How Fox News is helping homophobes hijack Christianity

Fox News is witnessing the nasty byproducts of its endless campaign to depict extreme, virulent homophobia as a normal part of mainstream Christianity, reports Media Matters for America in their latest post. It’s long been standard practice at Fox News to conflate anti-gay bigotry with Christianity. Last December, for instance, the network rushed to defend Duck Dynasty star…

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Homophobia in sport to be measured internationally for the first time (VIDEOS)

The first international study on homophobia in sport, launched today, is set to shine a light on how often gay, lesbian and bisexual people face discrimination on and off the playing field. Researchers will also, gather ‘national data’ for the USA and then compare the United States with other countries. This will show which countries…

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Worldwide challenge issued after Australia’s major professional sports commit to eliminate homophobia (VIDEO)

SYDNEY– The five major sports in Australian have pledged to ‘eliminate’ homophobia and have committed to an ambitious timeline for implementing new policies and programs. Australian Football League’s Andrew Demetriou (CEO), Australia Rugby Union’s Bill Pulver (CEO), National Rugby League’s Dave Smith (CEO), Football Federation Australia’s David Gallop (CEO) and Cricket Australia’s Ben Amarfio (Exec….

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Australia’s professional sports commit to ‘eliminate’ homophobia

In a world first, this coming Wednesday (Tuesday USA) every major, professional sport in Australia will collectively commit to tackling discrimination based on sexual orientation. Australian Football League’s Andrew Demetriou (CEO), Australia Rugby Union’s Bill Pulver (CEO), National Rugby League’s Dave Smith (CEO), Football Federation of Australia’s David Gallop (CEO) and Cricket Australia’s Ben Amarfio…

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Gay Indian writer Shaleen Rakesh releases ‘The Lion and the Antler’

NEW DELHI,  — At an event at the Akshara Theatre in New Delhi Jan. 8,  Shaleen Rakesh released the book at a quiet function with family and close friends. “Today is specially chosen as the day to release the book since it’s my father’s birthday,” said Shaleen Rakesh, the son of celebrated Hindi writer, Mohan Rakesh. The book is…

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Ben Cohen strips: behind the scenes on his ‘Attitude’ cover shoot (VIDEO)

Here’s a behind-the-scenes video from Attitude’s Ben Cohen cover shoot for The Awards Issue (issue 237) filmed earlier this year. The LGBT rights advocate got together with the UKs leading online gay magazine after receiving the magazine’s “Ally Award” late last year. Cohen is founder and chairman of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation which is focused on combating…

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HRC Foundation launches program to fight homophobia and transphobia internationally

WASHINGTON – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities around the world face stigmatization, harassment, violence and blatant human rights violations. To combat these horrific acts and to advance the cause of LGBT justice internationally, The Paul E. Singer Foundation is teaming up with the Daniel S. Loeb Family Foundation to award the Human Rights…

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