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THIS IS AN ARCHIVE LISTING OF EXTERNAL LINKS ON THE UK GAY NEWS HOMPAGE DURING MAY 2011
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TUESDAY MAY 31

UNITED KINGDOM
Ugandan Woman Branded by Iron Over Sexuality Faces Deportation from UKThe Guardian.  31/5.

WORLDWIDE
AIDS Claimed Celebrity Victims, but Stars Lead FightFrance 24 News.  31/5.

RUSSIA
Tim Wall: End the Gay Rights ‘Ghetto’Moscow News.  31/5.

RUSSIA
Andrew Roth: Gay Pride Goes PublicRussia Profile.  31/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Pride hailed a success by West Midlands PoliceBirmingham Mail.  31/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
London HIV Services Cut as Infections RiseBBC News.  31/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Ade Bradley: Interview: John Cameron Mitchell So So Gay.  31/5.

IRELAND
Homophobic Bullying in Schools Gaelick.  31/5.

USA
Blade Reporter Attacked, Robbed in Rehoboth Beach Washington Blade.  31/5.

SOUTH AFRICA
South African Envoy Found Guilty of Hate SpeechForbes (USA).  31/5.

SYRIA
'Amina A': Some Further thoughts on Pinkwashing Gay Girl in Damascus.  31/5.

NEW ZEALAND
Green Party Ranks Two Out MPs in Top Ten Gay NZ.  31/5.

MONDAY MAY 30

RUSSIA
Scottish Gay Charity Equality Network Present Their Thoughts on Moscow Pride to the Russian Consulate in Edinburgh Pink News.  30/5.

RUSSIA
France Urges Moscow to Respect Human Rights After Gay Parade BanRIA Novosti.  30/5.

RUSSIA
U.S. Responds to Moscow Gay Pride Arrests The Advocate (USA). 30/5.

RUSSIA
Pressure Building for Russian President Medvedev to Condemn Moscow Crackdown Lez Get Real (USA). 30/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Immigration Officials Have Turned HIV Patients Into Prisoners, Claims HospitalThe Guardian.  30/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Lesley Fellows: The Church of England Has Double Standards When It Comes to Gay BishopsThe Guardian.  30/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
The Question: How Should Gay Bishops Be Chosen?The Guardian.  30/5.

IRELAND
Minister to Launch New LGBT Policies for SchoolsNewstalk.  30/5.

CZECH REBUBLIC
First Prague Gay Pride to Take Place in August Pink News.  30/5.

USA
The 30 Years War: AIDS, a Tale of Tragedy and HopeFrance 24 News.  30/5.

USA
DADT: Memorial Day Marks 70 Years of Discrimination Against Gay Service Members New Civil Rights Movement.  30/5.

USA
St. Cloud Times Opinon Editor: With Marriage Amendment, No One WinsMinneapolis Star Tribune.  30/5.

CANADA
Anglican Same-Sex Blessings OK'd in N.S., P.E.I.CBC News.  30/5.

INDIA
Gay Sex Became Legal in India Two Years Ago, but Attitudes Change SlowlyThe Guardian (UK).  30/5.

SUNDAY MAY 29

RUSSIA
Russia: Moscow Pride 2011’Global Voices (Netherlands).  29/5.

RUSSIA
Moscow’s Gay Pride Parade Cut ShortEuronews (France).  29/5.

RUSSIA
More Countries Accepting Gay Lifestyle: StudyFrance24 News.  29/5.

RUSSIA
ery: Police Break Up Russian Pride Parade. Gallery of 20 photographs   Canada.com (Postmedia Group).  29/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Stephen Fry: Lady Gaga Takes Tea with Mr FryFinancial Times.  29/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Schoolgirl Fights Against Online ‘Bigots’Bucks Herald.  29/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Pictures: Crowds Flock to Birmingham Gay Pride Despite Bank Holiday Traffic ChaosSunday Mercury.  29/5.

USA
Republicans Holding Fire on D.C. Same-Sex Marriage Law — for NowWashington Post.  29/5.

CHILE
Chile Set to Allow Gay Civil Unions Pink Paper.  29/5.

SYRIA
'Amina A': Pinkwashing Assad? Gay Girl in Damascus.  29/5.

KENYA
Kamalesh Sharma: Commonwealth Respects the Rights, Values of HomosexualsNairobi Star.  29/5.

INDIA
Rainbow Pride Returns to the CityNew Indian Express.  29/5.

SATURDAY MAY 28

RUSSIA
Gay Pride Leader Skips Moscow MarchMoscow News.  28/5.

RUSSIA
Clashes, Arrests as Gay-Rights Activists Rally in Moscow Despite Ban.  Report includes 12 pictures.  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA/Czech Republic).  28/5.

RUSSIA
Clashes, Arrests as Gay-Rights Activists Rally in Moscow Despite Ban. . Deutsche Welle.  28/5.

RUSSIA
Video: Russia Gay Rights Violence. . Reuters (UK).  28/05.

RUSSIA
Dan Choi and Other Gay Rights Activists Arrested During Moscow Pride Violence Pink News (UK).  28/05.

RUSSIA
Violence Breaks Moscow Gay Pride Parade for 6th Consecutive YearSofia News Agency (Bulgaria).  28/05.

RUSSIA
Dozens Detained in Failed Russian Gay Pride MarchMontréal Gazette (Canada).  28/05.

RUSSIA
Moscow Police Arrest More Than 30 at Attempted Gay Rights Demonstrations. . Newser (USA)  28/5.

RUSSIA
Moscow's Controversial Gay Rights Leader, by Miriam Elder.   Global Post (USA).  28/5.

RUSSIA
Moscow's Gays Get Set to Defy Ban.   Moscow News.  28/5.

RUSSIA
Moscow Gays to Defy Ban, Despite Fear of Neo-Nazis Attacks.   All Voices (USA).  28/5.

RUSSIA
Moscow Police Say Will Enforce Ban on Gay Rights Protest.   RIA Novosti.  28/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Patrick Strudwick: Conversion Therapy: She Tried to Make Me 'Pray Away the Gay'.   The Guardian.  28/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Jilted Lesbian Beat Up Former Lover Who Was Pregnant with Her Brother's Baby.   Kent and Sussex Courier.  28/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Fifty Years on, Amnesty International Sees More to Be Done for LGBT Rights.   So So Gay.  28/5.

USA
Americans Believe 25 Percent of Population Is Gay.   On Top Magazine.  28/5.

