LGBT Rights UAE is a non-governmental organization that strives to raise awareness about the issues that face The LGBT Community in the United Arab Emirates. You may recall their stunning animated clip I posted in September which featured Hillary Cli…
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Archives for November 26, 2012
Posts from November 26, 2012
Are You Obsessed with Being ‘Liked’ on Facebook? – VIDEO
Know someone who posts shirtless photos captioned "work in progress" to get the online validation they so deeply crave? Maybe it's you. In any case, Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy nail the phenomenon in their mock movie trailer, AFTER T…
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Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill, Explained
Jim Burroway at Box Turtle Bulletin has done an excellent job at parsing Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality (aka "kill the gays") bill, explaining just what's in it: Clause By Clause With Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: Clauses 1 and 2:…
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Male Footballers Can’t Deny Their Lust for One Another in Hot Chip’s New Video: WATCH
In Hot Chip's new "Don't Deny Your Love" video, the group watches a pro footballer (well, his avatar proxy) come out of the closet. What we did not anticipate was the lustful contagion this moment would inspire, with even the male d…
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Libyan Militia Posts Alleged Photos of 12 Men It Says It Plans to Mutilate and Execute for Being Gay
A Salafist militia has posted photos on Facebook allegedly of 12 men it says it captured in Libya and says it plans to torture and kill them for being gay, Gay Star News reports: The twelve men were, apparently, having a private party in Ain Zara, a…
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What It’s Like to Run Your Fingers Along Matthew Mitcham’s Spine: VIDEO
The spine of his new book, Twists and Turns, of course. Watch him at a recent appearance at Australia's Booktopia, AFTER THE JUMP… He also described the book thusly: "It’s the story of my life from birth to present, with absolutely no omis…
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Justin Bieber’s Overalls Cause International Twitter Incident
Nobody was happy with Justin Bieber's choice of dress to accept the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper over the weekend. Twitter in particular was outraged. Tweeted Bieber: “I met the Prime Minist…
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DOMA Cited in Decision for SF Gay Couple in Insurance Case
The Judicial Council of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt another blow to DOMA last week, ordering San Francisco's federal court to pay an employee's costs for insurance coverage for his husband. The SF Chronicle reports: In the i…
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