SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “OUTS” PROP 8 JUDGE WALKER
The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay.
Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker say the 65-year-old jurist, appointed to the bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, has never taken pains to disguise – or advertise – his orientation. – Source – San Francisco Chronicle
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MALAWI MAN ARRESTED FOR PUTTING UP PRO-GAY RIGHTS POSTERS
Malawian police have arrested a man for allegedly putting up posters supporting homosexuality, which is illegal in the southern African nation.
Peter Sawali was charged last week with conduct likely to cause breach of peace, said police spokesman Davie Chingwalu.
Sawali, 21, was putting up posters that read, “Gay rights are human rights,” on a busy road in the city of Blantyre, the spokesman said.
“All these countries want to impose their culture on us, but homosexuality is a crime, according to the penal code in Malawi,” he said. Those found guilty of homosexuality in Malawi face a maximum of 14 years in jail. – Source – CNN
EXCOMMUNICATED PRIEST TO WED PARTNER IN IRELAND
Bishop Pat Buckley says he is looking forward to his forthcoming civil partnership next week with his Filipino partner Eduardo Yango.
The self-styled cleric told the Belfast Telegraph that he is tying the knot with his lover during a “simple” ceremony at Larne Borough Council on Monday before heading to his home for a religious service in The Oratory, where he has blessed gay and lesbian unions in his private independent chapel for over 22 years.
I am looking forward to Monday very much,” said Bishop Buckley, who was suspended as a Catholic priest in 1986 and was excommunicated in 1998 following his unlawful ordination as a bishop. – Source – Belfast Telegraph
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IS TOKYO’S GAY DISTRICT HEADING TOWARDS EXTINCTION ?
It is, in many ways, very Japanese: discreet, compartmentalised; fastidiously careful about order and details. Live and let live as long as the outward appearance of things is maintained. “This is a country that happily lives with contradictions,” says Taq Otsuka, author of several books on Japan’s gay scene. “It has its one way of doing things that people sometimes don’t understand.” Thus, Tokyo, a city with a reputation as one of the most uptight, buttoned-down capitals, also boasts, in its Shinjuku district, one of the world’s densest and most diverse concentration of gay bars and clubs: the Ni-chome (pronounced “nee-chomay”) area. – Source - The Independent
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