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Nepal gays take the bull by the horn

editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:09:51 +0000

25 Aug 2010 Kathmandu, Nepal TOIAs stricken relatives huddled at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday for the post-mortem on the 14 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal yesterday to be over and to be handed over the mangled body parts for last rites, the republic’s victimised gay community began celebrating a centuries-honoured rite [...]

Medical treatment carries possible side effect of limiting homosexuality

editor — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:47:55 +0000

15 Aug 2010 L.A. TimesA prenatal pill for congenital adrenal hyperplasia to prevent ambiguous genitalia may reduce the chance that a female with the disorder will be gay. Critics call it engineering for sexual orientation. Each year in the United States, perhaps a few dozen pregnant women learn they are carrying a fetus at risk for a [...]

SALGA To March In Annual India Day Parade

nipun.goyal — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:23:07 +0000

15 Aug 2010 New York, NY 1 This weekend’s India Day Parade will have a new group of marchers. The South Asian Lesbian Gay Alliance, or SALGA, has been granted permission to be a part of Sunday’s celebrations. The Federation of Indian Associations, which organizes the parade, denied their application last year. SALGA planned to protest this [...]

India now has seven magazines on gay issues

editor — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:54:05 +0000

New Delhi, 8 Aug 2010 IANS,After a far-reaching judgment on homosexuality last year, India’s publishing world is abuzz with as many as seven magazines on issues of interest and concern to the gay community, with topics ranging from glamour to safe sex. Some of these magazines may be in the form of e-zines, but their popularity – [...]

Reykjavik Mayor Opens Pride in Drag

editor — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:50:45 +0000

Advocate.com Editors 07 August, 2010Reykjavik mayor Jon Gnarr appeared in drag Thursday to open the city’s gay pride festival. The popular comedian turned politician won office in June as head of the Best Party, which he founded to satirize politics in Iceland. According to the BBC, Gnarr appeared on stage in a floral-print dress, blonde wig and [...]