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Found Dead

Rachel off with an update on the disturbing murder of .

On Friday the coroner confirmed that “fed” was written on Sparkman’s chest with a felt tip pen, and the Associated Press reports that Sparkman was found naked with his hands and …

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Angelina Jolie Voted #1 Lesbian Hero?

is apparently the world’s ultimate . At least, that’s what 2,600 voting at OnePoll.com seem to believe. Sure, Angelina is a humanitarian and fond of rescuing orphaned children around the and turning them into paparazzi - but the ultimate ? See Angelina Jolie Voted #1 Lesbian Hero?

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Gay iPhone Radio Application from GayInternetRadioLive.com Reaches 50,000 Downloads

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 20, 2009 — Network, LLC announced today its customized application for GayInternetRadioLive.com (G.I.R.L.) has surpassed 50,000 downloads from Apple . The application debuted in the Apple store ago this week and remains listed as one of Apple’s top 100 free applications. The wildly popular dance formatted station appeals to all dance enthusiasts but specifically the demographic.

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“This technology has had an on time spent listening by more than tripling the amount of time our mobile spends with the station,” said , and of Network. “The response has been overwhelming. To meet demand, we have increased our , moved our to a dedicated and also increased the number of concurrent seats available on the mobile stream. I continue to receive hundreds of emails and calls every week thanking us for the application.”

Unique to this application is the ability to deliver powerful branding messages with the use of colorful mobile banner . When clicked, the app opens the advertised content within the application. The audio stream is not interrupted and customized web pages built specifically for browsing are displayed.” Leonard continued, “This provides for advertisers to provide direct response such as “tap to call” and “tap to while the is literally in the hands of the consumer.” Traditional in-stream audio , generally 10 to 30 seconds in length, blend in with the dance format to promote and friendly businesses worldwide. It’s for today’s mobile tech .

Some additional features include:

  • .3MB .
  • 128 kbps stream for WiFi and a 64 kbps stream for 3G listening.
  • Custom branded application with no directories to search.
  • “One tap” access to audio streams.
  • Artist and Song title information displayed at the top of the screen.
  • Instant feedback buttons to call the request lines or the station.
  • Version 2.0 Update September 2009 with additional features!

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Network is an Internet based media company specializing in Internet only programming that the and community. For more information and opportunities visit www.GLBTradionetwork.com .

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New Study Finds Gap in LGBT Health Services

With all the media coverage lately around , as well as around , it is ironic that so little is really known about the lives and needs of , , and () . This lack of specific information on the community is not just an ; policymakers, especially those in government, demand real numbers to document the of problems. This is particularly true in these tough , as funders, and state agencies rightly demand efficient programs that are targeted like on specific, documented problems. In this context as with so many things, knowledge equals power: the power to allocate resources and work to fix these problems.

At the national level, researchers have estimated that lag behind on seven of the ten set by the U.S. government to improve nationally, called Healthy 2010. In , we know that lag behind on at least six of NYC’s , called Take Care New York. However, most states do not measure on their surveys, and none have consistently measured .

As researchers and , we are working to change that. In our recent work funded by the Department of interviewing 60 experts in and human services and surveying 3,500 about their and human service needs, we have found some between their and those of non- . has just this week published these findings in a report entitled “ and Human Service Needs in .”

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Christian conservatives fight expansion of hate-crimes law

WASHINGTON — are fighting a bill that would provide federal hate-crimes coverage to and , prompting questions of who, if anyone, should be protected by such laws.

With a -controlled and a who has indicated his support for the , time may be out for its . To stop the , a few have suggested repealing all hate-crimes law, which would undo historic protections for race and even .

“The entire of hate-crimes is extraneous and obsolete,” said , director of with the , adding that he believes hate-crimes laws are unconstitutional.

In addition, a number of Christian have raised that would be prosecuted for inciting if they had preached against , despite that the law only physical .

