in the company of other male elephants. Grzes wonders how Ninio will produce offspring if he swings his trunk for the other team. His worries may be in vain, however, as elephants do not reach their sexual maturity until the age of 14.
What’s the world coming to. People are judging an animal’s sexuality now?
We love you Ninio, no matter what.
posted by thegshmeeIn opposition of Prop 8 and North Carolina’s Defense of Marriage Act:
Guerilla Theatre Presents Romeo and Juliet at Brown Coat Theatre
“We are presenting William Shakespeare’s classic tale of romantic
tragedy as a lesbian love story in hopes of raising awareness about
these discriminatory acts and to encourage others to join in this our
modern civil rights struggle”
Click the link above for show times and tickets.
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Iraqi Gays Sentenced to Death
An estimated 128 Iraqis are presently on death row for the criminal offense of homosexuality. Ali Hili of Iraqi-LGBT (based in London, banned from Iraqi soil) suspects that executions will begin this week in groups of 20.
According to an article in UKGayNews, the use of the death penalty has greatly increased since new Iraqi administration in 2004. The condition of their judicial system, the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, all but guarantees an unfair trial, and the use of torture is neither investigated or condemned. Fair trials are a must, but I don’t know how prosecution on the grounds of sexuality is ever fair. Hili agrees, “The state executing people for ‘morals’ crimes is also obviously unacceptable and deplorable.”
The Iraqi government has not released any information on the accused, including their identities, but Amnesty International has called for the authorities to “make public all information pertaining to the 128 people, including their full names, details of the charges against them, the dates of their arrest, trial and appeal and their current places of detention.”
Now would be the perfect time for the Obama Administration to follow up on their promises to the international LGBT community. Here’s what Secretary Clinton said earlier this month in Brussels:
“The persecution and discrimination against gays and lesbians is something that we take very seriously. It is terribly unfortunate that right now in unfortunately many places in the world violence against gays and lesbians, certainly discrimination and prejudice are not just occurring but condoned and protected. And we would hope that over the next few years we could have some influence in trying to change those attitudes.”
It looks like the situation in Iraq is much more severe than the rights we are fighting for here in the US. I really recommend checking out the Iraqi-LGBT website. They are fighting to put an end to the homophobic terrorism that is ramped in Iraq right now.
posted by thegshmee
Personal Story Time!
Check out this story about a teenage boy’s unrequited attraction to his high school’s homecoming king over at Nerve.com
Please share your stories with us. Get in touch with us!
posted by scantronHERE’S A LITTLE BLURP ABOUT www.queer-arts.org
“Since 1996 we’ve produced over 50 exhibitions that suggest the range, depth, and importance of queer artistic expression.
Until the recent advent of Queer Studies, the History of Art has omitted most material of direct relevance to lesbians and gays. Much has been suppressed, much has been lost due to neglect or censorship, and a great deal has simply been overlooked. QAR is expanding the range and depth of knowledge about contemporary and historical queer art, and making this information freely available on our website.
We realize that artistic identity is molded by myriad factors, an amalgam of gender, racial, ethnic and sexual, to name a few. But we also know that honest artistic expression by the queer community plays a role in combatting homophobia and advancing the principles of intellectual integrity.”
