MARYLAND – The chairman of the Maryland Republican Party is targeting Democrats in an effort to kill a gay marriage bill after a key Senate committee had approved the measure and sent it along to the full Senate, which is expected to act on the bill. The Washington Post reported that Alex X. Mooney, a…
ISRAEL – Dori Spivak, an attorney and former Civil Rights Association chairman, has become the first openly gay judge to be appointed in Israel. Spivak, the deputy director of the Tel Aviv University’s law clinics and a longtime gay rights activist, has made no comment on his new job despite his appointment receiving widespread praise…
IRELAND – Irish Fine Gael politician Lucinda Creighton has been heavily criticized for her views on gay marriage. Despite being a party spokeswoman for equality issues, Creighton wrote on Twitter recently that she did not believe gay couples should be allowed to marry. She also said she “fully supports” civil partnerships but that “marriage is…
BOTSWANA – A politician in Botswana has stated that he agrees with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s views on homosexuality. Pono Moatlhodi, who is the deputy speaker of the Botswana National Assembly, told a January meeting on HIV prevention that he would “never tolerate” gays and lesbians. The Botswana Gazette reported that Mr Moatlhodi said: “On…
ITALY – Outspoken Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has gone on record as saying that gay couples will never be permitted to marry. “Gays will never have marriages equal to traditional family values because there is only one family. This government will not allow singles or gays to adopt,” said Berlusconi at a Catholic conference…
POLAND – A group of gay Polish soccer fans have requested that organizers of the 2012 European Soccer Championships provide separate seating for gay spectators to protect them from harassment and violence. According to the Associated Press, the group Teczowa Trybuna 2012 (Rainbow Stand 2012) have said, “During trips to matches of our beloved clubs…
Thursday, March 3 The best of Vegas The Balboa Theatre presents An Evening with Rita Rudner. From Broadway to the comedy clubs of Manhattan, from television to Las Vegas, Rita Rudner is one of the funniest and hard-working comedians in the business today. Since leaving the stage, where she started as a dancer in Broadway…
This year’s Oscars were boring with the two hosts doing a below average job. But the sets were outstanding. How boring did I think they were? Well, I kept flipping the channels to The House Wives of Atlanta and Jersey Shore! Deputy Secretary of Education attends LGBT Conference This past weekend’s second annual international conference…
Shirley MacLaine was once a man – a strong, powerful warrior to be exact. The details of whether she had beefy pectorals and sinewy abs though, aren’t as clear. But man then, woman now – it doesn’t matter to the Hollywood legend. “We’re all androgynous, anyways,” MacLaine said smartly in an interview with San Diego…