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New UN plan to boost HIV services targets gay men and transgender people

Two agencies are launching a plan to provide increased -related information and services to men who have with men and , while stressing the need to make to treatment, care and support a reality for all.
The , spearheaded by the Joint UN Programme on / (UNAIDS) and the (UNDP), comes of the International Day Against , observed on 17 May.
“The case is clear and urgent,” said Jeffery O’Malley, Director of UNDP’s group. “If we are going to make for sexual a meaningful reality, we must work towards ending and . We must the legal and .”
In a issued today, the agencies noted that in many parts of the world, prevalence among men who have with men is more than 20 times higher than in the general .
In addition, studies show that prevention services reach only one tenth to one third of who engage in male activity. At the same time, there is growing evidence that the majority of new infections in many urban areas are among men who have with men.
“Yet, these same have limited access to -related information and services due to , , and other violations,” the agencies stated. “In many countries, they still criminal and lack access to justice.”
Paul De Lay, Deputy at , stressed the need for rigorous monitoring by countries of the evolution of their epidemics, and for tailoring to the needs of those most at .
“In many settings this will be men who have with men,” he said, adding that responses must be based on local epidemiological and to be effective.
The plan being launched – the Action Framework: for Men who have with Men and – outlines several factors that impede access to services, such as unwillingness on the part of and to in the sexual of sexual .
It also sets out how will work towards achieving through three main objectives – improving , strengthening the evidence base through better data, and reinforcing capacity and promoting to ensure broader and better responses.
In a message to mark the International Day, Michel Sidibé called for greater efforts to end and ensure the barriers that stop access to services are removed.
“I all to take steps to eliminate stigma and faced by men who have with men, and . They must also create social and legal environments that ensure for and enable to prevention, treatment, care and support,” he stated.
Mr. Sidibé added that while committed in the 2006 UN Political Declaration on / to removing legal barriers and passing laws to protect vulnerable , more than 80 countries still have that prohibits same behaviour.
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Economist: Is Outing Of Closeted Political Figures A Useful Tactic?

’S Outrage“, which opened nationally last week, has turned ’ controversial tactic of exposing closeted public figures—in this case, closeted perceived as advancing anti- policies in their public lives—into a feature-. The movie an array of elected officials and prominent operators, but of particular interest is its on (pictured with wife), the , who has thrown his hat into the 2010 race for the US , with the support of much of the party establishment.

As if to confirm the film’s thesis that the press go out of their way to help preserve this sort of charade, National Public Radio opted to edit their reviewer’s piece on the movie to remove the of politicos identified as closeted. At this point, as several others note, this seems rather quaint—and indeed, like an endorsement of the that there’s something especially awful about being accused of being . Nor do the network’s protestations that they simply avoid traffic in and rumour hold up: They are only too happy to pass along unconfirmed reports about the lives of .

Which is odd, when you think about it, since while the public is clearly interested in the of musicians and , it’s hard to claim there’s a genuine public interest served by poking into their . When it comes to , however, we generally accept that it’s perfectly legitimate to scrutinise their to the extent it’s relevant to assessing the of their professed beliefs or the of their public personas. Usually the over “outing” has to do not with elected officials, but with high-level , who have not volunteered themselves for scrutiny in the same way as . In practice and analysts too yield significant public power— are important , and can’t be bothered with writing and reading bills themselves—but “” limits itself to indisputable public figures. If the claims about them are so poorly sourced as to constitute plain slander, the film shouldn’t be rewarded with any kind of attention; if they’re at least credible, one may as well save the a search and say what they are.

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Tribeca film targets hypocrisy in US gay politics

A called “” argues that closeted U.S. who against the interests of and should be “outed” because their has slowed the progress of rights.

Written and directed by , the film relies on with who claim to have had with who against , , in the military, and funding for / research.

” premiered at this week’s in New York and opens on May 8 in select U.S. cities.

