Queer Penguins Back in the News
Unlike Silo, the Central Park penguin who left his male partner last year for a female penguin named Scrappy, six male penguins at a zoo in Germany continue to refuse to mate with the "stand-offish" females who were sent to…
Cameroon’s ‘Gay Lists’: Who’s on them?
According to Times Online, Yannick Noah, Manu Dibango and singer Rosine Ebessa are among those recently accused of homosexuality by Cameroon papers. From "Star 'outed' in anti-gay frenzy": Most of those “outed†vehemently deny the allegations, which they say are…
Around the Web:
Tim Wilkins, the ex-gay executive director of Cross Ministry, will be avoiding Brokeback Mountain "like a slug avoids an overturned saltshaker" and is disturbed by the amount of people with "unwanted homosexual attractions" who are flocking to theaters to see…
State Department Concerned about Pedophilia, and about the Danish
SFist reports that the State Department issued a statement last Friday declaring they voted against letting two gay rights groups into a United Nations panel not because they are anti-gay, but because they are concerned about pedophilia. The groups not…
Cameroon’s Crusade Against Deviant Behavior
As part of the African nation's crusade against "deviant behavior," Cameroon's newspapers are publishing lists of prominent politicians and businessmen who are suspected to be "filthy" gays. Read "Cameroon Papers Outing Gay Politicians In 'Purity' Campaign"
We Just Need Your Insurance Information and…
Since your medical file says you're gay, would you like to look at some anti-gay literature that might help you get over that problem? Here, take it. Read "Lesbian Files Medical Complaint Against Doctor, Assistant"
Powerhouse Manager: Plans to Host LeatherSIR/boy Competition On Hold Indefinitely
A couple of weeks ago I linked to an article in the Bay Area Reporter about the controversy surrounding the San Francisco LeatherSIR/boy contest's policy prohibiting transgender competitors. A recent Bay Area Reporter article announces that, while the leather community…
Cheerleaders. Again.
I knew there had to be new cheerleader news when I noticed this post getting popular again. Get the link to "all the gorey details from the police report of the 'public restroom stall, lesbian-sex-havin’ NFL cheerleader' incident" over at…
Largest Roman Catholic University in the US Offers ‘Queer Studies’ Minor
: DePaul is the first Catholic university to offer a minor in gay studies and could face the wrath of a conservative-leaning Vatican. NPR reports students at one of the largest Roman Catholic universities in this country have the option…
Gay Couple Refuses to Pay Taxes
North Carolina residents Charles Merrill and his partner Kevin Boyle, founders of a group called Citizens Against Discrimination, are refusing to pay state and federal income taxes on their 2004 income, and stock sales totaling over 2 million dollars, because…