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LGBT Members Of Congress Object To Trade Agreement With Anti-Gay Brunei And Malaysia

Michael Fitzgerald February 19, 2015

Five out gay members of Congress have written to President Obama to ask why Malaysia and Brunei - two countries with severe anti-gay laws - have been … [Read more...] about LGBT Members Of Congress Object To Trade Agreement With Anti-Gay Brunei And Malaysia

Sean Mandell February 4, 2015

Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter John Legend has pulled out of a party that was to be held in his honor at the Beverly Hills Hotel because of a … [Read more...] about John Legend Pulls Out of Beverly Hills Hotel Party Over Boycott of Anti-Gay Sultan of Brunei

Kyler Geoffroy September 20, 2014

The Australian Football League has nixed a sponsorship deal between its European affiliated league and Brunei's state airline over the … [Read more...] about Australian Football League Axes Partnership With Brunei Airlines Over Country’s Anti-gay Laws

Charles Pulliam-Moore September 3, 2014

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Michael Fitzgerald August 19, 2014

Hassanal Bolkiah, the homophobic Sultan of Brunei, has offered to pay around $2 billion to buy New York’s Plaza Hotel, along with Grosvenor House in … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Sultan of Brunei Eyeing Iconic New York Hotels – VIDEO

Sean Mandell June 24, 2014

Kim Kardashian took to her blog today to speak out on the boycott of The Beverly Hills Hotel aimed at its owner the Sultan of Brunei. The boycott … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian: ‘Boycotting The Beverly Hills Hotel Won’t Affect the Sultan of Brunei’

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service OBAMA PREPS EXECUTIVE ORDER: The White House indicated Monday that President Obama has “directed his staff” to … [Read more...] about Tuesday Speed Read: Obama, James Costos, Colorado, Brunei, Charlie Crist, Phil Bryant

Andy Towle June 10, 2014

More than 100 members of Congress sent a letter to secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urging the U.S. to tell … [Read more...] about 100+ Lawmakers Urge John Kerry to Drop Brunei from Trade Talks Over Anti-Gay Stoning Law

Andy Towle June 10, 2014

Julian Ward June 1, 2014

Actress Rose McGowan hosted a party in support of the staff of the Beverly Hills Hotel, as well as to send a message of defiant love to the … [Read more...] about Rose McGowan Defies Boycott, Hosts Party to Support Staff at Beverly Hills Hotel