Thursday, December 17, 2009

Uganda Begins Anti-Homosexuality Bill Debate, Andrew Cowles Files Formal Complaint Against Jan Moir, Closet Rugby Guy, Stuart Martin, Bruce Weber

The Times reports that Friday, members of the Ugandan Parliament will debate the draft of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, introduced in October by David Bahati; it famously proposes the death penalty for “aggravated acts” of homosexuality. The Bill states that “same sex attraction is not an innate and immutable characteristic” and suggests life sentences for consensual gay sex. Bahati contends that homosexuality is ‘totally repugnant, it is repulsive, it’s not something you would want to do if you have your normal faculties functioning.”

According to NPR, there may be opposition to the Bill within Uganda, but the taboo surrounding homosexuality silences those against.

Andrew Cowles, the husband of the late Boyzone star Stephen Gately, formally filed an official complaint with the British Press Complaints Commission Thursday, according to the Guardian, against Jan Moir and her infamous Daily Mail column about Gately’s death. Cowles has complained citing breaches of accuracy, intrusion into grief or shock and discrimination.

An introduction to yet another blog written by a closeted professional athlete, the aptly titled Closet Rugby Guy, written by “Poppy,” a South African rugby player, who writes well and often.

Scottish sexy stud and soccer star Stuart Martin seen shirtless.

Bruce Weber photographs the effortlessly all-American Robby Fiore, and an adorable assortment of puppies.

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