USA
Ben Cohen's Anti-Bullying Push in US.   BBC News (UK).  28/5.

MIDDLE EAST
Will Gays Be 'Sacrificial Lambs' in Arab Spring?.   CNN International (USA).  28/5.

INDIA
Queer Film Fest Breaks India’s Social Glass Ceiling.   Inter Press Service News (Italy).  28/5.

AUSTRALIA
A Life Less Ordinary: The Standard-Bearer for Gay Advocacy Bids Adieu.   Sydney Morning Herald.  28/5.

FRIDAY MAY 27

RUSSIA/USA
Choi Supports Moscow’s Gays.   The Advocate.  27/5.

ROMANIA
Mr Gay Europe Challenges Eastern Prejudices.   EU Observer (Belgium).  27/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
‘We Won’t Go Away’: So So Gay Interviews Peter Tatchell (Part One).   So So Gay.  27/5

UNITED KINGDOM
Savi Hensman: Equality, Prejudice, Power and the Church of England.   Ekklesia.  27/5.

USA
U.S. House Approves Defense Bill with Anti-Gay Provisions.   Washington Blade.  27/5.

USA
Bloomberg States Case, Emphatically and Personally, for Same-Sex Marriage.   New York Times.  27/5.

USA
Bloomberg Invokes Stonewall Protest in Call for Gay Marriage.   Bloomberg Businessweek.  27/5.

USA
Lawsuit: Sheriff’s Department Took Lesbian Drug Addict to Evangelist Instead of Rehab.   Georgia Voice.  27/5.

USA
Activists Seek Ban on Military Participation in Gay Weddings.   Washington Post.  27/5.

USA
New Voice in Antigay Efforts.   The Advocate.  27/5.

THURSDAY MAY 26

RUSSIA/UNITED KINGDOM
Ian McKellen Supports Moscow Gay Pride.   Pink News.  See also our blog. 26/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)/RUSSIA
Sign Edinburgh's Card of LGBT Solidarity with Moscow.   The Guardian.  26/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Church of England Tied in Knots Over Allowing Gay Men to Become Bishops.   The Guardian.  26/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Bishop Welcomes Walk of Repentance for Homophobia.   Ekklesia.  26/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Churches, Marriage and Same-Sex Relationships.   Ekklesia.  26/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (WALES)
Restaurant Plan for Popular Cardiff Gay Bar the Kings Cross.   South Wales Echo.  26/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.   Reading Chronicle.  26/5.

SPAIN
Gay Pride Date Fixed.   The Reader.  26/5.

BULGARIA
Sofia Pride Festival 2011 Shows Quality Films.   Sofia Echo.  26/5.

USA
Gay Marriage Ban Proponents Delete Documents Linking Gays to Pedophilia, Bestiality. On Top Magazine.  26/5.

USA
City Room: For Public Hospital Employees, New Training on Gay Patients. New York Times.  26/5.

USA
'We Were Attacked Because We Were Holding Hands'. KATU News Portland (OR).  26/5.

USA
Showdown Brewing Over Tennessee Anti-Gay Law. Keen News Service.  26/5.

USA
Jim Leonhirth: 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Ironic in Light of Debates on Sexuality. Murfreesboro (TN) Daily News Journal.  26/5.

USA
Nicole Bengiveno: Letting in and Coming Out?.   New York Times.  26/5.

USA
Gay Sports Community Buoyed by Unprecedented Support.   ABC News.  26/5.

USA
Has 2011 Seen Growing Acceptance for Gay Athletes?.  Audio from Talk of the Nation available on this page.   National Public Radio.  26/5.

BERMUDA
Gays Are 'Confronted by Hate' in Bermuda.   Bermuda Sun.  26/5.

BELIZE
Church Joins State in Opposing Challenge to Constitution by Gay Activists.   Jamaica Observer.  26/5.

GRENADA
Police in Grenada Accuse Man of Having Gay Sex.   Seattle Post-Intelligencer (USA).  26/5.

BRAZIL
Brazil Sex Education Material Suspended by President.   BBC News (UK).  26/5.

CHILE
Activists in Chile Call for National Gay Marriage March; Target Sebastian Pinera.   On Top Magazine (USA).  26/5.

UGANDA
Kampala...Words of Hope from a Gay Bar.  Includes link to audio report.   CBC Radio (Canada).  26/5.

INDIA
LGBT Film Festival Kick Starts Second Edition in Mumbai.   Daily News & Analysis.  26/5.

THAILAND
Transgender Voices Begin to Find Some Sort of Coherence When It Comes to Fighting for Basic Rights.   Bangkok Post.  26/5.

WEDNESDAY MAY 25

RUSSIA
'We Will Defy the Illegal Ban': Alexeyev.   Xtra (Canada).  25/5.

RUSSIA
No U-Turn on Moscow Gay Parade.   RIA Novosti.  25/5.

CROATIA
Croatia Football President Markovic Appeals Against UEFA Fine Over Gay Slur.   Washington Post (USA).  25/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Publish Results of Gay Aims for Diversity Strategy.   Pink Paper.  25/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Hate Crime Incidents Reported at Gay Pub.   Essex Echo.  25/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Football Fan Sites Swamped with Homophobia, Research Finds.   Pink Paper.  25/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND
Glenelg and Kintail Minister to Quit Over Gay Issue.   BBC News Scotland.  25/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Nabarro Backs Equality Survey.   Sheffield Star.  25/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
First Big Gay Pride Event for Cumbria.   Cumbria News & Star.  25/5.

USA
On Coming Out: Exploring the Stories of Gay Teenagers.   New York Times.  25/5.

USA
Matt Comer: In Order to Make Progress, Charlotte Gays Must Stop Lying Down With Dogs.   QNotes.  25/5.

USA
Is It Okay to Say Gay? Advocate Devon Hicks, 17, Discusses the Issue on Real Time Conversation.   CBS News.  25/5.

USA
Shaun Powell: Real Test Still to Come on Gays in Sports.   CNN International.  25/5.

USA
Joplin’s LGBT Community Comes Together in Aftermath of Sunday’s Deadly Tornado.   Dallas Voice.  25/5.

TUESDAY MAY 24

BERMUDA
Putting Gay Rights Back on Agenda.   Royal Gazette.  24/5.

BURMA
Burmese Gay Rights Activists Denounce Discrimination.   The Irrawaddy (Thailand).  24/5.

