Two Men Executed in Iran for Homosexual Conduct
Two men, Mokhtar N. (24 years old) and Ali A. (25 years old), were hung in the town of Gorgan last week for the crime of "lavat," penetrative and non-penetrative sexual acts between men. On Sunday, November 13, the semi-official…
Catholic School Fires Pregnant Teacher for Being Unmarried
Michelle McCusker lost her teaching position at St. Rose of Lima School last month after giving notification that she was pregnant (and unmarried). The school's principal had praised Michelle in the past for her "high degree of professionalism" but it…
Gay Teen Book Banned
"Geography Club," a book about gay teens, has been removed from library shelves of a school district in Tacoma, Washington. Superintendent Patti Banks claims the "romanticized" portrayal of a teen meeting a stranger at night in a park after meeting…
Pole Dances, Yes. Inflatable Sex Dolls, No.
Sexpo 2005, Singapore's first sex exhibition, opened on Friday - light on the sex. Rules restricted the display of adult toys (restricted items include whips, handcuffs and inflatable sex dolls) and the promotion of "objectionable sexual behaviors or lifestyles" (some…
Wife Swap Participant Sues Over Being Sent a Gay Male Wife
Jeffrey Bedford, a Wife Swap participant of Oklahoma, is suing Wife Swap producers for causing him “physical and mental illness†when they sent a gay man to his home as his new "wife." Jeffrey Bedford of Oklahoma says in his…
Tomorrow is the 7th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
links: Transgender Day of Remembrance TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE A POWERFUL REMINDER OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE New York honors transgender icon
McGreevey Reference in Daffy’s New Leather Department Ad
New ads by Daffy's, installed in New York City subways and on billboards in North Jersey, feature mannequins riding on the subway with the message "Jackie swears she saw the former Governor in the Daffy's leather department." McGreevey has not…
The Vatican Document
It's been reported that the eight-page document from the Vatican on the issue of homosexuality and priesthood, which will be made public at the end of the month, states: practicing gays, men with "deeply rooted" homosexual tendencies and those who…
But It’s Only the Tip
Robert Hedric was asked to cover the genitals of a statue of a muscled, kneeling man that sits in the window of his Castro store, Phantom*SF, by police officers who stated the item violates certain city codes and is considered…
Previously Censored Articles on Gay Issues Go to Press at East Bakersfield High School
I previously posted about East Bakersfield High School’s Principal, John L. Gibson, refusing to allow a series of articles on gay issues to be printed in East Bakersfield High School’s school newspaper, The Kernal, here when five students and their…