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Africa's oldest lesbian and gay event celebrates 20th Anniversary

Africa's oldest lesbian and gay event celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. The 2009 Joburg Pride Day and Parade will take place on Saturday October 3rd at Zoo Lake Sports Club under the theme of 'You Need...

Coming anti-gay backlash has fired its warning shots

With the recent Now Public feature on Dr. Phil and his angering gays with his new anti-gay message ,  a story that journalist Wayne Bensen wrote for Huffington Post in July comes to mind.    The...

Tory Minister loses funding program responsibilty

"Tourism Minister Diane Ablonczy has been stripped of responsibility for administering a major tourism funding program after she signed off on a grant for Toronto's gay pride week." "Ms. Ablonczy, who retains her title as minister of state for small business and tourism, was...

550 000 took part in Berlin CSD Parade 2009

Some 550 000 people took part in Berlin Christopher Street Parade / Berlin Pride this year.

San Francisco Gay Pride 2009

San Francisco Gay Pride 2009

White House to recognize accomplishments of LGBT Americans

June is Gay & Lesbian Pride Month and the White House will recognize the accomplishments of  lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Americans next Monday, June 29th, to commemorate the 40th...

Year of the NCO Commentary: 'Do You Know the NCO Creed?'

Sgt. Jermaine Betton provides an inspiring commentary on his feelings of pride while reciting the NCO Creed. "The spotlight blinded me, but I lost all the fear and anxiety that just moments ago overwhelmed me. It was as if the uniform shielded me from anything negative. I...

The Lament of Icarus

Pride Is unsociable to vices among other things; and as poison by poison, so not a few vices are expelled by pride. (Bacon, De Aug., Bk. VI. Antitheta). Pride will have a fall. (Bacon, Promus 952). Icarus,...

February 15 marks Flag Day in Canada

Sunday February 15 is National Flag Day in Canada; February 15 1965 was when the Maple Leaf design that Canada has for its flag now was first unveiled on Parliament Hill. This day is raising some concerns about the...

Pride and Prejudice and zombies: A Jane Austen classic?

Jane Austen's classic book 'Pride and Prejudice' looks like it is soon going to be paired with some zombies on film, as Hollywood Studios are bidding to turn Seth Grahame-Smith's book 'Pride and Prejudice and...

'Miss India' defends gay sex

One of India's top celebrities and Miss India 2001, Celinia Jaitley gave a big boost to the gay movement in India by launching a Facebook group page to have India's sodomy law repealed. " Organizations - Volunteer...

London Fashion Horror!

" Fashion Horrors in London Inspired by everything from horror movies to Maggie Smith in The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie, London designers took a few risks for Fall, 2008 and came up...

Heathrow T5 was 'national embarrassment'

The botched opening  of Heathrow's Terminal 5 generated lot of bad publicity and now even the British MP's have cited errors, inadequate training behind the chaos and called it a national embarrasment. The...

Tired and Happy to be Living History, American Travelers

Even though I experienced history in the making from the comfort of my house rather than at any street party, I woke up this morning feeling that as an American if I got on the plane to many places in the world today, I would be welcomed with open arms.Might not have been the...

Proud Seoul

Months ago, cities around the globe brought in the season by hosting Pride festivals.  From Tokyo to San Francisco, populations on every continent showed their tolerance and support of the LGBT community...

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