200 rally for gay rights in Utah

Dustin Lance Black spoke at a rally for gay rights in Utah, calling on people to tell their stories.

200 rally for gay rights in Utah

Dustin Lance Black spoke at a rally for gay rights in Utah, calling on people to tell their stories.

Gay MP’s card upsets people

SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

(Alameda) A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.

The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease tensions in the …

Vatican bans gay people

Results of Utah gov. meeting with gay rights groups

(Salt Lake City) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.

Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.

Within weeks of his inauguration, Herbert said …

Utah Gov. Herbert meets with gay rights groups

(Salt Lake City) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is meeting with gay rights advocacy groups for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.

Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.

Within weeks of his inauguration, Herbert said …

Namibia city hosts first gay rights march

About 40 people are expected to march in Keetmanshoop’s first-ever march for gay and lesbian rights on Saturday.

Keetmanshoop, in the southern part of Namibia, near the gay-friendly South Africa, is marking the inauguration of Ada Ma/Hao (We stand together), a new project advocating for equal rights for gender minorities in …

Lesbians in China petition to donate blood

(Beijing) Lesbians in China have organized an online petition calling for gay people to be allowed to donate blood, state media reported Tuesday.

The petition, asking the government to remove a law enacted in 1998 banning the gay community from donating blood, has drawn 540 signatures from lesbians and aims to …

Daniel Radcliffe slams ‘stupid’ homophobes

Daniel Radcliffe hates homophobia.

The ‘Harry Potter’ actor – who is dating actress Laura O’Toole – was raised to treat everyone equally and he thinks singling someone out because of their sexuality is wrong.

He said: “I just loathe homophobia. It’s just disgusting and animal and stupid and it’s just thick people who can’t get their heads around it and are just scared.

“I grew up around gay people entirely. I was the only child in my class who had any experience of homosexuality or anything like that.

“I hate any type of prejudice.”

The 20-year-old British star also spoke of his political beliefs and called on people to follow his decision to vote Liberal Democrat in the next election.

He added to Britain’s Attitude magazine: “At the next election I will almost certainly vote Liberal Democrat. See Daniel Radcliffe slams ‘stupid’ homophobes

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