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Senegal P.M. blames financial crisis for homosexuals

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by .

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While gay rights are slowly expanding around the world, including in Africa, human rights activists note some political, media and religious leaders are leading sometimes violent campaigns in the opposite direction. Activists say they feel the tradition of tolerance no longer applies to homosexuals in that West African nation. Protesters…

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Out of the closet but stuck in anti-gay voting pattern

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*VIDEO after the jump*: Why would a gay politician vote against gay rights? That describes the voting record of California state Sen. Roy Ashburn, who came out Monday in an interview with a radio talk show

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Gay congressional hopeful makes ‘Red to Blue’ list

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A gay candidate running for Congress in California has made the list for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program, giving his campaign extra momentum.

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Navy shipmate claims N.Y. Dem tried to ’snorkel’ him

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Fresh on the heels of allegations that now-former Congressman Eric Massa groped three young male staffers, a shipmate who served with the New York Democrat during his 28 years in the Navy said he was notorious for making unwanted advances toward subordinates. According to Peter Clarke, a Navy shipmate, Massa…

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Dozens Drop Washington Post Over Front-Page Gay Kiss

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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A photograph of two men kissing that ran on the front page of The Washington Post has caused at least two dozen people to cancel their subscriptions. The photo was taken last Wednesday, the day same-sex couples could apply for marriage licenses in Washington, and ran in the paper the next day. The paper’s ombudsman, Andrew Alexander, reported on his blog that 27 subscribers canceled their subscriptions, specifically citing the photo.

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Circumcision May Not Cut HIV Spread Among Gay Men

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countries, a new study suggests. A number of studies in African nations have found that circumcised heterosexual men were up to 60 percent less likely than uncircumcised men to contract HIV during the study periods. Read the full story from Reuters.

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San Francisco LGBT Center Asking City for $1M

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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San Francisco’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is asking the city for some big financial help to stay afloat.

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Big Gay News for Wednesday, Mar 10 2010

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Gay and lesbian teens face rampant cyber-bullying

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Cyberbullying is on the rise: Children and teens are being bullied through the Internet in chat rooms, on social networking websites, via email and even through mobile phones. New research has found that approximately one out of every two lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths are regular victims of…