Thousands Protest As Marriage Equality Is Rejected In Australia
Numerous media sources in Australia are reporting that thousands of marriage equality supporters gathered Saturday to rally and protest across Australia as a bill to endorse gay unions was rejected by the government’s Senate. A Senate inquiry into same-sex marriage on Friday dismissed the Greens’ marriage equality bill, while the ACT government this week struck a deal [...]

Same-Sex Marriage Is Like Incest Australian Politican Implies
Just as “Conservative Moralists” misconstrue same-sex marriage here in the United States, so has another politician in Australia since the ACT law was passed earlier this month which recognizes same-sex civil unions. Family First Senator Steve Fielding spoke out against same-sex unions and the passage of the ACT law a day after the first legally recognized [...]

Father Shoots/Kills Son In Turkey’s First “Honor Killing” – NYT
For Ahmet Yildiz, a stocky and affable 26-year-old, the choice to live openly as a gay man proved deadly. Prosecutors say his own father hunted him down, traveling more than 600 miles from his hometown to shoot his son in an old neighborhood of Istanbul. Mr. Yildiz was killed 16 months ago, the victim of what [...]

There Are Things to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving 2009
The opportunity from CT Media/Hearst Newspapers to present this community blog to LGBTs not just in Connecticut but also around the world. For the many LGBT bloggers and activists who have become friends and offer ideas and items to bring to this readership. For you the readers who, if to no one else other than myself, have [...]

Jamaica …. One Of The Most Homophobic Places On The Planet
Since earlier this year there has been a “call to action” against Jamaica both in regards to tourism and products by several of the better known and outspoken in the LGBT community over anti-gay attitudes and violence on this Caribbean island that in TV commercials touts itself as such a grand place to visit. If [...]