The internet is totally .GAYWith a whole bunch of new top-level domain names on the way (i.e. other than just .com .org and .net) a host of high-profile folk are getting behind a push to approve .gay, which will then be monetised to fund gay rights campaigns.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Whoever said Canberra was boring? The mass exorcism of Parliament House
Last weekend, a mass political “prayer offensive” at Mt Ainslie against alleged satanic rituals included Christian singalongs, speaking in tongues and some Atheist, gay and Pagan gatecrashers. A rollicking good time was had by all.
Meghan McCain: Man up over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Barack Obama may love a stirring speech about his plans to end the controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy for gays in the military, but he is all talk no action, argues Meghan McCain.
Memo to the British Press: "husband" isn’t a dirty word
Gay boy band star Stephen Gately, who married in 2006, died this week. But why doesn’t the media refer to his husband as his husband? The language involving same-sex relationships is a political minefield.
VIDEO: Obama vows to end “don’t ask, don’t tell”
Barack Obama delivered a passionate speech to America’s largest gay civil rights group on the weekend, pledging to end the US military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on homosexuals. Watch the full speech here.
Bill Hayden: Australia’s gay rights shame
Gay rights in Australia have come a long way from when police used to raid parties and fire shots in the air. But, equality still doesn’t exist. Why isn’t Labor changing that? asks Bill Hayden.
Religious people have rights too — even in Victoria
Currently religious organisations are allowed to freely discriminate against pagans, gays and lesbians and single mothers … but at their own expense, writes Tim Wilson.
Jamaican me crazy: gays pray in the closet
Jamaica has an unfortunate reputation as one of the least gay friendly countries, with wide reports of homophobic violence and killings. But a secret church aims to break down the closet door.
Gays under attack in Iraq
Gays are being targeted in Iraq, with increased attacks and killings on suspected gay or even effeminate men. Human Rights Watch say Iraqi police and security forces are doing little to stop the violence.
What are Obama’s favourite words? Hint: not ‘gay’ or ‘war’.
Politico have crunched the numbers and examined what topics Barack Obama discusses the most. His favourites? Domestic issues: jobs, health and the economy.
Dum dum de dum: Labor marries the religious right
Hundreds of membrs of the religious right will gather in Canberra this week to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Howard government’s ban on same-sex marriage, writes Former West Australian Democrats Senator Brian Greig.
The gay love affair with Kevin is over
The gay honeymoon with Labor is now officially over, with the ALP simply applying a thin coat of pinkwash over existing failed policy, writes Doug Pollard.
Legalising homosexuality in India: the big picture
India recently overturned its 148-year-old law that criminalised homosexuality. But has it made it any easier to be gay in Goa or bisexual in Bihar? Human rights activist Arvind Narrain weighs in.
Indian court decriminalises same-sex sex
India has become “the 127th country to take the guilt out of homosexuality”, write Manoj Mitta and Smriti Singh, by updating a colonial-era law.
US military panel recommends discharge for gay soldier
13,000 people have been discharged from the US armed forces since Bill Clinton made his “don’t ask, don’t tell” compromise with military leadership, barring homosexuals from serving openly. Lieutenant Dan Choi is the latest.
Stonewall 40 years on: still second-class Americans
On the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, Frank Rich looks at how far America has — and hasn’t — come on the issue of gay rights.
Obama and gays: is the honeymoon over?
As a senator and as a candidate, Barack Obama showed his views towards same-sex issues to be progressive for a Democrat. But gay rights groups say as president, he’s back-tracking.
Shanghai hosts China’s first gay pride festival
China’s first ever Gay Pride festival was a victory for Shanghai activists and, they hope, a step toward gay rights in China. But it is not, as one observer put it, the great leap forward.
Shock! Horror! Home and Away lesbian kiss will make your kids gay!
The outraged nonsense over the lesbian kiss on Home and Away has nothing to do with a fear that our kids are being indoctrinated into becoming gay, writes Duncan Fine.
Malcolm Turnbull’s nice try on same-s-x rights
Is Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement at a Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association dinner on Wednesday night that the Coalition will fix outstanding Commonwealth superannuation schemes to include same-sex couples if re-elected on 24 November supported by his party? asks Christian Kerr.
Franklin’s gay immigrants are the new “doctors wives”
This week, leaders of Australia’s religious right have positioned themselves to influence a future Labor Government on key issues including gay rights, writes Rodney Croome.
