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International

Civil Rights

Thailand: ‘Phoenix Rising’ For LGBT People — But Questions Remain

by Guest Author ● 4:23 PM April 14, 2013
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Guest author Grace Poore talks with Thailand’s National Human Rights Commissioner about LGBTI Rights at ILGA-Asia Conference.

International

Has NOM’s Work Been Fomenting Anti-Gay Violence In France Over Marriage?

by David Badash ● 1:04 PM April 14, 2013
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NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, has spent months in France, and — surprise! — there’s been a surge of anti-gay violence. Will NOM denounce the violence?

International

‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Icon, UK Prime Minister, Dies At 87

by David Badash ● 9:15 AM April 8, 2013
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Margaret Thatcher, longest-serving 20th century Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her ultra-conservative policies, has died at the age of 87 of a stroke.

International

Obama Offers $5 Million For Capture Of Accused Uganda War Criminal Joseph Kony

by David Badash ● 4:14 PM April 3, 2013
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The Obama administration has just authorized up to $5 million for the capture of Joseph Kony, the Lord’s Resistance Army leader accused of crimes against humanity.

International

Anti-Gay French Protesters Accused Of Using Own Toddlers As Human Shields Against Police

by David Badash ● 10:30 AM March 25, 2013
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“Family values” hypocrites who think gay people shouldn’t be allowed to marry or adopt and raise children use their own children — even toddlers — as human shields.

International

Vatican Pays $30 Million For Building Featuring Europe’s Largest Gay Sauna

by David Badash ● 2:47 PM March 11, 2013
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The Vatican has just paid $30 million for a portion of an apartment complex in Rome that houses Europe’s largest gay sauna.

Civil Rights

Prematurely Praised On Gay Rights, Queen Elizabeth II To Sign Anti-Discrimination Charter

by David Badash ● 9:02 PM March 9, 2013
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Queen Elizabeth II Sunday will sign an historic anti-discrimination charter that is said to “signal” the crown’s support of LGBT rights, gender equality, and human rights throughout the British Commonwealth.

International

North Korea Threatens Nuclear Attack On U.S. Ahead Of UN Sanctions Vote (Video)

by David Badash ● 1:47 PM March 7, 2013
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North Korea has threatened a nuclear attack on the U.S., ahead of a vote approving strong sanctions against the country by the UN.

International

Prostitute Who Claimed Senator Paid Her For Sex Admits She Was Paid To Lie

by David Badash ● 5:59 PM March 4, 2013
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A prostitute who claimed U.S. Senator Robert Menendez had paid her for sex today recanted her lies, and admitted she had never met the New Jersey Senator.

International

GOP Top Funder Sheldon Adelson: We ‘Likely’ Violated Federal Law By Bribing Officials

by David Badash ● 2:19 PM March 3, 2013
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Sheldon Adelson, a top GOP contributor to several super PACs stated his Las Vegas Sands Corporation “likely” violated federal law against bribing foreign officials.

International

Lech Walesa: Gay People Must Not ‘Take From The Majority’ And Should Sit ‘Behind A Wall’

by David Badash ● 10:37 AM March 3, 2013
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Former president of Poland Lech Walesa says gay people should not be allowed to take from the majority and should sit behind a wall if they are allowed in Parliament.

Arts

STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY: ‘Naked Men’ – What’s Behind the Red Tape?

by Stuart Wilber ● 1:59 PM March 2, 2013
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The poster for Naked Men: From 1800 to the Present features naked men dressed in the colors of the French flag, but only from the knees down. It drew some attention.

Bigotry Watch

Breaking: Uganda Tabloid Publishes Names And Photos Of Gays — ‘Top Gay Recruiters Busted’

by David Badash ● 11:46 AM February 24, 2013
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This weekend a tabloid in Uganda is publishing names and photos of people it claims are gay, amid a nationwide attack on the LGBT community during a four-year battle to pass the “Kill The Gays” bill.

International

Vatican Denounces World: ‘Deplorable’ That ‘Public Opinion’ Attempting To Influence Vote For Pope

by David Badash ● 11:31 AM February 23, 2013
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The Vatican today has denounced as “deplorable” what it claims are attempts to sway “public opinion” in an effort to influence the Cardinals’ vote for the new Pope.

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