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Russia: Siberia Passes Anti Gay Propaganda Bill

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The regional legislature in Russia’s Siberia region on Thursday passed a bill banning promotion of homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender practices among minors.

“It’s mainly about various gay parades… about their promotion among minors. It’s about preventing people who are not related to homosexuality from explaining to their kids what is going on,” said Alexander Ilushchenko, who oversees a regional committee on culture, education, sports and youth policy.

A law penalising “the propaganda of homosexuality and paedophilia among minors” came into force in St. Petersburg on March 17, prompting mixed reactions among Russians where anti-gay sentiment remains strong.

Full Story from NDTV

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Secret Facebook Group Supplying Anti-Gay Documents for Hate Groups

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

A Facebook group called Truth4Time whose members include “a Fox News pundit, former employees of Concerned Women for America and The Family Research Council, a prominent member of the American Family Association, long term anti-gay activists, prominent members of the so-called ‘ex-gay’ movement, a member of a state legislature, college professors from right-wing universities, members of a prominent anti-gay marriage equality group, and various religious right talking heads who us bloggers have had to refute many times in the past” is plotting ongoing cyber attacks on the LGBT community and organizes efforts to troll specific pro-gay websites, according to Alvin McEwen at Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters.

Writes McEwen:

Truth4Time is supposed to be a library of anti-gay articles, blogs, and other materials for its members to use in their fight against the supposed “gay agenda.” Apparently the group has a large lists of documents which contains anti-gay information (i.e. propaganda) that members are invited to use.

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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AZ, USA: Gay Flash Mob Disrupts Anti Gay Group at Phoenix Pride

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Saturday was Gay Pride in Phoenix, AZ, where not just the temperatures where running high. Queerty reader Mike Skiff of Third Rail Media reports that fundamentalist Christians were on hand to protest the event, with the usual “Jesus hates you” catcalls and placards.

While Pride goers gave as good as they got from the haters, it was a flash-mob performance of “Born This Way,” led by Queen B, that really silenced them. (The dance sequence begins around the 5:22 mark).

Full Story from Gay Cities

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ME: Anti Gay Groups Join Forces to Fight Marriage Equality Referendum

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

NOM LogoThe Christian Civic League of Maine and the National Organization for Marriage say they’ve combined forces to defeat the same-sex marriage referendum proposal on next November’s ballot.

The chairman of Protect Marriage Maine, Rev. Bob Emrich, says it will organize groups of different faiths as well as people with no faith traditions at all in opposition to the ballot initiative. Maine voters defeated a gay marriage proposal that was on the 2009 ballot.

Christian Civic League Executive Director Carroll Conley says his group was not a major player in the 2009 campaign, but he believes it can play a major role in the campaign this year.

Full Story from The Republic

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Australia: Politician’s Gay Brother Slams Anti Gay Attack Ad

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Australian politician Bob Katter’s gay brother has criticised him for a new advert which attacks an opponent’s support for equal marriage rights for gays.

Mr Katter, federal MP for Kennedy, launched Katter’s Australia Party last year and released a new attack ad against an opponent using only his support for gay marriage against him.

The ad includes footage of Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman saying he supports such a move and asks whether voting for him is “a vote for gay marriage”.

Full Story from Pink News

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Anti Gay Bill in St. Petersburg, Russia Advances

Friday, February 24th, 2012

The St. Petersburg parliament in Russia held public hearings about the so-called anti-gay propaganda bill today, that supporters claim would ban “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism” to minors.

The measure has already passed two readings and is expected to received a third and final vote on February 29th. Governor Georgiy Poltavchenko will have 10 days to sign the bill.

Anti-gay proponents packed the hearing in their favor, Russian LGBT groups report, as organizers publicized the event only yesterday, and filled the audience with clerical and Russian nationalist organizations.

Full Story from Think Progress

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UK: Anti Gay Group Launches Campaign Against Marriage Equality

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Coalition for Marriage, the UK’s version of NOM, is ramping up a campaign to oppose efforts to achieve marriage equality there. Here’s their debut video featuring a whole line-up of Christianist bigots.

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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MD: Carroll County Commissioners Proclaim Anti Gay “Marriage Week”

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Maryland Marriage Equality Bill and Carroll CountyThe Carroll County Board of Commissioners proclaimed Feb. 7-14 as “Marriage Week.” The proclamation, as written by the board, highlights the benefits of a loving marriage on society and on children.

In discussing the proclamation, the Commissioners also talked about Senate Bill 241–the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which they said would eliminate the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman and instead would allow the marriage of any two individuals.

Reacting to the proclamation, June Horner, a straight ally and a leader in the Westminster-Carroll County Chapter of PFLAG, said she was “shocked and offended” at the wording.

Full Story from The Washington Blade

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Group Challenges Anti Gay Law in Northern Cyprus

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

A case has been lodged at the European Court of Human Rights against Turkey today to decriminalise homosexuality in Northern Cyprus.

The move, by the Human Dignity Trust, follows reports that Northern Cyprus’s anti-gay law continues to be employed despite assurances given by its leader that it would be repealed.

Cyprus was required by the ECHR to decriminalise consensual sex between consenting adults in 1993, but in the Turkish-occupied part of Northern Cyprus, homosexual acts are still illegal.

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NH: State Representative Sends Out Anti Gay Mailing on State Letterhead

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

New Hampshire Anti Gay MailerSome LGBT activists in New Hampshire are upset about a legislator’s use of official letterhead and the state seal on a mailing that seeks to drum up support for rescinding marriage equality in the state.

Rep. David Bates (pictured), a Republican, recently sent out the letter, which reads in part, “Very soon, the New Hampshire Legislature will vote on legislation I filed last year to restore traditional marriage in our state. If you believe that our marriage law should define marriage the way we’ve always known it — the union of a man and woman, then please contact your representatives to support House Bill 437.”

Full Story from The Advocate

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