Petition – Stop Witch Hunting & Homophobic Evangelical Tour of Australia
Signatures are being sought for an online petition against the Australian tour of preacher Enoch Adeboye of Nigeria, who has likened LGBT people to witches.
In a two-part documentary on BBC2 this week, Stephen Fry reports from around the world on the nature of homophobia. It makes chilling, heartbreaking and infuriating viewing, but did contain signs of hope, particularly from India.
Attitude Magazine unveils Alan Turing cover: ‘The gay man who saved the world’, tying in with this 2013’s LGBT HM theme of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)
The Guardian – Gay rights protest in St Petersburg ends in clashes
Police arrest 67 during protest against law introduced in June banning ‘homosexual propaganda’ directed at children
US Postal Service to issue Harvey Milk stamp – Thirty-five years after Harvey Milk made history as California’s first openly gay elected leader, he’s closing in on another historical first.
The U.S. Postal Service has said that the late San Francisco supervisor and civil rights leader will join the likes of John F. Kennedy, Rosa Parks and Jackie Robinson by being recognized with a commemorative stamp – an honor that had apparently never before gone to an openly gay politician.
DARLINGTON FC is backing an international campaign to combat homophobia.
The initiative, Football v Homophobia (FvH), aims to unite fans, players, communities, and the football authorities in opposing homophobia and prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in football.
by Joe Willis (Northern Echo reporter)
Stephen Fry has revealed the homophobia he found while filming a documentary about the lives of gay people around the world triggered a bout of deep depression.
It’s no secret that Daniel Radcliffe is a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights.
The “Harry Potter” star has recorded PSAs for the anti-suicide Trevor Project in the past, and he’s broaching the issue once again with his latest film, “Kill Your Darlings.”
How’s Russia’s culture of homophobia was made in America – American reporter Rachel Maddow shows how the anti-gay religious right has exported their special brand of hate to Moscow, specifically how people like NOM’s Brian Brown have impacted Russia’s anti-gay legislation, and how the American religious right is helping to create “a virulently anti-gay Russia.”
Quist has a lot of exciting things going on for October.
• We are partnering with the It Gets Better Project who will be sharing Quist’s historical events with their followers every week! Watch their Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.
• We just might be releasing Quist merchandise this month.
• Quist’s founder Sarah Prager will be presenting about Quist at a high school in Connecticut and a community college in Illinois in the next few weeks. She’s booking for future engagements too.
