August 26, 2010
We are two Saudi men in love. Yes, in love with each other. We met in Jeddah online, then in person, seven years ago and have traveled the world and been together since. We would kill and die for one another. Our relationship is unique, unlike any other Saudi one we know of short of ...
August 5, 2010
Break out the rainbow confetti! A California judge has struck down Proposition 8 has being unconstitutional. However this is just one more step on the way to the final decision of the Supreme Court.
Tags: California, District Court, equal rights, gay, gay marriage, gay marriage ban, Judge Vaughn Walker, lesbians, Prop 8, Proposition 8, right to marriageNews
May 30, 2010
June has been declared Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month by Presidential Proclamation. “As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities… An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, ...
Tags: Barack Obama, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, gay, Gay pride, June, lesbian, Presidential proclamationMick, Morning Quickie
May 11, 2010
In many countries in the world homosexual people face discrimination. I’m not talking about simple name calling and hate bashing, but time in jail and sometimes the death penalty. What can we do to help these people in countries like the UK? And should we help them?
Tags: asylum seekers, death penalty, discrimination, equality, gay, gay rights, homophobia, homosexual asylum, homosexuality, human rights, legislation, UKMack, Morning Quickie
May 5, 2010
Meet Slate, Disney’s new male fairy Sparrow Man, the only male avatar in its Pixie Hollow site. Apparently parents were getting uncomfortable because their little boys wanted to play on the site too, and their only option was to pick a fairy with short hair and hope for the best.
Tags: children, Disney, fairies, fairy, gay, gender, homosexuality, men's issues, Slate, Sparrow MenMick, Morning Quickie
May 3, 2010
I may not agree with what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. A preacher has been arrested for publicly declaring his belief that homosexuality is a sin. He has been charged under the UK’s Public Order Act, which forbids using abusive or insulting language. At what point ...
Tags: abuse of power, arrest, Bible, discrimination against Christians, free speech, freedom of speech, gay, hate speech, homosexuality is a sin, lesbian, police abuse, preacher, Public Order Act, religion, transgenderedMick, Morning Quickie
April 20, 2010
If you are gay in Uganda you go to jail. This is outrageous, but not such a surprise; many countries have these kinds of laws. The difference in Uganda is that they are trying to pass a law that would kill those with HIV by the death penalty. The UK, who recently passed its equality laws, ...
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April 19, 2010
It’s official. You’re now allowed to have two mums or dads in the UK as gay and lesbian couples can both sign the birth certificates of their children. Previously, only the birth mother would be allowed and the second mother would have had to fight her way for legal recognition as a guardian in the ...
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April 4, 2010
Biologists see heterosexuality in animals as the norm, and as a result many gay couplings go unacknowledged in their research. When they are hit over the head with it they are baffled — there no room in Darwin’s world for bathhouse antics.
Tags: biology, Darwin, gay, gay animals, homosexual, homosexuality in nature, lesbian, natural selection, reproduction, science, sexMick, Morning Quickie