MANAMA — Kuwait has deported 76 homosexuals and shut down 22 massage parlors this year, the head of a morals committee has said. Gulf News reported that the gay men were apprehended during nationwide campaigns aimed at enforcing the law regulating massage parlors. The committee, made up of representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs…
WASHINGTON — A recent article in the American Journal of Public Health analyzed nationally representative survey results and found that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) adults smoke cigarettes at rates that are nearly 70 percent higher than the general population. A new study from Legacy, a national public health nonprofit located in Washington, D.C.,…
http://youtu.be/CdPHPBAEBQ4 VIETNAM — What started as a low-budget effort on YouTube about the travails of three perpetually broke 20-something friends living in Ho Chi Minh City, My Best Gay Friends has quickly evolved into one of the most popular shows in Vietnam. Shot on a shoestring budget with three unknown actors – all friends in…
As Supreme Court victories in both the Prop. 8 and DOMA cases look increasingly likely, the Religious Right is ratcheting up its attacks on the ‘homosexual’ agenda in an effort to slow the inevitable march of progress. On Wednesday, retired Lt. Gordon Klingenschmit in an email to members of the Pray in Jesus Name project issued…
Weighing in with his “expert” analysis, the Religious Freedom Coalition’s William J. Murray, speaking to the American Family Association in a recent radio interview, “explained” how and why the attacks, sieges and tragedies at several Middle Eastern sites of American embassies and consulates occurred. According to Murray, the main problem with American foreign policy is that it is overrun by elite…
SOUTHAMPTON, England – A man selected for jury duty faces prosecution after he claimed he was unable to serve as a juror due to his “… extreme prejudices against homosexuals and black/foreign people.” The Southern Daily Echo reported that the man wrote to the court after he was selected to serve on the jury in…
Gen. Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba has apologized for directing army recruiters to beware of homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others, as they were not worthy recruits for the Chilean army. However, rights groups are still demanding a forced retirement from the Gen. Fuente-Alba. In a positive sign of the times indicating continued progress on the LGBT civil…
HONG KONG (CNN) – A newly published edition of an authoritative Chinese dictionary has come under fire for leaving out the homosexual definition of a word commonly used to refer to gay men and lesbians. The word “tongzhi” traditionally means “comrade” and has been widely used by the Communist Party. But in recent decades the…
WASHINGTON – After conducting a secret two-year review leaders of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have announced that their ban on gay Scouts and leaders will remain. Criticizing the decision, Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign president said, “This is a missed opportunity of colossal proportions. With the country moving toward inclusion, the leaders of…
Military members who wish to wear their uniforms in this weekend’s San Diego PRIDE Parade have been granted permission by the Department of Defense. The approval follows a wave of media attention that focused on military members intending to march in traditional uniform garb at the San Diego PRIDE Parade — a statement that would…
