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‘Call Me Kuchu’: The continuing battle against homophobia in Uganda
When we first started filming ‘Call Me Kuchu’, our documentary about the first openly gay man in Uganda, David Kato, we were immediately struck by the apparent disconnect between our experiences in Uganda and what we were seeing in international media reports.
By Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall | Arts, Film | Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 3:12 pm
Tackling homophobia, the last taboo in football
The shirts of Germany’s top flight players will this weekend be adorned with a unanimous slogan: “Geh deinen Weg” (“Go your own way”) as part of the weekly Integrations-Spieltag (Integration Matchday). The message of integration is primarily in support of young members of the immigrant community but following an interview with an anonymous gay footballer in the German magazine “Fluter”, it is the homophobia debate which has begun to take centre stage.
By Kit Holden | Football, Sport | Friday, 14 September 2012 at 3:40 pm
Frank Ocean’s brave decision in the macho world of urban music
In the uber-macho and hetero-centric world of urban music, particularly in hip-hop, coming out as gay or bisexual isn’t exactly an everyday occurrence. So Frank Ocean’s decision to publish a heartfelt open letter on his Tumblr site this week revealing that his first love was in fact a man has significant implications.
By Anna Nathanson | Arts, Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 5 July 2012 at 9:53 am
The debate: Sticks and stones – is it just banter?
Derogatory language is common among children, but is using terms that have undoubtedly negative connotations detrimental to how children will view minority groups, or are efforts to quell offensive language among school children futile, and a step too far?
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at 12:00 am
When will US Republicans realise gay marriage is their natural bedfellow?
Clara Cullen argues that giving government the constitutional power to define what, or more importantly what does not constitute a marriage infringes upon traditional small government values at the heart of US Republican ideology. If they continue to insist on staunchly adhering to socially conservative values, she argues, they will become increasingly out of touch electorally.
By Clara Cullen | Notebook, Opinion, iPolitics | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 2:00 pm
You do not choose to be straight or gay; it chooses you
It is not just Ed Miliband who is being stabbed by his own side. The last few days have witnessed such a spectacular self-harming incident for gay people that I can only assume the homophobes of Britain and America are doing a celebratory jig.
By Patrick Strudwick | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 26 January 2012 at 11:32 am
‘Gays’, the Pentagon and the Media: the erosion of Civil Liberties
The government sells its principals up the river on what is now, seemingly, a daily basis, but the worlds news outlets should not be paying for the raft. We do not require the approval of the Pentagon to put pressure on the application of civil rights and we do not require a simple majority to decide what side of the coin to choose.
By Oliver Duggan | Notebook, The Foreign Desk | Friday, 3 December 2010 at 6:00 am
The Peaceful Protest against Homophobia
A few weeks ago I felt moved and therefore obliged to write about the horrific news that a number of teens across America had committed suicide as a result of being bullied about their sexuality. The more I read when researching, the more upset I became and angry that our race can be so hurtful [...]
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Tuesday, 9 November 2010 at 12:34 am
Gay Suicide Spate in America
The homophobes are out in force in America. Yesterday I came across the shocking story of a young and talented musician who took his own life after some thoughtless idiot posted a secret video of him embracing another man – there was, of course, also a background of mocking and abuse towards him, all due [...]
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Thursday, 30 September 2010 at 9:40 pm
Guardian.co.uk asks: How gay is William Hague?
The Guardian’s Michael White is passionate in his condemnation of the media for jumping on internet tittle tattle about William Hague and exploiting speculation about his marriage.
Undermined a little by the ad served up to me immediately under the piece:
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By Stephen Foley | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 2 September 2010 at 3:40 pm
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