Friday, December 5, 2008

International Gay News Headlines (T24T-3)

Pop star and DJ Boy George was found guilty of false imprisonment by a jury in London earlier today. He will be sentenced next month.
A Lib Dem MP who had called on the Office for National Statistics to include a question on sexual orientation in the 2011 Census has welcomed their decision to start asking survey participants if they are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or other.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from more than 25 African countries have demanded an urgent response to the HIV pandemic affecting their communities.
So the Grammy nominations have been released, and it's a pretty gay-friendly list.

eFluxMedia

Conservative Revolt Expected to Roil International Communion
Washington Post, United States - Dec 4, 2008
Matters came to a head five years ago when the Episcopal Church ordained its first openly gay bishop. Since then, a growing number of parishes and dioceses ...
Conservative Anglicans Vow to Press Ahead With Split New York Times
Episcopal split has had little effect in Lee The News-Press
Conservatives in Episcopal church form new group Florida Times-Union
Catholic Online - SmartBrief
all 525 news articles

Irish gay choir may sue festival
pride source.com, MI - 12 hours ago
... Circuit Court lawsuit because the "lesbian & gay" part of its name was not included on posters advertising the 2004 Cork International Choral Festival. ...

NECN

African taboos surrounding gays hamper access to HIV/AIDS programs
AFP - 13 hours ago
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists took centre stage Thursday at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections ...
This Era of Black Women and HIV/AIDS Huffington Post
Social taboos spur Aids in Indonesia The National
World AIDS Day celebrates 20th year RU Daily Targum
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
all 157 news articles

eFluxMedia

Conservative Revolt Expected to Roil International Communion
Washington Post, United States - Dec 4, 2008
Matters came to a head five years ago when the Episcopal Church ordained its first openly gay bishop. Since then, a growing number of parishes and dioceses ...
Conservative Anglicans Vow to Press Ahead With Split New York Times
Episcopal split has had little effect in Lee The News-Press
Conservatives in Episcopal church form new group Florida Times-Union
Catholic Online - SmartBrief
all 525 news articles

Irish gay choir may sue festival
pride source.com, MI - 12 hours ago
... Circuit Court lawsuit because the "lesbian & gay" part of its name was not included on posters advertising the 2004 Cork International Choral Festival. ...

NECN

African taboos surrounding gays hamper access to HIV/AIDS programs
AFP - 13 hours ago
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists took centre stage Thursday at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections ...
This Era of Black Women and HIV/AIDS Huffington Post
Social taboos spur Aids in Indonesia The National
World AIDS Day celebrates 20th year RU Daily Targum
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
all 157 news articles
Despite fears that global financial contagion might affect donations, an initial report back from the money counters at the NZ AIDS Foundation suggests that World AIDS Day 2008 was widely supported by New Zealanders.
A former skinhead who is serving a life sentence in prison for the 1999 Westport murder of a gay man has today received a life sentence for another murder.
Anti-gay former Rep. warns of ‘chokehold’ on gov’t in robo-call supporting GOP Senate candidate. Read more….
Strong support alsoshown for adoptionrights and open servicein the military. Read more….
Ocamb: Proposition 8 post-mortem Read more….
"Abhorrent" neo-nazi white supremacist beliefs sparked the hate-killings of two men on the West Coast, it can now be revealed.

In 2009 there will be no Hero Festival instead a new Pride Festival Auckland '09 will occur.

Shampers, in Rotorua, is opening with a VIP launch on December 12th. Drag shows and other entertainment are planned for opening weekend.

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