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Teens' Public Orgies Rattle Chilean Mores

Sexcapades reflect consumer-driven, apolitical youth culture

Mar 20, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Can 100 teenagers performing oral sex on one another in a public park not be a political statement? That's one of the questions the sight of horny, apolitical, bisexual Chilean teenagers are prompting among their appalled, mostly Catholic compatriots, Newsweek reports from a country still haunted by General Pinochet's repressive... More »

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Latin America • Chile • homosexuality • sexuality • Catholicism • sexual behavior • Augusto Pinochet • consumerism • bisexual • heterosexual • teenager • Pokemones • ponceo

In Egypt,
Belly Dancing
Goes Co-Ed

Overcoming taboo, male dancers are making a comback

Jan 3, 08 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Belly dancing is an ancient tradition in Egypt, and two centuries ago, it was dominated by men. Now male belly dancers are making a comeback, overcoming suppression by government and religious leaders who equated gyrating male hips with homosexuality, Bloomberg reports. More »

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Egypt • dance • homosexuality • taboo • belly dancing

Nepal Court Rules for Gay Rights

Landmark decision to scrap laws discriminating against gay, lesbian, transgender Nepalese

Dec 22, 07 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Conservative Nepal must stop its discrimination against homosexuals and make laws to protect their rights, the nation's highest court ruled yesterday. The decision is a major victory for gay rights advocates in the Himalayan country, where gay men and women have long complained of discrimination and attacks, BBC reports. "... More »

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gay rights • human rights • homosexuality • transgender • Nepal • court cases

Hollywood Is 'Like Al-Qaeda,' says Everett

It's no wonder Jodie waited so long to come out, gay star rails

Dec 20, 07 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The fact that Jodie Foster finally came out of the closet last week doesn't mean Hollywood is getting more tolerant of gay actors, British actor Rupert Everett fumed in an interview in the Times of London. "It's the opposite," he said. "She is 45 and she just... More »

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Taliban • Hollywood • celebrity • homosexuality • Jodie Foster • Lesbian • Rupert Everett • Cydney Bernard

Why Jodie Foster Finally Stepped 'Out'

Promised dying gay friend, who may be baby daddy: Daily Mail

Dec 15, 07 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Jodie Foster’s tentative move out of the closet, at an awards show last week, may be the work of an old friend who, rumor has it, may be the father of her children, the Daily Mail reports. Foster  thanked her live-in partner Cydney Bernard—calling her “my... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • homosexuality • Randy Stone • Jodie Foster • Lesbian • gays • Cydney Bernard

Flies Gay, Straight, Gay Again

Researchers find genes, drugs can flip insects' sexuality

Dec 10, 07 12:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Fruit flies were gay one hour and straight the next in a recent study in which researchers used drugs to flip the switch of sexuality, reports LiveScience. When scientists disabled a gene called genderblind, male flies courted other males; they reverted to pursuing females only hours later when given a... More »

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genetics • homosexuality • sexual orientation • fruit flies • Genderblind

Rape Case, AIDS Comment Dog Huckabee's Rise

Frontrunner spot draws close scrutiny of his record

Dec 9, 07 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - As candidate Mike Huckabee pushes to the front of the GOP contender crowd, he is coming under fire for his record as Arkansas governor. Critics point to both Huckabee's push for the parole of a convicted rapist who murdered after being released and his call for people with AIDS to... More »

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AIDS • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • rape • homosexuality • Wayne Dumond • Election 2008

Navy Chaplain With HIV Gets Jail in Forcible Sodomy Case

Didn't disclose illness before sex with officer

Dec 6, 07 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - An HIV-positive US Navy chaplain pleaded guilty today to several charges of forcible sodomy and an aggravated assault charge for not disclosing his HIV status to one man, the AP reports. Lt. Cmdr. John Thomas Matthew Lee, 42, was sentenced to two years; without the plea bargain, the charges could... More »

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Catholic Church • homosexuality • US Navy • HIV/AIDS • US Naval Academy • Lt. Cmdr. John Thomas Matthew Lee

Iranian Official Says Gays Merit Death Penalty

Confirms quiet policy
of torture, execution
for homosexuals

Nov 13, 07 5:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Tehran is sanctioning the execution and perhaps torture of homosexuals, reports the London Times, and an Iranian politician confirmed the policy at a meeting with British MPs. Quizzed about the hanging of two boys accused of homosexual activity, a member of Iran's energy committee responded that gays should be killed—... More »

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Iran • gay rights • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • homosexuality • Mohsen Yahyavi

House Bans Bias Against Gays at Work

Major civil rights measure now
moves to Senate

Nov 7, 07 10:14 PM CST
(Newser) - It took more than 30 years, but House Democrats today passed a bill banning workplace discrimination against homosexuals, the New York Times reports. Thirty-five Republicans joined 200 Democrats to pass the legislation, which would amend the Civil Rights Act and safeguard workers against discrimination because of their “actual... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • gay rights • workplace discrimination • Ted Kennedy • House of Representatives • homosexuality • Civil Rights Act • Human Rights Campaign • Susan Collins • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force • Ed Koch • Employment Nondiscrimination Act • Stonewall Rebellion

