Monday’s Gay News Roundup

Filed Under Headlines | February 1st, 2010 

Monday’s Gay News Roundup: Life in Pakistan; BBC and their Research; Super Bowl Controversy; Gay Choral Work; Partner Benefits & Injustice; Gay-Str8 Conversion Quackery…

Life in Pakistan: – Guardian — Harassed, intimidated, abused: but now Pakistan’s hijra transgender minority finds its voice.

Media Watch:

- Guardian/Peter Tatchell: BBC research into lesbian, gay and bisexual portrayal offers hope.

- CTV — Gay men’s dating site too racy for Super Bowl?

Entertainment / Life: SF Gate — Gay chorus hits hinterlands to open hearts

Partner Benefits & Injustice:

- Dallas Voice – Partner denied sick leave by ATT — Despite 100% rating from HRC, company won’t allow gay man time off to care for ailing spouse.

- KansasCity.com – Late highway patrol trooper’s partner laments lack of legal protection.

Quackery: The Independent — The ex-gay files: The bizarre world of gay-to-straight conversion