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LGBTQ Student Rights in the Wake of Tragic Suicides

‘Every student deserves the right to a respectful and affirming experience in school and classrooms. We owe it to Herrera and Carl - to make sure that , teachers and students take a stand against -related every day.’
(New York, 27 2009) — today issued the following statement in response to the tragic suicides of Herrera of Dekalb County, Georgia, and Carl -, of Springfield, , both 11-year-olds who faced and .
Statement from , of :
“This has been a for everyone who heard the terrible news of two young taking their own lives after being the of physical and . We extend our to the families and loved ones of these .
“The tragic of Herrera and Carl - underscore the importance of where and based on racist, sexist, or other biased are not tolerated. Unfortunately, there is much work to be done. of LGBTQ students and those perceived to be remains a serious problem across the country. to continue to stand up for students and hold schools accountable for preserving their rights and integrity. We applaud schools that stand up for safety and for all students because any student can be the of -related and .
has played a key role in securing for LGBTQ and and standing up for their rights in schools. We advocated for students’ rights to an of safety and in communities from New York and New Jersey to Oregon to California and Georgia. In 1996 we made history with the first to in public schools on behalf of Jamie Nabozny, in Nabozny v. Podlesny, and in our 2000 case, Colin v. Orange Unified School District, we established the obligation of schools to allow Straight Alliance’s on equal terms with other student activities.
“Every student deserves the right to a respectful and affirming experience in school and classrooms. We owe it to Herrera and Carl - to make sure that , teachers and students take a stand against -related every day, and at we will continue our work in schools to help prevent similar tragedies from occurring.”
will join the and Community Alliance and other community at a for Herrera on Tuesday, 28, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., First Christian Church of Decatur ,601 West Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA.
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IGLHRC Asks the Iraqi Government to Protect Gay People

NEW YORK, 17, 2009&; –&; The International and Commission () has sent a letter to the of , Wijdan , requesting that she takes specific to protect , , and () and prevent against those perceived to be .

’s letter, written to coincide with Ms. ’s visit to Washington D.C., responds to a recent wave of against Iraqi perceived to be .

Just hours before sent its letter, an identified as “Fazilat” (Virtue) posted flyers threatening with death on walls in the neighbourhood of .

The flyers, distributed on 17, list the of some of the would-be and states that “we will soon punish all you .” &;Residents of say the who were outed in these fliers have gone into hiding.

Previous acts of anti- in include the 2, 2009 murder of in the neighbourhood of .

An unidentified local official described these men as “sexual (Monharef Jensiyan) who were killed by of their tribe to restore their family .”

Prior to death, the men’s had disowned them and they were also thrown out of their tribes. So far no one has claimed their bodies and the government has not launched an investigation into the case.

These took place one week after Iraqi unearthed the bodies of 4 men killed by in on March 25.

The words “pervert” and “” (jaravah: a to describe ) were written on the of the victims. &;As part of this of , a in that was frequented by men has also been burnt down.

Apart from these cases, has also received reports of the arrest, , and murder of several of the group Iraqi- amid a government on -friendly businesses across .

Several other reports indicate of -judicial of across during the past few months.

In response to these violent , on 8, 2009, and Watch submitted an urgent appeal to the Special Procedures of the to ask for an investigation.

is also working closely with the D.C.-based Council on Global to bring the plight of and to the attention of U.S. , who will be meeting with the next week.

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Shadowy Group Threatens to Kill Gays in Iraq.&; A shadowy group has posted around the Iraqi capital’s main Shiite working-class district of naming alleged on a list and threatening to kill them.&; ( 24 News, 17, 2009)

Member of Iraqi Gay Group Pleads for Help “Before It’s Too Late”.&; Is there anyone to help me before it’s too late?&; That is the question asked by a member of Iraqi- in , who says he is to be executed, in a letter released at the weekend by Iraqi- in . (UK News, 6, 2009)

Iraqi Gays Sentenced to Death for Their Sexuality Face Execution.&; More than 100 in are facing – and some of them are believed to have been convicted of the ‘crime’ of being , the UK-based Iraqi- group revealed this afternoon.&; According to Hili of Iraqi-, the Iraqi plan to start executing them in batches of 20 from this week.&; (UK News, March 30, 2009)

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