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May 2012 Blog Posts (83)

San Juan party is back on June 23 2012

Famous celebrations of San Juan, the shortest night of the year, will be back on Saturday 23 2012. El Gato Lounge in front of Gay beach of Torremolinos announced it would hold its  usual San Juan party for gays and friends from 11 p.m. on.. http://www.facebook.com/elgatolounge

A must to see!…

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Added by jeff on May 31, 2012 at 19:38 — No Comments

UK: Lord Browne criticises 'anti-gay' British business

Lord Browne, former CEO of British Petroleum was forthright in an interview today with the BBC's business editor. Browne stated: "My sense is that the business world is remains more intolerant of homosexuality than other worlds such as the legal profession, the media and the visual arts.....I am one of the few…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 30, 2012 at 18:00 — No Comments

USA: Cyber Bully Apologises for Death of Student Tyler Clementi.

Dharun Ravi, the student who shared a room with gay teenager Tyler Clementi – who took his own life in 2010 after Ravi broadcast webcam footage of Clementi having sex with a man over the net – has apologised for his crime.

Ravi, now aged 20, has been charged with 15 criminal counts, including…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 30, 2012 at 17:49 — No Comments

Columbia: Gay Couples Can Now Smooch in Public!

Homosexuality in Columbia has been legal now for 32 years. Public decorum however drew the line at public manifestations of love such as kissing or holding hands.

That all came to an end when a gay couple were thrown out of a shopping mall by a zealous security guard for doing just that - kissing!

The constitutional court of Columbia ruled that…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 30, 2012 at 17:33 — No Comments

"THE SOUND OF MY VOICE"--A MOVIE REVIEW

Is Maggie (Brit Marling) a 23 year old woman from the year 2054 or is she a scam artist on the run from the FBI? Is 8 year old Abigail (Avery Pohl) her mother? And why, and with what, does her father inject her foot with every night? Does each member, of what might be a cult, really have to learn that handshake that is…

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Added by martin d. goodkin on May 30, 2012 at 1:58 — No Comments

What a Way to Sell Candles!

A gay candle ad which is sure to make you melt! John Saint-Denis has made the video below publicising his product: candles!

Hunky Peter Calandra (pictured) sure knows how to make us rush out to buy some!

The…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 29, 2012 at 19:51 — No Comments

Nepal Officially Recognises 'Third' Gender Citizens

In a long-fought for move the government of Nepal has agreed to extend official citizenship to its LGBT people under an 'other' gender category.…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 29, 2012 at 19:33 — No Comments

Ukraine: Expected To Make it Illegal to be Gay in Public

This week, Ukraine's legislature is expected to vote in favor of new laws that will make it illegal to be gay or lesbian in public.…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 29, 2012 at 19:25 — No Comments

UK: Gareth Thomas Graces The Cover Of Attitude’s Annual “Naked” Issue

UK gay mag Attitude has released its annual Naked Issue and, in honor of the London Olympics, they put out rugby stud Gareth Thomas on the cover.

Joining Thomas in the buff are reality star Jay of Geordie Shore, singer Rod Thomas, Olympic…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 29, 2012 at 19:16 — No Comments

7 DECADES OF DISCOVERIES/ADVENTURES CALLED LIFE--PART 4 C

"New York, New York, It's A Wonderful Town" and it was in the mid to late 60s. My life was spent in restaurants, either eating or working in them , bars, movies, theatres and/or 'den of iniquities' .

I had so many favorite restaurants to eat in but the one that topped them all, and still…

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Added by martin d. goodkin on May 29, 2012 at 2:06 — No Comments

NC, USA:Pastor Worley - The Story Continues.....

Following my two previous posts regarding this alleged 'Man of God' and his now infamous sermon plus Anderson Cooper's excoriating interview with a member of Worley's congregation, this weekend saw more than 2,000 protesters  from all over the country to protest.

Providence Road Baptist Church Pastor…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 28, 2012 at 18:15 — 1 Comment

USA, Chicago:34th International Mr Leather (IML) 2012

US leather lover, Woody Woodruff (center) better known as Mr Michigan Leather, has taken out the 2012 IML title which was awarded Sunday night in Chicago, taking the top sash from last year’s title holder Eric Gutierrez (Mr. European…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 28, 2012 at 17:53 — No Comments

Gay Activists Detained by Police in Moscow

Protestors demanding the right to hold a gay Pride parade in the Russian capital were arrested during two demonstrations yesterday.

As the activists mustered outside the city council to call on the authorities to permit them to march, Orthodox Christians attempted to break up the gathering and attacked protestors, throwing water and grabbing rainbow flags…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 28, 2012 at 17:43 — No Comments

Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia Show

Lady Gaga has cancelled her sold-out Indonesia show after threats from Muslim extremists.

Her Born This Way Ball was cancelled following security concerns, after the pop star was threatened with violence if she went along with the show.

Lady Gaga was set to play the largest audience of her Asian tour to 52,000 people in Jakarta, but tickets will…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 28, 2012 at 17:36 — 1 Comment

Chinese Whispers - Anderson Cooper's New Squeeze!

Word around town in NYC is that Gavin Hammon (pictured) is CNN frontman Anderson Coopers' new 'boyfriend'!

What Benjamin Masaini  - supposedly Coop's current boyfriend thinks about it goodness only…

Added by Mark Palmer on May 28, 2012 at 17:31 — 2 Comments

LOOKING AT, NOT LIVING IN, THE PAST



High School Graduation 1952

At 76 years of age the mind is full of memories and it is sort of a battle to keep the past away and live in your present. I don't live in my past but I do think about it when I hear a voice or smell an aroma or I see something that sort of gives me a…

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Added by martin d. goodkin on May 28, 2012 at 1:14 — No Comments

A LITTLE BIT HERE & A LITTLE BIT THERE

BEFORE picmonkey.com AFTER…

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Added by martin d. goodkin on May 27, 2012 at 1:27 — No Comments

"MEN IN BLACK 3"--A MOVIE REVIEW

When you walk into the movie theatre to see "MIB3" you are not going to see a 'deep' film but to be entertained and "MIB3" is entertaining--maybe mindless, but entertaining. It has been 15 years since the first "Men in Black" and though it helps to have seen that for a better understanding about the relationship…

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Added by martin d. goodkin on May 26, 2012 at 2:20 — No Comments

It's Freaky Friday (Again)!!

Following on from my blog post a few days ago concerning Pastor Worley's call to put "queers, lesbians and homosexuals" behind electrified fences and leaving them to die, Anderson Cooper of CNN interviewed a member of Worley's congregation.

Below is a video of that interview.

This woman defines ignorance. Her inability to make a coherent…

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Added by Mark Palmer on May 25, 2012 at 16:30 — 3 Comments

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