 BBC News | Dubai stages censorship debate after literary row AFP DUBAI (AFP) â€" The organisers of the first-ever international Dubai literary festival announced on Saturday they will host a debate on censorship, after a row last week over censorship and freedom of speech. The Emirates Airline International Festival ... Plot thickens in case of 'censored' author, gay sheikh and a ... Gay-themed book banned from UAE Festival Canadian author protests Dubai fest, won't attend |
This Is the Way the Culture Wars End New York Times, United States They’re gay, and they want to marry. To liberals, same-sex marriage is a matter of equal rights. To conservatives, however, marriage isn’t just another right or benefit. It’sa moral anchor, a lifelong commitment, a foundation for raising children. ... |
 GulfNews | Latest flaps call Dubai's tolerance into question The Associated Press But "Brand Dubai" was tarnished by a string of controversies the past week â€" over a ban on an Israeli tennis player and a literary festival's dropping of a novel, apparently because of a gay character. Add to that a battered economy, ... Dubai's welcome to world hits cultural hitch Gaza on the tennis courts? Peering into the real meaning of Shahar's Dubai ordeal |
(Russia) Gay and Lesbian Film Festival “Bok o Bok” which was supposed to take place in Saint Petersburg from today and last until Sunday finally did not open after Fire Department Inspectors closed the place due to problems with fire security. In a phone interview to Project GayRussia.Ru, Organiser of the festival Irina Sergeeva said that the clubs “The Place” and “Sochi” where the screenings of the films were supposed to take place, were closed due to fire security reasons.
(USA) - As part of Bibi's outreach to our communities, Bibi|SF will be hosting talks on various issues affecting queer South West Asian, North Africans (aka Middle-Easterners). Its first engagement is with Arsham Parsi of the IRanian Queer Organization on Thursday, June 26 at the SF LGBT Center.
(USA) - Gay human rights activists in San Francisco staged a speak out at the Russian consulate on May 16, in conjunction with IDAHO events around the planet. Before showing up at the consulate, the group sent emails to the staff explaining their reason for coming -- to press the government to grant parade permits to Moscow's Gay pride event.
Weather-related safety issues were the prime reason behind the postponement of today's Wigs on the Waterfront spectacular, according to event organisers Wayne Nicholas and Maree Folwell.
A new street party in Auckland's Ponsonby aims to be a cross between London's Notting Hill carnival and Rio De Janeiro's famous Mardi Gras - building to a similar size to the Hero Parades of years gone by.
Air New Zealand is running a special this week on its Pink Flight to Sydney Mardi Gras on Friday 6 March - chopping $130 off the price, so that seats are now only $199.
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