Dubai hotel frees
whale shark.
His
name was Yvonne: German pole vaulter Balian
Buschbaum.
Senator Chuck Schumer signals
commitment to inclusion of LGBT provisions in comprehensive immigration reform: "I
support [UAFA] and I am working on introducing a comprehensive package that would address this
issue along with a host of immigration issues . . . At this time, I believe that the only way to
pass meaningful and effective immigration reform is through a comprehensive bill, not through
piecemeal legislation."
Janet Jackson announces release date of new single, called
"Nothing".
Bo
Bice (remember him?) becomes 'Bob'
Bice.
Tom
Brady
grows it out.
Nice
knowing you, Bluefin tuna:
"Global talks on the conservation of endangered species have rejected calls to ban international
trade in bluefin tuna, raising new fears for the future of dwindling stocks. Countries at the
meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in Qatar voted
down a proposal from Monaco to grant the fish stronger protection. The plan drew little support,
with developing countries joining Japan in opposing a measure they feared would hit fishing
economies."
The
NYT 'T' magazine pays a visit to the
studio of Ryan McGinley.
Chicago Mayor Daley appoints
new chair to gay advisory council: "Elizabeth Kelly will serve a three-year term as
chairperson of the Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues. Kelly is a
professor of women's and gender studies at DePaul University. She was a founding member of
DePaul's interdisciplinary program in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies."
Gay
Facebook founder Chris Hughes starts
Jumo.com, a social platform for global volunteerism: "Think of the site as philanthropy,
volunteerism and social networking all rolled into one. It's a platform that will connect people
and organizations around the world, and Hughes is arguably the most well-known tech entrepreneur
to enter the still evolving global space." Site.
The
SF Chronicle discovers
Grindr.
Killer of gay bar manager
up soon for parole.
Vman modeling search winners
announced (site possibly nsfw).
Siem
Reap, Cambodia's gay
haven: "Homosexual acts are not outlawed in Cambodia, as they are in a few Southeast Asian
countries, but outward displays of affection and untraditional lifestyles are rare. Yet in Siem
Reap, a small town that gets about a million tourists a year, gay visitors and locals are carving
out a little haven. In the last few years, a small flurry of gay-friendly bars, restaurants and
hotels has opened up in the city’s center and beyond, with wink-wink names like the Golden
Banana and Cockatoo."
Facebook deletes Seattle
gay youth group.
Atlanta Eagle lawsuit grows: "Thirty-one Atlanta
police officers have been added to a federal lawsuit that complains patrons of a gay nightclub
were ordered to lie on the Atlanta Eagle Bar floor, on spilled beer and broken glass, while
enduring insults about their homosexuality. The suit, originally filed in November, was expanded
Wednesday to include six more bar employees and contractors, bringing the total to 28 people who
say they were victimized during the highly publicized raid on Sept. 10."
Recommandations
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