A group of more than 100 people protested at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday over the acquittal on Friday of a 19-year-old charged with the murder of a gay teenager.
Sean Penn directly challenged homophobia in his acceptance speech at the Academy Awards last night.
A leading Australian politician was targeted by a man he had sex with who threatened to out him unless he paid him $15,000 (£6,670).
With Milk the movie setting the world alight at the Oscars thanks to Sean Penn's amazing performance of Dustin Lance Black's moving screenplay, we thought we'd celebrate the win with a Same Same school excursion to see Milk.
In an effort to revitalise one of Sydney's bleakest entertainment strips, the City of Sydney and Darlinghurst Business Partnership have launched a new Taylor Square Community Market, which will be held on February 28, a week before Mardi Gras.
_Love Letters is a simple story of a man and a woman connected throughout their lives through a series of letters. It's another curious inclusion in the Mardi Gras festival - it didn't have one shred of GLBT relevant content in it at all.
 Reuters | Cheers in Castro, Jeers in New Republic for Sean Penn’s Oscar EDGE Boston, MA ... a name for himself as an out-gay writer who often criticizes the gay-rights movement and what he sees as outrageous behavior. EDGE Editor-in-Chief Steve Weinstein has been a regular correspondent for the International Herald Tribune, the Advocate, ... Award to a Bollywood rip off of Hollywood at a fraction of the ... Penn grabs best-actor Oscar for 'Milk' |
 MiamiHerald.com | Steve Rothaus MiamiHerald.com, FL Miami Herald staff writer Steve Rothaus covers gay and lesbian issues in South Florida. Steve joined The Herald in 1985, while a journalism major at Florida International University. He came out at work in 1987 and served five years as a board member ... |
 Times Online | 'Slumdog' wins big; Penn, Winslet best actors Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN The evening's upset was Sean Penn's best actor award for his performance of Harvey Milk, the gay San Francisco supervisor slain in 1978 by a fellow city official. "You commie, homo-loving sons of guns," grinned Penn. "I want to make it clear I do know ... It's time to redefine foreign film category Oscar 2009 Review: The Anti-Snark Awards Oscar 2009 - Full Circle |
Reuters | Cheers in Castro, Jeers in New Republic for Sean Penn’s Oscar EDGE Boston, MA ... a name for himself as an out-gay writer who often criticizes the gay-rights movement and what he sees as outrageous behavior. EDGE Editor-in-Chief Steve Weinstein has been a regular correspondent for the International Herald Tribune, the Advocate, ... Award to a Bollywood rip off of Hollywood at a fraction of the ... Penn grabs best-actor Oscar for 'Milk' |
MiamiHerald.com | Steve Rothaus MiamiHerald.com, FL Miami Herald staff writer Steve Rothaus covers gay and lesbian issues in South Florida. Steve joined The Herald in 1985, while a journalism major at Florida International University. He came out at work in 1987 and served five years as a board member ... |
Times Online | 'Slumdog' wins big; Penn, Winslet best actors Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN The evening's upset was Sean Penn's best actor award for his performance of Harvey Milk, the gay San Francisco supervisor slain in 1978 by a fellow city official. "You commie, homo-loving sons of guns," grinned Penn. "I want to make it clear I do know ... It's time to redefine foreign film category Oscar 2009 Review: The Anti-Snark Awards Oscar 2009 - Full Circle |
The Gay Auckland Business Association's Annual Christmas Charity Auction last December raised over $15,000 in new funds now available for distribution to LGBT community organisations and individuals.
Local LGBT and student advocacy networks are pledging their support for New Zealand's first Pink Shirt Day tomorrow, creating awareness of the problem of bullying in Kiwi schools.
EQCA Sponsors Bill Seeking to Eliminate Violence, Abuse Against LGBT Prisoners Sacramento â€" The LGBT Prisoner Safety Act, AB 382, was introduced in the California State Assembly this week by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D â€" San Francisco). The bill, sponsored by Equality California (EQCA), is designed to prevent violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) [...]
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