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As citizen-consumers, we have tremendous influence over Pepsi. It has customers all over the world — meaning that, unlike the MPs in Uganda who are pushing this bill, Pepsi cares what we think and say about them. And for this piece of legislation, our position is clear — Pepsi must use its power as a major company in Uganda to communicate clearly to Ugandan legislators that this hateful bill must be stopped.
The latest effort to stop Uganda’s horrific anti-gay bill: petition Pepsi, a company with a huge presence in Uganda, to use its influence to oppose the legislation. Read more or sign the petition.  (via gaywrites)
gaywrites: Meanwhile in Russia: An anti-gay group wants authorities to investigate these milk cartons, produced by Pepsi Co., because the rainbows in the design “promote homosexuality to children,” violating St. Petersburg’s law banning gay propaganda. Can’t make this stuff up. More.  In Jerry Falwell’s attempt to haunt the US, he must of made a wrong turn and ended up in Russia.
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Meanwhile in Russia: An anti-gay group wants authorities to investigate these milk cartons, produced by Pepsi Co., because the rainbows in the design “promote homosexuality to children,” violating St. Petersburg’s law banning gay propaganda. Can’t make this stuff up. More. 

In Jerry Falwell’s attempt to haunt the US, he must of made a wrong turn and ended up in Russia.

Malaysian seminars help teachers, parents recognize and stop homosexuality in kids

gaywrites:

Last year, a state in Malaysia set up a camp to teach “effeminate” boys how to be more masculine. Now, parents and teachers are invited to seminars teaching them to recognize and curb homosexuality themselves.

The government-sponsored seminars teach attendees that “preferences for tight, light-colored clothes and large handbags” are signs of homosexuality in boys, while young girls who prefer to spend their time with other girls might be lesbians. Teachers and parents are also told not to show acceptance. 

Malaysia is a majority Muslim country, but an official with the Teachers Foundation of Malaysia, which runs the seminars, said they are “multireligious and multicultural, after all, all religions are basically against that type of behavior.” Ten such events have been held to date, with 1,500 people attending the most recent one, held Wednesday. It was led by Deputy Education Minister Puad Zarkashi, who has expressed concern about children learning tolerance of gays from their peers, Reuters reports.

1,500 people attended the most recent event like this. We have a serious problem here. 

Wait, so there’s a difference between boys preferring large or small handbags?

French mayor defies national law and marries gay couple

gaywrites:

Mayor Jean Vila of the French town Cabestany officiated the marriage of a gay couple yesterday. National law in France allows for same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, but not marriages. 

“To outlaw homosexual marriage is to deny the reality of thousands of homosexual couples,” he said after the ceremony, held in the Cabestany City Hall. “This decision to join these two people for me is an act of anger and revolt in the face of the authorities’ refusal to legitimize such unions.” He did not enter the marriage in the official registry, however, to avoid the possibility of annulment.

Show ‘em how it’s done. 

Gavin Newsom in all his hotness beat you to this punch by 7 years.

That whole gay issue thing, that’s never bothered me. I’ve never seen what that affects and [why] anybody should care — and they never do affect me. … First of all, we’re going to stop somebody from getting a marriage license because they’re gay? You won’t stop them from living together, so what have you accomplished?

Toby Keith in a recent interview with CMT Insider. More. (via gaywrites)

What you’ve accomplished is scaring people into voting for you.

Person to watch: Kathryn Lehman, GOP lobbyist against DOMA

gaywrites:

Kathryn Lehman is an unusual pick for a lobbyist to help repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. A Republican lobbyist, she helped write the controversial law 15 years ago.

Now, Lehman has essentially switched sides on the issue and is working with other lobbyists to repeal DOMA. She’s holding on to her GOP affiliation, but she’s realized how important it is for DOMA to disappear - she came out to herself and to the world some time after the law was put in place.

“I’m not an activist personality. I’ve been a staffer my whole career,” Lehman explained of her new involvement in lobbying for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA. “It’s not a secret that I’m gay, it’s not a secret that [Lehman’s partner] Julie [Conway] and I have been together for seven years. … But I really felt like it was time to step up, to step out. And I’ve recognized the work of people who I don’t really agree with politically in the gay and lesbian community, but who have done a lot of work to make my life better.”

The Advocate.com profile of Lehman, linked above, has more information about her lobbying career and what it means to have a Republican fighting against DOMA. All in all, this is pretty impressive. Better late than never. 

I’m sincerely convinced that every person working against gay rights is a serious closet case. Moms of the world, tell your children you love them no matter what so we can stop going through this shit. Thanks.

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