UK The BBC is more scared of offending Muslims than gay people Rod Liddle blogs about the BBC and political correctness spectator.co.uk 21 Mar 14 | |
| Mother punched son and called him 'dirty queer' when he came out | |
| Emma Green subjected her son Scott to a tirade of homophobic abuse and admitted carrying out an assault aggravated by sexual prejudice outside the family home in Kinross, Scotland stv.tv 21 Mar 14 | |
GAY MARRIAGE Gibraltar passes civil partnerships bill It has taken almost 14 years, but will become law by the end of the current parliamentary session chronicle.gi 21 Mar 14 UGANDA I am a gay Ugandan about to go home. This law will tyrannise my life A day after the anti-homosexuality act was passed, a tabloid listed Frank Mugisha as a 'homo'. This hatred is new to Uganda, and driven by US evangelicals theguardian.com 21 Mar 14 If cows can't be gay, humans can't be gay Uganda First Lady Janet Museveni delivered the bewildering statement during a speech to the Church of Uganda's bishops to praise their work which had "progressed" the country ibtimes.co.uk 21 Mar 14 GAY SPORTS | |
Michael Sam's open letter of thanks
columbiamissourian 21 Mar 14"When I came out last month, I did it with the confidence that my University of Missouri "family" would always be there for me. To put it mildly, the love and acceptance I felt was amazing" | |
O-M-G Mosque leader compares being gay to paedophilia and murder Dr Mohammad Naseem, chairman of the mosque at the centre of a BBC censorship row, said Asifa Lahore, a Muslim drag queen, was 'free to leave Islam' telegraph.co.uk 21 Mar 14 | |
| Jennifer Louise Lopez asks anti-gay Harlem church to stone her | |
Church made headlines with a sign that read "Obama has released the homo demons on the black man. Look out black woman. A white homo may take your man", followed by "Jesus would stone homos"
huffingtonpost.com 21 Mar 14 | |
Fred Phelps preached hate
washingtonpost.com 21 Mar 14but his death is no reason to celebrate - I suggest we bombard Westboro Baptist Church with sympathy cards and prayers | |
TRANS | |
| Pvt. Manning seeks formal name change to Chelsea | |
| The Army private who was tried and convicted as Bradley Edward Manning for leaking U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks is petitioning a Kansas court for a name change, to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning military.com 21 Mar 14 | |
| Fox News still calling Chelsea Manning a man eight months after gender transition rawstory.com 21 Mar 14 | |
SHOW BIZ | |
Spring Awakening
National AIDS Trust 21 Mar 14NAT are delighted to announce the return of their flagship fundraising event which will bring everything you have come to expect, on an even grander scale - Wed 14 May | |
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