INDONESIA
Indonesian LGBT Groups March in Jakarta to Commemorate IDAHO.   img src="Rainbow_ball.gif">Fridæ (Hong Kong).  24/5.

VIETNAM
Abuse Traumatizes Gay Community.   Thanh Nien News.  24/5.

INDIA
Straddling Two Worlds.   Mid Day.  24/5.

MALAYSIA
29 Ways Towards an LGBTIQ-Friendly Malaysia, May 29.   Fridæ (Hong Kong).  25/5.

USA
Melissa Bell: Bradley Manning’s Facebook History Documents His Disillusionment and Gay Pride.   Washington Post.  24/5.

USA
Kerry Eleveld: Right-Wing Group Fuels Homophobia at the UN.   Equality Matters.  24/5.

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan's Accidental Gay Pride.   The Guardian (UK).  24/5.

RUSSIA
Moscow Stands Firm on Gay Pride Ban.  Includes short video report.   EuroNews (France).  24/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Robert Pigott: Mood Shift Points to Gay Clergy for the Kirk.   BBC News.  24/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Editorial: Kirk's Vote for Gay Clergy Marks Clear Divide.   The Scotsman.  See also The Herald: Alan Taylor: What Would Jesus Have Thought? and The Guardian: George Grubb: Why I Support Gay Ministers. 24/5.

USA
John Doyle: The Global Impact of a Young, Gay Soldier’s Stress.   Globe and Mail (Canada).  24/5.

USA
The End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': A Gay Officer Offers An Inside View of the Military's Rush to Adapt.  By 'Officer X'.   Time.  24/5.

USA
Military Chaplains Fear Repeal of Ban on Gays in Service Will Alter Conversations with Troops.   Washington Post.  24/5.

USA
Joe Solmonese: Athletes Stand Up for Gay Marriage'.   CNN International.  24/5.

USA
Joakim Noah Is Fined by NBA for Anti-Gay Slur.   Los Angeles Times.  24/5.

USA
Editorial: NBA: More Tolerant Than Welts Thought.   Boston Globe.  24/5.

USA
David Badash: Anti-Gay Homophobic Hate-Mongering Grasping-a-Straws Tweet of the Day.   New Civil Rights Movement.  24/5.

USA
White House Issues Statement on Minn. Marriage Amendment.   Washington Blade.  24/5.

USA
Editorial: Ban on Gay Marriage Is Waste of Time.   Winston-Salem Journal.  24/5.

USA
Same-Sex Couples Eagerly Await First Day of Illinois Civil Unions.   Chicago Tribunes.  24/5.

USA
Gay Marriage Alert Crashes Senate's E-Mail.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  24/5.

USA
Editorial: The Tidings from Nashville.   Memphis Commercial Appeal.  24/5.

USA
Haslam Reverses Metro's Anti-Discrimination Law.   The Tennessean.  24/5.

ISRAEL
Court: Gay Survivor's Partner Entitled to Benefits.   Ynet News.  24/5.

THAILAND
Gays Represent Potent Market Segment for Advertisers.   Bangkok Post.  24/5.

THAILAND
Asserting Their Pride.   Bangkok Post.  24/5.

CHINA
Society Needs to Change, Not Gay People.   China Internet Information Center.  24/5.

INDONESIA
LGBT Community Says the State Not Living Up to Vows of Support.   Jakarta Globe.  24/5.

INDONESIA
Stigma, Violence Continue to Repress LGBTIQ Groups.   Jakarta Post.  24/5.

NEW ZEALAND
Yarn Graffiti Strikes Gay Note at Wanaka Cafe.   New Zealand Herald.  24/5.

AUSTRALIA
Police Gay Unit to Fold?.   Sydney Star Observer.  24/5.

AUSTRALIA
Gays Marginalised in Gladstone.   Gladstone Observer.  24/5.

MONDAY MAY 23

RUSSIA
Church Urges Russians to Firmly State to the World that "Propaganda of Perversions" Is Inadmissible.   Interfax.  23/5.

RUSSIA
Rival Rallies Over Gay Rights in Russia.   Moscow News.  23/5.

POLAND
Marsz Kontra NOP: 14 0sób Zatrzymanych [The March vs NOP: 14 Detained].   Gazeta Krakow.  Report, photos and videos from the Equality Mark in Krakow.  Link is to an automated Goolge translation in English. 23/5.

POLAND
Polish Nationalists Clash with Gay Tolerance March.   Warsaw Voice.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Church of Scotland Votes to Allow Gay Ministers.   The Guardian.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Lord Provost Comes Out in Support of Gay Ministers.   Edinburgh Evening News.  23/5. UNITED KINGDOM
How One Gay Tanzanian's Asylum Rejection Shows the UK System's Unfairness.   LGBT Ayslum News.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Cumbrian Man Jailed for Horrific Homophobic Attack with Glass.   Cumbria News and Star.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Thousands Pack Urban Garden for Bradford Pride Event.   Bradford Telegraph and Argus.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Ribbon Cut on New Premises.   Hartlepool Mail.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Weekly in the Pink Over Gay Community Plaudits.   Hold the Front Page.  23/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Minister of State for Schools Joins Gok Wan for Stonewall Conference.   Pink Paper.  23/5.

MALTA
MGRM Disappointed by Joanne Cassar Court Decision.   Times of Malta.  Also in The Times: Joanne Cassar Loses Transsexual Marriage Case. 23/5.

USA
‘Coming Out’: Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words.   New York Times.  Also in The Times: Interactive Feature: Coming Out.  23/5.

USA
3 Colonels Punished Over Skit Mocking Gays.   Army Times.  23/5.

USA
Not Guilty Plea Entered for Defendant in Rutgers Webcam Case Linked to Suicide.   Washington Post.  23/5.

USA
War On Gays Not Why We Fight Wars, Says GOP Iraq Vet.   The Uptake.  23/5.

USA
Focus on the Family Leader Sees Likely Loss on Marriage.   The Advocate.  23/5.

USA
Now the Real Gay Marriage Fight Is On.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  See also St. Paul Pioneer Press.  23/5.

USA
Jim Burroway: Lively's Lies: A Profile of Scott Lively.   Public Eye.  23/5.

USA
Advocates Say 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Not Helping Keep Students Safe.   Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel.  23/5.

USA
Gay Couples Make Most of Nurturing Adopted Kids.   Indianapolis Star.  23/5.

USA
James E. Causey: The Gay Stigma for Black Males.   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  23/5.

