Northampton BookQ Fest
It’s the final day of BookQfest festival at The Royal and Derngate Theatres in Northampton! Commencing with the launch event at 7pm on Friday 13th September, there… Read More »Northampton BookQ Fest
Northampton BookQ Fest
Stranger in my homeland – Realizing I was Gay in Russia felt like a terminal disease diagnosis
Stranger in my homeland – Realizing I was Gay in Russia felt like a terminal disease diagnosis
by Wes Hurley – Special to the Seattle Gay News. An article showing that homophobia, and persecution as a mid-set, are nothing new in Russia.
Turkish, Muslim and Lesbian
Turkish, Muslim and Lesbian. Firstly, you have to be invited. Then you have to promise utter discretion. On the assigned evening, you enter, and if your name is on the list you’re in.
You’ve suddenly arrived in another world. There are scores of women dancing, talking, eating, drinking. They come from different backgrounds- but they’re united, as Turkish and as lesbians.
Tom Daley comes out – as straight
Tom Daley: ‘I am not gay — but I wouldn’t be ashamed if I were’. Olympic diver Tom Daley, who was named Attitude magazine’s “sexiest man in the world,” has said he is not gay, although he would not be ashamed if he were. He is interviwed in today’s Sunday Mirror.
Soprano Joyce DiDonato dedicates song at BBC Proms to gay victims worldwide
Soprano Joyce DiDonato dedicates song at BBC Proms to gay victims worldwide. Soloist will dedicate ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ to LGBT victims of persecution, especially in Russia
Magazine Confirms Italy Is Still The Basket Case of the West on LGBT Rights
The Italian weekly L’Espresso published an article on September 6th lambasting the nation for its persistent and continued homophobia. In an article entitled ‘L’Italia AntiGay’… Read More »Magazine Confirms Italy Is Still The Basket Case of the West on LGBT Rights
Ukraine: Can We Be in the EU and Discriminate against LGBT People Please?
On Thursday Ukraine’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Valeriya Lutkowska, announced that she and a number of parliamentarians will travel to Brussels to try and… Read More »Ukraine: Can We Be in the EU and Discriminate against LGBT People Please?
Pope calls student to say it's ok to be gay
Pope Francis calls student to say it’s ok to be gay. The Head of the Catholic Church says he is praying for a religious French 25-year-old after he said he was in no opposition to gay people
RedEye Publishes Transgender timeline
Chicago based RedEye has produced a transgender timeline which features some important legal and social milestones on the road to equal opportunities and rights for… Read More »RedEye Publishes Transgender timeline
Russia: First person to be convicted under anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law arrested by his own parents
24-year-old Dmitry Isakov may become the first gay rights activist to be convicted under Russia’s controversial “gay propanda” laws, after he was attacked and arrested by his own parents at a solo campaign in July.