California’s First Harvey Milk Day Gives Us Hope
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay city official in the USA, elected by San Francisco citizens as a Supervisor (Councilman) for District 8. On 22 May 2010, California is celebrating the first official state holiday designated as Harvey Milk Day, honoring the first openly gay elected official in the USA.
Africa: Malawi Court Jails Gay Couple For 14 Years For “Unnatural Act”
Today, a court in Malawi imposed the harshest sentence legally possible on Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Muonjeza, an openly gay couple. The two men were arrested last December after holding a marriage ceremony. The judge, Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa, sentenced the two men to 14 years’ imprisonment with hard labor for “unnatural act” and “gross indecency”. The […]
Did Naomi Campbell Receive Blood Diamonds From Liberia’s Dictator?
A special court of Sierra Leone is moving forward to subpoena British supermodel Noami Campbell following credible evidence that she received blood diamonds as a gift from Liberia former president Charles Taylor. Taylor is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity that occurred during the civil war in Sierra Leone which took place […]
Draw Muhammad Day: Censorship, Sabotage, Threats & Murder
Draw Muhammad Day is not an assault on Islam or Muslims, and certainly not on Arab people of any nation. The protest is in defense of individual freedom of expression. Freedom cannot be allowed to erode by the giving of ground in the face of an irrational and tyrannical assault. In the name of freedom of expression; pick up a pen, pencil or crayon and draw your best Muhammad whether it be a portrait or a stick figure.
Oil Spill: Salazar Admits Oil Drilling Lapses
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said changes must be made to the Minerals Management Service, the agency in charge of regulating offshore oil drilling. “We need to clean up that house,” Salazar told the Senate Energy Committee Tuesday. Salazar said he plans to “craft a new agency” because of ethical misconduct and regulatory failures. Salazar emphasized […]