USA
Support in Polls for Same-Sex Marriage Could Influence Proposition 8 Legal Battle, Experts Say.   Los Angeles Times.  23/5.

USA
Legendary Gay-Rights Advocate Harvey Milk's Birthday Celebrated Sunday in San Jose with Portrait Unveiling.   San Jose Mercury News.  23/5.

USA
Noah Apologizes for Anti-Gay Insult to Fan.   Reuters (UK).  23/5.

KENYA
Makau Mutua: Who’s Afraid of Willy Mutunga at the Helm of Judiciary?.   Daily Nation.  Also in The Nation: Much Ado About a Stud.  23/5.

VIETNAM
Website for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Launched in Vietnam.   Fridæ (Hong Kong).  23/5.

AUSTRALIA
Call to Protect Gay Asylum-Seekers.   The Australian.  23/5.

AUSTRALIA
Christian Activists Scuffle with Gay Marriage Advocates.   Brisbane Times.  23/5.

SUNDAY MAY 22

POLAND
Police Arrest 14 Opponents of Gay March in Poland.   Winnepeg Free Press (Canada).  22/5.

RUSSIA
Russian Activists Hold Small Unauthorized Gay Rights Rally in Moscow.   Winnepeg Free Press (Canada).  22/5.

FRANCE
First Afrikaans Cannes Film Scoops Queer Palm.   Expatica France.  22/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
MSP Urges Kirk to 'Join 21st Century' Over Gay Ministers.   Scotland on Sunday.  22/5.

USA
Victor Stepien: Campfield's Bill Likely to Lead to Repression, Acts of Homophobia.   The Tennessean.  22/5.

USA
House Approves Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Sends Amendment to Ballot.   Minnesota Public Radio.  22/5.

USA
Mark Dayton Pledges to Fight Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban Amendment.   On Top Magazine.  22/5.

USA
Rich Benjamin: Not Going to the Chapel.   New York Times.  22/5.

USA
Nancy L. Cohen: On Gay Marriage, American Values of Fairness Trump Conservative Hypocrisy.   Huffington Post.  22/5.

USA
Audio Report: Homophobia in Sports No Longer Fair Play.   National Public Radio.  22/5.

USA
Steve Politi: Former Rutgers Swimmer Sean Smith Sees Gay Pride Building Strength in Sports.   Newark Star-Ledger.  22/5.

USA
Don Lemon: My Faith: How I Learned to Stop 'Praying Away the Gay'.   CNN.  22/5.

USA
Gay and Transgender Teens Find Refuge at Home Created for Them.   Washington Post.  22/5.

USA
Nicholas D. Kristof: Religion and Sex Quiz.   New York Times.  22/5.

USA
Defying This Month’s Vandalism, Charlie Howard Memorial Rededicated.   Bangor Daily News.  22/5.

USA
Giles Richards: Ben Cohen Fights Against Homophobia as US Debates Sport and Sexuality.   The Observer (UK).  22/5.

USA
Helena de Moura: Same-Sex Couples in Brazil Wait and Hope.   CNN International.  22/5.

UGANDA
Will the Gay Bill Face Tougher Battles?.   Sunday Monitor.  22/5.

NORTH AFRICA
Gays in Egypt, Tunisia Worry About Post-Revolt Era.   Kansas City Star  22/5.

PAKISTAN
Homosexuality an Emerging Threat to Health and Norms in Pakistan.   News International.  22/5.

CHINA
Cultural Exchange: 'Cures That Kill' Shines a Light on Homosexuality in China.   Los Angeles Timesr.  22/5.

INDIA
Gay Brothers, Muslim Lesbians and a Candid Camera.   Daily News & Analysis.  22/5.

INDIA
He’s No Poster Boy of Gay India.   Bangalore Mirror.  22/5.

INDIA
Bollwyood film goes to Tel Aviv LGBT fest.   Times of India.  22/5.

SOUTH KOREA
Couple’s Korea Journey Comes to End.   Korea Herald.  22/5.

SATURDAY MAY 21

AZERBAIJAN
Website for Homosexuals Launched in Azerbaijan.   Azerbaijan News.  21/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Liverpool Gay Quarter Consultation Ends.   BBC News.  21/5.

MALTA
Pastor Says Gay Movement's Reaction 'Exaggerated'.   Times of Malta.  21/5.

USA
Marines Discuss 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.   Orange County Register.  21/5.

USA
Advocates Try Again to Legalize Gay Marriage in N.Y..  Includes audio report.   National Public Radio.  21/5.

USA
Tenn. Senate OKs Ban on Teaching of Homosexuality.   Atlanta Journal Constitution.  21/5.

USA
After Divisive Pastor Starts House Session, Speaker Apologizes.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  21/5.

USA
Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Less Certain After Appearance by Anti-Gay Pastor.   Minnesota Public Radio.  21/5.

USA
‘Coming Out’: Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words.   New York Times.  21/5.

USA
House Rejects Anti-Bullying Bill Opposed by Social Conservatives, Backed by Gay Rights Advocates.   New Orleans Times-Picayune.  21/5.

USA
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Bigotry Comes in All Forms.   Salem (OR) Statesman Journal.  21/5.

USA
More Employers Equalize Health Benefits for Gay Workers.   New York Times.  See also: Your Money: For Gay Employees, an Equalizer.  21/5.

INDONESIA
Silver Lining for Gay[s] and Lesbians.   Jakarta Post.  21/5.

AUSTRALIA
ALP Gay Marriage Debate Falls Flat.   The Australian.  21/5.

FRIDAY MAY 20


UNITED KINGDOM
Protests After UK Decides to Deport Gay Tanzanian Man.   The Voice.  20/5.

EUROPE
Audio Report: Is Europe Failing to Protect Gay Asylum Seekers?   Deutsche Welle News (Germany).  20/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Tatchell Slams the Commonwealth as 'Homophobic'.   Pink Paper.  20/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Call for Race Equality Chief to Be Sacked for Voicing ‘Anti-Gay’ Views.   Western Mail.  20/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay Schoolgirl Tells It How It Is to the Nation.   Bucks Herald.  20/5.

UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
City Sounds Off in Fight Against Homophobia.   Sheffield Star.  20/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Christianity and Homophobia in Britain Today.   Ekklesia.  20/5.

RUSSIA
Gay Rally Banned Over Mental Health.   Moscow Times.  20/5.

