Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Matt Lucas and Kevin McGee's relationship legally ended today when their civil partnership was dissolved by the family court in London.
Little Britain star Matt Lucas' civil partnership was dissolved today, which is legally different from a divorce. Our legal expert guides you through the process of a dissolution.
Amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that would have legalised abortion in Northern Ireland will not be discussed at the third reading in the Commons today.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is expected to pass for a third and final time in the Hosue of Commons today. It aims to make it easier for lesbian couples to access NHS fertilisation services.
Despite considerable progress in the last year, there remain significant challenges for gay and lesbians in Ireland, according to the annual report from the nation's leading homosexual rights group.

Melbourne Mardi Gras Group have set Sunday Oct 26th for their intro meeting about their final voyage into the 2009 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, and you're invited.
It's a cold Tuesday night in Sydney, so where would you expect Sam Sparro to be when he's in town? If you answered the karaoke down at local gay bar Stonewall Hotel on Sydney's Oxford Street, then you'd be right!
The sixth and final season of Californian lesbian drama the L Word, will begin on US TV network Showtime in January, and New Zealand-born actress Lucy Lawless has revealed on her blog that she'll be on it.
Anthony Morley, the so-called 'gay-cannibal', has been sent to prison for a minimum of 30 years.
Openly gay Deputy Lord Mayor Gary Singer announced that he will be running for our Town Hall's top position today, becoming the sixth confirmed candidate in the Lord Mayor race.
Pop singer Pink revealed last night at a secret, intimate gig that she will be back in May 2009 touring Australia with her next big production show.
Justin Timberlake has Kylie in his sights. After a hugely successful single with Madonna, not to mention his butt-pinching performance with Kylie at the Brit Awards in 2003, Justin has told a British tabloid he's keen to "pick up where they left off.

New York singer-songwriter Jay Brannan has come a long way since Shortbus.
An outbreak of the bowel infection, Shigella, has prompted health authorities to issue a warning to gay men to...
Same-sex couples and families moved closer to equality when de facto reforms proceeded through the Senate last Thursday.
Justice Michael Kirby has aroused controversy by comparing same-sex civil registers to dog licences.
The 2008 ARIA Awards featured a noticeably high openly-queer contingent with gays, lesbians and dykons taking to the stage.
No one has steered through controversy more deftly than Axle Whitehead. And with a hit debut album, the road ahead...
How one social group is bringing together out former students from one single prestigious institution.
Hit gay play Blowing Whistles is set to again rattle the hearts and souls of gay men everywhere.
The latest play to hit Stables Theatre is a striking allegory of post-war society.
She’s big, butch and brassy. She’s lesbian comic Lea DeLaria, and she's coming to Sydney.
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Mr Gay Ireland Grand Final 2009!
Dublinks, Ireland - 3 hours ago
... Gay Ireland and Mr Gay Norther Ireland 2009 - and the chance to represent Ireland in next year's Mr Gay Europe and Mr Gay International competitions! ...

Wielding religion as a weapon against gay marriage
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
Pastor Beverly Crawford of Bible Enrichment Fellowship International clarified that in supporting Prop. 8 she wasn't saying no to gays, but "yes to God" and ...

Ní Chianáin Scoops Best Director Award at Spanish Fest
The Irish Film Television Network - 1 hour ago
When it was shown on RTÉ television in Ireland, the film ignited a firestorm with prominent Irish artists, writers, Gaelic speakers and gay activists coming ...

New Gay & Lesbian Travel Product Launched at Happy Vacations
MarketWatch - Oct 21, 2008
LifeJourneys Vacations is a member of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), the world's leading travel trade association, committed to ...

RANDOM THOUGHTS: Quilt reminds me that AIDS is still an issue
Crossville Chronicle, TN - 1 hour ago
I learned a National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was also being held that weekend. It was the first time the AIDS Memorial Quilt had been ...

Steve Rothaus
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 1 hour ago
... Rothaus covers gay and lesbian issues in South Florida. Steve joined The Herald in 1985, while a journalism major at Florida International University. ...

NZ gay porn going to Berlin Festival
Gay NZ, New Zealand - 2 hours ago
"It's very exciting that our adult films are gaining a recognition on the international stage," says Astrid Glitter, director of John, which was released ...

