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Group alleges abuse of gay, transgender prisoners

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:00:17 +0000

(Washington) For 22 hours a day, Alejandro Cortez-Reyna, who is transgender, was confined to a 5-by-9-foot cell in immigration custody. Eventually the time out of the cell was reduced to about(...)

Source: Lindsay Lohan released from rehab

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:12:24 +0000

(Beverly Hills, Calif.) A source familiar with Lindsay Lohan’s criminal case says the actress has been released from rehab but will not appear at a Wednesday morning court hearing. Lohan(...)

Thurs. Watercooler: Enrique water skis naked!

logointern1 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:45:12 +0000

Enrique Iglesias made good on his promise this week when he water skied naked. Iglesias lost a bet he made on the World Cup that landed him naked in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. He told BBC in June,(...)

Gay man sentenced to life for killing partner

logointern2 — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:00:44 +0000

Michael Edwards, 32, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the fatal stabbing of his partner, the United Press International reported.

Edwards admitted to a court in Manchester,(...)

Malawi couple keep low profile after pardon

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:48:57 +0000

(Blantyre, Malawi) A couple from Malawi have kept out of the public eye after being pardoned and freed from prison, in what a relative said Sunday was a deliberate decision prompted by the(...)

2 convicted under Malawi anti-gay laws separated

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:07:15 +0000

(Blantyre, Malawi) The prison spokesman says the couple convicted under Malawi’s anti-homosexuality laws are being held in separate facilities.

Evance Phiri told The Associated Press Wednesday(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Malawai Gay Couple Beaten in Jail

ERubySachs — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:31:17 +0000

I wrote about this story over the holidays and, like most stories, time has revealed a sadder and more complex tale.

The couple that was arrested after performing a public engagement ceremony(...)

Withers: Calling for rape as retribution

James Withers — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:12:22 +0000

Happens all the time. A cretin will be caught, and found guilty, for anti-gay violence and message boards will be filled with calls of prison time where rape is punishment.

Usually the wish is(...)

Transgender inmate denied electrolysis

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:21:23 +0000

(Boston) A Boston federal judge has denied a request from a transgender woman to continue hair removal treatments as the inmate awaits a ruling on whether the state will pay for a sex-change(...)

Convictions overturned for Senegal gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:30:51 +0000

(Dakar) An appeals court in the Senegal capital of Dakar overturned jail sentences Monday for nine men convicted on charges of homosexuality.

They were sentenced in January to eight years in(...)