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Media Alert
Tue, 20 May 2008 06:04:46 PDT
On Friday I posted that I was going to appear on the CBC Newsworld program Politics to talk about election gag laws. Unfortunately, I got bumped at the last minute. The good news, however, is that I have been rescheduled to appear on the show today at approximately 5:10 PM EST. So I will definitely be on today --- unless I'm bumped.
Praise for Home Secretary as Mehdi Kazemi granted asylum in UK
Tue, 20 May 2008 07:13:24 PDT
Publicity is vital claims Russian gay activist GayRussia.ru, which describes itself as "the leading LGBT human rights organisation in Russia," has marked its third birthday. Pope's ban on gay priests is "without exception" A senior Vatican official has written to every bishop of the Roman Catholic Church reiterating that the ban on gay men entering seminaries to train for the priesthood applies to all such institutions. Charity welcomes government action on older gay couples T
Stonewall delighted at Commons vote for lesbian rights
Tue, 20 May 2008 12:34:56 PDT
Gibraltar court to hear lesbian discrimination case A lesbian couple are taking the Gibraltar Housing Department to court after it refused to place them as joint tenants. The authorities said the couple should apply for separate housing units. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment INTERVIEW: After my year in chains I am rejoining the Tories The first openly gay mayor of Richmond ends his term in office this week. Over lunch Adam Lake asked him what it is like
Toronto stock market closes above 15,000. CBC reports it. No really. They did.
Tue, 20 May 2008 18:40:34 PDT
Wake the kids, call the dog. The state-owned socialism-reliant CBC decided not to misinform you by omission, today, and actually reported a historic, record-breaking high close for the Toronto stock exchange today. I know! I don’t know what came over them. I guess maybe when state-paid CBC lawyers warned me some time ago in threatening legalese that “We will be monitoring your site”, they meant it, and they have read some of my more recent blog entries calling them out them for purpose
Russell T Davies stands down from Doctor Who role
Wed, 21 May 2008 04:09:15 PDT
Handbook on transgender children released For parents and professionals alike, raising a transgender child can be confusing and challenging. A new book published in the US tackles the issues thousands of families face. Praise for Ted Kennedy after brain tumour diagnosis Massachusetts Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, according to a statement released by his doctors yesterday. Concerned Women of America insult Ellen's gay wedding In
MEPs demand comprehensive discrimination legislation
Wed, 21 May 2008 04:30:22 PDT
MEPs demand comprehensive discrimination legislation The European Parliament yesterday voted to adopt a report by a West Midlands MEP calling for protection for gay and lesbian people from discrimination. Russell T Davies stands down from Doctor Who role After breathing new life into one of television’s most loved brands, writer and executive producer Russell T Davies has announced he is to leave Doctor Who. Praise for Ted Kennedy after brain tumour diagnosis Massachusetts Senat
Danes protest against gay hate music on Freewebs.com
Wed, 21 May 2008 06:44:39 PDT
Hillary wins Kentucky as number-crunching continues New York Senator Hillary Clinton has taken victory in the Kentucky Democratic primary yesterday as expected, with Illinois Senator Barack Obama on track to win in the Oregon primary results. Stonewall delighted at Commons vote for lesbian rights Gay equality organisation Stonewall has welcomed the decision of the House of Commons to remove the requirement for doctors to consider the 'need for a father.' MPs vote to abolish 'nee
Poland seen as
Wed, 21 May 2008 07:24:52 PDT
Hillary wins Kentucky as number-crunching continues New York Senator Hillary Clinton has taken victory in the Kentucky Democratic primary yesterday as expected, with Illinois Senator Barack Obama on track to win in the Oregon primary results. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment MPs clash over fathers, lesbians, and what people in the pub think is natural In the Commons yesterday afternoon former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith proposed an amendment to retain t
Inquiry, courts fail accountability tests
Wed, 21 May 2008 07:32:17 PDT
. By Les Leyne Times Colonist - May 21, 2008 Somewhere along the way, Frank Paul's quiet, pathetic death on a Vancouver street turned from tragedy to farce. In the whole sad story, there's one fact to keep in mind. It took nine and a half years -- almost a decade -- before there was an independent investigation of his death. And even the inquiry -- largely a historic exercise -- finished up last week with big holes in the story. The case veered off into an argument about whether Crown prosecu
David Cameron and Ruth Kelly among MPs who voted against lesbian rights
Wed, 21 May 2008 12:08:27 PDT
MPs vote to abolish 'need for a father' The House of Commons has voted to remove the requirement for doctors to consider the need for a father when assessing women for ferility treatments. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment MPs clash over fathers, lesbians, and what people in the pub think is natural In the Commons yesterday afternoon former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith proposed an amendment to retain the requirement for doctors to consider the need for a
European Parliament demands US reconsider HIV ban
Thu, 22 May 2008 04:42:35 PDT
Danes protest against gay hate music on Freewebs.com Online music stores are selling so-called Murder Music despite protests from gay rights activists. Martin Adelskov complained to Freewebs.com and Indietitan.com after coming across hate-filled content. Employment tribunal told civil partnerships not "God-ordained" Performing civil partnership ceremonies is a matter of religious conscience, a registrar claimed at an employment tribunal yesterday. Handbook on transgender childre
Child 44 (Book Reporter)
Fri, 23 May 2008 16:34:35 PDT
is his first novel. “The weather was perfect… Everything was going according to plan.” These were Lincoln Hall’s thoughts as he stood on the summit of Mount Everest at 9 AM on May 25, 2006. He knew the importance of a quick descent in the mountain’s perilous thin air.
