December 2011
There are potentially dangerous levels of arsenic... →
motherjones:
So it’s only a matter of time before Congress votes to redefine arsenic as a fruit, right?
November 2011
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US student given 90 days in juvenile detention for...
by Stephen Gray 30 November 2011, 4:34pm
The attack at Unioto High School was captured on a mobile phone
A 15-year-old student has been sentenced to a month and half in a juvenile detention centre after he was videotaped attacking a gay classmate, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
Levi Sever was filmed beating a gay student, also 15, in a classroom at Unioto High School, Ohio.
He...
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Giving Bullied Students Hope
November 30, 2011 9:00 AM
McGuinty Government Joins The “It Gets Better” Project
Today, Premier Dalton McGuinty delivered a simple message to Ontario students who are bullied or feel alone: it gets better, and we can make it better, together.
The Premier met students at L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute in Toronto, where he also released his “It Gets...
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Nigeria Moves to Ban Same-Sex Marriage →
fyeahafrica:
Nigeria’s Senate voted Tuesday to criminalize gay marriage, gay advocacy groups and same-sex public displays of affection, the latest legislation targeting a minority already facing discrimination in Africa’s most populous nation.
The bill, now much more wide-ranging than its initial draft, must be passed by Nigeria’s House of Representatives and signed by President Goodluck...
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Trans Samoan Footballer Helps Team Break 30-Game...
(from Towleroad)
Tracing the Tree points us to this encouraging story out of American Samoa.
ESPN reports:
Defender Johnny “Jayieh” Saelua helped the Samoans (center, right), ranked 204th, beat the mighty Tonga, ranked 202nd, 2-1 in an Oceania 2014 World Cup qualifier to end a run of 30 consecutive defeats. And, during the jubilant scenes that greeted the final whistle, head...
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Kansas LGBT activists seek to repeal sodomy law
By Eric W. Dolan Sunday, November 27, 2011
The Kansas Equality Coalition, an LGBT advocacy group, hopes to pressure Gov. Sam Brownback (R) into repealing a state law that prohibits people of the same sex from engaging in intercourse.
“We believe that the current statute, while ultimately unenforceable, is an affront to thousands of law-abiding gay and lesbian Kansans,” Thomas...
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Accept us as we are, says LGBT community [India]
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times New Delhi, November 27, 2011
First Published: 23:18 IST(27/11/2011) Last Updated: 01:22 IST(28/11/2011)
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The fourth edition of the Delhi Queer Pride Parade started from Barakambha Road and moved towards Jantar Mantar and was joined by hundreds.
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Amidst the humdrum of the city, around 500 people - all ...
Lady Gaga talked about bullying in Thanksgiving... →
gaywrites:
In her Thanksgiving broadcast on ABC, Lady Gaga took the chance to address bullying and tell the country to stand up for the kids who need it. From the Advocate:
Gaga talked about being bullied in school herself, then performed a moving version of her anthem for self-expression, “Hair,” in support of kids facing tough times in school.
“This one is for all the kids who are...
Watchqueermuslims:
Life on the Line by Randy Risling
{It’s tough being gay in Iran. So tough, that people have been persecuted - even executed - for being themselves. For many, like Farzan Shahmoradi, there’s only one solution: To leave. Video shot and edited by Randy Risling.}
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Lady Gaga sends Toronto school anti-bullying video
CBC News
Posted: Nov 25, 2011 1:01 PM ET
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2011 5:24 PM ET
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Gaga’s anti-bullying message1:13
Gaga to the rescue3:03
Pop superstar Lady Gaga gave a high-profile boost to a Toronto student’s efforts to end bullying on Friday.
Jacques St. Pierre, 17, is in Grade 12 and is student council president of the Etobicoke School...
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UQAM creates chair of research on homophobia NEWS...
Katie Toth / National / Tuesday, November 22, 2010
The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) will soon be home to North America’s first university-based research chair dedicated to the study of homophobia.
The university’s sexology department will study how homophobia affects queer health in an attempt to help create more effective policy and social justice...
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Delhi Government condemned for not putting fire...
Staff Reporter
Members of Sangama and the Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum on Monday condemned the Delhi Government for not putting fire safety systems in place which, they said, led to the charring to death of 15 hijras in a fire at Nand Nagri in north-east Delhi on Sunday.
The fire blazed through a makeshift tent where a large number of hijras had gathered to honour deceased friends.
The ...
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WatchRachel Maddow interviews former Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis on OWS and police violence.
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Teen in gay-student slaying case agrees to 21-year...
November 21, 2011 | 2:49 pm
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.
The Oxnard teen who shot a gay classmate he believed was flirting with him has agreed to spend the next 21 years in prison, a plea deal that ends a case that drew national attention and ignited debate on how schools should deal with openly gay students.
Brandon McInerney, who was...
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Watchalexorue:
Canada: Gay Marriage Heritage
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Trans Woman Denied Documentation Change, Then...
By Zack Ford on Nov 16, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Tennessee resident Andrea Jones effectively demonstrated this week how poorly transgender people can be treated. According to the federal government, Jones is a woman, but Tennessee’s Department of Safety says she doesn’t have enough proof to have her state gender documentation changed. The state claims she only had partial sexual reassignment...
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Study: Gay-Straight Alliances Mitigate Depression,...
By Zack Ford on Nov 15, 2011 at 11:05 am
A new study from the Family Acceptance Project published in the current issue of Applied Developmental Science details many important benefits for middle and high school students who have access to a gay-straight alliance (GSA) in their school. Of note are the ways LGBT students benefit from the mere presence of a GSA at their school, even if they do...
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Queer Muslims: Book: Islamic Homosexualities:... →
queermuslims:
Image description: a verticle shot of a book cover. The background is purple with a faint star pattern in light purple. in the middle is a black verticle strip containing the book’s information. At the very top of the black strip are the editors names Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe in…
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Same-sex penguins must separate soon
It does beg the question: if these matings are succesful, will the chicks be gay? : )
Q.
Published On Thu Nov 10 2011
Video: Gay Penguins
Male African penguin Pedro (orange band) swims along side female Farai (double yellow band) on Thursday at the Toronto Zoo, which plans to separate male pals Buddy and Pedro to get them to mate with females Farai and Thandiwey.
Brendan Kennedy...
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Wyoming high school football coach resigns after...
I have to agree with the parent, this man should not be allowed to counsel children or be allowed anywhere near them for that matter!
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Nov 11th, 2011 by Jim Buzinski.
A head high school football coach in Wyoming has resigned after he gave his team a mock survey that used homophobic and sexist language. The coach, Pat Lynch, of Buffalo High School handed out the survey called...
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Same-sex penguin pair fascinates zookeepers
Published On Fri Nov 04 2011 Video: Pedro and Buddy
Love is in the air… male African penguins Buddy and Pedro are exhibiting signs of mating behaviour.
Donovan Vincent Staff Reporter
Are Buddy and Pedro, two African penguins at the Toronto Zoo, gay?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but their keepers have noticed the two are inseparable, and perhaps most telling, they’re ...
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