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Gay Fiji News & Reports 2010-11

1 Fiji first PI nation with colonial-era sodomy laws to decriminalize homosexuality 3/10 2 Gay students band together 9/10 3 HIV Fijian deported 4/11 4 Why all iTaukei at HIV meet 4/11 5 President lays down challenge 4/11 6 LGBTI Student Group in Fiji Gain University Affiliation 4/11 7 Laws fail to protect HIV patients,… Read more »

Gay Poland News & Reports 2010

1 European court rules Poland discriminated against gay man 3/10 2 Poland to Stage Summer-Long Gay Themed Exhibition at National Museum 3/10 3 Polish President who said homosexuality will destroy human race dies in plane crash 4/10 4 Gay love exhibition opening in Warsaw museum 6/10 5 Homophobic Polish politician Jaroslaw Kaczynski loses presidential election… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports 2010-11

Also see: Aborigine Resources 1 Australian Senate rejects gay marriage bill 2/10 2 Mardi Gras parade struts through Sydney 2/10 3 Australia is first to recognise ‘non-specified’ gender 3/10 4 MSM Prefer Rapid Testing for Syphilis and May Test More Frequently 3/10 5 Malaysian transsexual given refugee status in Australia 5/10 6 Tasmanian LGBT activists… Read more »

Gay Poland News & Reports 2008-09

 Video of Warsaw Gay Pride 2006 1 Poland defiant over gay adoptions 1/08 2 Poles appeal for funds to establish LGBT centre 3/08 2a New York man files complaint against Polish president for anti-gay marriage speech 3/08 3 Media Frenzy at Warsaw Airport for Arrival of Gay American Couple 3/08 4 Polish intellectuals apologize for… Read more »

Gay Poland News & Reports 2007

Also see: Video of Warsaw Gay Pride 2006 1 Polish Activists Plan Gay Holocaust Memorial 1/07 2 Polish government plan own version of Section 28 3/07 3 EU parliament sanctions Polish MEP Giertych for xenophobic pamphlet 3/07 4 By Campaign Against Homophobia 3/07 5 European Parliament To Examine Polish Anti-Gay Law 3/07 6 European official… Read more »

Gay Poland News & Reports 2006

 Video of Warsaw Gay Pride 2006 1 Polish anti-gay leaders at vanguard of Europe’s `culture war’ 2/06 2 Polish President Heckled by Gay Rights Protestors 3/06 3 Warsaw Police Attack Le Madame Club, Expel Occupants 3/06 4 Police forced to intervene in Polish gay rights march 4/06 5 Poland’s Gay Parade Attacked 4/06 6 Warsaw… Read more »

Gay Poland News & Reports 2005

1 2nd Edition of "Culture for Tolerance" April 21 – 24, 2005 2 Polish Mayor Cancels Gay Pride for Second Year 5/05 3 Warsaw’s Gay Pride Parade To Go Ahead Despite Mayor’s Ban 5/05 4 Advocate Against Ban on Warsaw Equality Parade 6/05 5 Thousands Rally for Gay Rights in Poland–Defy Ban 6/05 6 Anti-gay… Read more »

Gay Marshall Islands News & Reports

1 Marshall Islands Becomes the 24th Country to Ratify War Crimes Tribunal 7/03 2 High level of STIs spark call for more sex education in Marshalls 6/09 3 UNESCO issues voluntary sex education guidelines to help young people 8/09 4 Progress towards Universal Access and … 9/09 5 Decriminalizing Homosexuality–first step to establish equality 10/11… Read more »

Gay Australia Aborigine Resources

From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) at http://www.atsic.gov.au Introduction This section looks at homophobia and its impact on Indigenous people Those from the first peoples of the land and sea in Australia. We have a 200+ year history of invasion, dispossession and conflict between the original inhabitants and mainstream Australia. Non-Indigenous people are… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports 2000-02

