- Stay Connected
Connect With Us
Fr. National Assembly President Was Sent Threat & Gunpowder In Letter
The Socialist President of France’s National Assembly, Claude Bartolone, received a threatening letter that was laced with gunpowder. The one page letter includes a warning that states “You wanted war, and you’ve got it.” The letter signed “Interaction des forces de l’ordre” also stated that “our methods are more radical and more swift than protests,” [...]
New Zealand Passes Same-Sex Marriage 77 to 44
New Zealand’s parliament voted 77 to 44 in order to legalize same-sex marriage. Applause and celebrations broke out as the vote was announced. A few broke out into song after the two hour debate and the Members of Parliament were able to take their vote. Louisa Wall, the bill’s sponsor, along with National MP Tau [...]
South African Show Tackles “Corrective” Rape, Assaults On Lesbians
Lerato Mvelase and Thandy Matlaila decided to take on something that is a difficult subject to even bring up in South Africa. The two portrayed a lesbian couple in the SABC1 series Intersexions which not only garnered a huge response on social networking sites, but dealt with the issue of “corrective” rape. While called “corrective”, [...]
Ireland May Vote On Marriage Equality Reforms Before Next Election
A referendum on same-sex marriage may be coming to Ireland before the next Parliamentary election after a constitutional convention voted 79% to 19% in favor of amending the Irish constitution to remove language making marriage be only between a man and a woman. Two percent had no opinion on the move. Minister for Justice Alan [...]
French Anti-Gay Activists Promise Blood Over Marriage Equality Law
Frigide Barjot, French comic and the leader of the anti-gay Manif Pour Tous, has reacted with anger after France’s government announced that they will bring forward to next Wednesday the final vote in the National Assembly on marriage equality. The move comes after the French Senate passed the two most important parts of that legislation- [...]
War Zone Rape On G8 Agenda
One of the most horrific aspects of the war in the former country of Yugoslavia was the way Christian men, Serbians, used rape as a weapon on Muslim women. If the women survived the rape, they were quite likely to take their own lives because they had been irreparably “damaged” and could not [...]
Earthquake in Iran
The prospect of a nuclear weapon in Iran isn’t half as scary as the projected location of Iran’s nuclear power plants. Iran’s seismic map looks like a spider’s web of criss-crossing and intersecting fault lines. Think a nuclear plant in California is a bad idea? Try picturing one in a country where its entire border’s [...]
Australia Opens Up Massive Commission Into Child Sexual Abuse
The Catholic Church in Australia is being investigated by a royal commission into allegations of child sexual abuse, giving Pope Francis I his first opportunity to handle the scandal that has been rocking the Church for centuries. At the beginning of the proceedings, the commission’s chairman, Justice Peter McClellan stated that at least 5,000 people [...]
Socialize
For A Gay Friendly Get Away
