Monday’s Gay News Reports

Filed Under Headlines | October 19th, 2009 

Monday’s Gay News Reports Include: An update on the Trafalgar Square Attack; A Twist in the Thunder Bay, Ont. Attack Story; Update on the NY Attack; Commentary on Uganda; A couple of reports from New Zealand; A Rally in Rhode Island; D.C. Politics and More…

Crime Reports:

– Police say attack on gay Ont. man not a hate crime — A gay man beaten with a brick in Thunder Bay, Ont., was not the victim of a hate crime and is now one of five people facing charges in a sequence of altercations that included the attack, police said Friday.

- UK — Three held over fatal gay attack — Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fatal homophobic attack in London’s Trafalgar Square.

- NY — ‘I thought I died’: Gay man Jack Price, beaten in Queens, talks about attack. Related: Rally Against Hate Held in Queens on Saturday.

New Zealand Reports:

- Half of gay NZ students self-harm – report

- End to provocation defence a step closer in NZ

Political Reports:

- Twenty Senate Democrats Still Haven’t Co-Sponsored ENDA. That’s Embarrassing.

- Obama ducks gay soldiers pledge — for now.

Rally Reports:

- AIDS Walk L.A. turns 25, and he hasn’t missed a step — Over the years, Don Foley has seen the march grow in size, diversity and optimism.

- Supporters of Marriage Equality in Rhode Island marched from Burnside Park to a rally at the State House. (Video)

- Message Heard With Ft Worth Stockyards ‘Kiss-In’

- Rally Against Hate Held in Queens on Saturday.

Religious Reports: Mormon-tied gay rights groups join in blasting LDS apostle’s Prop 8 comments

Uganda Report: Bahati’s Bill – a Convenient Distraction for Country’s Government