Thinking Anglicans (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Church Leaders in Liverpool have issued a joint statement condemning homophobia. The statement has come from the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, United Reformed and Baptist Churches and the Society of Friends (Quakers). So far the statement has only been reported...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
A finely groomed woman in a sparkling turquoise sari sashays through the doors of Asia House to rapturous applause. Her sari twinkles under the glare of TV cameras and a queenly smile breaks through heavy face-powder. She bows to the audience of British Asians and Pakistani embassy dignitaries, then looks Wajid Shamsul Hassan, the high commissioner, squarely in the eye. "I'm so sorry I'm late,...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
HUNDREDS braved the cold weather to join a massive anti-homophobia march in the city centre.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
HUNDREDS of marchers united to send a clear message to homophobic thugs that they are not wanted in Liverpool.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | yesterday
MARCHERS of all ages united to send a clear message to homophobic thugs that they are not wanted in Liverpool.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
MARCHERS of all ages united to send a clear message to homophobic thugs that they are not wanted in Liverpool.
The Changing Attitude Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
On Friday the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to the United Kingdom for incorrectly implementing EU rules prohibiting discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in employment and occupation. The Commission pointed out that exceptions to the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation for religious employers are broader than that...
Slap Upside The Head (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Bethany Smith, a lesbian seeking refugee status in Canada from the U.S., will get a second chance to have her case heard by the Immigration and Refugee Board after the Federal Court ruled that her previous plea was wrongfully dismissed. Bethany, a 21 year old U.S. soldier, fled the U.S. in September 2007 over the institutionalized homophobia [...]
Mike Tidmus : Blog (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
“Irresponsible and reprehensible behavior on the part of Ugandan officials should lead to a serious re-evaluation of U.S. policy and an ultimatum for the Ugandan government: It must desist in its promotion of deadly homophobia or say goodbye to the hundreds of millions of dollars it has received due to the generosity and goodwill of [...]
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
In an interview with Fuse, Lady Gaga strikes out at homophobia in the music industry. Says Gaga: "I feel even just in the music industry that there's very public misogynistic and homophobic behavior. When I hear one of the most...
Strange Justice (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
How to get ahead in law Bernard Baran served 22 years on dubious child molestation charges, but the prosecutor who convicted him was promoted to judge Last June, District Attorney David Capeless of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, announced that he was dropping all charges against 44-year-old Bernard Baran, a man who has spent half his life behind bars on child molestation charges that the state no...
Brain Cramps for God (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
[Point seven Jared Wilson's criticism of the "culture wars" : ( Index )] Jared Wilson: "The 'culture war' is going to hell because . . ." 7. It makes idols of comfort and safety and propriety and power. The culture war is largely driven by fear. We’re afraid our public schools will ruin our children, we’re afraid gay people will ruin our families. We’re afraid...
Figleaf's Real Adult Sex (Free subscription) | yesterday
Summary: Speculation about the peculiar gaps in application of sexualized slander against highly-visible women. With a quick allusion in a note at the end about the soft underbelly of privilege. Quote of the day (ok, from sometime last week) from Echidne of the Snakes : It’s nearly impossible to separate Sarah-Palin-hating from Sarah-Palin-as-female-hating, and that offers a nice opening for...
NewBlackMan (Free subscription) | yesterday
Morehouse College represents the “perfect storm” of homophobia —racial and class anxieties of “exceptional Negroes,” masculine gender trouble, class conflict and fundamentalist religious baggage [or as some might say, "heritage" or "tradition."] Homophobia at Morehouse is therefore instructive, dramatic and sad, but not rare in our world. Truth/Reconciliation:...
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lady GaGa on homophobia - and what she's doing to fight it!
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