NewsWrap for the week ending May 9, 2015

SUMMARY

Belated Proposal - It took two years, but the Cyprus Cabinet finally sends a civil partnerships bill to Parliament …

Heal Thyself of Homophobia - Costa Rica’s Supreme Court rules that professional associations (such as lawyers and doctors) must give members’ same-gender spouses equal access to their recreational facilities …

And Baby Makes Four - Buenos Aires makes 3-parent Latin American history by registering the names of the the lesbian mom and her partner and sperm donor dad on the baby’s birth certificate …

Surrogate Snatcher - a judge in Britain awards custody of their baby girl to a gay dad and his partner over the dishonest surrogate mother …

Parliament in Pink - British voters elect what could be the world’s largest number of out MPs …

No Room at the Inn - Kenya’s Deputy President tells a church service that there’s “no room for gays” in his country …

Who Let Them In? - some 600 self-identified Russian LGBT people and their allies are surprisingly allowed to march in St. Petersburg’s huge May Day Parade despite the protestations of Vitaly Milonov, the author of the local and national bans on “gay propaganda” …

Tell It To Your Therapist - the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal by two self-identified Christian counseling services of a New Jersey law that bans so called “conversion” therapy for patients under 18 …

Devil's Advocate - a Nebraska woman sues “all homosexuals” on behalf of “plaintiffs God and Jesus Christ” demanding that same-gender-loving people be declared legally sinful …

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Calpernia Addams As Herself

Week of June 9, 2014
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The new adventures of the irrepressible trans activist/actress/entertainer, whose tragic backstory was portrayed on the screen in the award-winning 2003 film Soldier's Girl, including her work with Felicity Huffman for Transamerica and Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club, her experiences on the lecture circuit, her music (with a taste from the title track of her album Stunning) and her frustrations with the Hollywood stereotypes of both trans characters and trans actors. (Interviewed in the studios of KPFK-Los Angeles by Steve Pride, Steve Reigns and Ian MacKinnon of IMRU.

      

 Plus a brief survey of recent top trans-related news stories.

And in NewsWrap: backroom deal bans marriage equality in Slovakia, British consulates host same-gender nuptials, Wisconsin couples rush to wed while North Dakota's journey begins, pleasant Pride surprise in Nicosia, Puerto Rico's governor trusts lesbian's judgment,new generation emerges in California city's elections, and more news reported this week by Ryan Pest and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride).

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Christie V. Equality & Religious Right Romances Russia

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New Jersey voters are torn between Governor Chris Christie and equality as the incumbent debates marriage equality with his reelection opponent, State Senator Barbara Buono.

U.S. homophobes' praise for Putin's Russia is documented in excerpts from an exclusive MSNBC report by news analyst Rachel Maddow, featuring The Family Leader's Bob Vander Plaats and the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer.

Plus cultural theorist and self-identified mischief-maker Charlie Bauer asks Do I Look GAY?

And in NewsWrap: Cyprus outlaws hate crimes against sexual minorities, Iran nabs dancing "homosexual Satanists", Moldova repeals its "no promo homo" law, Harvey Milk gets a stamp of approval, and more news reported by Natalie Peoples and Wenzel Jones (produced by Wenzel Jones and Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending October 12, 2013

SUMMARY

Victory in the Midst of Chaos - Cyprus adds sexual orientation and gender identity to its anti-vilification laws, while Northern Cyprus lawmakers promise repeal of their sodomy statute by year's end …

In Gandhi's Backyard - a first-ever Pride parade is held in Surat, the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat …

Those Gay Devils - Iran's religious militia arrest "a network of homosexuals and Satanists" during a raid of a birthday party in a private meeting hall near the Iraq border …

Out of the Closets and Into the Jails - four protestors of Russia's "no promo homo" law are roughly arrested in Moscow, and at least 67 LGBT activists trying to observe National Coming Out Day are attacked by homophobes and then arrested in St. Petersburg …

Just Like in the Movies - St. Petersburg's Side By Side film festival successfully appeals its conviction and heavy fine for being a "foreign agent," though an appeal by the group leader of his individual conviction and fine under that law is still pending …

Birth Control - the same lawmaker who co-sponsored Russia's "no promo homo" law wants to ban gay men from using surrogate mothers, and parliament is set to debate a bill in February to remove children from the homes of their lesbian or gay parents …

Let's Not and Say We Did - Moldova repeals its version of a "no promo homo" law in its quest for E.U. membership …

Need for Speed - the New Jersey Supreme Court expedites an appeal by GOP Governor Chris Christie of a state judge's order that civil marriage licenses be available to same-gender couples on October 21st after the judge rejects Christie's request for a stay …

Stamp of Approval - following several years of lobbying, the late San Francisco Supervisor and gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk will be smiling at U.S. postage stamp users next year ….

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