Africa’s anti-gay madness—the Christian connection
Uganda recently passed an anti-gay law described by United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk as “probably among the worst of its kind in the world.” Anyone engaging in gay…
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Africa’s anti-gay madness—the Christian connection
Uganda recently passed an anti-gay law described by United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk as “probably among the worst of its kind in the world.” Anyone engaging in gay…
Human Waste as an Energy Source
Human waste is a problem for every place humans live and throughout history it has been dealt with in various ways. Instead of treating human waste as a problem that…
No Rainbow for Queer People: A Right-Wing Support for Russia Roundup
While much of the attention surrounding Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” law has been about whether there should be a boycott of the Sochi Olympics, the saga has continued to ripple outward…
Apparently Ms. Landolt Doesn’t Read Her Own Words
Over at LifeSite News, we find REAL Women Canada’s Gwen Landolt trying to backtrack on what she said so publicly last week. The pro-family, pro-life conservative organization REAL Women of…
REAL Women of Canada, and the naked far-right truth.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes…
What LifeSiteNews’ attack on Pat Robertson says about religious freedom.
Last week, there was some curious notice given to American televangelist Pat Robertson, after he expressed support for transitioning trans people, and their access to sex reassignment surgery. Less noticed…
Desmond Tutu: I’d not worship a God who is homophobic
Iconic retired archbishop Desmond Tutu denounces religions that discriminate against gays, declares he’d not worship a God who is homophobic. The post Desmond Tutu: I’d not worship a God who…
Canadian Evangelical audio program comes out in favour of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Sort of.
Well, perhaps it isn’t a coming out per-se, since it’s questionable as to whether they were ever “in.” But RoadKill Radio commentators Kari Simpson and Ron Gray have more or…
Doing something about anti-gay lobbying in Africa
If you’ve frequented any LGBT media at all, you’ve heard about Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill (often referred to as the “Kill the Gays Bill”), and possibly other anti-gay legislative bills…
LGBT human rights in Uganda, and John Baird’s dilemma.
Recent attention from both ends of the political spectrum has focused on the efforts of the Harper government to safeguard the safety and human rights of lesbian and gay people…
Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by Christmas 2012
Uganda is poised to officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of 2012 despite massive international criticism. "Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the…
Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by Christmas 2012
Uganda is poised to officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of 2012 despite massive international criticism. “Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the…
Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by Christmas 2012
Uganda is poised to officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of 2012 despite massive international criticism. "Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the…
Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by Christmas 2012
Uganda is poised to officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of 2012 despite massive international criticism. “Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the…
Theatre Producer Charges For Gay Play
Slap reader Christian submits this bit of craziness: David Cecil, a British theatre producer, is facing a possible prison sentence after staging a play criticizing Uganda’s anti-gay attitudes. The performance,…
KONY 2012 and the mischievous media habits of slacktivists
Video still from Kony 2012. I was swamped at work last week, when I took a little Twitter break to see what was going on in the world. My feed…
Kony 2012: the photographer who shot the hipsters with a proud colonial mindset
Photograph by Glenna Gordon (detail). By now you’ve heard of the Kony 2012 campaign, and I’ve already expended enough energy discussing it on Facebook to bring anything new and arts-related…
Dear Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army,
I learned about you from this video on the Internet, and I am wondering what happened to you to make you want to commit atrocities against your fellow human beings…