Blogs Posts on "Lgbt"

UPON THIS ROCK I SHALL BUILD MY CHURCH by Socialist Unity on Nov 9, 2009The Recent debates here about Peter Tatchell’s politics seem to have, at times, generated more heat than light. Given that this discussion has taken place on an open Internet forum, then obviously there is the usual amount of innocent exaggeration,...

Gay marriage loses in Maine: the campaign finance scorecard by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 6, 2009On Nov. 3, 299,483 citizens of the state of Maine were persuaded to tell women who love women and men who love men that they cannot marry. Those Downeasters who voted “Yes” on Question 1 — to repeal a same-sex marriage law — bashed ga...

THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN HOMOPHOBIA AND ISLAMOPHOBIA by Socialist Unity on Nov 5, 2009by Barry Kade  I would like to see a reasoned debate about the complex intersections between homophobia and islamophobia, and the challenges these pose for the left. I think the previous thread about Peter Tatchell shows how theoretically impoverish...

Transsexual Jesus play sparks protests by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 4, 2009As part of a Glasgow gay arts festival … About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual. The protest was held outside the Tron Theatre, where Jesus Queen...

UGANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS AT PROPOSED ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL by Socialist Unity on Nov 4, 2009From Black Looks  The following Statement from the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law, The Coalition’s first press release entitled ‘Anti-Homosexuality or Anti-Human Rights Bill?’, was published on 24 October 2009...

Academics smear Peter Tatchell by Socialist Unity on Nov 3, 2009When I first knew Peter in the late 1980s he used to be threatend with physical violence by fascist groups so I am particularly shocked that he has been accused of being someone who “participated with several racist and fascist groups.” Its a lie...

UGANDA - ON THE CUSP OF INTRODUCING DEATH PENALTY FOR GAYS by Socialist Unity on Nov 3, 2009The draconian anti-gay laws being introduced in Uganda seem to have received very little attention in the Western press. This will widen the current legal definition of homosexuality, which involves a lengthy prison sentance, and introduces a new off...

Pastors to Proclaim Jesus Loves Gays at Pride Fest by The Church of Jesus Christ on Oct 29, 2009XXXChurch.com pastor Craig Gross is attending the Atlanta Pride Festival this weekend to apologize for the way religious people have often treated gay individuals. In hopes of diminishing the disconnect between the homosexual community and the churc...

rare species by walking on water on Oct 22, 2009A briton by the name of Nick Griffin is the leader of the British National Party (BNP). He is also a white supremacist. It’s strange and sad to know that such a species still exist today – they should be extinct a long time ago. This craz...

DADT Is About The Protection Of Homosexuals... by A Hammer In The Skull of Hypocrisy on Oct 22, 2009The Senate passed the Matthew Shepherd Act today to include sexual orientation into hate crime legislation. The bill will now move to the President’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law. This is a great day for the LGBT community. Sexua...