March 13, 2012 - News & Politics - 
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Bob Katter’s anti-gay marriage ad in Queensland is, according to conservative columnist Andrew Bolt, “openly and shamelessly appealing to homophobia.”
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February 9, 2012 - News & Politics - 1
A US court has ruled Proposition 8, a measure that banned gay marriage in California, illegal. The battle is far from over, and what the Supreme Court’s future ruling will be is anyone’s guess, but it’s a good win along the way for equality.
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February 6, 2012 - News & Politics - 0
But a drive from Muslims in Western countries is trying to change that. From this week’s Economist: Of the seven countries that impose the death penalty for homosexuality, all are Muslim. Even when gays do not face execution, persecution is endemic. In 2010 a Saudi man was sentenced to 500 lashes and five years in jail for having sex with another man. In February last year, police in Bahrain arrested scores [...]
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January 9, 2012 - News & Politics - 1
American journalist Dan Savage is scathing of the GOP presidential candidates, believing they’re all “doubling down on homophobia”.
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December 18, 2011 - News & Politics - 2
Educator Arie Hasit in a Ha’aretz op-ed: “Every religious community has the right to promote and enforce its laws as it sees fit. But when a community decides that the law that trumps all laws has to do with same-sex relationships, it is making a social choice to exclude a large part of our community from enriching our Jewish lives. And that choice is unacceptable.”
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June 25, 2011 - News & Politics - 3
New York is the latest, and so far largest state where gay marriage has been legalised, after Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law overnight. The question now is, what can the world expect? This graph from mate Joel Einstein, and also Newsweek:
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May 31, 2011 - News & Politics - 3
A new campaign in Israel striving for freedom of choice in marriage. Currently the institution of marriage is controlled by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, which makes it impossible for same-sex marriage, interfaith marriage and also doesn’t allow civil marriages. This has long been one of the most frustrating and backward characteristics of Israel for me, and this is a great campaign to try rectify the situation. It’s also supported [...]
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November 3, 2010 - Media, News & Politics - 2
Israel deserves huge credit for this: the first instance of a gay couple dancing together on Dancing With The Stars. That there aren’t riots in the streets, but rather widespread acceptance of this as normal, is a tribute to the liberal society Israel is. No one denies there are issues in other areas of Israeli society or politics, but this does remind us why Israel is a state, and an idea, worth supporting.
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May 21, 2010 - News & Politics - 0
Dear Socialist Alternative: Please ensure that you protest about this horrible affront to human rights immediately: In Uganda, plans to introduce draconian new laws against homosexuality look likely to go ahead despite mass protests, a major petition, and condemnation from the international community. The bill, which proposes the death penalty for so-called ‘serial offenders’, has already been described as ‘odious’ by President Obama. A senior minister in Kampala has suggested [...]
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May 18, 2010 - News & Politics - 1
For those not up-to-date on the Broadway scene, here’s a story you might not have heard. A new Broadway make of an old 1960s musical called Promises, Promises has just started up again. Sean Hayes (Jack from Will & Grace) plays a (straight) character in love with Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway veteran and Annabeth in The West Wing) and a reviewer, after seeing the play, decreed that Hayes’ performance was shoddy and [...]
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