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...recently struck down as unconstitutional a 149-year-old law criminalizing homosexuality, in a judgment so eloquent in its support of gay people's right to dignity that some wept in the courtroom as the last pages were read. In China this summer, Beijing and Shanghai hosted gay and lesbian festivals with little official interference - an achievement in a country where mass gatherings of any kind are tightly controlled. Tolerance isn't measured by any official statistic, but it's there in many forms - gay characters on television and in films, openly gay celebrities and gay public gatherings. Manila held...
...This might be a soft revolution, but it is a revolution all the same. Some 200 openly gay, lesbian and transgender Nepalis gathered recently in a hotel conference room to draft sample legislation protecting their rights. Pant was there, hovering in the background, but the crowd was more interested in getting answers from the two straight politicians who were attending to hear their complaints about support for gay students and delays in getting passports marked "third gender." Nepal's example is powerful enough that donors from Norway and Sweden want to help them replicate it elsewhere. That effort will begin...
...Hammonds is both Harvard’s first minority and first female Dean of the College. In a 2004 article in The Black Studies Reader, she described herself as “a Black, lesbian, feminist, writer, scientist, historian of science, and activist.” Taking her minority status to heart, she chose Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Stephanie Robinson—an African-American couple that teaches at Harvard Law School—as Winthrop House’s new masters when the previous House masters stepped down. But some students have complained about Hammonds’ lack...
...other was the reaction by the gay community to the movie's depiction of an asinine, predatory homosexual. Baron Cohen probably figured that if anyone can take a joke, it's gay people. But the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was not amused. The film "decreases the public's comfort with gay people," GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios said, adding that some scenes "hit the gay community pretty hard and reinforce some damaging, hurtful stereotypes" - an observation that was recirculated in the Twitterverse. Barrios noted that GLAAD staffers had seen an early cut of the film, and "unfortunately, the scenes that...
...Washington Obama to Gays: I Haven't Forgotten You Amid complaints of campaign promises left unfulfilled, President Obama invited hundreds of gay and lesbian leaders to the White House on June 29 to assure them that their concerns remain a priority. Activists have voiced frustration that Obama has not overturned the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy or done more to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. One participant said the event bought Obama more time, "but he'll have to deliver...