Conservation officials are delighted to have recorded the first known pair of elephant twins to have ever been born in Sri Lanka. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2936649739895619 AFP … [Read more...] about A Pair of Rare Elephant Twins Has Just Been Born: VIDEO
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Who Are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
Over 200 people including several Americans were killed in several coordinated bomb attacks on churches on hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter. Several Christian communities spread across the island … [Read more...] about Who Are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
LGBTQ World News Digest: 9 International Stories You Need to Know About
AZERBAIJAN. Police "hunting" LGBTQ individuals through the internet, and then arresting them: 'Report says, the number of detained and fined persons is at least 8-9 people. They were also referred to … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 9 International Stories You Need to Know About
Sri Lanka Rejects ‘Surreptitious’ Attempt to Decriminalize Homosexuality
Sri Lanka has passed a National Human Rights Action Plan after removing provisions that would have decriminalized homosexuality. Sections 365 and 365A of Sri Lanka’s Penal Code state that “carnal … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka Rejects ‘Surreptitious’ Attempt to Decriminalize Homosexuality
Travel Diary: A Sri Lankan Talks About Gay Life in the Asian Republic
Travel correspondents Stefan and Sebastien traveled to Sri Lanka in December 2014. Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation shaped like a pearl in the Indian Ocean just off the Indian mainland. Stefan … [Read more...] about Travel Diary: A Sri Lankan Talks About Gay Life in the Asian Republic
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1045
MARRIAGE NEWS WATCH: AFER's Matt Baume on same-sex marriage news from Washington, Colorado, New Jersey, and Canada. GAY MEN NEED DIAPERS? North Carolina pastor Patrick Wooden, who appeared with … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1045
This is the First Horton Plains Slender Loris Ever Photographed
Thought to be extinct from 1939 to 2002, when someone reported a sighting, the Horton Plains slender loris had never been photographed, until now. Wired reports: "The 2002 report … [Read more...] about This is the First Horton Plains Slender Loris Ever Photographed
Nate Berkus’s Long Good-bye: Designer Recalls Tsunami That Killed Partner
In a tear-soaked, classic Oprah farewell, interior decorator Nate Berkus yesterday told the story of his experience with the tsunami in Sri Lanka, where he lost his partner Fernando … [Read more...] about Nate Berkus’s Long Good-bye: Designer Recalls Tsunami That Killed Partner
