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By Mac Margolis, on June 7th, 2013 Rio de Janeiro is famous for its party culture, but it’s no carnival for gays and lesbians. Now the police—once part of the problem—are starting to change their tune. By Mac Margolis.
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By Emily L. Hauser, on June 5th, 2013 Among the marchers in Tel Aviv’s Pride Parade are two inconspicuous but subversive groups: Havruta, the organization for religious gay men, and Bat Kol, the organization for religious lesbian women.
Continue reading Gay, Religious, and Proud in Tel Aviv
By , on June 3rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Philippine pop star Charice has announced she is a lesbian, ending weeks of media speculation following a drastic image change where she ditched her teen starlet look and adopted a more edgy style. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 1st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The first time a South Korean celebrity announced he was gay, in 2000, the reaction was quick and without empathy. Actor and entertainer Hong Suk-chon was banished from television and radio programmes for three years, and he said in a talk-show interview this year that he regretted coming out. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading South Korean filmmaker Kim Jho Gwang-soo announces symbolic gay ‘wedding’
By , on May 31st, 2013 A look at the season’s notable cooking, travel and gardening titles and more: books about Jewish humor, Jimmy Connors, and Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays.
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By , on May 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two men married each other in the southern French city of Montpellier on Wednesday, in the first same-sex wedding in a country rocked by protests against and for the reform. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Vincent and Bruno become first gay couple to tie the knot in France
By , on May 27th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A clutch of awards at the Cannes Film Festival has given global prominence to what insiders say is a bold era in Asian filmmaking, where China is emerging as a creative power. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Cannes honours bold crop of Asian films
By , on May 27th, 2013 
EU foreign ministers are to discuss British and French calls for them to ease sanctions against Syria so weapons can be supplied to the rebels.
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By , on May 26th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> An epic lesbian love story with graphic sex, a Coen brothers musical comedy and a blood-stained critique of Chinese society rocked the 66th Cannes Film Festival, but critics said no hands-down favourite had emerged ahead of Sunday’s prizes. After 20 films in competition in what reviewers said was a fairly strong year at the world’s top cinema showcase, at least a quarter of the pictures looked like possible winners of the Palme d’Or top award. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading No front runner for Palme d’Or top award at Cannes film fest
By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organisation that depends heavily on faith-based groups. More than 60 per cent of the group’s National Council, comprised of some 1,400 delegates, voted in favour of ending the ban, effective January 1, next year, the group said in a statement. A prohibition on openly gay adult leaders remains in place. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Bel Trew, on May 21st, 2013 Bel Trew on a moment of hope for Egypt’s gays and lesbians
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Police in Changsha have detained a young gay rights activist after he organised a protest in the capital of Hunan province to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. A 19-year-old man, identified only as Xiang, was arrested on Saturday and will be in administrative detention for 12 days for organising an “illegal protest”, police said, according to a report in the local Xiaoxiang Morning News, which has since been deleted online. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people on the mainland have heard colleagues use insulting language or tell offensive jokes about LGBT people, resulting in most choosing to stay in the closet, according to a report released in Beijing yesterday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Fear of abuse keeps bulk of Chinese gays in closet in workplace
By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Almost two-thirds of Europe’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report said on Friday, the International Day Against Homophobia. “Fear, isolation and discrimination are everyday phenomena for the LGBT community in Europe,” the director of the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Morten Kjaerum, wrote in the report. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading EU poll reveals extent of homophobic abuse
By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> In the wake of its apparent aversion to virgins – as expressed in its recent article “Never Sleep With a Virgin”, China’s nationalist newspaper, the Global Times, seems enthusiastic about lesbians – at least when former US secretary Hillary Clinton is suspected of being one. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China’s party paper turned on by Hillary Clinton’s ‘bisexuality’
By , on May 17th, 2013 
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.
Continue reading EU poll highlights homophobic abuse
By , on May 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Ten rights lawyers petitioned a key National People’s Congress commission yesterday, calling for legitimising same-sex marriage on the mainland, ahead of today’s annual International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The lawyers, from law firms across the mainland, signed a joint letter calling for the law committee of the NPC to study the legalisation of gay marriage. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 13th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> On the day when a Hong Kong transsexual won the right to marry as a woman, New Zealand had already become the first Asia-Pacific country to legalise same-sex marriage. While there is no sign of any Asian government following this precedent any time soon, the emerging faces of China’s sexual minorities epitomise a growing challenge facing a traditional society in the fast lane of modernisation. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Mainland homosexuals take lead in asking for fair deal
By , on May 13th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> While the transsexual identified only as W can look forward at last to a “magical” wedding to her boyfriend, she says much more needs to be done to protect sexual minorities in Hong Kong. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Transsexuals call for laws to help minorities
By , on May 5th, 2013 Baz Luhrmann’s “Gatsby,” J. J. Abrams’s “Star Trek,” breakthrough performances, movie listings and more.
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I’m gay, says Philippine pop star Charice
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