QC World Headlines

FEATURED STORIES (from left to right): Miami, Florida – State gay adoption ban ruled unconstitutional. [2] [3] Silverton, Oregon – Supporters defend first transgender mayor Stu Rasmussen from hate church. [2] [3] California – State Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will investigate Mormon involvement in Prop 8. [2] [3] United Kingdom – HIV cases rising among UK gays. [2]
AFRICA
Burundi – MPs vote to criminalise same-sex acts ahead of UN appeal.
South Africa – Still not OK to be gay.
South Africa – Gays picket Human Rights Commission over ‘hate speech’ article.
EUROPE
European Union – EU Commission reports on gay rights in candidate countries.
Geneva, Switzerland – Sheik appeals conviction for assaulting American man who spurned his advances.
Netherland – Dutch government subsidises Christian ex-gay groups.
North Ireland – Police continue inquiries into MP who thinks gays can be cured.
North Ireland – Homophobic church advert criticised by advertising standards body.
Paris – Gay mayor distances himself from Socialist party infighting.
United Kingdom – HIV cases rising among UK gays. [2]
United Kingdom – World AIDS Day campaign targets undiagnosed gay men.
NORTH AMERICA
California – Liberty Counsel gathers 12,000 signatures on “emergency petition” for governor to condemn marriage activists.
California – Churches fear gay marriage because of their increasing loss of power, say gay author Richard Rodriguez.
California – Towleroad blog posts marriage equality headline updates.
California – Clinton nemesis, Ken Starr, to defend Prop. 8 in state Supreme Court?
California – State Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will investigate Mormon involvement in Prop 8. [2] [3]
Canada – Battle over digital content involves more than porn and privacy.
Chicago, Illinois – 300 protest at Chicago-area Cinemark Theater.
Florida – Civil rights organization boosts effort to encourage prospective LGBT parents.
Florida – Partners in abusive same-sex relationships less likely to reach out for help.
Indianapolis, Indiana – Federal lawsuit filed over HIV+ student bullying.
Los Angeles, California – Dianne Feinstein discusses assassination of Harvey Milk.
Miami, Florida – State gay adoption ban ruled unconstitutional. [2] [3]
Queens, New York – Shelter for youths on the brink.
San Francisco, California – Legal experts puzzled over California justice’s seeming reversal on Prop. 8.
Silverton, Oregon – Supporters defend first transgender mayor Stu Rasmussen from hate church. [2] [3]
United States – 233,000 Americans May Unknowingly Have HIV.
Washington D.C. – Obama won’t tackle gay troops ban right away.
Washington D.C. – GOP bigot Newt Gingrich taken to task by openly lesbian sister for “gay facism” comments.
OCEANIA
Australia – New rights for gay and lesbian couples approved by Senate.
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil – Gay magazine DOM to fold.
WORLDWIDE
Study – Myth of “absent father” homosexuality cause debunked.