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South Africa activists speak out against rape of lesbians

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:00:59 +0000

(Cape Town, South Africa) Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.

About 25 demonstrators rallied outside parliament Monday while their leaders met(...)

Monday Watercooler: Marine leader signals support for DADT repeal

James Withers — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:41:49 +0000

Egypt. Been listening to Al Jazeera and the BBC all weekend. Won’t insult you with arm chair analysis, but am worried President Hosni Mubarak’s dictator instincts will kick in and he’ll crush(...)

Vietnamese “virginity test” not valid on gay men

logointern3 — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:00:04 +0000

Vietnamese acupuncturist Pham Thi Hong has made headlines in her native country for developing a male virginity test that has freed three convicted rapists.

Hong’s method consists of(...)

Tues. Watercooler: Constance McMillen – life after prom

logointern2 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:29:15 +0000

Constance McMillen moves on. You remember Constance? The openly gay teenager who made headlines this May when her rural Mississipi high school canceled the prom rather than allow her to bring(...)

Lesbian says RI officer raped her, came to hospital

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:43:17 +0000

(Providence, RI) A woman who says she was raped by an on-duty Providence police officer testified Monday that the man came into her hospital room grinning and in uniform after the alleged attack(...)

Friday Watercooler: RuPaul Rolemodel and South African Lesbian Rape

rayhunt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:50:20 +0000

• Rupaul is MY role model. Three teachers in a Los Angeles have been suspended and are under investigation in a controversy surrounding the schools Black History Month celebration. At the end(...)

60,000 inmates sexually abused every year

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:55:38 +0000

(Washington) A federal commission on prison rape has concluded that the risk of being attacked depends greatly on the type of prisoner, and where the inmate is locked up.

More than 60,000(...)

South African lesbians are rape targets

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:44:55 +0000

(Johannesburg, South Africa) Lesbians are being targeted for rape to “cure” them and make them straight a report by a South African anti-poverty group says.

Rape already is a major problem in(...)

Suspects in lesbian rape case plead not guilty

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:28:07 +0000

(Martinez, California) Three suspects in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian woman pleaded not guilty Thursday and are likely to remain jailed until a judge decides whether there’s enough(...)

Court appearance for accused in lesbian gang rape case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:26:36 +0000

(Martinez, California) Two men and a teenager were formally charged Tuesday in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay area.

Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, and Josue(...)