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Queer Nation Responds To Stoli CEO
Via press release: A Statement From Queer Nation; Marketing Is Not Enough Val Mendeleev, the chief executive officer of SPI Group, the owner of the Stolichnaya brand, confirmed in an open letter on July 25 that SPI produces this vodka in Russia and that SPI has offices and operations in Russia. Stolichnaya is a Russian vodka that is owned by …
Read More »TEXAS: Police Capture Suspect Wanted In Hook-Up Murder Of Austin Gay Man
The man suspected of murdering an Austin gay man after meeting him at a local nightclub has been found already in custody in Louisiana on separate charges. Matthew Bacon, 26, was arrested close to midnight on July 16 after the West Monroe police received a report that he was trying to sell narcotics at a truck stop in the city, …
Read More »Target Donates $50K To Group Supporting Anti-Gay Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli
Miranda Blue writes for Right Wing Watch: Target reports that in the first half of this year, it contributed $50,000 to the Republican Governors Association, which so far this year has spent nearly $3 million on behalf of Cuccinelli’s gubernatorial campaign. Target, like many large corporations, is an equal opportunity influence-buyer – it also gave $50,000 this year to the …
Read More »Larry Kramer Marries
The New York Times has the story: Larry Kramer, the award-winning playwright of “The Normal Heart” and longtime gay rights advocate, married his partner, David Webster, on Wednesday in the intensive care unit of NYU Langone Medical Center, where Mr. Kramer has been recovering from surgery for a bowel obstruction. Mr. Webster, in a telephone interview on Thursday, said the …
Read More »Ohio AG Mike DeWine To Appeal Marriage Ruling For Dying Gay Man
NOTE: IMPORTANT UPDATE ADDED
On Monday a federal judge ordered the state of Ohio to recognize the Maryland marriage of a Cincinnati gay couple, one of whom is dying of ALS. The Ohio Attorney General intends to stop that. “The case in Cincinnati is a real tragedy. We have two individuals, two men, and one of them is dying so it is very, very …
Read More »Liberty Counsel Asks Followers To “Like” Death Penalty For Homosexuals
Right Wing Watch reports that earlier today the viciously anti-gay Liberty Counsel asked its Facebook followers to “like” the above banner which cites the biblical call for homosexuals to be put to death. Since RWW made their own post, Liberty Council has removed the banner from its page and the image from its photo albums. Brian Tashman writes: “We are …
Read More »Pay With Your Face
Minority Report. It’s here. In Finland, at least. Finland-based company Uniqul is preparing to release a payment system that uses facial recognition software to link a customer with his or her bank account. Instead of swiping a credit card to purchase goods (which is so painfully last-century), now you can just gaze into a camera. A Uniqul tablet at check-out …
Read More »Stoli CEO Issues Open Letter To Gays
The CEO of Stolichnaya Vodka has written an open letter to the LGBT community in order to stave off the nascent boycott campaign. The letter opens: The recent dreadful actions taken by the Russian Government limiting the rights of the LGBT community and the passionate reaction of the community have prompted me to write this letter to you. I want …
Read More »SCOTLAND: Marriage Bill Published
The Guardian reports: The bill to legalise same sex marriages in Scotland has now been published, and while it has arrived later than hoped and expected, Holyrood will introduce a more open, flexible regime than the new equal marriage laws in England and Wales. The Scottish Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) bill, released on Thursday morning, will not introduce the …
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