Markus Ulrich: Der Schein trügt: Hasskriminalität gegen Lesben und Schwule nimmt stetig zu
Selbstbestimmt, offen und diskriminierungsfrei – eine demokratische Gesellschaft muss es allen Menschen garantieren, jederzeit, an jedem Ort, ohne Angst und Anfeindung verschieden zu sein. In Deutschland ist das für Lesben und Schwule nicht möglich.

Weiterlesen: Blogs, Politik, Homosexualität, Germany News

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Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Leads ‘No’ Vote on Gay Marriage

Sydney (dpa) – Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday urged Australians to vote against same-sex marriage, after the government said it would ask the public to vote on the issue in a September postal ballot. The government said it would follow its earlier decision to have a non-binding postal vote to gauge national opinion,…

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Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Leads ‘No’ Vote on Gay Marriage

Governor Eddie Calvo Tells People of Guam There is No Change in Threat Level: WATCH

Guam’s Governor Eddie Calvo posted a message to YouTube on Wednesday reassuring the people of Guam that there is no change in threat level resulting from North Korea events.

Said Calvo in the message:

I know we woke up to media reports of North Korea’s talk of revenge on the United States and this so-called new-found technology that allows them to target Guam.

I am working with Homeland Security, the Rear Admiral, and the United States to ensure our safety.

I want to reassure the people of Guam that currently there is no threat to our island or the Marianas. I spoke to Joint Region Marianas Commander Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield who confirmed this with me.

My Homeland Security Advisor who is in communications with Homeland Security and Department of Defense notes that there is no change in threat level resulting from North Korea events. HSA George Charfauros reminds us that there are several levels of defense all strategically placed to protect our island and our nation.

Additionally, I have reached out to the White House this morning. An attack or threat to Guam is a threat or attack on the United States. They have said that America will be defended.

I also want to remind national media that Guam is American soil and we have 200,000 Americans in Guam and the Marianas. We are not just a military installation.

With that said, I want to ensure that we are prepared for any eventuality. I will be convening the Unified Coordination Group, which includes myself and the Rear Admiral, to discuss the state of readiness of our military and our local first responders.

My office will continue to provide information to our community. What information we are given, we will pass it on to you.

The Washington Post reports:

At about 4,000 miles west of Hawaii, and 2,200 miles southeast of North Korea, Guam is on the edge of U.S. power in the Pacific. Its combined Navy and Air Force installation, Joint Region Marianas, is the home port for nuclear submarines, a contingent of Special Operations Forces and the launching point of flights for strategic bombers conducting rotational flights over Japanese territories and in the Korean Peninsula.

Guam has been a strategic linchpin since Spain relinquished control to the U.S. Navy following the Spanish-American War in 1898. Japanese forces sped to the island following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and captured it, subjecting its people to violence that some historians estimate to have killed 10 percent of its population.

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Governor Eddie Calvo Tells People of Guam There is No Change in Threat Level: WATCH

Black Women, Girls, and Trans Folks Get Locked Up and Shot Too

In her new book, Invisible No More, Andrea J. Ritchie dissects the forgotten stories of police violence against transgender women of color.  Read an exclusive excerpt below.

www.advocate.com/books/2017/8/09/black-women-girls-and-trans-folks-get-locked-and-shot-too

Guido aus “Köln 50667” ist jetzt eine Frau – und nicht mehr wiederzuerkennen
Viele kennen David dos Santos noch aus seiner Rolle als schwulen Friseur mit Vollbart und Tattoos aus der Reality Soap “Köln 50667”. 3 Jahre nach seinem Serienausstieg, sieht der Schauspieler jetzt jedoch völlig anders aus.

Weiterlesen: Video, Köln 50667, Transgender, Lgbtq, Entertainment, Germany News

www.huffingtonpost.de/2017/08/09/guido-aus-koln-50667-ist-_n_17706158.html

Anti-LGBT Pastor: God Ordained Trump to Take Out Kim Jong Un

Robert Jeffress, who’s connected homosexuality to pedophilia and Obama to the Antichrist, doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

www.advocate.com/politics/2017/8/08/anti-lgbt-pastor-god-ordained-trump-take-out-kim-jong-un