GayStarNews 11-16-2012
November 16, 2012
Hobbit star Ian McKellen narrates gay bullying video
Young people tell their stories in Stonewall video as Ian McKellen tours schools to tackle bullying of gay, lesbian and bisexual students
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‘Kill the gays’ Jamaican singer Beenie Man faces ban
US gay rights activists protest Beenie Man concert in Chicago over history of homophobic lyrics
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Christian wins court case over gay marriage Facebook remark
Housing manager Adrian Smith was demoted and had his salary slashed for saying ‘marriage is for men and women’ on Facebook
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Freddie Mercury is the Queen of Lego
Ever wondered what a Lego Freddie Mercury, Quentin Crisp or Grace Jones would look like?
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Will gay marriage come to Australia before 2014?
Gay Star News asks five of the key players in the Australian marriage equality debate if gay marriage will come to Australia before 2014. The one-word summary answer is ‘unlikely’.
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Boy George, Elton John, Jane Lynch, David Hockney among the Out 100
But Anderson Cooper conspiciously absent from annual list this time around
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Fijians end roof-top protest in Sydney
Protest that began over gay rights and other alleged human rights abuses in Fiji ends safely
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Gallup Poll: 76% of gays voted for Obama while 22% supported Romney
Among straight voters, each candidate received 49 percent of the vote
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Gay couple consummate relationship on US soap Days of Our Lives
But complications arise before they can even put their clothes back on
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See gay TV stars Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen handle a giant candy python
The Party Python is made of gummy and feeds up to 300 people
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Gay stars represent in People’s Choice Awards nods for television comedy
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Jim Parsons and Neil Patrick Harris get nominations
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Gay icon Cher calls Donald Trump a ‘flaming asshole’
Pop superstar apologizes for calling The Apprentice star’s hair a ‘cheap rug’ but stands by her call for Macy’s to ‘Dump the Trump’
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Death of Northern Ireland gay rights veteran is ‘sad loss to all’
Tributes pour in for PA Maglochlainn, an ‘eccentric’ and ‘tireless’ campaigner who has been at the forefront of NI’s gay rights movement for 30 years
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Phillesbian’s gay girl guide to Philadelphia
It’s the City of Brotherly Love but queer girls as well as boys will love discovering Philadelphia. Digital magazine Phillesbian shares top party tips and how to get a kiss from Walt Whitman’s ghost
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Dan Savage thanks straight allies for gay marriage
Creator of It Gets Better campaign Dan Savage launches Straight Up Thanks, a photo website recognizing straight people who actively pushed for marriage equality in America’s latest election
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Nigeria backs law to jail all gays and those who hide them
Nigeria’s National Assembly has voted for a law to jail all gay people and anyone who fails to report a homosexual to the authorities
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Gay slur Italian politician wants to lead Berlusconi’s party
Andrea Di Pietro, local councillor in Vigevano, is now running for the primaries of Silvio Berlusconi’s PDL party
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