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Time.com – By Ioan Grilo
The serenading mariachis, the vast pots of tacos and the drunken salsa dancing made the May wedding look like any other Mexican nuptial celebration. What was different, of course, were the genders of the happy couple. Her gl…
News.BBC.co.uk
A report by Human Rights Watch says gay and transgender people in Turkey are subject to “endemic abuses”, and calls on the government to act to protect them. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford met some of the victims.
“This is my first phot…
IPSNews.net – By Dalia Acosta
Havana (IPS) – Nearly 50 years after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, sexual minorities are at last beginning to feel that their voice is being heard and that they can finally take their place in the movement toward…
TheWIP.net – by Jessica Mosby
Last year Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an audience at Columbia University, “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals, like in your country.” His characteristically outrageous comment was met with laughter and bo…
Reuters.com
Thimphu (Reuters Life!) – In Bhutan, the men wear gowns and often carry women’s names, but this has not stopped a teenage transvestite from causing a stir by publicly coming out in this tiny, secluded Himalayan kingdom. Names in Bhutan a…
TheStar.com – Julia Steinecke – Special to the Star
Provincetown, MA – It’s my first all-lesbian flight – the bunny hop from Boston’s Logan Airport over to Cape Cod and P-Town.
Nine women and one male pilot cram into the Cessna 402 eight-seater. …
Guardian.co.uk – Julie Bindel – The Guardian
Should only those born on the Greek island of Lesbos be allowed to call themselves lesbian? Yes, say some islanders embarrassed by the word’s more common usage. Don’t be ridiculous, say the lesbian touris…
CNN.com – By Steven Jiang For CNN
Shanghai, China (CNN) – In between selling tickets and greeting customers, Min Min turned his curvy 6-feet-tall frame to survey the spacious dance hall and revealed he is no ordinary doorman at this extraordinary pl…
TimesOfIndia.IndiaTimes.com
Brightly coloured sarees, matching accessories and boxes of make-up litter the bed in the room. Sheetal, Sathya, Rambha and Maya chatter excitedly as they get dressed, fussing over saree pleats and doing each other’s hair…
NationMultiMedia.com – Jetsada Taesombat – The Nation
Castration of young boys is now a controversial issue being closely watched by socieyty as a whole and debated bydifferent groups.
On April 1, the Medical Council issued a ban on all such oper…