Hundreds of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered gathered in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu Wednesday, participating in gay pride parade organized by Sunil Pant, the country’s first and only gay legislator, Pant largely responsible for the remarkable strides in advancing equal rights for gays and lesbians, having filed a petition that prompted the Supreme Court to order the government to enact laws guaranteeing equality as well as Pant having sponsored a gay marriage measure currently before Parliament. Wednesday’s event, timed to coincide with the Hindu festival of Gai Jatra, was the first international gay pride parade held in the city. 21 year old transsexual Karuna Adhikari, wearing a flowing white dress, said “We want to raise our voices and ensure that third-gender people get the same opportunities as everyone else.”
In Poland, the Association for Diversity, a gay advocacy group called on the government to withdraw a textbook authorized for use in secondary schools that portrays homosexuality as an illness that can be cured. The educational ministry dismissed the complaint, saying that the textbook - a previous edition of which had equated homosexuality with incest and pedophilia - were approved on the advice of experts and that teachers had the option to determine which textbooks to use or not use. However, Diversity spokesperson Przemek Szczeplocki said that the book in question “remains silent on the problems of homophobia and discrimination and presents the theory that homosexuality is something one can reject and that one can return to ‘normality,’” adding that “this kind of attitude deepens the lack of acceptance for gays, lesbians and bisexuals and perpetuates a belief that some sexual orientation are weird, and this is hurtful.”
Jo Calderon graces the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan, and inside the newest male model reveals that he hails from Palermo, Sicily, that this is the first time he has been photographed, and describes Lady Gaga as “fuckin beautiful, and funny, and interesting,” funny since Calderon is in fact Stefani Joanne Angelina Germnotta, who is in fact Lady Gaga.
Ms. Ciccone or Madonna on all fours, scrubbing the floors, featured in the Fall/Winter 2010 Dolce and Gabbana campaign naturally.
Really, who would enjoy seeking a shirtless, sweaty Jensen Ackles, what with his bulging biceps and glistening abs?
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