Malaysian man fears for his safety after posting 'It Gets Better' video: "Azwan Ismail told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Tuesday he was taking safety precautions following fierce criticism in this conservative, Muslim-majority country over his clip, which has been viewed more than 140,000 times on YouTube in just six days." I posted the clip here yesterday.
'DADT' lawsuits to remain in place for now: "The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network said Monday it won't remove its lawsuit filed last week on behalf of three officers discharged under the ban until the veterans are reinstated. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco also is considering the government's appeal of a California judge's September decision striking down the policy. Log Cabin Republicans says it won't move to end that case until the Pentagon certifies the repeal and stops investigating service members for being gay."
Planned gay resort pulls out of Wilton Manors, Florida: "Last week G Worldwide yanked its application, and a company representative said officials have soured on the city and will seek a site for the G Resort elsewhere in eastern Broward County. Residents of east Wilton Manors who had organized angry protests and besieged commissioners for the past three months declared victory. 'It was nothing personal,' said John Fiore, the openly gay former mayor who led the protest. 'We were fighting for our neighborhood, our property values and our quality of life.'"
Registrar of Newspapers in India denies web-based magazine the right to publish a print issue: "With the RNI recently denying India's most popular online LGBT magazine Pink Pages the permission to publish print version of the magazine, activists across the country are crying foul. 'The worst part is that no reason was given for rejecting the application. The least we deserved was an explanation. We have been following up with the authorities for months now,' said Harish Iyer, a Mumbai-based columnist for the magazine."
WaPo's Richard Cohen calls for ouster of Marine Commandant Amos over DADT objections: "His subordinates know what he thinks of gays. They know he has not an iota of sympathy for what might be their difficulties or any tolerance for their lifestyle. If I were gay, I would not want to work for the man – or serve under him. He is one step short of being a bigot."