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The Literal Russian Attack On Rights

  • Russian Orthodox church activist attacks a gay rights protester
30 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Christopher Bryant

Russian Orthodox Church Members Punch Activists.

A peaceful demonstration against anti-gay laws in Russia was broken up when members of the Russian Orthdox Church threw punches. And then the activists were arrested.

“It is not democracy if a protest has to be “sanctioned” by the authorities. The right to protest is a cornerstone in the idea of a just society.”

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The New Institutionalised Homophobia

28 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

Ukraine Law Proposes Ban on Homosexuality.

A law that will be voted on this week in the Ukraine will make it illegal to be homosexual in public.

“The backlash against homosexuality in Russia, and the assertion that it is a Western malady, is now part of the political landscape in Ukraine. The pressure of the Great Bear, Russia, still exerts considerable pressure on the country, which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.”

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The Fear of the Homosexual: 1967 vs 2012

20 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

Assumptions and Prejudice Have Changed Little.

A CBS report by Mike Wallace, ‘The Homosexuals’, from 1967 uses arguments that are disturbingly similar to those used today. How much have things changed really?

“It is apparent that what was being said and assumed then about homosexuality publicly is not so different from what is so often being said and assumed now.”

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Right Wing Group: Boycott Harvey Milk Day

20 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

Save California Promotes Fear and Prejudice.

A pro-family, right wing group called Save California is trying to scare parents into making sure their kids stay at home on May 22, Harvey Milk Day.

“The historian John D’Emilio said on the twentieth anniversary of Milk’s assassination, ‘The legacy that I think he would want to be remembered for is the imperative to live one’s life at all times with integrity’.”

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Ex-gay therapy regulated?

14 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

Bill Passes Judiciary Committee.

An historic bill, introduced by Senator Ted Lieu, passed the judiciary committee in the California Senate last week. It aims to regulate the ex-gay movement’s conversion therapy practices.
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“Under the guise of a California license, some therapists are taking advantage of vulnerable people by pushing dangerous sexual orientation-change efforts. These bogus efforts have led in some cases to patients later committing suicide.”

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This Week In The Same Sex Marriage Debate

12 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

Only Obama Got The Point.

This week in the same sex marriage debate, Obama came out in support, the Conservative government retreated, and North Carolina voted to ban civil unions and same sex marriage.

“The Conservatives played the blame game, and so the same sex marriage rights that had been on the table before last week’s elections were excluded. Politics is being played with rights, and that is deplorable.”

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A Reader’s Anti-Gay Tirade

05 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

The Confused Voice of the Opposition.

A reader thinks that homosexuals are militants bent on taking over the world!

“The author is obsessed with sex, listing activities that I had to look up. My knowledge has been enriched now that I know what orchiectomy, apotemnophilia and acrotomophilia mean.”

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The ‘Gay Marriage’ Excuse

05 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

The Hunt for a Scapegoat.

The issue of ‘gay marriage’ is being used to blame for Conservative Party losses in the 2012 local elections

“The MP for Devon South West, Gary Streeter, has been a vocal opponent of marriage equality, which he calls “gay marriage”, and he is calling on the Conservative Party to turn further to the right.”

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Stop Complaining and Start Thanking Straight People!

02 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

They made the gays, after all!.

Dr Julia Gasper thinks there is a link between homosexuality and paedophilia and is upset that people are angry at her.

“Dr Gasper said to her LGBT critics, ‘It’s a shame that most of you are completely mad and need to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Just ring up your GP, tell him your symptoms and ask for help’.”

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Pro-LGBT Activists Arrested

02 May 2012 / Comments Off / in Editorial/by Editor

Anti-gay law in St Petersburg used again.

Police arrest 17 activists at May Day rally for unfurling rainbow flags.

“Before the law was it passed it looked to be a scare tactic, but now it is being put to use its implications are far more threatening. Each arrest is a blow in the struggle for equal rights.”

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