Mumbai Queer Film Festival to Push the Envelope
Filed Under Gay Entertainment, Gay Events, Gay Film | December 29th, 2009
MUMBAI, India — Pride parades in all metros, the historic Delhi High Court’s verdict on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, relaunch of India’s first gay magazine Bombay Dost, the Indian Election Commission’s decision to recognize transgender as a separate category…the pink flag is rising over India, queer visibility is increasing. Read more
Facing AIDS Project
Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Gay Events | December 1st, 2009
In this video, Tree Alexander and Miguel Gomez describe how you can get involved in the Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day 2009 Campaign: Read more
David Mixner to Be Honored at Point Honors Benefit
Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Awards, Gay Events | November 19th, 2009
Point Legend Award to be Presented to Activist David Mixner at Annual NY Point Honors Gala Read more
Protest in NYC Against Uganda’s Anti-Gay Measure
Filed Under Gay Events, Human Rights, Legal, Politics | November 18th, 2009
What: A public protest against a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda will take place on Thursday in New York City aligned with global human rights protests in other cities. UPDATED*. Read more
Video: Poem On Equality & Marching For It
Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events | October 7th, 2009
Staceyann Chin is a spoken word poet performing artist and political activist. She wrote a poem about equality and the need to march for our rights in D.C. Read more
Thunder Bay Speaks Out on Gaybashing
Filed Under Gay Events, Hate Crimes, Homophobia | September 14th, 2009
On Friday, September 11, Thunder Bay rallied in support of Jake Raynard, who was viciously gaybashed on September 5. Xtra.ca was on hand to produce this video report: Read more
2009 World Outgames Recap
Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events, Sports | August 13th, 2009
Xtra.ca takes a look back at the 2009 World Outgames in this video report. Read more
Copenhagen LGBT Human Rights Conference Coverage
Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events, Human Rights | July 29th, 2009
In addition to the sports and parties going on in Copenhagen, there’s a LGBT Human Rights Conference that’s a part of the 2009 Outgames program going on. Here’s some video and headlines from this event. Read more
100 Nations Meet in Copenhagen to Celebrate and Fight for Gay Rights
Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events, Sports | July 23rd, 2009
COPENHAGEN, DK (PRNewswire) — This week, thousands of people from across the globe will arrive in the Danish capital Copenhagen to take part in the most important international event for homosexual, bi-sexual and transgender men and women – World Outgames 2009. On the agenda is one of the largest and most important conferences on homosexual rights the world has ever seen. Read more
The Stonewall Edition
Filed Under Gay Events, Headlines, Life | June 29th, 2009
Last week I posted links to a few of the Stonewall Anniversary stories. Over the weekend though there’s been an explosion of great stories about Stonewall that’s been published. Some of the stories are memories of the events, some are how Stonewall has shaped events and gay rights and some of the stories look at how things have or haven’t changed. Read more



