Swiss Film Fest Fires Egyptian Journalist for Role in Bathhouse Raid
Journalist Mona Iraqi is accused of setting up a raid on a gay bathhouse in Cairo that has 26 men now facing prison sentences.
Thom Senzee
www.advocate.com/world/2014/12/27/swiss-film-fest-fires-egyptian-journalist-role-bathhouse-raid
Michael Sam Opens Up About the Other Gay NFL Players Who Reached Out to Him: VIDEO
In a promo for Oprah’s interview with Michael Sam that airs tonight, Sam talks about the gay men in the NFL who reached out to him to commend Sam for his courage being openly gay.
Sam wouldn’t specify the exact number, saying only that a “very few” contacted him, before adding: “there’s a lot of us out there.”
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…
And be sure to catch Oprah’s full interview with Sam tonight at 10:30 pm PT on OWN following the premiere of the Michael Sam documentary at 9 PT.
Kyler Geoffroy
Taiwan Removes Surgical Barriers to Trans Citizens' Legal Recognition
With Taiwan’s celebrated decision, the number of countries worldwide that require proof-of-surgery to change legal gender now drops to 28.
Mitch Kellaway
www.advocate.com/world/2014/12/27/taiwan-removes-surgical-barriers-trans-citizens-legal-recognition
Which City Provides The Sultriest Experience? Cast Your Vote And Win A Trip
Bali. Miami. Barcelona. Bangkok. Last Vegas. Mexico City.
There’s no shortage of sultry cities. Which is the sexiest of them all?
We’ve narrowed it down to these sex, er, six choices. Now it’s up to you to decide which should take home the top prize in the 2014 Best of GayCities.
Vote for your favorite sultry nominee–or write in your own–for a chance at a free trip for two to any destination in the continental U.S., courtesy of our friends at Hyatt.
Voting is easy. Just sign into your GayCities account and make your selections. You’ll automatically be entered into the prize sweepstakes.
Polls close January 5. You must be a US resident to win the prize. See the complete rules.
Graham Gremore
UK Soccer Player Gets Yellow Card for Kissing Opponent: VIDEO
Hoping to “defuse the situation” before it escalated further, Bristol Rovers midfielder Lee Mansell planted a kiss on the lips of opposing player J.J. O’Donnell during a confrontation last Friday.
Mansell was given a yellow card by the ref and by the looks of things O’Donnell probably didn’t give him his number after the game.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…
[via BBC]
Kyler Geoffroy
www.towleroad.com/2014/12/uk-soccer-player-gets-yellow-card-for-kissing-opponent-video.html
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Journalism Magazine Calls Don Lemon The Worst
Watch the gaffes that landed Don Lemon on a list of the year’s worst journalism.
Lucas Grindley
www.advocate.com/politics/media/2014/12/27/journalism-magazine-calls-don-lemon-worst
“Behind Closed Drawers” Awareness Campaign Doesn’t Want You To Get Anal Cancer
A new campaign called “Behind Closed Drawers” hopes to raise awareness to the issue of anal cancer among gay men.
“A growing number of physicians and health activists recommend that all men who have sex with men, especially those who are HIV-positive, be tested every one-to-three years depending on their immunological well-being and CD4 count,” organizers said in a statement. “They suggest that HIV negative individuals be tested every three years. This work is important, because most people know little about anal cancer, have never been tested for it, and don’t know that screening tests exist.”
The campaign, which was launched by the National LGBT Cancer Network and Tusk and Dagger, is currently working to create a directory of free and low-cost, LGBT-friendly anal cancer screening clinics across the country.
Organizers hope to raise funds by asking folks to text 41444 to “UNDIES” and make a donation. They are also encouraging people to spread the word via social media by posting photos of themselves in their underpants with the hashtag #BehindClosedDrawers.
An opportunity to raise awareness and take shameless selfies of ourselves in our undies for a good cause? Count us in.
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Graham Gremore
Egyptian Men Involved in 'Gay Wedding' Video Receive One Year Prison Sentence Each
The group of eight men arrested in Egypt for appearing in a video back in September purportedly featuring a gay marriage have had their jail sentences reduced from 3 years each to one year each by an Egyptian appeals court.
The men were originally convicted in November of broadcasting images that “violated public decency” after video surfaced of what prosecutors said was a gay wedding ceremony aboard a Nile riverboat.
AFP reports:
The defendants’ families, who were expecting their acquittal, screamed and wept on hearing the new sentences, according to an AFP reporter.
Homosexuality is not specifically banned under Egyptian law and the men were initially accused of debauchery.
That charge was dropped after an invasive anal exam of the men showed that they did not have receptive anal sex.
The defence repeatedly denied that the men were gay, and insisted that the lower court had caved in to popular pressure.
One of the defendants told a television talk show prior to their arrest that the video was recorded during a birthday party.
Earlier this month, Egyptian police raided a bathhouse in Cairo and arrested a large group of men on charges of “perversion”.
Kyler Geoffroy
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