Monday, June 22, 2009

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

The Conservative Party has joined with the Polish Law and Justice Party in Europe, it was announced today. The Polish party has been accused of homophobia, antisemitism and racism.


Theresa Davies, a registrar for Islington Council, has claimed she was forced out of her post as registrar because of her religious beliefs against civil partnerships.


The pastor of a Northern Ireland church has attacked homosexuality, saying it is associated with shortened lifespans and mental health problems and that people should change themselves.


Convicted of possession of 'ice' in December, media reports indicate Peter Lloyd is out of his Singaporean prison.
Sunrise recently held a wedding ceremony in Brisbane, and Same Same's Hazyinseptember went along to get hitched.
They're those out of control women who've done a little bit of everything - between fashion projects, collaborative works and a little bit of fun, Chicks on Speed have found the time to release another album.

ECA Opposes President's Proclamation of Gay Pride Month
Tips-Q GLBT News, NY
... 815-937-0720 MEDIA ADVISORY, June 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by the Evangelical Church Alliance International, Committee on Church and Society, on the Presidential Proclamation designating June, 2009 as "Lesbian, Gay, ...
ECA Opposes President's Proclamation of Gay Pride Month Christian News Wire (press release)
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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 ...
Hastings: End limits on gays in the military Juice
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Editorial: Military hurt by gay policy
The News-Press, FL
Besides, according to a 2006 Zogby International poll of military members, 71 percent who had experience with gay troops in their unit said it had either no impact or a positive impact on their morale.
A neon-lit bar, spa pool, sauna, dancefloor and pool table are all lined up for Auckland's newest monthly women's night, which the organisers describe as "very new for New Zealand."
The jury for the High Court trial of Ferdinand Ambach has just been sworn in and was advised by the judge to keep an open mind about all aspects of the trial.
Charles Darwin argued that sexual preferences can shape the progress of evolution, creating displays, such as the peacock’s tail, that are inexplicable by natural selection alone. It’s safe to say, however, that he did not anticipate the lesbian albatrosses of Hawaii. Nor bisexual bonobos. Let alone sadomasochistic bat bugs or the gay penguins of [...]
This breaking news in from The Barna Group — a chronicler of religious life and habits, particularly of the Christian variety: Gay folks’ attitudes about spirituality aren’t much different from straight folks. These and other “surprising insights” were in Barna’s spiritual profile of gays released Monday. In it was a bit of a political heeding [...]
From getting in bed with avowed Lesbian Lily Tomlin to confessing to a Lesbian affair with Padma Lakshmi, Kathy Griffin is surely having a gay week! On Thursday night, comedian Kathy Griffin appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show to promote the new Season of her Emmy winning Bravo reality series My Life on D List and [...]
The New Zealand Blood Service is defending donor rules after claims by a gay community that they are "unnecessary and unfair".
A Northland support network is considering dishing out free condoms at travellers' hostel s and other places people meet - and sleep - together.
John Key has been getting into the groove at Auckland's Big Gay Out at Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier. It wasn't the Prime Minister's first visit to the event so the flair and frivolity did not come as a shock.

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