click on it to enlarge it...
look at all those cute colorful sheep!
have a blessed 3eid!!!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
queer eid card?
click on it to enlarge it...
look at all those cute colorful sheep!
have a blessed 3eid!!!
article: gay imam in the d.c. "metro weekly" ...
"A Man for All Seasons
Imam Daayiee Abdullah offers a gay Muslim's insights for the holidays
Interview by Will O'Bryan
Photography by Todd Franson"
- read more: metro weekly
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
video: "out of the closet" - queer lebanese
the filmmakers at "journeyman pictures" have made a short film (about 13 minutes) on queer lebanese in beirut area. it is titled "out of the closet."
- watch it here: google video
news: gay nigerian deported from u.k.
"Gay Nigerian Deported by UK's Labour Government
New evidence dismissed without hearing
LONDON, December 21, 2006 – Twenty year old gay Nigerian asylum seeker, Emmanuel Obahiaghbon, has been deported back to Nigeria, it was learned today."
- read more: u.k. gay news
gay wedding industry booms, despite laws...
"Despite laws, gay wedding industry booming
Debate of same-sex bans may actually have more wanting to get married
Madeline Jones, left, and Vinyelle White take their vows during their same-sex wedding at the Metropolitan Church in Richmond, Va. The African-themed ceremony is not recognized in the eyes of the state."
- read more: msnbc
Thursday, December 21, 2006
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Turkish Gay Editor Faces Prison...
"Turkish Gay Editor Faces Prison
By: DOUG IRELAND
12/13/2006
The editor of Turkey's only magazine for LGBT people, who is also a leading gay activist, was indicted last week under a vague statute banning "obscene" material, and could face up to three years in prison.
The criminal case was brought against Umut Guner, 29, who is editor of Kaos GL-the magazine published by the Ankara-based LGBT association of the same name, of which he is also a vice-president-because it had dedicated its July issue to a symposium discussion of pornography, with articles by various gay writers."
- read more: gay city news
malaysian tran sees a better future...
"Prominent Malaysian transsexual sees progress in societal acceptance
by Sean YoongAssociated PressTuesday Dec 12, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Transsexuals are gaining more acceptance in mostly Muslim Malaysia, a well-known transsexual said Tuesday, a little more than a year after she held a high-profile but controversial wedding with an accountant.
Jessie Chung, an ethnic Chinese Malaysian who had sex-change surgery in 2003, said her country’s transsexuals are "luckier than those in some other places’’ because anti-discrimination campaigns by nongovernment groups have helped to change the way in which many people view them."
- read more: edge boston
Friday, December 15, 2006
escape the sadness...
"How to avoid a blue Christmas
Holiday season presents unique challenges for gays fighting depression
Elvis sang, “I’ll have a blue, blue Christmas without you.” And those words ring true for those who are not with the one they love during the holiday season."
- read more: houston voice
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
news: outlawing gay friendships in nigeria...
"Proposed law would outlaw gay friendships in Nigeria
In the Muslim north of Nigeria, Bisi Alimi could be stoned to death for having gay sex. In the south, he could face three years in prison. Now, a proposed law would make it illegal even to share a meal at a café with gay friends. The proposal under debate in Nigeria's house of representatives would outlaw not just same-sex marriages but any form of association between gay people, social or otherwise, and publication of any materials deemed to promote a ''same-sex amorous relationship.''
- read more: advocate.com
Saturday, December 09, 2006
news: conservative judaism decision on gays...
"Conservative Jews on Gays: Don't Ask, Don't Kvell
It took a decision of Talmudic complexity, but gay rabbis and gay unions may now be tolerated in Judaism’s third-largest branch
By DAVID VAN BIEMA
Dec. 06, 2006
Two Jews, three opinions. It’s an old joke, but, as a decision by Judaism’s Conservative branch Wednesday on the explosive topic of gay ordination and gay unions proved, still a valid one. Two slightly differing opinions handed down by Conservatism’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards favored maintaining the branch’s official position forbidding homosexuality. But a third, contradictory opinion, affirmed both gay unions and ordination. And all it took was one out of three to change Conservative history: any rabbi is now free to perform such a union and any seminary to make such a rabbi."
- read more: time magazine
fun: the new "reversa" campaign
the canadian company reversa, which makes anti-aging products, has some interesting campaigns. their most recent one is called "see more side effects." it features tons of "hot" guys doing all sorts of 'romantic' things for the aging woman.
- see more: http://www.seemoresideeffects.ca/
Thursday, December 07, 2006
radio: brian whitaker on npr's fresh air...
brian whitaker is the author of unspeakable love: gay and lesbian life in the middle east. he is featured in npr's fresh air with terry gross. the interview gives background information to the book.
- for more: fresh air
opinion: global persecution of gays...
"Human Rights Day reminds us of global persecution of gays
By Paula L. Ettelbrick
December 6, 2006
As we commemorate International Human Rights Day this Dec. 10, more work must be done to ensure the dignity and equality of all human beings, including sexual minorities"
- read more: the progressive media project
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
news: ten iraqi gays abducted ...
"Iraq police abduct gays at gunpoint
BY Tris Reid-Smith
Ten gay men have been abducted in Iraq and it is feared all of them may have been murdered.
Five young activists from Iraqi LGBT, Amjad 27, Rafid 29, Hassan 24, Ayman 19 and Ali 21 were seized at gunpoint by Iraqi police while holding a secret meeting in the al-Shaab district of Baghdad on 9 November."
- read more: the pink paper
video: madonna's u.s.-axed performance
the above is the video live to tell. when nbc aired madonna's show, they did not air this powerful song. the reason? in fear that it would bring christian right-wing wrath. on the other hand, channel 4 in europe did not have problem showcasing the amazing performance.
hot: sex and the (egyptian) city
"Heba Kotb is a conservative Muslim, wears an Islamic head scarf, and goes on television once a week to talk - frankly and in great detail - about sex.
On her show, ``Big Talk,'' Kotb answers questions from Muslims all over the Middle East about the most intimate bedroom issues with an openness that is shocking and revolutionary in a society where discussing the subject is taboo."
- read more: the guardian @ u.k.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Sunday, December 03, 2006
video: zanzibari same-sex couple dancing
this is about a documentary of an annual celebration. men are dancing with men, women dancing with women, and sometimes mix. but, remember, zanzibar is nearly 100% muslim.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
book: not in my family by robertson iv
there is a new book that came out just yesterday. it is titled not in my family and it is about hiv/aids in the black community as its subtitle aids in the african-american community says.
many famous people contribute to it. and it sounds great :)
- buy at amazon.com
Friday, December 01, 2006
video: sexy tarkan in "kuzu kuzu"
there are two versions of the video to this song. this one is the sexier one. the other one, he is just running around in the country. you don't get as intimate with the singer as this.
the children are waiting...
salam, friends,
today is "world aids day." in just this past week, from the world health organization study we found out that aids will be the third cause of death worldwide in 25 years. a young disease that will surpass centuries old ills.
in 2005, more than half a million children was claimed by aids. imagine that. a third of these deaths took place sub-saharan africa.
we can all help prolong the lives of hiv/aids-infected children. how? there is a great organization called "keep a child alive." this organization is amazing because 100% of your tax-deductible donations go straight to help children.
you don't have to pay much, although much is great, but even a commitment to a dollar a day can help a child live longer, healthier with this horrible disease.
i urge each and everyone of you to make a conscious effort to help.
- visit: keep a child alive
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