Two San Diegans arrested in Thailand for allegedly exposing their buttocks at a temple

Two San Diegans have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly posing for pictures showing their naked buttocks at the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun). The Bangkok Post reported that the pair, later identified as Travis and Joseph DaSilva, were arrested at Don Mueang airport Tuesday night as they tried to leave the country. Pol Col…

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Hornet joins Undetectable = Untransmittable campaign to fight HIV stigma

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Today, Hornet, the world’s premier gay social network, announced the company will join the international Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign becoming the first gay social network to support the initiative. Hornet, which has a longstanding history of community engagement around gay men’s health, is working to combat HIV stigma by continuing…

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Canadian Government LGBT Purge Class Action Settlement reached

TORONTO – Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto has announced that survivors of the Canadian government’s LGBT purge have entered into a pan-Canadian settlement with the Government of Canada. The term “LGBT Purge” refers to a prolonged and widespread campaign by the Government of Canada to identify and expel thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…

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Updated international human rights principles for the treatment of LGBTI people released

LOS ANGELES – International human rights experts today released a supplement to the groundbreaking Yogyakarta Principles, a universal guide to human rights related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics which applies to all United Nations member states. The original Yogyakarta Principles were drafted by human rights experts in 2006 in Yogyakarta,…

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Gay Latino Arts Initiative announces new exhibit: ‘Imagine the Angels of Bread Part 1’

The Gay Latino Arts Initiative has announced that the opening reception for the exhibit Imagine the Angels of Bread Part 1 by Leo Herrera will take place Dec. 12 at the Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado in San Diego starting a 6:30 p.m. Imagine the Angels of Bread Part 1 is a visual exploration…

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