FINLAND
Brax Urges Next Prime Minister to Renounce Racism.   Helsingin Sanomat.  20/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Equalities Guidance Published for Social Housing Providers.   24 Dash.  20/5.

USA
Editorial: They Need to Be Counted.   New York Times.  20/5.

USA
Slim Majority Back Gay Marriage, Post-ABC Poll Says.   Washington Post.  See also Gallup 20/5.

USA
Editorial: Stop Stalling.   Philadelphia Inquirer.  20/5.

USA
Attack Fuels New Bill.   Rock Hill Herald.  20/5.

USA
Ted Olson: Supreme Court Could Give 'Incremental' Win to Same-Sex Marriage.   Politico.  20/5.

USA
ACLU: Web Filter Provider to Drop LGBT Category.   San Francisco Chronicle.  20/5.

USA
One More Time: Same-Sex Rallies at the Capitol.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  20/5.

USA
[Rhode Island] House Passes Controversial Civil Unions Bill.   Providence (RI) GoLocal.  20/5.

USA
Gay LAPD Officer Wins $1 Million Judgment in Retaliation Case.   Los Angeles Times.  20/5.

CUBA
Cuba's First Transsexual Receives Surgery After 40 Years of Struggle.   NTN 24 News (Colombia).  20/5.

CUBA
Editorial: New Politics Means Respect Rights of All.   Trinidad & Tobago Express.  20/5.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Sexual Diversity in a Sexist City.   Inter Press Service News (Italy).  20/5.

UGANDA
Starwood Hotels: Diversity Policy Clashes with Crime of Homosexuality in Uganda.   Lez Get Real.  20/5.

KYRGYZSTAN
Chris Rickleton: Can a Gay Man Get a Fair Trial?.   Eurasia Net (USA).  20/5.

IRAN
Hamid Tehrani: “We are Everywhere” Campaign Against Homophobia.   Global Voices (Netherlands).  20/5.

INDIA
'Kashish', an LGBT Film Festival, to Begin on May 25.   Daily News & Analysis.  20/5.

SINGAPORE
Watch: Pink Dot Singapore's New Campaign Video.   Fridæ.  20/5.

THURSDAY MAY 19

PAKISTAN
Court Orders Probe Into Gay Marriage.   News International.  19/5.

LITHUANIA
In Lithuania, an Overdue Crackdown on Online Hate Speech.   PBS (USA).  19/5.

EUROPEAN UNION
EU Asylum Policy for Gays and Lesbians Criticized by LGBT Groups.   Deutsche Welle.  19/5.

GERMANY
German Football Captain Warns Gays Against Coming Out.   France 24 News.  19/5.

CZECH REPUBLIC
EU Criticises Prague Over Phallometry Again, Wants Explanation.   Prague Daily Monitor.  19/5.

RUSSIA
Activists Vow to Defy Moscow Gay Parade Ban.   Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA/Czech Republic).  19/5.

RUSSIA
Amnesty International ask Moscow Officials to U-Turn Pride Ban.   Pink Paper.  19/5.

RUSSIA
Gay Rally Rejected to "Protect Children".   Moscow Times.  19/5.

USA
Blanche Ely Teen Girls Threatened With Suspension for Holding Hands; School District Investigating.   South Florida Sun Sentinel.  19/5.

USA
Latest Santorum Claim: I Am Not A Homophobe.   New Civil Rights Movement.  19/5.

USA
AFA's Bryan Fischer Calls Gay People Nazis Two Days In A Row.   On Top Magazine.  19/5.

USA
Bloomberg Pushes GOP Senators on Marriage.   New York Gay City News.  19/5.

USA
Conservative Party Is Obstacle to Gay Marriage.   New York Times.  19/5.

USA
Jim Neal: Time for Jocks to Gay Up.   Huffington Post.  19/5.

TAIWAN
Taiwan Hospital Fined for Firing Transvestite Employee.   BBC News.  19/5.

VIETNAM
Gay Rights Group Tackles Insensitive Medical Care.   Vietnam Net Bridge.  19/5.

INDONESIA
Gay Community Looks to Media to Spread Message of Acceptance.   Jakarta Globe.  19/5.

AUSTRALIA
Church Now OK With Gay March.   Same Same.  19/5.

WEDESDAY MAY 18

WORLDWIDE
Homophobic Hate Crimes on the Rise, UN Human Rights Chief Warns.   United Nations News Center.  18/5.

RUSSIA
Police Protect LGBT Activists.   St Petersburg Times.  18/5.

CYPRUS
Still Bottom of the List on LGBT Rights.   Cyprus Mail.  18/5.

NETHERLANDS
Churches Speak Out Against Anti-Gay Violence.   Radio Netherlands Worldwide.  18/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Football’s Only ‘Open’ Player, Anton Hysen, Backs Liverpool Pride.   Liverpool Echo.  18/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Youth Group Campaign Tackles Somerset School Homophobia.   BBC News.  18/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Steeped in a Man's Sport, Lesbian Footballers Fit the Mold.   Deutsche Welle News.  18/5.

CANADA
Police Back Youth on Anti-Phobia Project.   Calgary Metro.  18/5.

CANADA
Burke Calls for an End to Homophobia.   Edmonton Sun.  18/5.

CANADA
Hello Sailor! Reveals the Secret Gay Life of the Sea.   Halifax Coast.  18/5.

CANADA
Over 400 Attend Anti-Homophobia Breakfast.   Xtra Vancouver.  18/5.

USA
Editorial: Why Hate Crimes Matter.   Baltimore Sun.  18/5.

USA
Bishops Cite '60s Turmoil in Sex Abuse Scandal: Report.   Reuters (UK).  18/5.

USA
Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn Lobby To Legalize Gay Marriage In NY.   CBS News New York.  18/5.

USA
Glenn Greenwald: The Evils of DOMA.   Salon.  18/5.

USA
Massachusetts Celebrates Seven Years of Gay Marriage.   On Top Magazine.  18/5.

USA
Glittergate: Gingriches Get Glittered by Protestor in Minneapolis
.   ABC News.   ... And Gawker has amateur video of the glittering of Gingrich.  18/5.

USA
Official: Diversity a Necessary Value in Government, Business.   QNotes.  18/5.

USA
Spartanburg County Council Chairman Says No to Endorsing Pride Day.   Spartanburg (SC) Herald Journal.  18/5.

USA
Covington Assault Ruled a Hate Crime.   Kentucky Enquirer.  18/5.

