QC World Headlines

AFRICA
Malawi – British High Commissioner finds himself amidst gay rights row. [SOURCE]
Morocco – Morocco may give gays some rights ‘within fifty years.’ [SOURCE]
ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST
India – Op/Ed: Anti-gay law ‘legal abomination.’ [SOURCE]
Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discusses persecution of gays. [SOURCE]
Iraq – Iraqi gay leader gunned down by militias. [SOURCE]
New Delhi, India – Court told to ignore health minister’s call for decriminalization. [SOURCE]
New Delhi, India – Gay activists say morality cannot overshadow fundamental rights. [SOURCE]
Phillipines – Culture and Catholicism converge with gays left both outside and in-between. [SOURCE]
Taipei, Taiwan – Homosexuals better off in Taiwan than China. [SOURCE]
Taipei, Taiwan – Thousands attend Taipei gay rights march. [SOURCE]
EUROPE
Bosnia – Gay film festival coordinator among injured in attack on Sarajevo queer festival. [SOURCE]
Britain – Alexander McCall Smith to write gay characters into his popular series, TheNo. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. [SOURCE]
Britain – Character actress Miriam Margolyes worries disclosure of lesbianism caused mother’s stroke. [SOURCE]
Bulgaria – Controversy as Bulgarian Parliament debates new Family Code. [SOURCE]
England – Male rape victims ignored by system. [SOURCE]
Greece – Greeks protest for same-sex marriage ahead of trial. [SOURCE]
Liverpool, England – Gay village plan frustrated by council. [SOURCE]
London, England – Member of Parliament weds lesbian partner. [SOURCE]
Manchester, England – Gay pride parade raises £105,000 for charity. [SOURCE]
Paris, France – European Union equality summit meets in Paris. [SOURCE]
United Kingdom – Best in gay and lesbian film offers $25,000 prize. [SOURCE]
United Kingdom – New website for newly HIV+ gay men. [SOURCE]
NORTH AMERICA
California – Gay marriage ban sparks ‘War of the Rings.’ [SOURCE]
Canada – North Van’s Bruce named Mr. Gay Canada. [SOURCE]
Chicago, Illinois – Author of banned “gay” children’s book, And Tango Makes Three, speaks out. [SOURCE]
Hartford, Connecticut – Love Makes A Family responds to anti-gay rally. [SOURCE]
Honolulu, Hawaii – Gay rights pioneer Bill Woods dies. [SOURCE]
Jacksonville, Florida – Teen admits to killing man over homosexual comments. [SOURCE]
Laramie, Wyoming – Memorial bench to slain gay student, Matthew Shepard, dedicated. [SOURCE]
New Hampshire – Lawmakers face more debate over gay marriage. [SOURCE]
New York City, New York – No ROTC on Columbia campus due to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” [SOURCE]
New York City, New York – New York Times calls for California anti-gay measure’s defeat. [SOURCE]
New York City, New York – Fundamentalists blame Wall Street’s woes on gays. [SOURCE]
Orlando, Florida – Protesters target Magic basketball team owner for support of gay-marriage ban. [SOURCE]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Gay man takes bias claim to appeals court. [SOURCE]
Plattsburgh, New York – Man accused in Canadian gay killings convicted in New York murder. [SOURCE]
San Diego, California – Firefighter describes gay pride parade ordeal. [SOURCE]
Springdale, Utah – South Utah pride festival blossoms. [SOURCE]
Tampico, Mexico – School teacher protests children’s use of the word ‘gay’ as an insult. [SOURCE]
United States – American Airlines writes Congress in support of Employee Non-Discrimination Act. [SOURCE]
United States – Male model sues Genre magazine for “gay harassment.” [SOURCE]
United States – Senate okays bill to require HIV testing in prisons. [SOURCE]
United States – AIDS Action Council joined launch of First National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. [SOURCE]
United States – Pepsi risks boycott with donation to gay support group, PFLAG. [SOURCE]
Utah – Activist at center of Utah gay rights battles to depart. [SOURCE]
Vancouver, Canada – Two men arrested in connection with possible hate crime. [SOURCE]
OCEANIA
Hobart, Australia – HIV researcher questions blanket gay blood ban, but still endorses it. [SOURCE]
Perth, Australia – Lord Mayor wants Perth to rival gay friendly cities. [SOURCE]
SOUTH AMERICA
Quito, Ecuador – New Ecuador constitution includes gay rights guarantees. [SOURCE]