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Kickstarter campaign to fund feature film about being gay in Tehran

24 September 2012 - 5:51 pm | One Comment

I recently learned about this Kickstarter campaign to fund a film about the public hanging of a young gay man and his partner in Tehran, Iran in 2005. Watch the trailer above and learn more …

Pride 2012: London, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Prague

18 July 2012 - 12:45 pm |

Forget Queen Lizzie’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, many a gay in the UK has been building up to this month’s World Pride celebrations in London, following a shortfall in cash however the expected proceedings …

Las Vegas sponsors World Pride

4 July 2012 - 12:05 pm |

The city of Las Vegas is to be the official destination partner of WorldPride 2012, an international celebration of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. It is the first year that the annual PrideLondon …

World Pride 2012 - London updates

2 July 2012 - 11:25 am |

World Pride 2012 is in London this year - so what’s going on? What’s there to do?
Well, this article was originally going to be about all the exciting events lined up as part of World …

May 17 - International day against homophobia

14 May 2012 - 10:10 am |

May 17th is the annual “International Day Against Homophobia.” The date was selected because of its symbolic significance—the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses on May 17, 1990.

The purpose of …

Documentary on Caribbean homosexual musician ‘Nhojj’

8 May 2012 - 9:09 am |

Just learned of this Caribbean homosexual musician Nhojj (pronounced kind of like “najh”). The 16-minute documentary features interviews and personal reflections from Nhojj. Taken from the landmark Jan. 7, 2012 Brooklyn Museum “Out & Proud” …

Gay guide to Madrid

5 May 2012 - 11:07 am |

I’ve been to Madrid a few times now but have never really checked out the “scene” there. So I asked my friends at HostelBookers to provide a few tips for a gay guide to Madrid.
The …

Islam and homosexuality - article in the Economist

4 February 2012 - 5:29 pm | One Comment
Islam and homosexuality (chart in The Economist)

This week’s The Economist has an article about Islam and homosexuality in it. It’s something I’m pretty interested in, least of which because I just returned from a holiday in Jordan (where I found this …

In Bogota, one can be gay…

31 January 2012 - 11:30 am | 4 Comments

A friend just sent this to me. I’m not sure if it’s new or old, but it translates to the following:

“In Bogotá, one can be gay…”
Public Policy for Equality of Rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals …

The best bar in Amman

30 December 2011 - 2:53 pm | 2 Comments
Rainbow St, Amman

I just returned from a trip to Amman, Jordan. I’ve flown through the Queen Alia Airport a few times but this was the first trip in Jordan that I’d actually have some time to explore …