Gay News Headlines: "Social Conservatives" & "New Words" for Gays; Ian McKellen takes gay tour to schools; Mongolia gays face uphill battle; Malta government's attitude 'reprehensible'; Gay University of North Carolina student assaulted; African gay-rights activists stand strong; A new play about a gay hate crime; Peter Tatchell: 10 year gay blood ban is unjustified...
Anti-gay Agendas:
- "Social Conservatives" Will Defeat The Gay Agenda By Inventing "New Words" [HuffPo]
Education:
- Ian McKellen takes gay tour to schools -- In a campaign against homophobia in education, Stonewall has enlisted the actor Ian McKellen to do a nationwide tour of schools [Guardian]
Equality:
- Mongolia gays face uphill battle for acceptance [AFP]
- Gay rights: NGOs find Malta government's attitude 'reprehensible' [Times of Malta]
Hate Crimes:
- Gay University of North Carolina student assaulted; officials call it a hate crime [wral]
- African gay-rights activists stand strong as brutality rises [Globe and Mail]
- British Columbia -- A new play about a gay hate crime and murder to debut in Vancouver theatre [Vancouver Observer]
Health:
- Peter Tatchell: 10 year gay blood ban is unjustified - A change of policy to include the HIV virus test alongside the antibody test would be safer, smarter and free up more much-needed blood. [New Statesman]