USA
Frank Deford: Can Gay Athletes Come Out And Play?  National Public Radio.  18/5.

USA
San Francisco Giants Accept Fan’s Invite, Agree to Make Video Opposing Anti-Gay Bullying.   Washington Post.  18/5.

USA
Religious Community Unites Against Controversial Play.   Texas Public Radio.  18/5.

USA
Jeff Lunden: 'The Normal Heart,' Still Pumping Love And Fury.   National Public Radio.  Audio from All Things Considered is available on this page.  18/5.

CUBA
A Gay Fiesta, Cuban Style.   Havana Times.  18/5.

COSTA RICA
Chinchilla Says She Would Not Oppose Legalization of Gay Marriage in Costa Rica.   Tico Times.  18/5.

AFRICA
EU Officials Tell Africa to Shape Up on Gay Rights.   EU Observer.  18/5.

KENYA
Study Claims Police Abuse Gays in Cells.   The Nation.  18/5.

FIJI
Fiji Celebrates International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.   Fiji Village.  18/5.

AUSTRALIA
Bashed: Gay Students in Daily Struggle.   Canberra Times.  18/5.

NEW ZEALAND
Banks Making a Tilt at Return to Parliament.   Gay NZ.  18/5.

TUESDAY MAY 17
 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia coverage

USA
Marine Corps Blocks Homophobia Day Site.   The Advocate.  17/5.

HONG KONG
Hong Kong Police Interrupts IDAHO Rally, Programme Cut Short.   Fridæ.  16/5.

UNITED KINGDOM/THE COMMONWEALTH
Peter Tatchell: The Commonwealth Is a Bastion of Homophobia.   The Guardian.  17/5.

SERBIA
Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Marked.   B92 News.  17/5.

WORLDWIDE
Philip Dayle: Gay Rights Are Human Rights.   The Guardian.  17/5.

CYPRUS
Cyprus Is Least Gay-Friendly EU Country, Study Says.   Euro Observer.  17/5.

PHILIPINES
Blog on IDAHO by Christopher Wright, the Second Secretary for Political, Press and Public Affairs at the British Embassy in Manilla.   Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  17/5.

WORLDWIDE
‘Huge Progress’ in Gay Rights.   Metro New York.  17/5.

USA
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's IDAHO Statement.   US Department of State.  17/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Guest Blog by Gay Middle East: Will the 'Arab Spring' Result in a More Inclusive and Tolerant Region for LGBT People?.   Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  17/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Guest Blog by Pride London: LGBT Across the World Today.   Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  17/5.

UNITED KINGDOM/EUROPE
UK Tops Europe Map of LGBT Equality.   Care2 (USA).  16/5.

CAMBODIA
Pride Celebration a 'Success'.   Phnom Penh Post.  16/5.

JAMAICA
Pamela E. Bridgewater: Reaffirming the 'Golden Rule' on International Day Against Homophobia.   Jamaica Observer.  16/5.

EUROPE
Commentary: EU Parliament United Against Homophobia.   EU Observer (Belgium).  16/5.

EUROPE
EU Hails Track Record in Fighting Homophobia, Calls for End of Discrimination.   Sofia Echo (Bulgaria).  16/5.

AFRICA
Paul Canning: Anti-Gay Backlash Threatens Aid and Rights in Africa.   The Guardian.  17/5.

BULGARIA
Sofia Marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.   Sofia Echo.  16/5.

UK
County Hall Flies Flag for Freedom of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.   Mid Sussex Times.  16/5.


CZECH REPUBLIC
New Group for Czech Gays' Rights Established.   Prague Daily Monitor.  17/5.

SERBIA
Serbia Steps Up Support for Gays but Violence Remains: Study.   France24 News.  17/5.

CARIBBEAN
Homophobia in the Caribbean Varies Widely.   Inter Press Service News (Italy).  17/5.

CANADA
Does Hockey Need to Take On Homophobia?   CBC Radio News.  17/5.

USA
Video: Pastor at NOM's NY Marriage March Says Gays Should Die.   Towleroad.  17/5.

USA
Wayne Besen: Why Gay Cultural Progress Is Meeting Stiff Political Resistance.   Huffington Post.  17/5.

USA
Homosexuality: New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Say Gay Is OK.   New Civil Rights Movement.  17/5.

USA
Baldwin Eyes Run for U.S. Senate.   Keen News Service.  17/5.

USA
Fox News Advertiser Asked to Dump Channel Over Gay 'Slurs'.   Los Angeles Times.  17/5.

USA
Giants' New Video Targets Anti-Gay Bullying.   San Francisco Chronicle.  17/5.

USA
Mike Wise: In Sports, Ability to Play Should Outweigh Sexual Orientation - Charles Barkley.   Washington Post.  17/5.

USA
Shannon J. Owens: End to Homophobia in Sports Starts in NFL, NBA and MLB.   Orlando Sentinel.  17/5.

USA
Out of Politics and Closet, McGreevey Pursues Dream to Join Clergy.   New York Times.  17/5.

USA
Editorial: Confronting HIV.   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  17/5.

USA
Bill Would Protect Gay Teachers from Being Fired.   Anniston (AL) Star.  17/5.

USA
Book Review: Reassessing 500 Years of American History: A Scholarly Look at the LGBT Experience.   Boston Globe.  17/5.

BRAZIL
Despite Historic Victory, Gay Rights Struggle Far from Over.   Inter Press Service News (Italy).  17/5.

UGANDA
United Nations and EU Tell Uganda to Repeal Anti-Gay Bill.   Daily Monitor.  17/5.

SOUTH AFRICA
Killing Sparks Hate Crime Protest.   The Independent (South Africa).  17/5.

INDIA
Tenzin Dechen: Sense & Sexuality.   Deccan Chronicle.  17/5.

TAIWAN
Groups Call for Gay-Friendly Laws, Gender Equality Education.   Focus Taiwan.  17/5.

MONDAY MAY 16

AZERBAIJAN
Peter Tatchell Slams Winning Eurovision Country for Poor LGBT Record.   Pink Paper.  16/5.

UK
Former High Ranking Police Officer to Give Talk on Being Gay.   Reading Post.  16/5.

UK
Somerset Farmer's Fear of Being Openly Gay.   BBC News.  16/5.

UK
Gay Police Officers in the Thames Valley Fear 'Being Out' at Work.   Bucks Free Press.  16/5.