1 Absolution for one, no gay communion 6/00 2 Gay judge tells why he came out 11/00 3 More law changes for gay couples 11/00 4 State to give gay couples new deal 11/00 5 Lesbians are better parents says study 12/00 6 Tiaras, tans, wigs and memories take to the streets 1/01 7 Homosexuality:… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports 2003-04

1 Issue of homosexuality looks certain to tear Anglican Church apart 1/4/03 2 East Central Highlands attracts gays 1/13/03 3 Archives of an era of gay revolution–25 Years 1/17/03 4 Hundreds write to oppose pro-gay reform 3/12/03 5 Cabinet Secretary told by PM he must approve same-sex adoptions 3/12/03 6 Gay teacher, 70, banned from… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports 2005-07

1 Gays quickest to use Tasmania couples register 1/05 2 Former Gay Australia Primier’s Partner Claims Pension 4/05 3 Gays are different says Immigration Minister 4/05 4 Coming out getting easier for gay teenagers 5/05 5 Homosexual rights book earns national prize 5/05 6 Study Tracks Australian Homophobia 7/05 7 Australian gives equal rights to… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports 2009

1 Gay judge who made history retires from Australian bench 2/09 2 Gay Olympic hero to become men’s health ‘ambassador’ 2/09 3 Australian human rights consultation to focus on homophobia 3/09 4 We’re here and we’re still political 3/09 5 It’s a gay world after all 3/09 6 Australian government to ‘block’ gay websites 3/09… Read more »

Gay Fiji News & Reports

  Note: On July 1, 2001 Fiji experienced the murder of two prominent gay men: Red Cross Director, John Scott and his partner Gregory Scrivner. Articles 1-4 report that event. 1 Fiji Deaths may be due to homophobia 7/01 2 Gays live in fear 7/01 3 Family’s anger at police over child sex and drug… Read more »

Gay Nauru News & Reports

Also see: Nauru News on Topix.com 1 Information and Advisories from the British Foreign Commonwealth Office 8/08 2 Nauru – world’s smallest island nation (Wikipedia) 3 Church opposed to decriminalising homosexuality in Pacific 9/08 4 Decriminalizing Homosexuality–first step to establish equality 10/11 From: Foreign Commonwealth Office http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/nauru August 2008 1 Information and Advisories from the… Read more »

Gay New Zealand News & Reports 2001-02

1 Navy wins award for sexual openness 9/01 2 Gay couples in NZ–same rights as married couples 6/01 3 Congregation goes to court to get back into church 6/01 4 Anti-homosexual attitudes alive and well in NZ 5/01 5 Gay tourism: Are we ready? 4/01 6 Resort would welcome gays 4/01 7 Hero Parade–Hot in… Read more »

Gay Papua New Guinea News & Reports

1 British diplomat has Indian lover 8/03 2 The Sambia of New Guinea 2007 3 Pacific told it can’t ignore threat of Aids 5/07 4 AIDS epidemic threatens Papua New Guinea 8/07 5 HIV conference told of sexual abuse of youths 9/08 6 HIV and AIDS infection is spreading in PNG 2/09 7 Gay &… Read more »

Gay Oceania News & Reports

 1 Solomon Islands: Mother remanded on lesbian charge 12/03 2 You can thank Pacific Islanders for your view of sexuality 6/04 3 HIV and Human Rights International Guidelines 11/07 4 Pacific Men Who Have Sex With Men Need… More 10/08 5 Pacific Sexual Diversity Network – HIV/AIDS 6/09 6 Understanding The Process Of Homosexual Identity…… Read more »

Lambda Warsaw Report and Campaign against Homophobia

Report from Lambda-Warsaw and the Campaign Against Homophobia November 2005 by Sander van der Eijk and Wim Monasso  Nederlandse vereniging tot integratie van homoseksualiteit COC HAAGLANDEN Scheveningseveer 7, 2514 hb Den Haag tel: 070-365.9090 / fax: 070-362.0204 Email: info@cochaaglanden.nl www.cochaaglanden.nl C O N T E N T S : Overview of Contents Geographic map of… Read more »