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Tue, 20 May 2008 06:04:46 PDT
On Friday I posted that I was going to appear on the CBC Newsworld program Politics to talk about election gag laws. Unfortunately, I got bumped at the last minute. The good news, however, is that I have been rescheduled to appear on the show today at approximately 5:10 PM EST. So I will definitely be on today --- unless I'm bumped.
Praise for Home Secretary as Mehdi Kazemi granted asylum in UK
Tue, 20 May 2008 07:13:24 PDT
Publicity is vital claims Russian gay activist GayRussia.ru, which describes itself as "the leading LGBT human rights organisation in Russia," has marked its third birthday. Pope's ban on gay priests is "without exception" A senior Vatican official has written to every bishop of the Roman Catholic Church reiterating that the ban on gay men entering seminaries to train for the priesthood applies to all such institutions. Charity welcomes government action on older gay couples T
Stonewall delighted at Commons vote for lesbian rights
Tue, 20 May 2008 12:34:56 PDT
Gibraltar court to hear lesbian discrimination case A lesbian couple are taking the Gibraltar Housing Department to court after it refused to place them as joint tenants. The authorities said the couple should apply for separate housing units. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment INTERVIEW: After my year in chains I am rejoining the Tories The first openly gay mayor of Richmond ends his term in office this week. Over lunch Adam Lake asked him what it is like
Toronto stock market closes above 15,000. CBC reports it. No really. They did.
Tue, 20 May 2008 18:40:34 PDT
Wake the kids, call the dog. The state-owned socialism-reliant CBC decided not to misinform you by omission, today, and actually reported a historic, record-breaking high close for the Toronto stock exchange today. I know! I don’t know what came over them. I guess maybe when state-paid CBC lawyers warned me some time ago in threatening legalese that “We will be monitoring your site”, they meant it, and they have read some of my more recent blog entries calling them out them for purpose
Russell T Davies stands down from Doctor Who role
Wed, 21 May 2008 04:09:15 PDT
Handbook on transgender children released For parents and professionals alike, raising a transgender child can be confusing and challenging. A new book published in the US tackles the issues thousands of families face. Praise for Ted Kennedy after brain tumour diagnosis Massachusetts Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, according to a statement released by his doctors yesterday. Concerned Women of America insult Ellen's gay wedding In
MEPs demand comprehensive discrimination legislation
Wed, 21 May 2008 04:30:22 PDT
MEPs demand comprehensive discrimination legislation The European Parliament yesterday voted to adopt a report by a West Midlands MEP calling for protection for gay and lesbian people from discrimination. Russell T Davies stands down from Doctor Who role After breathing new life into one of television’s most loved brands, writer and executive producer Russell T Davies has announced he is to leave Doctor Who. Praise for Ted Kennedy after brain tumour diagnosis Massachusetts Senat
Danes protest against gay hate music on Freewebs.com
Wed, 21 May 2008 06:44:39 PDT
Hillary wins Kentucky as number-crunching continues New York Senator Hillary Clinton has taken victory in the Kentucky Democratic primary yesterday as expected, with Illinois Senator Barack Obama on track to win in the Oregon primary results. Stonewall delighted at Commons vote for lesbian rights Gay equality organisation Stonewall has welcomed the decision of the House of Commons to remove the requirement for doctors to consider the 'need for a father.' MPs vote to abolish 'nee
Poland seen as
Wed, 21 May 2008 07:24:52 PDT
Hillary wins Kentucky as number-crunching continues New York Senator Hillary Clinton has taken victory in the Kentucky Democratic primary yesterday as expected, with Illinois Senator Barack Obama on track to win in the Oregon primary results. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment MPs clash over fathers, lesbians, and what people in the pub think is natural In the Commons yesterday afternoon former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith proposed an amendment to retain t
Inquiry, courts fail accountability tests
Wed, 21 May 2008 07:32:17 PDT
. By Les Leyne Times Colonist - May 21, 2008 Somewhere along the way, Frank Paul's quiet, pathetic death on a Vancouver street turned from tragedy to farce. In the whole sad story, there's one fact to keep in mind. It took nine and a half years -- almost a decade -- before there was an independent investigation of his death. And even the inquiry -- largely a historic exercise -- finished up last week with big holes in the story. The case veered off into an argument about whether Crown prosecu
David Cameron and Ruth Kelly among MPs who voted against lesbian rights
Wed, 21 May 2008 12:08:27 PDT
MPs vote to abolish 'need for a father' The House of Commons has voted to remove the requirement for doctors to consider the need for a father when assessing women for ferility treatments. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment MPs clash over fathers, lesbians, and what people in the pub think is natural In the Commons yesterday afternoon former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith proposed an amendment to retain the requirement for doctors to consider the need for a
European Parliament demands US reconsider HIV ban
Thu, 22 May 2008 04:42:35 PDT
Danes protest against gay hate music on Freewebs.com Online music stores are selling so-called Murder Music despite protests from gay rights activists. Martin Adelskov complained to Freewebs.com and Indietitan.com after coming across hate-filled content. Employment tribunal told civil partnerships not "God-ordained" Performing civil partnership ceremonies is a matter of religious conscience, a registrar claimed at an employment tribunal yesterday. Handbook on transgender childre
Child 44 (Book Reporter)
Fri, 23 May 2008 16:34:35 PDT
is his first novel. “The weather was perfect… Everything was going according to plan.” These were Lincoln Hall’s thoughts as he stood on the summit of Mount Everest at 9 AM on May 25, 2006. He knew the importance of a quick descent in the mountain’s perilous thin air.
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