Criticism mounts among gays over California ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California’s gay-rights movement has been beset by infighting and finger-pointing since the defeat of same-sex marriage at the ballot box, with some activists questioning the campaign’s mild tactics, including the decision not to show same-sex couples in ads.
The movement’s leaders “were very timid. They were too soft,” said Robin Tyler, a [...]
Serbian government funds LGBT information website
The Ministry of Culture in Serbia has given financial support to an online news website dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and transgender population within the country and the Serbian Diaspora.
Queer Serbia Web Portal features news about events in Serbia and abroad, as well as features on gay on lesbian culture and art.
It aims [...]
A Gay Marriage Movement Arises
Protests are being coordinated across the United States and beyond, legislators in the California State Legislature and the Governator are speaking out against it, the president-elect has said he is against it - wow did the Mormon Church play this attack on the gay community wrong when they swung the tide financially in favour of [...]
The Gay Community is Riled
I see that there is a national protest this Saturday in 175 cities as gays and their supporters demand “civil rights” for gays, which include the right to marry. I had predicted that the last election would trigger public demands and outcries from liberal groups. I just didn’t think it would happen this quickly. There [...]
Time to Overcome Black Homophobia
Whilst marking their ballot boxes in favour of Barack Obama last Tuesday, 70% of African American voters in California — just one of the states that have passed Proposition 8 — also marked their ballot boxes against gay marriage.
With African-Americans turning out in record numbers last week to vote for Barack Obama — California saw [...]
Moscow Authorities Say Gays to Be Safe at Eurovision Next May
Gays and lesbians will be safe in Moscow during next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, a Moscow government official said at the opening day of World Travel Market 2008 in London.
But a Moscow activist said the [...]