UK
Audio: Openly Gay 15 Year Old Schoolboy on Coming Out to His Peers at School.   BBC News.  16/5.

NETHERLANDS
Muslim MP Gets Homo Emancipation Award.   Radio Netherlands.  16/5.

IRELAND
Buzek Urges EU to Unite Against Gay and Lesbian Prejudice Ahead of International Day of Action.   Irish Times.  16/5.

SPAIN
Nearly 80 Percent of Spanish Youth Support Gay Marriage.   On Top Magazine.  16/5.

SWEDEN
Christian Democrats Discuss Same-Sex Adoption Stance.   The Local.  16/5.

UK
Isle of Man Homophobia 'Still a Problem'.   BBC News.  16/5.

CANADA
Gaming: Bioware Outs Gay Male Relationship in Mass Effect 3.   Globe and Mail.  16/5.

USA
Prostate Cancer Survival May Be Especially Tough on Gay Men.   US News & World Report.  16/5.

USA
A Sports Executive Leaves the Safety of His Shadow Life.   New York Times.  See also ESPN.  16/5.

USA
Will Sheridan: 'I'm Proud of Who I Am'ESPN.  Also from ESPN: Jock Culture Shifting Toward Acceptance?   16/5.

USA
Gay Couple In Virginia Wins Hyphenated Last Name Case.   NBC News Washington DC.  16/5.

USA
Editorial: Don’t Penalize Undocumented Gay Immigrants in Civil Unions with U.S. Citizens.   Washington Post.  16/5.

USA
LGBT Bullying in School Linked to Long-Term Health Effects in New Report.   Huffington Post.  16/5.

USA
Bronx Senator, Granddaughter Battle Over Gay Marriage.   NBC News New York.  16/5.

USA
Doric Wilson, Playwright and Mainstay of Gay Theater, Dies at 72.   New York Times.  16/5.

USA
Parker Urges Group to Keep Up Fight Against Hate.   Houston Chronicle.  16/5.

USA
Gay CNN Anchor Sees Risk in Book.   New York Times.  See also National Public Radio. 16/5.

UGANDA
New Ugandan Government Told to Improve Human Rights.   Ekklesia (UK).  16/5.

ZIMBABWE
Mugabe Slams Bogus Pastors, Gay Marriages.   Zimbabwe Guardian.  16/5.

PHILIPINES
Leftist Lawmaker Urges Colleagues to Pass Bill Upholding Gay Rights.   All Voices (USA).  16/5.

INDIA
Fest to Lift Screen Off LGBT Issues.   Hindustan Times.  16/5.

INDIA
City Group Launches Gay Social Networking Site.   Hindustan Times.  16/5.

MALAYSIA
More M'sians Infected with HIV/Aids via Sexual Transmission Last Year.   Straits Times.  16/5.

AUSTRALIA
Tasmania Tackles Discrimination.   Sydney Star Observer.  16/5.

SUNDAY MAY 15

USA
White House Objects to DADT Amendment.   Washington Metro Weekly.  15/5.

MALTA
Mark-Anthony Falzon: Thou Shalt Arise and Be Gay.   Sunday Times of Malta.  15/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Ben Cohen Announces Retirement After Being Released by Sale Sharksv.   The Guardian.  15/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Humanists Support New Parliamentary Motion on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).   British Humanists.  15/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Kitty Empire: Tone and Pitch – Why George Michael's the Man to Rewrite the Rules on Gay Music.   The Observer.  15/5.

CUBA
Colorful March in Havana Celebrates Sexual Diversity, Opposes Anti-Gay Discrimination.   Washington Post.  15/5.

USA
Randall Tremb: Presbyterian Church U.S.A.: Faith and Gay Rights.   Los Angeles Times.  15/5.

USA
Imagine the World as If You Were Gay.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  15/5.

USA
Same-Sex Marriage Push in NY Getting Key Help From GOP Business Titans.   Washington Post.  15/5.

USA
Editorial: Don't Say Yes to 'Don't Say Gay' Bill.   Knoxville [TN] News Sentinel.  15/5.

USA
FBI Probes Civil-Rights Violations in Beating Outside Gay Nightclub.   El Paso Times.  15/5.

JAMAICA
'I Think I'm Gay, but...'.   Sunday Observer.  15/5.

CAMEROON
Being Gay in Cameroon.   Radio Netherlands.  15/5.

SOUTH AFRICA
'ACDP Welcomes Gay Votes'.   Sunday Times.  15/5.

ISRAEL
Being Gay in Cameroon.   Washington Post (USA).  15/5.

INDIA
Bigger, Bolder Queer Film Fest.   Hindustan Times.  15/5.

AUSTRALIA
Violent Clash at Adelaide Rally.   Same Same.  15/5.

KUWAIT
School Expels Two Students on Gay Complaints.   Emirates 24/7.  14/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Teenager Weeps as He Is Handed Seven-Year Term.   Leicester Mercury.  14/5.

SATURDAY MAY 14

UNITED KINGDOM
Ian Paisley jnr: My Views on Gays Have Matured.   Belfast Telegraph.  14/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Teen Arrested Over Anti-Gay Stickers May Be Charged with Inciting Hatred.   Pink News.  14/5.

BELIZE
Cubans march against homophobia in Havana.   Seattle Times.  14/5.

BELIZE
PM Mum on Taking Sodomy Laws off the Books.   7 News Belize.  14/5.

USA
DOMA Defense: Lawmakers Puzzled Where House GOP Is Getting The Money To Pay Paul Clement.   Huffington Post.  14/5.

USA
Lawyers: Gay Judge Fit to Rule on Gay Marriage.   Salon.  14/5.

USA
Editorial: Navy Weddings: Open Chapel Doors to All.   Boston Globe.  14/5.

USA
Chronicling Carolina.  QNotes documents LGBT history in 25 years of community service.   QNotes.  14/5.

USA
For This Lesbian Couple, Prom Is More Than a Rite of Passage.   Desert Sun.  14/5.

UGANDA
Two Straight Athletes Combat Homophobia.   New York Times.  14/5.

USA
Local GLBT Athletes Finding It Difficult to Come Out of the Closet.   Middletown (CT) Press.  14/5.

USA
Queen Hit Sparks Anti-Gay Row at US School.   Pink Paper.  14/5.

USA
Esera Tuaolo Fights Prop 8 In NOH8 Campaign.   On Top Magazine.  14/5.

