Well, you know times are bad when in a competition for Britain’s most inspirational black person organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Metro newspaper, the winner ends up being Agu Irukwu, an anti-gay pastor who leads an evangelical chur…
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gay persons of color: Video: Agreed, Rick Mercer, gay public figures need to step forward
Otherwise, don’t become a public figure if you don’t want the public to know who you really are.And for those of you who read the editorial from Friday’s The Globe and Mail entitled, “No, Rick Mercer, not all gay public figures need to step forwar…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Scouts failed to stop sex offender
Scout’s Honour is a co-investigation undertaken by the CBC’s The Fifth Estate and the Los Angeles Times, which looks at Scouts Canada’s controversial system for recording the names of pedophiles who had infiltrated its ranks and been removed the organi…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Laughable Canadian Conservatives It Gets Better video
The ruling Canadian Conservative government managed to turn the It Gets Better project into a meaningless, insincere folly last Thursday when they released their own version of the campaign in the wake of the suicide of Ottawa teen Jamie Hubley, an ope…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: The Reality of Homophobia in Sport
‘My name is Gus Johnston. I’m a writer, art director, filmmaker, and a hockey goalkeeper. And I’m also a gay man—and that’s something that I never thought I would say in such a public forum like this.”This video, from Gus Johnston, an Australian form…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Luxembourg elects third European capital gay mayor
Citizens of the city of Luxembourg elected Europe’s third openly gay mayor of a capital city, as long-time incumbent Paul Helminger was ousted by Xavier Bettel. Elsewhere on the continent, Klaus Wowereit has been Mayor of Berlin since 2001, Bertrand De…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Anchor Dan Kloeffler comes out during newscast
This past weekend’s coming out of “Star Trek” actor Zachary Quinto has already inspired another man in the spotlight to do the same. Dan Kloeffler, an anchor and correspondant for ABC News, came out live during the telecast of World News Now by saying …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Zachary Quinto, aka Spock, comes out
Zachary Quinto, the star of Heroes and 2009′s Star Trek, has confirmed that he is gay in an interview with New York Magazine, published Sunday.He also penned a personal blog entry explaining his decision to go public in light of the recent suici…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Canada Gay Marriage
From Dominic Poliquin, this 60 second short puts a sweet and lovely spin on the Canadian Heritage Minutes, a popular series of short films illustrating important moments in Canadian history. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the wor…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: RIP Frank Kameny, May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011
Frank Kameny was sacked from his American government job as an astronomer in 1957 for being gay. He protested his firing and argued the case to the United States Supreme Court in 1961. Although the court denied his petition, Kameny’s case was the first…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Australian equality movement gains steam with support from Christian rugby star David Pocock
Support for marriage equality in Australia continues to gain momentum since the lower house of the state of Tasmania became the first in the country to formally support same-sex marriage last month. Add to this the declaration from leading rugby player…
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Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: LA Dodgers encourage respect in It Gets Better video
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the latest Major League Baseball (MLB) team to lend their support to the It Gets Better video project against teen bullying and suicide. The Dodgers’ instalment features coach Don Mattingly, James Loney, Matt Guerrier, Ja…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Italian bloggers out ten anti-gay politicians
Generally, I think, gay people should be entitled to privacy when it comes to their sexual orientation, but when a gay person is an elected lawmaker who promotes anti-gay policies, then the politician in question and his or her hypocrisy need to be ou…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Audience boos gay soldier questioning Rick Santorum
It’s always comedic to watch US republicans speak their politics, but this clip (below) of Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) at the GOP presidential candidates debate in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, makes me think of the governing mob mentality of the young …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Porn star Ryan Idol, aka Marc Anthony Donais, convicted of attempted murder
Ryan Idol, one of the most popular gay porn stars of the 1990s, was convicted of attempted murder Tuesday in Sacramento, two years after trying to kill his girlfriend. The bisexual actor, whose given name is Marc Anthony Donais, was accused of smashing…
Continue readinggay persons of color: DADT finally officially repealed
After nearly two decades of the US government forcing gay and lesbian troops to lie about who they were in order to serve in the armed forces, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), the US military’s ban on openly gay service personnel, officially ended on Tue…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Former Belgian soccer player Jonathan De Falco fields balls in porn
Earlier this year, Jonathan De Falco, a semi-professional, third division Belgian soccer player for the team Racing Mechelen was forced to quit the playing the game due to injury, and rather than move into a more traditional ex-pro line of work, the 27…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Over 20,000 pages of Roman Catholic sexual abuse evidence delivered to ICC
Several boxes containing over 20,000 pages of evidence were delivered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday in The Hague in a move to begin an investigation of Pope Benedict XVI (pictured above) and three cardinals – Angelo Sodano, Tarcisio…
Continue readinggay persons of color: New Travel Brand Launches with LGBT-Friendly Search Capability
When we leave the comfort of our homes to travel, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) human beings, like everyone else, experience the thrills of being in a new environment and the joys of discovering a fresh perspective of the world. Unlike…
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