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2013 Big Rock Canadian Rockies International GAY Rodeo & Music Festival

 Sun, 2013-05-19 20:11 The Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) would like to take this time to update you on our 20 Anniversary event!  As we enter our 20th Anniversary year we would like to give you a quick update on some of the wonderful things that will be happening on our rodeo grounds June 28-30... Read more

BriBears prepare for Queensland's biggest BearFest ever!

 Sun, 2013-05-19 16:15 Brisbears are gearing up for one hell of a celebration later this year for their 20th anniversary at the annual BrisBears festival Northern Exposure which has been expanded to include some new and exciting events. Northern Exposure is not just about parties (although they have some great parties... Read more

CHRISTIAN LOBBY HIJACKS AUST CAT LADIES DOMAIN

 Sun, 2013-05-19 16:46 If you haven’t been on Facebook lately, you may have missed the news that a group of women who stand for “family values, hard work, and lots of tummy rubs,” the Australian Cat Ladies, have registered the domain www. australianchristianlobby. org. The group “aims to foster a more compassionate and... Read more

INDIA – BOLLYWOOD GAY KISS

 Sun, 2013-05-19 16:47 Audiences of the recently released Bollywood anthology film, Bombay Talkies, have seen a storyline that involves gay characters and shows a homosexual kiss on the screen. The film, released on May 3, has been released to celebrate the centenary year of the Indian film industry or ‘Bollywood’. It... Read more

KENYA – BLACKMAILER OF GAY MEN ARRESTED

 Sat, 2013-05-18 20:35 Suzanne Gaskell Kenyan police have arrested and accused a man ofluring gay men on a date and then threatening tohurt or expose them if they did not give him money.The suspect, Hillary Oleshawa, was arrested inNairobi following a tip off to local officers by localgay activists. He is alleged to have... Read more

PUERTO RICO – RICKY MARTIN THE GAY DIPLOMAT

 Sat, 2013-05-18 20:40 Suzanne Gaskell We already thought Ricky Martin was pretywonderful, but now we love him even moreafter he took it upon himself to personallyurge Puerto Rico Governor AlejandroGarcía Padilla and members of the PuertoRico Senate and House of Representativesto embrace equality and legal protections.... Read more

AFL PLAYERS CAMPAIGN AGAINST FOOTY HOMOPHOBIA

 Sat, 2013-05-18 20:36 High-profile AFL stars have called on their fellow players and footy fans to stop using gay slurs in a recentlylaunched campaign to kick homophobia out of the sport. The Melbourne AFL players appear in video messages explaining how verbal abuse is damaging, and make a public pledge to stop using... Read more

TROPICAL FRUITS HISTORY

 Thu, 2013-05-16 16:01 By Peter Mitchell ‘Our aim at the moment is to gather the lesbian and gay community togetheragain after a very long and unnecessary absence’  A quote from ‘Tropical Fruit Juice Issue 1 June 1988’ Following the disbandment of Summerland Gay People, a number of gay men and lesbians attended an... Read more

MAGDA SZUBANSKI FOR GLBN COCKTAILS

 Thu, 2013-05-16 14:40 Magda Skubanski will be the guest of honour next month at the Brisbane Gay & Lesbian Business Network’s end of financial year cocktail party. Open to all comers, not just GLBN members, the cocktail evening will be held on the 28th June at Light Space, 20 Light St, Fortitude Valley. Szubanski is... Read more

MOUNT ISA COMES TOGETHER FOR EQUALITY

 Thu, 2013-05-16 14:18 Mount Isa’s LGBT community will show its pride early next month at the Mount Isa Equality family fun event. Held Sunday 2 June between 11am – 2pm at the Mount Isa PCYC, 67 Isa St, the event will be a day to show support for the equal rights for everyone in the community. Organiser Felicity Lowe... Read more

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