Gay Poland News & Reports 2001-04

0 The Reality of Being Gay in Poland 8/01 1 Welcome Gays from around the World to our Gay Apartment & Suite Hotel (2002) 2 Coming out: Warsaw’s gay clubs triple 2/02 3 Gay life gains steam in Warsaw 8/02 4 Polish Campaign Sparks Debate Over Gays 5/03 4a Equality Parade in Warsaw 6/03 5 Same-sex… Read more »

Samoa News & Reports

1 Redefining Fa’afafine 8/01 (academic research) 2 Bad-Assed Honeys with a Difference 8/01 3 Fa’afafine – Samoan boys brought up as girls’ 2005 4 Samoa will change suggested rule that banned 7/07 5 Retract Gay Sex Ban; Also, Samoa’s Trans Tradition…7/07 6 Samoa bans gay rights movie ‘Milk’ 4/09 7 Obama to Name Openly Gay… Read more »

Gay Solomon Islands News & Reports

1 Solomon Islands: Mother remanded on lesbian charge 12/03 2 Court remands woman charged with homosexual act 3/04 Herald Sun, Melbourne, Victoria,Australia http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/ http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8104009%255E1702,0 0.html 8th December, 2003 1 Solomon Islands: Mother remanded on lesbian charge From correspondents in Honiara A woman in the Solomon Islands has been refused bail after appearing in court on… Read more »

Gay Tahiti News & Reports

1 Homoerotic, Homosexual, and Ambisexual Behaviors 1995 www2.hu-berlin.de http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/IES/frenchpolynesia.html#6 1995 1 Homoerotic, Homosexual, and Ambisexual Behaviors A. Children and Adolescents Some Tahitian upper-class men, according to Douglas Oliver, kept boys in their household for sex, although this was not a widespread practice. Suggs (1966:24) states that homosexual experiences among boys, and possibly girls, were common… Read more »

Gay New Zealand News & Reports 2003-06

1 Gay couple withdraws surrogacy bid 5/03 2 Hero parade has new debt-free outlook 10/03 2-A Ihimaera Witi—A Maori Writer in Two Worlds Jan-Feb/03 3 Mass ceremony at gay day out in support of bill 2/04 4 Support split on civil union bill 5/04 5 Civil union law likely to clear first hurdle 6/04 6… Read more »

Gay New Zealand News & Reports 2007-08

1 National Hui Will Promote Acceptance And Support For Queer Youth 1/07 2 Parliament farewells first transsexual MP 2/07 3 Coming Out in Sport 3/07 4 NZ gay teens targeted by bullies 4/07 5 Nothing’s too gay for Christchurch Pride Week 5/07 6 Asian gay men renew commitment to safe sex 5/07 7 Pacific told… Read more »

Gay New Zealand News & Reports 2009-11

1 HIV now no respecter of age or location 3/09 2 New Zealand survey finds gay teenagers at risk 5/09 3 Govt. will table anti-gay panic defence Bill 7/09 4 Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador 10/09 5 170 gather for takataapui HIV hui 10/09 6 The New Ambassador 12/09 7 Men Who Have Sex… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports Sep – Dec 2008

1 HIV rates climbing: new figures 9/08 2 Sydney celebrates first gay Jewish commitment ceremony 9/08 3 Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham “proud” to be gay role model 10/08 4 Queers in our military 10/08 5 Why are gay men reluctant to test for HIV? 11/08 6 Lesbian Legal Rights Historically Passed by Australian Senate 11/08… Read more »

Gay Australia News & Reports Jan – Sep 2008

1 Gays protest homophobic violence in Sydney 1/08 2 A loud, proud crowd at Gay Pride March 2/08 3 More than gay, the young ones move on 3/08 3a Gay rights group tackles homophobia 3/08 4 Gay Couple Win Out Over Church Group 4/08 5 Australian diver comes out ahead of Olympics 5/08 6 The… Read more »