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Top Indian court upholds colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality
NEW DELHI — A colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality will remain in effect in India, a top court said Wednesday, dealing a blow to gay activists who have argued for years for the chance to live openly in India’s deeply conservative society.
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U.S., British anti-gay activists spread homophobic messages at Jamaica conference
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two prominent U.S. and British anti-gay activists attended a conference in Jamaica over the weekend to urge their counterparts and the Jamaican government to retain that country’s colonial era law banning homosexual activity.
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Putin appoints notorious anti-gay news anchor to head Russian news agency
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Monday appointed a controversial news anchor to head a restructured state news agency, a move signaling the Kremlin’s intention to tighten control over the media and use it increasingly for propaganda of ultraconservative views.
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Anti-gay social media group in Russia offers reward for outing LGBT teachers
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A new anti-gay group has emerged on the popular Russian social network Vkontakte (vk.com) offering rewards for reporting “confirmed” information on gay school teachers, reports Queer Russia.
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Pat Robertson on how to pray for your gay family member
Pat Robertson says he wants to vomit when he sees photos of gay couples, but advised one 700 Club viewer today that homosexuality is a “very delicate situation.” He suggested to a viewer, Teresa, that she could help her openly gay nephew by making him realize the Bible is “explicit” in its condemnation of homosexuality.
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Judge lets Chris Brown skip DC court date in alleged homophobic assault
WASHINGTON — A judge says R&B singer Chris Brown doesn’t have to travel from Los Angeles to Washington to appear in court.
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Linda Harvey: ‘Trashy’ gay-straight alliances promote ‘disease’
Ohio-based Religious Right activist Linda Harvey is upset that the Ohio Education Association is helping Gay-Straight Alliance clubs get off the ground, which she warns will lead more students into “sinful deviant behaviors that put young people at great risk of disease and other poor outcomes.”
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Profiles in extremism: The Virginia GOP’s tea party ticket
This year, after switching its nominating process from a primary election to a convention system, the Virginia Republican Party selected three candidates for statewide office who are far out of the mainstream.
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Va. Lt. Gov. candidate resorts to lying to duck questions about anti-gay rhetoric
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia has contorted himself in all sorts of ways to dodge questions about his extremist record, arguing that anyone who simply quotes his past statements is violating the Constitution or persecuting him or misrepresenting him.
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Lambda Legal files complaint after cab driver kicks out gay couple for kissing
CHICAGO — Lambda Legal on Monday filed a lawsuit on behalf a same-sex couple who were refused service and kicked out of a Chicago cab after they exchanged a kiss.