IRAQ: NYC demonstration held to protest executions of gays in Iraq inspires threats of arrest from NYPD. Additional photos here.OUCH: San Francisco … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #463
Iraq
Polish Govt Reaches ‘Over the Rainbow’ to Gay New York Couple
In March 2008 I posted about Tom Moulton and Brendan Fay, whose wedding photos were used without permission in a nationally broadcast address by … [Read more...] about Polish Govt Reaches ‘Over the Rainbow’ to Gay New York Couple
News: Megamouth, Iraq, No Doubt, Tony Blair, Pope, Easter Eggs
NYT reports 25 gay men have been executed in Iraq in past two months. Vigils to be held for slain gay Iraqis in New York this Friday and in London … [Read more...] about News: Megamouth, Iraq, No Doubt, Tony Blair, Pope, Easter Eggs
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #460
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT: "Yes on Prop 8" ad wins 2009 Pollie award from American Association of Political Consultants.FLUTTER: The new … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #460
San Francisco Activists Protest Reported Executions of Gays in Iraq
A group of 15 activists and officials of the newly formed San Francisco Gays Without Borders chapter gathered at Harvey Milk Plaza in San … [Read more...] about San Francisco Activists Protest Reported Executions of Gays in Iraq
Report: Six Recent Killings of Gay Men in Iraq
Two men said to be gay were killed on Thursday in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City in Iraq on Thursday, Reuters reports: "'They were sexual … [Read more...] about Report: Six Recent Killings of Gay Men in Iraq
News: Provincetown, John Mayer, Jamaica, Willem Dafoe, Zurich
Official boycott launched against Jamaica for persecution of gays.128 prisoners, many of whom were jailed for the "crime" of homosexuality, … [Read more...] about News: Provincetown, John Mayer, Jamaica, Willem Dafoe, Zurich
Kansas Discharges 9 Year Veteran Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Kansas has discharged its first soldier under the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the Kansas City Star reports:"Amy Brian, who served nine … [Read more...] about Kansas Discharges 9 Year Veteran Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
News: Michael Phelps, Hubble, Beyoncé, DOMA, Iraq, Shepard Fairey
Hillary Clinton: State Department gay and lesbian inequities on a "fast timeline"... New York's street artist "Poster Boy" (or at least one of … [Read more...] about News: Michael Phelps, Hubble, Beyoncé, DOMA, Iraq, Shepard Fairey
U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Stop Believin’
If this is what goes on in Army barracks in Iraq then I don't see how the argument that enlisting openly gay soldiers would affect troop morale holds … [Read more...] about U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Stop Believin’