Tuesday 24 February 2015

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GAY BUSINESS

'Intolerant activists' vandalise Auckland police stations, ANZ branches
'Intolerant activists' vandalise Auckland police stations, ANZ branchesQueers Against Injustice has accused ANZ of commercialising gay rights after it renamed its ATM machines to 'GAY TMs' and decorated them with multi-coloured rhinestones. "Pinkwashing... describes the way that institutions co-opt LGBT struggles to distract from and disguise unethical behaviour." an anonymous post on the website hashtag500words.com said

tvnz.co.nz  24 Feb 15


U.S. appoints first-ever Special Envoy for LGBT Rights
U.S. appoints first-ever Special Envoy for LGBT RightsSecretary of State John Kerry said Randy Berry's job will be to "reaffirm the universal human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity."
npr.org  24 Feb 15


O-M-G

Father Anthony McSweeney breaks down over gay and sadomasochistic porn collection
The Catholic priest, 68, denies molesting three teenage boys at Grafton Close children's home in Hounslow, west London, between 1979 and 1981. But he admitted being shown a child sex porn film by his close friend, the care home manager John Stingemore
bbc.co.uk  24 Feb 15


GAY MARRIAGE

Heterosexual couple given green light to challenge civil partnership rule
Heterosexual couple given green light to challenge civil partnership ruleA Jewish couple who launched a legal challenge against the ban on heterosexual civil partnerships has been granted permission to continue with their claim by a High Court judge
thejc.com  24 Feb 15


GAY HISTORY

Dirtiest, most violent and homophobic election in Britain
Dirtiest, most violent and homophobic election in Britain32 years ago, a now top Liberal Democrat politician was involved in a secret Liberal Party dirty tricks unit that organised an anonymous, illegal smear campaign against the Labour candidate in the 1983 Bermondsey by-election, Peter Tatchell
petertatchell.net  24 Feb 15

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