From The American Prospect: …[Anti-gay] hatred comes in many guises and from many different directions. But there are some underlying themes, enough so that it's possible to talk about global homophobia as a single concept, akin to anti-Semitism. Indeed, worldwide, the rhetoric of homophobia recapitulates the tropes of classical Jew hatred. Gay people are seen [...]
After years of investigations and four days of testimony, jurors in Wichita took just 45 minutes on Friday to acquit a controversial abortion doctor of charges that he performed 19 illegal late-term abortions in 2003. Kansas law permits late-term abortions when two independent doctors agree that the pregnant woman would be irreparably harmed by giving [...]
According to Towleroad, a protest is set for noon today at New York's Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, over what appears to be a campaign by police officials aimed at customers of porn stores, mostly gay. This follows a town hall meeting at the LGBT Community Center, where several hundred people showed [...]
Originally set for today, the presentation to the UN of a resolution for world-wide decriminalization of homosexual conduct has been rescheduled for next week. The declaration has fewer sponsors than the86 countries (nearly half the nations on earth) that still ban homosexuality. Taking it to the UN is seen as the first step in a [...]
guardian.co.uk Belinda Brooks-GordonIn her speech to the Labour conference this September, the home secretary Jacqui Smith made clear her intention to criminalise clients of "trafficked" sex workers and stated that, from October, she will begin work to outlaw paying for sex with those who are "forced into prostitution at another's will, or controlled for another's [...]
Earlier this week, India's highest court reacted negatively to the government's argument that the nation's sodomy law should be retained as necessary for the public good. Interestingly, the national health ministry had taken the opposite position. [More background in this earlier post.] Pink NewsThe Delhi High Court has criticised the Indian central government for using [...]