Africa Watch: - Homosexuals Are Still Under Siege in Uganda [Vanity Fair]
India: - 365 days minus 377: gay community says this calls for celebration [Indian Express]
Crime & Courts:
- Accused in buggery charge remanded for the third time - Charges stem from 1971 incident; Canada's buggery law struck down in 1988 [Xtra]
- Michael Shermer on: The Right to Exclude Gays: The Supreme Court’s Decision [true/slant]
Immigration: - Astonishing/Interesting...Gay groups urged to sponsor resettlement of sexual refugees by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney [Vancouver Sun]
Politics:
- Homophobia on the EU's doorstep -- Oppressed citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus long for the political support given to their eastern EU counterparts writes Nikolai Alekseev [Guardian/Comment is Free]
- No surprise...Australia's new PM, Gillard against gay marriage [smh]
Police Beat: - Pride Toronto, Toronto Police cocktail party turns ugly [Xtra]
Spies Etc...: Laurie Essig says: It takes Russian literature to understand Russia’s spy ring. She also has some good insight on the simplistic nature of Western notions of sexuality in the same article.
Sports:
- English Rugby league club fined over homophobic chanting by fans [AFP]
- Castleford Tigers set to appeal fine for abuse of gay player [Yorkshire Post]
