Hurray for Uruguay !

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Politics on April 3, 2013

 

Uruguay’s Senate has voted to legalise same-sex marriage by approving a single law governing matrimony for heterosexuals and homosexuals. Tuesday’s 23-8 vote comes after a lower-house approval in December. It will now return to the lower chamber of Congress for amendments. If the bill is approved, Uruguay will become the second nation in Latin America, after

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Column: Homo’s zijn de redding van het huwelijk.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Diary on March 25, 2013

 

Verleden week was het exact 10 jaar geleden dat België het huwelijk openstelde voor personen van hetzelfde geslacht. Afgelopen zaterdag deed Frankrijk het nog eens vlotjes over. Onder het motto: elke reden is een goeie reden om een fles open te trekken had ik al bijna een vreugdepolonaise aangevangen, ware het niet dat ik

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Week of the other f-word.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes on February 15, 2013

 

During International Women’s Day – from March 4 to 10 –  online news magazine DeWereldMorgen.be focusses on feminism, sexism and gender(in)equality. Everything you always wanted to know about the other f-word. They close this “week of the other f-word” with an evening of music, imagination and interaction on Friday, March 8 at De Vooruit

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Video: Ellen DeGeneres on Boy Scouts.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes on February 8, 2013

 

The Boy Scouts have delayed their vote on whether they will allow gay people to join their organization. Ellen discussed it in her monologue.

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France approves gay marriage law.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Politics on February 4, 2013

 

The French National Assembly has approved the most important article of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage.

Deputies voted 249-97 in favour of redefining marriage as being an agreement between two people – not just between a man and a woman. President Francois Hollande’s Socialists and their left-wing supporters backed it, opposed by

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Et Alors? Magazine in Belgian newspaper De Morgen.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Press, Review on January 30, 2013
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Gay Propaganda Turns Entire Population Of Russia Gay.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Politics on January 30, 2013

 

Great article in TheGlobalEdition.

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Socialist (and straight) members of French parliament shared a kiss as part of the “Marriage for All” protests.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Politics on January 29, 2013

 

A pair of French politicians made a touching statement in support of LGBT equality this weekend, as protesters geared up for Tuesday’s parliamentary debate on the country’s marriage equality bill.

Socialist (and straight) members of French parliament Yann Galut and Nicolas Bays shared a kiss as part of the “Marriage for All” protests on

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Kathleen Wynne, Ontario’s new premier, is a lesbian.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Politics on January 27, 2013

In her victory speech, Wynne thanked her partner Jane Rounthwaite. “Jane is on the front line,” Wynne said. “Raising money, and the keeper of the lists.”

That followed her morning speech to the convention, in which Wynne addressed the issue of her sexual orientation head-on. “I do not believe that the people of Ontario judge

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Lagerfeld Supports Gay Marriage in Lesbian Couture.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Fashion on January 23, 2013

 

Chanel’s couturier Karl Lagerfeld has used fashion to support a controversial French gay marriage law — sending two brides together down the catwalk at the Paris’ Grand Palais fashion show. Asked if his use of lesbian couture at his show was designed to support gay marriage in France, Lagerfeld replied: “Of course it was.”

French President

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Nepal Adds Third Gender to Forms.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Politics on January 23, 2013

 

An official says Nepal’s government will begin issuing citizenship certificates with the category “third gender” for people who do not wish to be identified as male or female. India already has three genders on its passports (male, female, and eunuch), as does Australia (male, female, x), and Pakistan’s supreme court ruled in 2009 to issue distinct, third gender identity

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GLAAD announces nominees for its 2013 Media Award.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Icons on January 16, 2013

 

Today, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Agains Defamation announced nominees for its 2013 Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards celebrate outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and our allies on TV, in film, and in the news.

Check out the nominees!

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Washington National Cathedral says ‘I do’ to same-sex marriage.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Mission Statement. on January 10, 2013

 

The Washington National Cathedral had been ready to embrace same-sex marriage for some time, though it took a series of recent events and a new leader for the prominent, 106-year-old church to announce Wednesday that it would begin hosting such nuptials.

Read the complete article in The Washington Post.

 

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First ever ‘Gay Bible’ released.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Books on December 19, 2012

 

In an effort to resolve “long-standing interpretive ambiguity in key Bible passages regarding homosexuality” a new version of the classic King James Bible — this one titled The Queen James Bible — claims to be the first ever gay friendly Bible to correctly translate the Christian scriptures.

Available on Amazon.com, the Bible is described on

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The Pansy Project by Paul Harfleet.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Art, Causes, Et Alors? Magazine, Mission Statement., Photos on December 14, 2012

 

The Pansy Project is an on-going initiative and artwork devised by Paul Harfleet in 2005.

He revisits locations where homophobia was experienced and plants self seeding pansies to mark the spot. They act as a living memorial to the abuse and operate as an antidote to it. After they are individually planted, the pansy’s location is photographed

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Great Video! Gay Women Will Marry Your Boyfriends.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Great, Movies on November 28, 2012

 

We support gay marriage. Here’s why you should too.

The gay women version of the college humor (below).

 

 

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Ai Weiwei & Anish Kapoor: Gangnam for Freedom.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Icons, Mission Statement., Politics on November 23, 2012

 

Why is Anish Kapoor dancing with wrist flourishes towards the camera, wearing handcuffs and black tape over his mouth? It’s to make a statement in support of Chinese dissidents like fellow artist Ai Weiwei. All to the viral K-pop tune “Gangnam Style.”

The Indian-born British artist is shown doing Psy’s horse-riding dance with help from friends

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Great video! Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Movies on November 14, 2012

 

We support gay marriage. Here’s why you should too:

 

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Lance Loud, America’s First Gay Reality Star, Subject Of New Biography.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Books on November 12, 2012

 

Born in 1951 Alanson Russell ‘Lance’ Loud was an American magazine columnist and new wave rock-n-roll performer. Loud is best known for his 1973 appearance in An American Family, a pioneer reality television series that featured his coming out, leading to his status as an icon in the gay community. However, Lance Loud was

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Column: Fifty shades avant la lettre.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Books, Diary, Et Alors? Magazine, Mission Statement. on November 6, 2012

 

Darlings!

We’re in Antwerp. At the opening of the annual book fair. A mega event with loads of people, lights so bright your make-up starts to look like cement and bad hangover wine.

Nevertheless, despite these joyful goodies it’s always nice to see if people take a look at your book. Yes, darlings.

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