October is LGBT History Month USA!
October is LGBT History Month in the USA. As part of their celebrations, they are featuring a Hero-A-Day. Check out who is today’s LGBT USA Hero….
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Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants
An interesting review of a new book published in the USA that looks at a (literally) unspoken aspect of queer history – the male flight attendant. The book also looks at how the murder of a male flight attendant spawned what would later become known as the “gay panic defence”
The review comes from www.labornotes.org
United Nations human rights chief briefs ministerial meeting on LGBT rights
NEW YORK, 26 September. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today took part in a groundbreaking ministerial meeting on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. The meeting marked the first time the topic had been the topic a Ministerial level at the United Nations.
Leading Russian gay activist behind Moscow Pride dies
The leading Russian gay activist behind Moscow Pride, Alexey Davydov 36, has died in hospital after a short life dedicated to LGBT rights. Davydov passed away at 5.40am local time today (27 September) in the intensive care unit of a Moscow hospital after a prolonged illness.
Protest against abuse in asylum detention centres
Organised by African LGBTI Out & Proud Diamond Group, many of whose members are refugees seeking asylum in the UK and some of whom are being held in detention.
“We strongly condemn the sexual abuse of vulnerable refugees. The Home Office has ultimate responsibility for these abuses. They happened in asylum detention centres under Home Office control. We are calling on the Prime Minister to condemn the abuses, reform the detention centre system, initiate a public inquiry and press police and prosecutors to bring charges against abusers,” said Edwin Sesange, coordinator of the African LGBTI Out & Proud Diamond Group.
The incidents of sexual abuse and harassment have been revealed by The Observer
It's time for football to get as tough on homophobia as it is on racism
It’s time for football to get as tough on homophobia as it is on racism. But it will take more than one weekend of footballers wearing rainbow laces to really tackle the problem, says David Skelton of The New Statesman
Premier League Clubs Refuse To Wear Anti-Homophobia Rainbow Laces
Premier League Clubs Refuse To Wear Anti-Homophobia Rainbow Laces – Several Premier League clubs will not wear rainbow laces in support of the charity Stonewall, amid concerns a betting firm is capitalising on the issue of homophobia in football. The news comes only a couple of days after Schools OUT UK and several other groups who have been campaigning against homophobia in sport for several years voiced their concerns over the wording of a slogan.
Theatre – Ovalhouse: THE ACT 8 October – 26 October 2013
Theatre – Ovalhouse: THE ACT 8 October – 26 October 2013. If you want to get ahead in the civil service it helps to have friends in low places.It’s the final days for an underground community catapulted into the mainstream, and all because the Church of England believed in the decriminalisation of homosexuality. The Act is an exploration of the 1967 decriminalisation of homosexuality using personal anecdotes, verbatim House of Commons speeches and song in a powerful cabaret-style performance.
“A Queer History of Fashion” Gives Us Crossdressers, Dandies, and Haute Couture
“A Queer History of Fashion” Gives Us Crossdressers, Dandies, and Haute Couture: This groundbreaking exhibition, for which a companion text is in production at Yale University Press, will feature approximately one hundred ensembles, from 18th century menswear to 21st century haute couture.
Rainbow Jews Filming Project – Portsmouth
Rainbow Jews Filming Project – Portsmouth. They need to set up one more student’s focus group – by Mid October! Group Interview FILMING Fri 27 September at Portsmouth Uni Studios, 12noon