UGANDA
Is This the End of Uganda's Anti-Gay Law? Not Likely. New Anti-Homosexual Legislation Is Already In the Works.   Global Post (USA).  14/5.

UGANDA
Josh Kron: Antigay Bill in Uganda Is Shelved in Parliament.   New York Times.  14/5.

UGANDA
Alan Wilson : Outlawing Gayness Is Like 'Straining at a Gnat and Swallowing a Camel'.   The Guardian (UK).  14/5.

UGANDA
Audio: Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Wins Prestigious Geneva Award.   World Radio Switzerland.  14/5.

SOUTH AFRICA
Mark Gevisser: The South African Women Living in Fear of Rape.   The Guardian (UK).  14/5.

AUSTRALIA
Gays, Christians Clash at Adelaide Protest Rally.   Adelaide Advertiser.  14/5.

AUSTRALIA
A Good Man Is Hard to Find.   Sydney Morning Herald.  14/5.

AUSTRALIA
AFL Denies Leaving Gay Issue in the Closet.   Sydney Morning Herald.  14/5.

FRIDAY MAY 13

UGANDA
No Vote: Future of Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill in Limbo.  By Maggie Fick in Kampala.  Forbes (USA).  13/5.

UGANDA
Uganda Parliament Shelves Anti-Gay Bill.   Radio Netherlands Worldwide.  13/5.

OTHER COVERAGE: BBC News, France 24 News, The Guardian, Reuters.

UGANDA
Audio: Professor Traces History Of Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill.  Dr. E. Warren Throckmorton discusses the history of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the rising tension around homosexuality in Uganda (from Tell Me More  National Public Radio.  13/5.

UGANDA
Michelle Goldberg: The Uganda Anti-Gay Bill's U.S. Roots.   Daily Beast.  13/5.

UGANDA
Ugandan President Cannot Veto the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.   Lez Get Real (USA).  13/5.

UGANDA
Warren Throckmorton: What's Next for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill?.   Huffington Post.  13/5.

SLOVAKIA
Committee on Rights for Non-Heterosexuals Is Rejected by Slovak Cabinet.   Slovak Spectator.  13/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Man Jailed for Conning Gay Prostitutes – Again.   Pink News.  13/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
LGBT Excellence Centre Launches New Campaign.   Fyne Times.  13/5.

CANADA
Editorial: Intolerance Is Ugly, No Matter in What Form.   The Province.  13/5.

CANADA
Editorial: Human Rights Trump Religion - It's That Simple.   Burnaby Now.  13/5.

USA
Victory Fund: Sources Say Tammy Baldwin "Very Likely" To Run For Kohl's Senate Seat.   Washington Metro Weekly.  13/5.

USA
Kevin Naff: Run, Tammy, Run!.  Commentary by The Blade editor followin the news that Rep. Tammy Baldwin is considering running for the Senate  Washington Blade.  13/5.

USA
Tennessee Senate Puts Off Vote on Stacey Campfield's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill.   On Top Magazine.  13/5.

USA
Minnesota Poll: Support Falls for Ban on Gay Marriage.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  13/5.

USA
Kerry Introduces Bill to Combat LGBT Youth Homelessness.   Washington Blade.  13/5.

USA
Gay, Grey and Groundbreaking.   Inter Press Service News (Italy).  13/5.

AFRICA
African Gays Under Attack as HIV/AIDS Epidemic Turns 30.  Page includes audio.   Voice of America.  13/5.

SOUTH AFRICA
Alarming HIV-Prevalence Stats.   Mail & Guardian.  13/5.

MALAWI
'Queer Malawi' Opens Lid on Same Sex Relations.   Africa Review (Kenya).  13/5.

ISRAEL
David Kaufman: Is Israel Using Gay Rights to Excuse Its Policy on Palestine?   Time (USA).  13/5.

THURSDAY MAY 12

UGANDA
U.S. State Department Condemns 'Odious' Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill.   CNN International.  12/5.

UGANDA
Australia Condemns Uganda 'Anti-Gay' law.   Agence France Presse (France).  12/5.

UGANDA
Ugandan Parliament Yet to Debate Bill that Would Jail Gay People for Life.   The Guardian (UK).  12/5.

UGANDA
Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill Delayed Amid Outcry.   Maximum Edge (USA).  12/5.

UGANDA
Commentary on Uganda by Rev. Canon Albert Ogle.   St. Paul Foundation for International Reconciliation (USA).  12/5.

UGANDA
British PM Urged to Act Over Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill.   Ekklesia (UK).  12/5.

RUSSIA
EU Diplomats Urge Russia to Allow Gay Pride March.   EU Observer (Belgium).  12/5.

POLAND
Foreign Ministry Denies Gay Russian ‘Visa Free’ Travel to Poland Report.   Polish Radio.  12/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Local Teen Helps Launch Homophobia Campaign.   Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News.  12/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Man Charged Over East End Anti-Gay Stickers.   Pink News.  12/5.

UNITED KINGDOM
Milk Voted Best Gay Film of the Decade.   Pink Paper.  12/5.

IRELAND/USA
Ireland’s David Norris Does New York.   New York Gay City News.  12/5.

IRELAND/USA
Doug Ireland: CUNY’s Political Mugging of Tony Kushner.   New York Gay City News.  12/5.

USA
Alvin McKwen: National Organization for Marriage Recycling Old Lies Against Gay Marriage in New York.   Huffington Post.  12/5.

USA
House Panel Puts Brakes on Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.   Houston Chronicle.  12/5.

USA
Peter Rosenstein: So the Prop 8 judge Is Gay — Big Deal.   Washington Blade.  12/5.

USA
Caroline Kennedy Becomes 100,000th Signer on Open Letter Urging President Obama to Support the Freedom to Marry.   Digital Journal.  12/5.

USA
Larry King Joins Marriage Equality Push.  Includes embedded video.   Albany Times Union.  12/5.

USA
Gay Marriage Amendment Moves Closer to the Ballot.   Minneapolis Star Tribune.  12/5.

USA
Gay Bar Owner Pleads For An End To The Violence.   Village Voice.  12/5.

USA
Albert B. Southwick: Was the 15th President Gay?   Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette.  12/5.

USA
QNotes Celebrates Landmark 25th Anniversary Year.   QNotes.  12/5.

CANADA
Homophobia Common in Canadian Schools, Study Asserts.   Ottawa Citizen.  12/5.

ZAMBIA
Denmark Speaks Out on Gay Rights Issue.   Lusaka Times.  12/5.

 

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