Archive for October, 2009
Nemat Safavi Sentenced to Death
Nemat Safavi, 21 years old, has been sentenced to death by the juvenile court in Ardebil, a city northwest Iran. Queers in Iran are put to death and persecution by their government, simply for being who they are. Now more than ever we need your help. According to the Human Rights Activist Group in Iran, Nemat was detained by Iranian [...]
Irish hurler comes out
Irish hurling star goalkeeper Donal Ă“g Cusack, 32, has come out as gay in a new autobiography, becoming the first Gaelic Athletic Association player to do so. "I get more out of men," he wrote. "I just do. Always have. I know I am different but just in this way. Whatever you may feel about me or who I am, I've always been at peace with [...]
Steve Hildebrands Thoughts On Hate-Crimes Bill
"I just hope the community can appreciate the meaning and magnitude for this legislation -- first federal LGBT rights law as I understand it. And the start of more good things to come." --Steve Hildebrand, who was Obama's deputy national campaign manager and still advises the president on gay issues, to Wockner News, a few moments ago By Rex [...]
Hetrick-Martin Institute Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Hetrick-Martin Institute celebrates its 30th Anniversary at the 2009 Emery Awards on November 10 with a special tribute to Harvey Milk led by Academy Award winning writer of “Milk” Dustin Lance Black and longtime activist Cleve Jones. This year, Hetrick-Martin presents Emery Awards to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg for his support of the [...]
USA LGBT and Queer Domestic Violence in 2008
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) today released its report on domestic violence within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities in the United States during the year 2008. The total number of cases reported to NCAVP members was 3,419. Los Angeles, with increased monitoring capacity, reported close [...]
IGLHRC targets Guangzhou Public Security Bureau
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission has set its sights on the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau in China over its harassment of gay men. IGLHRC expressed "dismay at the repeated acts of arbitrary detention and harassment of the police towards HIV prevention outreach workers and men suspected of being gay." In one [...]
Pres. Obama at signing of National Defense Authorization Act
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE SIGNING OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 East Room 2:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, everybody be seated. Good afternoon. I have often said that meeting our greatest challenges would require not only changing policies in Washington but changing [...]
Uganda considers draconian anti-gay bill
Legislators in Uganda, where gay sex is banned under penalty of life in prison, are considering a bill that would criminalize touching anyone in a gay way; funding or sponsoring gay organizations; broadcasting, publishing or marketing gay material; homosexual advocacy; and the failure by any person to report to police his or her awareness of the [...]
HUD launches gay projects
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a series of proposals Oct. 21 to ensure that HUD's housing programs do not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. "The evidence is clear that some are denied the opportunity to make housing choices in our nation based on who they are and that must [...]
Creep of the Week – Protect Marriage Washington
It’s October, folks, and you know what’s just around the corner? Election Day. And what Election Day would be complete without a gay-related ballot measures? One state keeping the tradition alive is Washington with Referendum 71, a proposal to keep the state’s domestic partnership law for same-sex couples and senior citizens on the [...]
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