Anti-Gay Church Ordered to Pay Dead Marine's Family $11M

Jury says protests violate privacy

Nov 1, 07 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fundamentalist Kansas church has been ordered to pay $11 million to the father of a Marine killed in Iraq after a jury decided that anti-gay church protesters violated the family's privacy. Members of Westboro Baptist Church routinely wave anti-gay posters at soldiers' funerals because they claim the war is... More »

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Maryland • free speech • First Amendment • Kansas • homosexuality • religious freedom • Westboro Baptist Church • Fred Phelps • Iraq war

O'Reilly Frets Over Outing
of Wizard

Anchor concerned
that Potter pushes  gay-straight 'parity'

Oct 26, 07 7:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps worried that JK Rowling has opened the closet too widely, Bill O'Reilly has made Albus Dumbledore's outing a frequent topic this week, bemoaning the promotion of “parity for homosexuals with heterosexuals.” Calling the Harry Potter author a “provocateur,” the Fox anchor says adults are worried... More »

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Harry Potter • Bill O'Reilly • homosexuality • tolerance • Albus Dumbledore

Why Couldn’t Rowling Just Let Dumbledore Be?

'Pathetic' closeted wizard does nothing for equality, writer argues

Oct 23, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The outed Dumbledore is loveless and pathetic, says Time’s John Cloud. He sees no progress for gay equality in JK Rowling's revelation, but rather a role model as problematic as Larry Craig. Shouldn’t the writer be happy with the news about Harry Potter’s heroic mentor? “Yes,... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • homosexuality • Larry Craig • Star Wars • Albus Dumbledore • Star Trek • outing • Mark Foley

Label Doesn't Fit to a T

Salon pundit ponders paradox of gay-rights bill threatened by inclusion of trans

Oct 10, 07 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the fate of legislation that would protect gay people from employment discrimination hangs in the balance, gay leaders have withdrawn support—because protection for the transgendered has been dropped from the bill. The liberal instinct to “want it all now” has run amok, John Aravosis argues, and boosters... More »

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Congress • gay rights • homosexuality • transgender • civil rights • ENDA

'Gay Bomb,' Sword Eating Win Ig-Nobels

Making enemies 'sexually irresistible to each other' lights anti-Nobels' fuse  

Oct 5, 07 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US military does some pretty cutting-edge research, but a hypothetical bomb that would make enemy troops make love to each other instead of war on the US? The proposal—along with detailed research on the effects of sword-swallowing, extracting vanilla from cowpies, and curing hamster jetlag with Viagra—yesterday... More »

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homosexuality • chemical weapons • chemical warfare • Nobel Peace Prize • Ig Nobel Prizes

Iranian Gays: We're Here!

Contrary to prez, community of 'illegal' gays live in Iran, but very quietly

Oct 1, 07 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian gays insist they actually do exist, and in large numbers, contrary to statements made by Iran's president to derisive laughter at Columbia University last week. But life there is much more "complicated" for gays than it is in North America. “You can have a secret gay life... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • homosexuality • gays

Senate Bill Protects Gays Against Hate Crimes

Dems attach measure to defense bill in effort to avoid Bush veto

Sep 27, 07 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a long battle, the Senate today approved a new measure expanding federal hate-crime laws to cover violence motivated by a victim's sexuality, gender identity, gender, or disability. In an attempt to stymie President Bush's threat to veto the legislation, the measure was attached to a defense authorization bill—which... More »

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hate crime • homosexuality • gender discrimination • bipartisanship

Craig Is Back on the Job

Idaho Senator returns to Senate after sex scandal

Sep 18, 07 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Larry Craig returned to the Senate today, 2 weeks after he announced his resignation and 3 weeks after news broke that he was caught up in a sex sting in an airport restroom. The Idaho conservative cast two votes and had lunch with some Republican colleagues, but others—including John... More »

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Senate • sex scandal • homosexuality • guilty plea • Larry Craig

Science Makes Great Strides
in Gaydar

Just walking can reveal sexual orientation,
new study shows

Sep 14, 07 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The way people walk apparently broadcasts their sexual orientation, researchers have discovered.  Participants in a new study were able to correctly identify gay men based only on their gait, a sign that “gaydar” might be real. “We can pick these signals up; we can tell who’s... More »

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homosexuality • sexual orientation • sociology • gaydar • gays

Blogger Says He Has More Names Up His Sleeve

After Craig resignation, gay-rights activist continues campaign

Sep 4, 07 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The blogger who first reported on Larry Craig’s gay cruising says he has outed 33 elected officials and staffers over the past few years and plans to name “a few more” Congress members in the coming months. And he’s issued a standing threat to expose closeted gays... More »

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Congress • gay rights • homosexuality • Mike Rogers • Larry Craig • blogger

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