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McCain Questions Obama's Preparedness
NY1, NY - Oct 21, 2008
Palin broke with McCain yesterday when she said in a television interview she supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. ...
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Iran declares moratorium on executions of juveniles
PinkNews.co.uk, UK - Oct 20, 2008
... particu larly those perceived to be gay," said the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission's executive director Paula Ettelbrick. ...

Uganda fights to keep straight, but money stands in the way
The Independent, Uganda - Oct 19, 2008
Human Rights Watch, the International Aids Society and other gay rights organisations have blacklisted Uganda as insensitive to homosexuals and are making a ...

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Nominate and vore for the 25 most influential gay and lesbian Australians.
DVDs: Thin plots and questionable acting, but plenty of hot nudity and steamy action.
Priscilla named one of Australia’s top five films in an online poll by the AFI.

An explicit gay male sex film produced in Auckland will make its European debut this week at the 3rd Annual Berlin Porn Film Festival.
Just over three months out from the annual Hero Festival, Auckland's LGBT event organisers are keen to get to work planning a variety of events ? but are still waiting for the go-ahead from the Hero Festival Trust.
A National party proposal to disband the gay-friendly Families Commission and instead fund NGO initiatives carried out by homophobic conservative religious groups has led Rainbow Labour spokesperson Maryan Street to label National leader John Key as "two-faced."
TV3's full coverage of the 1998 Hero Parade, and a half-hour adventure with the Topp Twins are among over 250 programme titles now available to view from today on the new NZ On Screen website.

Just minutes before donning her prayer shawl, Rabbi Lisa Edwards beckoned the couple she was about to marry and sat them down to run through her checklist. As usual, Edwards had meticulously compiled notes about the ceremony in the pages of a giant black binder. She reviewed the lineup of guests who would read during [...]
Michael Giluso stood with about 15 friends on a busy corner in Campbell on Sunday waving a sign high in the air for everybody to see. “Please save our marriage: Vote No on Prop. 8,” the sign said. “This is a civil rights issue,” Giluso, a Gilroy resident who married his husband in June. But just a [...]
Just in case. That’s why Ken McLeod and Terry Schadegg say they flew from their home in Winston-Salem, N.C., to get married Friday in San Diego. The gay couple is one of hundreds getting hitched in the weeks before the Nov. 4 election, fearful that state voters will approve a ban on gay marriage. The [...]
After nearly 14 years together, Tim Wilson and Mack McKinley can’t imagine life without each other. The DeBary men plan to grow old together, and they’ve given one another medical power of attorney and “main benefactor” status in their wills. Beau McDaniels and her partner, Susan, fell in love in 1996. The 60-something women own a [...]
Widely distributed television and radio ads warn California voters of two dramatic consequences if they don’t approve a ban on same-sex marriage in November: “Churches could lose their tax exemption,” and “gay marriage taught in public schools.” Not exactly true, say legal experts and state education officials. A second, more recent ad by the Yes on Proposition [...]
Palsin says she voted in 1998 for a state amendment banning same sex marriage and hoped to see a federal ban on such unions. “I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on [...]
The past few months have witnessed notable successes in the civil rights struggle for marriage equality. Earlier this month, Connecticut’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s civil unions law, ruling that same-sex couples have the right to marry beginning on Oct. 28. “Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads [...]
Clergy and religious leaders from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and representing more than 50 different faith traditions, have called for full marriage rights for same-sex couples. The Religious Institute encourages you to help build the momentum for marriage equality.  Read the Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Marriage Equality. Endorse [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On the day that the Proposition 8 campaign released a new television ad repeating for the third time a charge that has been exposed as untrue, the NO on Prop 8 campaign challenged the Prop. 8 campaign to end its campaign of deception. Opponents of Prop. 8 said that the new ad [...]
Senior Heather Gillman Honored for Fearlessness In Speaking Out For the Rights of Gay and Lesbian Students MIAMI â€" The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida announces that Heather Gillman has been selected by the Playboy Foundation to receive the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for “her fearlessness in speaking out on behalf of the [...]

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