Posts tagged Russia
Periodical Political Post *128
Sep 16th
Queer News
- Australia’s most read newspaper claims molestation makes you gay
- American extremist Christian group publishes gay hate guide for kids
- School shuts down entire course to prevent gay student from joining
- Trans talk show pulled from South Korean TV after conservative protests
- Australian film festival shows bestiality flick after banning gay film
Other News
- U.S. presidential candidate Romney wants to put an end to porn
- Tens of thousands protest against Putin’s Russian government
- American school who refused HIV teen a place forced to pay out
- South Korea rejects creationist interference in school textbooks
- American faces execution for killing men who raped him for years
Periodical Political Post *127
Sep 13th
Queer News
- Study reveals suicide crisis among religious queer teens in Israel
- People of St. Petersburg hold gay culture festival despite ban
- Report: U.S. less productive because of LGBT discrimination
- Finalist in Vietnam song contest comes out as a trans woman
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer introduces new, gay, vampire slayer
Other News
- Warrantless wiretapping authorised by U.S. House of Rep.
- Dalai Lama: Grounding ethics in religion no longer adequate
- The hypocrisy behind one “newspaper’s” fight against porn
- American schools find terrifying ways to discipline children
- The heart-breaking consequences of America’s “war on drugs”
Periodical Political Post *123
Aug 19th
Queer News
- Appeal against 100-year gay pride ban in Moscow refused
- Gay clubbers firebombed in night club in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Madonna sued for “maybe” turning Russian people gay
- South Carolina sheriffs warned over illegal entrapment of gays
- Police in Zimbabwe arrests 44 people in anti-gay raid
Other News
- Billionaire brothers buy nomination for U.S. vice president
- Iceland’s decision to say “fuck you” to big banks was right
- WTF: U.S. court sides with gene patents in landmark case
- Diplomatic cables show U.S. intends to chase Julian Assange
- U.S. court OKs warrantless, real-time mobile phone tracking
I’ve Only Just Begun
Aug 18th
Finnish director Elias Koskimies sent us a music video he funded and produced with the help of 60 volunteers. It’s a statement in support of the Russian queer scene which is fighting against oppressive “anti-gay-propaganda” laws which were imposed to stifle gay groups and their activities and publications. The song will be available on Spotify and iTunes soon.
Periodical Political Post *117
Jul 22nd
Queer News
- The Netherlands say queer asylum seekers from Iraq are welcome
- 73 people prosecuted in St. Petersburg under gay propaganda ban
- Attempts to keep gay history out of Californian schools fail again
- New mental health program takes aim at Australian queer folks
- Gay sitcom becomes internet surprise sensation in Vietnam
- [Warning: Mirror] Grindr crashed due to overuse by Olympic athletes?
Other News
- Facebook secretly intercepts, searches chats then tells the U.S. government
- U.S. net providers set to spy on people’s net access to help entertainment industry
- At least $21 trillion of wealth hidden from taxman by super rich business elite
- American Catholic churches, schools close after high-profile sex abuse scandals
- Inevitably the Colorado shooting leaving 12 dead is blamed on gays & liberals
- Some people think Justin Bieber could promote child porn (yeah, they’re crazy)
Periodical Political Post *115
Jul 12th
Queer News
- Homophobic bullying ‘a daily nightmare’ for over half of Scotland’s youth
- Australia: ACT bid to remove surgery requirement for trans recognition
- Vietnam’s government pondering legalisation of same-sex marriage
- Budapest pride in Hungary success despite threats of anti-gay violence
- Scottish Catholic church spends another £100k on war on gay marriage
- Russian right wants Facebook to get banned over gay propaganda
Other News
- The EU & Canada are using CETA as backdoor mechanism to revive ACTA
- Former employees of NSA talk about illegal U.S. mass surveillance program
- LIBOR info graphic: The largest corruption scandal in history explained
- Obama’s accomplishments: Most deportations, most drone strikes & more
- Melinda Gates challenges Vatican, pledges $560 million for contraception
- U.S. military forcibly injected Guantanamo detainees with mind altering drugs
Periodical Political Post *109
Jun 12th
Queer News
- Catholic bishops in Uganda call for revival of “kill gays” legislation
- Australian Prime Minister says gay couples don’t need marriage
- Russian capitol Moscow bans gay pride parades for century ahead
- Discrimination study shows gay men in Italy less likely to get a job
- American conservative group blames queer kids for their own misery
- ‘Sexual depravity’ of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal
Other News
- Thousands of Russians protesting in Moscow to demand fair elections
- Climate change to be outlawed for being “leftist” in Virginia & N. Carolina?
- How Christian fundamentalists plan to teach genocide to schoolchildren
- South Korea surrenders to creationists, removes evolution from school books
- Christian pastor hangs effigy of Obama with pride flag by noose
Periodical Political Post *108
Jun 7th
Queer News
- Tunisia rejects United Nations call to decriminalise same-sex acts
- Moscow police cracks down on banned gay pride rally, arresting 40
- Petition urges Ukrainian president to stop anti-gay “propaganda” law
- High School graduation party turns into attempt at burning gay man alive
- Support for gay marriage higher among African-Americans than U.S. average
Other News
- Cardinal pays $20K to priests who raped kids, then rails against immorality of gays
- India sets age of consent to 18, makes sexual intercourse for consenting teens illegal
- U.S. Republicans block law aiming to battle wage discrimination against women
- Researchers funded with European tax money release anonymous BitTorrent client
- Mother in U.S. state of Connecticut arrested for letting 13-year-old son babysit siblings








