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Gambian president: I’ve ‘cured’ 68 HIV patients

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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has once again made outspoken remarks about HIV and is repeating claims that he can treat the virus with herbs.

 

People like this are dangerous. Their false claims kill, their hate kills; their mismanagement of the country (in this case) destroys, impoverishes and - indirectly - kills. Povery, exclusion, violence - all flow from rabid, pathological intolerance and lying.

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Sundance's new exposé

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This film breaks down the doors of US churches driving some of the worst anti-gay laws in the world. There's a movement growing to fight for the right to live and love freely, what's your position?
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"Who Will You Tell?
 God Loves Uganda is a groundbreaking new documentary by Oscar-winning Director, Roger Ross WIlliams. Share the story, get ready to ask the question: where is my money going?"

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A Transgender Bird? - Montreal Gazette (blog)

Gay Star NewsA Transgender Bird?Montreal Gazette (blog)Actually, I shouldn't be surprised, and I bet other creatures will emerge with transgender qualities.
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Tasmania goes it alone on gay marriage - Herald Sun

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Tasmania goes it alone on gay marriageHerald SunTASMANIA is set to go it alone on gay marriage after the state's ALP conference voted to introduce laws that could have wedding bells ringing by the end of the year.
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Beat Takeshi Compares Gay Marriage To Bestiality

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One of Japan's best known creators and comedians, Beat Takeshi, is catching heat for remarks he made about gay marriage.
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How Gay-Friendly is Hong Kong? It Depends. - Wall Street Journal (blog)

How Gay-Friendly is Hong Kong? It Depends. - Wall Street Journal (blog) | It has to get better | Scoop.it
FRANCE 24How Gay-Friendly is Hong Kong?It Depends.Wall Street Journal (blog)Hong Kong's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community may have received a boost from local pop star Anthony Wong's very public coming-out last month, and there...
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A victory for ignorance - The Boston Globe

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Richard Grenell, the openly gay Romney foreign policy spokesman who resigned this week, served under four of George W. Bush’s United Nations ambassadors and won the support of John Bolton, the most hawkish of them all.
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Biden remarks seen as gay-marriage support - Philadelphia Inquirer

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PoliticoBiden remarks seen as gay-marriage supportPhiladelphia InquirerBy Julie Pace AP AP WASHINGTON - Vice President Biden says he's "absolutely comfortable" with gay couples who marry getting the same civil rights and liberties as heterosexual ...
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'Ex-gay' conferences on the wane

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I first learned of Exodus and its “ex-gay” agenda more than 20 years ago at my evangelical college. I was living on campus one summer, working in the cafeteria and helping to feed the small group of summer residents and ...
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David Cameron: ‘The time has come for gay couples to marry’

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Following claims by the Mail on Sunday that the Tory Chief Whip, Patrick McLoughlin told MPs that proposals for equal marriage will be "kicked into the long grass", the Prime Minister has used a pre-local election interview to reaffirm his...
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Another beauty queen scores transgender policy - ABS CBN News

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International Business TimesAnother beauty queen scores transgender policyABS CBN NewsMANILA, Philippines – Another beauty queen has shared her take on the decision of Miss Universe pageant organizers to accept transgender candidates.

 

Or: another dumb clothes horse opens her ignorant mouth and lets her belly rumble. 

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Lord Carey: Christians “vilified” and “driven underground” by British Courts

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In a written submission to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has said that Christians are being "vilified" by British courts and "driven underground."...
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IGLTA Launches New Website for LGBT Travelers - EDGEOnTheNet

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IGLTA Launches New Website for LGBT TravelersEDGEOnTheNetThe association has created a partnership with MMGY Global, resulting in a new website with enhanced features for its business members and LGBT travelers.
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Gay high school student sues Ohio district over right to wear T-shirt urging ... - Washington Post

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Kansas City StarGay high school student sues Ohio district over right to wear T-shirt urging ...Washington PostCINCINNATI — A gay student whose southwest Ohio high school prohibited him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays is...
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Gambian president: I’ve ‘cured’ 68 HIV patients

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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has once again made outspoken remarks about HIV and is repeating claims that he can treat the virus with herbs.

 

People like this are dangerous. Their false claims kill, their hate kills; their mismanagement of the country (in this case) destroys, impoverishes and - indirectly - kills. Povery, exclusion, violence - all flow from rabid, pathological intolerance and lying.

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Gay relationships could be factor in US deportation cases - The Guardian

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The GuardianGay relationships could be factor in US deportation casesThe GuardianHomeland security spokeswoman Marsha Catron said on Friday that binational gay couples are eligible for consideration under a federal program designed to focus...
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Woman jailed for train attack on 16-year-old lesbian

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A 20-year-old woman has been jailed after she launched a physical attack on a young lesbian who had kissed her partner on a train.
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Another LGBT History Lesson | Care2 Causes

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Thursday, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) and this year Care2 is bringing you personal stories from around the world on the fight to eliminate anti-LGBT prejudice and ...
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Argentina passes groundbreaking transgender law

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Argentina's Congress has recently approved an unprecedented measure aimed at guaranteeing the rights of the transgender community. People now have the freedom to change their legal and physical gender identity simply ...
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12 Crimes That Changed the LGBT World

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The Advocate has covered the LGBT community for 45 years, and these crimes won’t soon be forgotten.
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Amazon.com: Transgender Jurisprudence: Dysphoric Bodies of Law (9780415425278): Andrew Sharpe: Books

Amazon.com: Transgender Jurisprudence: Dysphoric Bodies of Law (9780415425278): Andrew Sharpe: Books (Transgender Jurisprudence: Dysphoric Bodies of Law: 'Transgender Jurisprudence: Dysphoric Bodies of Law is an im...)...
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Boy, 4, Shot To Death For Being Gay Because He Slapped A Boy’s Behind

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Horrific. And this happened in North Carolina. 

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Wife of Amendment One Architect Makes it A Racial Issue

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The wife of a North Carolina state senator said the proposed amendment to ban marriage equality across the state is necessary to "preserve the caucasian race."  read more...
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Report: Voter ID laws pose unique barriers for transgender voters - (USA)

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ThinkProgressReport: Voter ID laws pose unique barriers for transgender voterspride source.comNine states' voter ID laws may create substantial barriers to voting and possible disenfranchisement for over 25000 transgender voters this November,...

 

Only 25,000? It seems a bit on the low side, but then not all US states have the same legislation. However, the US situation reminds us that the same problem arises every day in ID situations the world over; voting is just one of them.

 

Few governments seem to worry about minorities being disenfranchised. They should. Minorities add up very quickly. 

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Anti-gay marriage petitions enter Catholic Church - The Seattle Times

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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)Anti-gay marriage petitions enter Catholic ChurchThe Seattle TimesAs a practicing Catholic, married and a proud father of two sons, I was horrified to learn that Archbishop J.
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St. Andrews: LGBT students protest during sermon by Cardinal O’Brien

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In addition to a silent protest that greeted Cardinal Keith O'Brien at the University of St Andrews today, some members of the university's LGBT group staged a walk-out as soon as the Cardinal began his sermon.
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