Starbucks' Gay Marriage Support Endorsed By HRC Despite National Organization For Marriage Protest. Starbucks' support for same-sex marriage has earned the endorsement of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has spoken out in defense of the Seattle-based coffee chain after the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) launched its international "Dump Starbucks" campaign. Brad Pitt’s gay marriage pledge tested. Brad Pitt has said this week the pledge he and Angelina Jolie took to hold off on marriage until equality was achieved for everyone in the US is proving hard to keep.
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the 48-year-old actor said he did not know whether they would be able to go the distance on the promise. He told the magazine: “We’d actually like to, and it seems to mean more and more to our kids. How truthful is David Cameron on his gay rights voting record? By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Johann Hari has a revealing and “grilling” interview with David Cameron in today’s Independent.
In the interview, Cameron denies he voted against gay adoption and insists he “abstained” on the 2002 vote. Q&A: The Tories and the EPP. The UK's Conservative Party has announced it will form a new party in the European Parliament in 2009.
Its main partners will be the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS). UKIP’s new Europe of Freedom and Democracy group. Turn right, then right again. Tory anger at 'anti-gay' claims. The top UK Conservative in the European Parliament has defended his group's Polish leader over alleged homophobic comments he made nine years ago.
A video has been released of Michal Kaminski, leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists, using a derogatory term for gay people. But Tory MEP leader Timothy Kirkhope said Mr Kaminski's remarks had been taken "out of context". Mr Kaminski said the words had a different meaning when he used them. The Tories last month gained enough support to form a new centre right grouping in the European Parliament - the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECRG) - made up of 55 MEPs from eight countries. Nservatives' EU alliance in turmoil after Michał Kamiński leaves 'far right' party. David Cameron's alliance in the European parliament is falling apart after the group's Polish leader left his own party because it was too rightwing and then faced calls from fellow members to step down.
Michał Kaminski, the Polish leader of the European Conservative and Reformists group, announced that he had left Poland's Law and Justice party, Cameron's main ally in Europe, because it had been taken over by extremists. Fellow MEPs in the alliance have told the Guardian that Kaminski should step down as leader of the ECR because he no longer has a mandate to lead. The developments are a major embarrassment for the prime minister and William Hague, the foreign secretary. They took the party into an alliance with the Law and Justice party in July 2009. Polish President Appoints His Twin Brother as Premier (Update2) July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski appointed his identical twin, Jaroslaw, as prime minister today after accepting the resignation of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.
The step was taken even as a majority of Poles said they dislike the arrangement. The ruling Law & Justice party nominated its chairman, the 57-year-old Jaroslaw Kaczynski, for prime minister after Marcinkiewicz agreed to step down. According to Deputy Premier Andrzej Lepper, he was forced to resign after making government decisions without consulting his party or coalition partners. New Anti-Gay Regime in Poland. Gay Mundo New Anti-Gay Regime in Poland Catholic ultra-conservatives bash their way to victory.
By Tomek Kitlinski and Pawel Leszkowicz WARSAW, NOV. 10, 2005. List of animals displaying homosexual behavior. Couple of two male mallard ducks in a nature reserve in Germany For these animals, there is documented evidence of homosexual behavior of one or more of the following kinds: sex, courtship, affection, pair bonding, or parenting, as noted in researcher and author Bruce Bagemihl's 1999 book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity.
Selected images[edit] The all-female Brandon Davidson species Cnemidophorus neomexicanus (center), which reproduces via parthenogenesis, is shown flanked by two sexual species having males, C. inornatus (left) and C. tigris (right). Same-sex Behavior Seen In Nearly All Animals, Review Finds. Same-sex behavior is a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom, common across species, from worms to frogs to birds, concludes a new review of existing research.
"It's clear that same-sex sexual behavior extends far beyond the well-known examples that dominate both the scientific and popular literature: for example, bonobos, dolphins, penguins and fruit flies," said Nathan Bailey, the first author of the review paper and a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology at UC Riverside. There is a caveat, however. The review also reports that same-sex behaviors are not the same across species, and that researchers may be calling qualitatively different phenomena by the same name. Homosexuality Common in the Wild, Scientists Say.
As gay couples celebrate their newfound right to marry in California and opposition groups rally to fight the ruling, many struggle with this question: Is homosexuality natural? On this issue, Nature has spoken: Same-sex lovin' is common in hundreds of species, scientists say. Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins at New York's Central Park Zoo, were a couple for about six years, during which they nurtured a fertilized egg together (given to them by a zookeeper) and raised the young chick that hatched. According to University of Oslo zoologist Petter Böckman, about 1,500 animal species are known to practice same-sex coupling, including bears, gorillas, flamingos, owls, salmon and many others.
Oslo gay animal show draws crowds. Curators say a Norwegian exhibition on homosexuality among animals has been well received, despite initial indications of strong opposition. The Oslo Natural History Museum opened the show last week and says it has been well attended, not least by families. Organisers reported early criticism of the project, and being told by one opponent they would "burn in hell". Gay vulture couple raise surrogate chicks - News. The adult males, known as Dashik and Yehuda, built a nest last year and set-up home together. Timeless Spirit Magazine. Gay penguin couple adopts abandoned egg in German zoo - World. Stonewall. As of 7 November 2011 the lifetime ban on donating blood on gay and bisexual men who have had sex with other men will be lifted.
However men who have had anal or oral sex with another man, whether protected or unprotected, in the 12 months before donating blood will still not be allowed to donate. Gay men blood donor ban to be lifted. 8 September 2011Last updated at 14:19 By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News Men who have sex with other men will be allowed to donate blood. Gay men who use a condom should not face delays giving blood. The Department of Health said the 12-month ban on donations will apply even if the blood of gay and bisexual men is safe. Guardian.co.uk Politics. David Cameron apologises to gay people for section 28. Hundreds attend kiss-in outside John Snow pub after venue closes its doors. Peter And Hazelmary Bull, Christian Hotel Owners, Ordered To Pay Damages To Gay Couple.
Two Christian guesthouse owners who were ordered to pay damages after refusing to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room lost their appeal today. Bristol gay couple win Cornwall B&B bed ban case. 18 January 2011Last updated at 15:05. David Copeland - "The London Nail Bomber" David John Copeland (born May 15, 1976) is a former member of the British neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement who became known as the "London nailbomber" after a 12-day bombing campaign in April 1999 aimed at London's black, Asian, and gay communities. Nail bomber David Copeland loses sentence appeal. Mayor wants end to gay bullying - Doncaster news.
Mayor vows to cut Gay Pride funds. New mayor makes Gay Pride U-turn. ROBERT HARDMAN: The un-PC supermayor who has slashed public spending, axed pointless jobs and banned the word 'diversity'