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The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission’s request for accreditation as a consulting group to the United Nations has been blocked by Egypt. The group, which had applied for “consultative status” at the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) three years ago, is an international NGO and advocacy group focusing on protecting the rights of homosexuals and lesbians worldwide. …

The Egyptian musicians union that oversees the concerts of foreign performers has banned Elton John from holding a concert there because of his recent comments about Jesus Christ. “How do we allow a gay, who wants to ban religions, claimed that the prophet Eissa (Jesus) was gay and calls for Middle Eastern countries to allow gays to have sexual freedom,” …

It was a fantastic speech.