politics

  • Ladies and Gentlewomen

    Ladies and Gentlewomen

      “Ladies and Gentlewomen” a Tamil language, Indian groundbreaking documentary by Malini Jeevarathnam is the first ever lesbian movie in that language.  It is an attempt to break the silence about the dynamics of lesbianism and covers love, life, but also suicide among lesbians in that country. While researching for the film, Malini met around 85 women from the…

  • Cynthia Nixon is honored with HRC’s Visibility Award

    Cynthia Nixon is honored with HRC’s Visibility Award

    Cynthia Nixon the actress and activist has just been honored with the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award which will be presented to her  later this year  HRC President Chad Griffin said: “Cynthia Nixon is a fearless and outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people.“ “Cynthia uses her talent and public platform to speak out for equality in this country…

  • I.C.E. set to deport HIV-positive gay man to Venezuela, where he can’t get proper treatment

    I.C.E. set to deport HIV-positive gay man to Venezuela, where he can’t get proper treatment

    Written By Daniel Shoer Roth of  The Miami Herald Posted with permission from Tribune Content Agency Ricardo Querales fears that his days are numbered.  He has HIV. Querales showed up in mid-January at the headquarters of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miramar, Fla., to comply with a routine supervision order in place for several years as part…

  • Still confused by whole LGBTQIA +++ lexicon?

    Still confused by whole LGBTQIA +++ lexicon?

      Are you still confused by the whole LGBTQA +++ lexicon? (Some bright spark in the UK even tried to add a K for Kinky this weekend!)  Well, the one letter that seems to stump most people is P for Pansexual as it seems an awful lot like B for Bisexual.  Wikipedia explains  “A literal dictionary definition of…