This good man continues his efforts to free gay India from 19c British criminal laws that forbid LGBT acts. It is an uphill battle since the Indian Supreme Court re-criminalized gay activity in 2013. (It was decriminalized in 2009 by the Delhi High Court, a regional court.) “The Supreme Court held that only Parliament had
How one’s sexual orientation is determined during embryonic development.
A reminder about the ‘nature’ of sexual orientation that the Bible-thumpers would rather ignore: it is nature not choice. National Geographic explains how one’s sexual orientation is determined during embryonic development. They look at how it is possible for one identical twin to be gay and the other to be straight. They address a new
Pope Francis Meets With Married Gay Activist In Paraguay–Not
This is merely a PR effort with no sincerity or specific acknowledgment of LGBT people in Paraguay. There were hundreds of civil society leaders at the ‘meeting’. I was at one such ‘audience’ at the Vatican a couple of years ago and there were a thousand others who cheered the Pope like he was a
Boy Scout Leaders Do About Face and Allow Gay Adults as Scout Masters
I marvel how the irrational homophobic resistance has collapsed in the presence of rational humanistic equality. The ‘old’ leaders should feel shame for defending a position that had no defense other than blatant bigotry. As with all organizations that reject people for their orientation the minds of members and leaders have been blindly polluted by
Portugal – Coimbra University and Town
Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255). Still visible today are Roman artifacts such as the aqueduct and the cryptoporticus (a semi-subterranean gallery with vaulted ceiling). The most outstanding feature in the city is the University of Coimbra founded in 1537. It is the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world. The
Gay Life in Albania is Determined and Courageous; an Interview in Tirana
“Gay life in Albania” is hardly an accurate descriptive word for this country since there is no public Pride presence and few courageous activists who work mostly behind the scenes to lobby sympathetic government members and quietly offer support to young gays. But change will come as the country’s two LGBT rights and equality groups slowly push open the envelop of tolerance.
Portugal – Obidos Town
Obidos is an ancient walled Roman town that was taken over by the Visigoths from the north in medieval times. These rulers fell to the Arab Moors in the 9th century and were in turn defeated by a Portuguese army led by the first king of Portugal Alfonso Henriques in 1148. It has been been
North Carolina Legislature Votes for Bigotry
Many steps forward, one step backward, in North Carolina. How deeply are those NC law-makers stained by distorted religion to invalidate their intelligent governor and flaunt the US Constitution that unequivocally mandates separation of religious belief systems from secular rights. Where are these dumber-than-dumb legislators coming from; their arrogance to reject the democratic ethics that
European Parliament Pushes for Equaliy–Bravo!
In a landmark vote, the European Parliament has demanded to include LGBT rights in a future EU gender equality strategy. The current strategy for equality between women and men runs out at the end of this year. The report voted yesterday, is the Parliament’s input for the gender equality strategy 2016-2020. Specifically on LGBT issues,
Gay Life in East Timor 2015
Introduction East Timor (Timor L’este) is unique in southeast Asia–it is Roman Catholic, standing nearly alone among thousands of Islamic Indonesian islands. But such a distinction does not make it any easier for LGBT citizens to live their personal lives. Male and female homosexuality in East Timor is legal. There was a clause against discrimination
Gay Life in North Korea
There is such fear and secrecy and propaganda about many aspects of North Korea that it’s difficult to find anything reliable about everyday life there–and doubly so about homosexuality. The concept of same-sex attraction or ‘Gay Life in North Korea’ hardly exists in the minds of people. Even with people who feel this attraction, there is ignorance about what it means or how it can be expressed in behavior.
Gay Uganda: Interviews with Activists
Introduction The country may be homophobic and the politicians and clerics may be close-minded but that does not stop Uganda’s LGBT activists from charging on with hope and integrity. In Memorium: On February 26, 2011 one of Uganda’s finest and most outspoken LGBT rights activist, David Kato, was murdered in cold blood in his home. Friends and
Many Faces of Gay Cuba: Risk, Pleasure, Hidden and Playful in 2015
Intro: This story is the result of my first visit to that once-paradise island where gay life is still alive and humming although repressed. There are many faces of gay Cuba: risk, pleasure, hidden and playful. Not surprisingly, lesbigay folks dance a careful line between relative freedom and relative risk. But things will change: Fidel
He’s gay, black and Muslim–and Happy
We should put him charge of the Middle East! http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/and-now-america-an-openly-gay-imam.html?via=desktop&source=email
Donate To This Kickstarter Project
Friends, I have donated to this Kickstarter project. I hope you will too: Today the German film makers Benjamin Cantu and Nils Bökamp launched the Kickstarter campaign “Because of Who I am” to fund 30.000€ for an ambitious worldwide screening tour of their queer art documentary of the same name. In cooperation with several organizations
Gay Greenland–Past and Present
Intro: Greenland is a model of how the whole world could be if we removed politics and religion from human rights; peaceful and tolerant with no guns, no gay marriage bans, no ranting anti-gay clergy or politicians and no radical fairies. As for gay marriage Greenland was distinct among almost every other country in the world; there were no demands in the streets for marriage equality, no lengthy advocacy, very little governmental debate and virtually no media coverage. It quietly passed in the parliament.
Portugal – Sagres Town Photos
Sagres was founded in the 15th century. Other than its coastal location for a fort and a lighthouse it was of little importance. It remained an independent municipality until 1834 with barely 400 inhabitants. Its most famous resident was Prince Henry the Navigator who started a nautical school that supported Portuguese commercial explorations around the
Portugal – Sintra Town and Palaces
Sintra is a fairyland town in the mountains and forests west of Lisbon. Here monarchs and wealthy people built extravagant castles and palaces in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today the whole area is a sprawling outdoor museum of lifestyles and architecture long past.
Portugal – Evora Town Photo Gallery
Evora is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Here are remnants of very ancient civilizations of 7500 years ago as well as Roman temple ruins and Spanish 18th century churches.
Portugal – Estremoz
Estremoz is a modest town in central Portugal with a population of about 15,000. The area has seen human habitation since pre-historic times. Over the centuries various conquering armies and of Romans, Visigoths , Moors and Muslims have occupied the land at various time. All are gone now and a modern republic of Portugal has
Portugal, Mertola
The town of Mértola has around 2800 inhabitants. It is located on a hill by the Guadiana River and its strategic location made it an historic important fluvial commercial port from ancient antiquity through the period of Islamic domination (711-1238). Among the vestiges of its past, Mértola’s main church was the only medieval mosque to
Gay Life in Modern Portugal
A few days in Lisbon is enough to whet one’s appetite for more of this vibrant, stylish, culinary-dense, historic and trendy city. It’s also in the forefront of Gay Life in Europe. By Richard Ammon GlobalGayz.com March 2015 (most photos by GlobalGayz.com) Lisbon is alive with countless cafes serving up a thousand menus
Gay Syrians In Lebanon–Refugees from ISIS
If caught by jihadis, Syrian gays may be thrown from rooftops, or ransomed. And many live in fear of their own families. But Lebanon’s not the safe haven they hoped. Reporting from Beirut by Amelie Zaccour Two young men we’ll call Karim and Tareq were walking through the streets of Raqqa, Syria, in September
Homosexuality on Planet Earth
Here’s an interesting read if you believe in some kind of divine being/presence. But I think it’s all a crock of mindless irrational word games. We exist in a universe of sublime infinite space and time with no mythology about a ‘grandaddy’ pulling the strings and making the planet in six days…! http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/unraveling-the-church-ban-on-gay-sex/
Life and Death in a Global Gay World
by Richard A. Ammon
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