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Pioneering gay Pakistani Muslim poet dies at 64

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:00:18 +0000

(Chicago) Men and women in conservative dress sat quietly before the start of what promised to be a typical Pakistani Muslim community gathering, until Ifti Nasim – the gay Pakistani Muslim(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Mitcham comes to defense of fellow swimmer

James Withers — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:18:07 +0000

Officer who led Stonewall Inn raid dies. Seymour Pine, the deputy police inspector who led the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn, died last Thursday in New Jersey. The 91 year old was in charge of(...)

Pakistan hires transgender tax collectors to “embarrass” tax evaders

logointern1 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:00:04 +0000

The wealthy Clifton neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan is hiring transgender women to “shame” tax evaders into paying.

“Neighbors will come out and say, ‘Oh, what’s happening?’ and(...)

Withers: Social conservatives fight against UN recognition of gay rights group

James Withers — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:50:41 +0000

Two Republicans from Congress, New Jersey’s Rep. Christopher H. Smith and Arizona’s Rep. Trent Franks, are standing arm in arm with a coalition of Islamic countries to deny United Nations’(...)

Police in NW Pakistan stop transgender wedding

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:10:21 +0000

(Peshawar, Pakistan) Police in northwestern Pakistan broke up an apparent wedding between a businessman and his transgender bride, saying Tuesday they could face seven years in prison for(...)

Withers: Thoughts, ten, random

James Withers — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:19:24 +0000

1. RIP Chuck Daly.

2. If I were a Republican, I would ask Dick Cheney to follow the example of his former boss: sit down and shut up.

3. Is it wrong to be attracted to the new Kirk and Spock,(...)

Withers: What’s going on between India and Pakistan?

James Withers — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:27:40 +0000

Yes this is not a gay story and some of you will be put out that it’s being even mentioned, but the news about India and Pakistan has me freaked out. Ever since the Mumbai killings, the tension(...)

Gay HIV+ man faces deportation from U.S.

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:25:38 +0000

(Falls Church, Va.) A Pakistani man with HIV is fighting deportation from the United States and seeking asylum. The man, who wishes to be identified only by his initials, S.K., fears persecution based on his sexual orientation and HIV status if he is returned to his homeland. Under Pakistani law, being gay is punishable by [...]