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Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 30, 2017 at 5:38pm

If you recall, the Indian law against gay sex was repealed in 2009 but then reinstated by the Supreme Court in 2013 after pressure from religious groups.

Comment by Loren Miller on January 30, 2017 at 4:14pm

I have to say that I'm VERY encouraged to see a public expression of LGBT support in an environment that hostile.  Damned good sign.

Comment by Daniel W on January 30, 2017 at 3:42pm

Carl, wow that's quite a march.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 30, 2017 at 1:14pm

Some nice video footage of a gay pride parade in Mumbai, India, where gay sex is illegal.  (From Towleroad.)

Comment by Daniel W on January 30, 2017 at 12:50pm

BB, looks like we are heading back a generation on some issues.  I don't know if they can reverse the Obergefell but you can bet they'll try.

NYTimes article about gangs in Australia that murdered gay men as sport, and got away with it, back in the 80s and 90s.  Police didn't help.  88 deaths are now being reviewed, with 30 currently unsolved.

When I lived in Indiana, there were rumors of disappearances and murders.  Herb Baumeister was a suburban Indianapolis man who murdered somewhere between 11 and 16 men and boys during that era.  I don't know if his victims were gay, however. Police at the time were more interested in entrapping gay men and giving their names to the newspapers to be published.   The Indiana antigay and highly religious atmosphere was a big factor in me leaving the midwest, I hated life there.  On the other hand, if every progressive leaves, that leads to a more regressive atmosphere for those left behind.

Comment by Bertold Brautigan on January 29, 2017 at 11:17am

Meet Anti-LGBTQ Extremism’s Insidious New Leader
Blog ››› January 25, 2017 4:56 PM EST ››› RACHEL PERCELAY

[Media Matters]

The extremist Christian legal giant Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) -- known for spearheading the anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ fight in state legislatures, nationally, and abroad -- just named a new president. Here’s what you need to know about ADF’s new leader, Michael Farris -- an experienced fearmongerer and fundamentalist lawyer who will lead the group's assault on LGBTQ rights.

. . . Fearmongering was an integral part of HSLDA’s success in cultivating an active and involved membership base. Under Farris’ leadership, ADF will likely ramp up its campaign to convince supporters that any gains in LGBTQ equality will lead to widespread persecution of Christians or an influx of “bathroom predators.”

Fitting with ADF’s vision of an American legal system rooted in 3rd century Christian theology, Farris has long advocated for a cultural change to shape American politics towards the far religious right. Farris also founded another organization, Generation Joshua, a 7,500 member organization that seeks to train teens to be the “next generation of Christian leaders and citizens.” While ADF already has a vast domestic and international training program to recruit lawyers and law students to provide pro-bono hours for anti-LGBTQ legal work, Farris’ work with K-12 and undergraduate students could lay the groundwork for ADF expanding its training to younger ages.

Comment by Daniel W on January 27, 2017 at 2:43pm

Kind of a nice story about a cute gay Iraqi couple who overcame adversity and are now married and living in Seattle.  It's a reminder of how relatively good we have it here in the West and the US, compared to so many other places.

Comment by Daniel W on January 27, 2017 at 2:02pm

via gaytimes "Nell Bryden...  teamed up with Welsh filmmaker Rhys Davies for the music video, which was inspired by a feature about a gay couple desperate for marriage equality before one of them suffered the full effects of Alzheimer’s disease."

Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 24, 2017 at 9:54pm

I don't know if I've posted this before, but Daniel's video on intersex people reminded me that I had this video saved to my favorites on YouTube.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 24, 2017 at 9:44pm

That's a very interesting video on homosexuality.  There's definately much to ponder and more to discover about this topic.  

As much as I enjoy hearing that I may be more intelligent and a specially important aspect of our society, I'm rather apprehensive to fully embrace this theory.  At least right now.  

While watching the video, I had a feeling in the back of my head that a few of his conclusions were premature or possibly a bit farfetched.  I think any person, gay or straight, can be the "glue" that holds together a family or community.  Any person, gay or straight, can be a driving empathic force.  I think empathy can be learned and obtained by anybody through social interaction and education.

I'm open to discussion.  What say you?  

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