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International News
Detained Gay Couple To Face Trial In Malawi
Written by Moni Basu Wednesday, 24 March 2010 08:26
Two men face up to 14 years in jail in a case that human rights activists say is a test case for gay rights, as well as one that could undermine efforts to curtail Malawi's devastating HIV infection rates.
Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were arrested in December at their home in Blantyre, Malawi, for professing love and marriage in the traditional way. Police discovered the couple when local newspapers reported on their engagement ceremony, known as a chinkhoswe.
Canadian University To Ann Coulter: Watch Your Mouth
Written by Amanda Terkel Tuesday, 23 March 2010 06:25
Far-right pundit Ann Coulter will be in Canada this week for “a trio of speaking engagements,” including one at the University of Ottawa. In advance of her visit, a senior official at the school sent Coulter a letter warning her to use “restraint, respect and consideration” in her remarks and telling her to review the country’s hate speech and defamation laws.
POLL: More Than 70% Of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Comfortable Serving Alongside Openly Gay Troops
Written by Igor Volsky Wednesday, 17 March 2010 07:14
As the Pentagon prepares to survey soldiers about President Obama’s decision to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a new poll of military personnel who served in the Afghanistan or Iraq wars has finds that sexual orientation is “not a burning issue that overwhelms veterans’ lives.”
Mexico City Applies Same-Sex Marriage Law
Written by BBC News Monday, 08 March 2010 08:22
Despite the move in the capital, a gay marriage law at a federal level in Mexico remains unlikely.
Judith Vazquez, pictured at left with her partner, Lil-kin Castaneda, says: "Our real battle is with our people in Mexico... Now we will have to leave our symbolic closet because we will be [considered] citizens and we have to go out to live in freedom."
Ugandan Landslide a Message from God?
Written by Candace Chellew-Hodge Thursday, 04 March 2010 07:12
The causes of disasters are natural, not supernatural.
If we listen to some religious leaders, natural disasters don’t just happen—there is a supernatural reason for them. In short, God is angry, and natural disasters are God’s way of helping us to see the light and repent, repent, repent, before it’s too late. (Well, for those who survived the hurricane, or flood, or earthquake, anyway. For those who didn’t, it’s presumably, already too late.)
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