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NEW YORK (AP) — Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.
The following article, sent to UK Black Out by a user, highlighting both very negative and positive developments with regard to LGBT issues in Jamaica. The negative is the homophobic rabble-rousing stance of up-and-coming politician Senator Basil Waite. The positive is the surprisingly positive editorial of the 'Jamaica Gleaner', taking the Senator to task for his vitriol. Read on.
Issues of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation trigger a particular type of news broadcasting on the major networks. With their objective to provide viewers with “infotainment,” rather than fair and balanced reporting, discerning television viewers—straight and gay alike—are most often insulted by the news than informed by it.
The next President of the United States has published a comprehensive list of action he will take on gay rights. In a statement published on the Presidential transition website, Barack Obama and the Vice President-elect, Joe Biden, committed themselves to strengthening federal hate crimes protection by passing the Matthew Shepard Act.
Forty-four California legislators filed a brief with the state Supreme Court on 10 November urging that Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment that voters passed to re-ban same-sex marriage, be overturned.
Gay rights advocates in South Africa have attacked the country's Human Rights Commission for failing to comment on the case of a columnist who wrote a homophobic newspaper article.
A new campaign that aims to raise the awareness of the issue of undiagnosed HIV+ gay men will be launched on December 1st," World AIDS Day.
"In this gossamer- laced reality there is never a moment to be without your face, to not be together. One false move and you'll get chopped. One night can leave you legendary or a subsidiary."
Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay. "You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to.
A new website selling nutritional and health supplements has been launched today with supplements tailored to the needs of the gay and lesbian community. It hopes to become the largest online retailer of its kind.
A British minister raised the issue of decriminalisation of homosexual acts at a recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Jamaica. Gareth Thomas, minister of state at the Department for International Development, told PinkNews.co.uk that tackling state and cultural homophobia is vital to the fight against HIV in the Caribbean.
A reggae star who has gone back on a promise not to perform songs encouraging violence against lesbian and gay people has had a concert in Switzerland cancelled.
A rapper who is best-known for his work with Eminem has warned gay and lesbian people that his new album contains extreme homophobic lyrics.
By an stretch of the imagination, the treatment of lesbian and gay people in Jamaica is disgrace, says minister Gareth Thomas. The Church condemns them as sinful and the Prime Minister is unashamed to say he would not have a gay person in his Cabinet.
London has won the right to host World Pride in 2012, it was revealed last night. The decision was made at the InterPride conference in Vancouver last weekend. World Pride will be held in the British capital during the summer of 2012, just ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Watching Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal rolling around in a tent in Ang Lee's groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain had knees trembling all over the world. Many of those lustily quivering weren't gay romantics but women. 'Who knew man-on-man action could be so beautiful?' they cried.
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