Friday’s News Post

Filed Under Headlines | August 7th, 2009 

TGIF! Friday’s News Post includes: Updates on the Fort Worth raid; A raid on a Chinese Lesbian Mag; A barrister in Cameroon who fights for justice; A Kenyan male prostitute speaks out; Sexuality in Bangladesh; A Gay PM?; A prat MP down under and a bit more…

Fort Worth Bar Raid Update:

- Dallas News reports: TABC agents faulted in raid on Fort Worth gay bar

- The Dallas Voice’s blog has more on this: TABC report finds 19 policy violations by agents, supervisor in Rainbow Lounge raid

More Raids: Chinese lesbian mag raided while activists in Copenhagen — Activists vow to work around government censors.

Politics:

- Is there a gay PM in the near future for Britain? Matthew Norman has the tattle: While Brown sinks, Mandelson rides the crest of a wave — The First Secretary of State is teasing us about his indestructibility.

- British queer activist warns Canada of ‘rigged’ asylum system — Don’t adopt UK-style refugee system: Tatchell.

- Heated Controversy Down Under…Homosexuality not normal part of life, says MP Dorothy Pratt during State Parliment session in Queensland. (I guess she hasn’t read this study.)

Court Cases: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — High school board member sued for fight at gay-marriage rally

African Voices:

- An interview with Alice Nkom, a barrister at the Cameroonian Bar — Fighting to Free Those Found ‘Guilty’ of Homosexuality.

- In the shadows too long, one of Kenya’s gay male prostitutes speaks out for change.

Sexuality:

- In Bangladesh, how you define your sexuality can depend on class, education and family circumstances — Gay, straight or MSM?

- As society’s shape-shifters, bisexuals mess with everybody’s idea of sexual orientation. Why Are People So Afraid of Bisexuals?