QC World Headlines

FEATURED STORIES (from left to right):
California – New study, exit poll exaggerated African-American support for Prop. 8 South Carolina – Murderer of gay man could be out in just 8 months thanks to early parole. [2] [3] (Related – Help keep his murderer behind bars.) Jersey, United Kingdom – Jersey may become first Crown dependency to introduce civil partnerships. New York City, New York – 89-year-old Stonewall vet facing eviction from Chelsea Hotel. [2]
AFRICA
Gambia – Dutchman fined for gay “indecency” in Gambia.
Senegal – Senegal judge sentences 8 men to 8 Years in prison on charges of ‘homosexuality.’
ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia – Two men beheaded for gay rape.
EUROPE
Brighton, England – Homophobic abuse always wrong.
Britain – BBC wraps up 2008 with unapologetic homophobic slurs. (Related – Activists say to shelve show with anti-gay jabs)
Britain – Formula One chief Ron Dennis ‘dismissed worker he thought was gay.’
Jersey, United Kingdom – Jersey may become first Crown dependency to introduce civil partnerships.
Spain – Spain is “key front” in Vatican’s church-state battle.
NORTH AMERICA
Atlanta, Georgia – Charlie Stadtlander’s apology for his anti-trans, anti-Drag Queen Statements Isn’t Enough.
California – Ken Starr officially joins Pro-Prop 8 fight.
California – NCLR, ACLU, and Lambda Legal file legal brief for Prop 8 challenge.
California – Supreme court denies anti-gay Episcopal churches property rights.
California – New study, exit poll exaggerated African-American support for Prop. 8
Connecticut – State to consider transgender anti-discrimination proposal.
Louisiana – PFLAG’s Ralls: A rising GOP star, a threat to Louisiana families.
Mesa, Arizona – Mesa councilman wants domestic-partner registry.
New York City, New York – 89-year-old Stonewall vet facing eviction from Chelsea Hotel. [2]
San Francisco, California – The Catholic League speaks out against defacing of a pro-gay Catholic church.
Seattle, Washington – Hate letters sent to 11 gay bars threaten random patrons with ricin poisoning.
South Carolina – Murderer of gay man could be out in just 8 months thanks to early parole. [2] [3] (Related – Help keep his murderer behind bars.)
Utah – Gay-rights activists to rally near Delicate Arch.
United States – Fatties and felons now accepted in U.S. Army, but highly-skilled fags can go eat a dick.
Washington D.C. – George W. Bush’s AIDS legacy hailed as “pragmatic, impressive.”
Washington D.C. – Polis to be sworn in as third openly gay member of Congress today.
Washington D.C. – Group pushes for gay man, Fred Hochberg, as Secretary of Commerce.
Washington D.C. – Author of defense of marriage act says it’s time to repeal it.
WORLDWIDE
Community – Gender gifference and marriage.