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MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO BURN GAY FLAG

Homovision  Nov 12 09

A 23-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he attempted to burn the gay pride flag at a gay community center in the United States.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Police suspend officers after gay-bar raid

Google Gay News / TheNewsTribune.com  Nov 06 09

PinkNews.co.uk FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Police suspend officers after gay-bar raidTheNewsTribune.comStanding in front of a Fort Worth gay bar Thursday morning, Police Chief Jeff Halstead announced the suspensions of a sergeant and two police officers over .
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3 Fort Worth officers suspended for role in raid at gay bar

Yahoo Gay News / Dallas Morning News  Nov 06 09

FORT WORTH - Police Chief Jeff Halstead said he wanted to close a painful chapter and start a new one as he stood in front of a gay bar Thursday to announce the suspensions of a sergeant and two police officers over a controversial raid conducted there in late June.
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Accused Jewish Terrorist Jack Teitel

Google Gay Pride News / TIME  Nov 03 09

ABC News Accused Jewish Terrorist Jack TeitelTIME... was making sexual advances in a Jerusalem park and attacking a police station in 2006 to distract police officers from a nearby gay-pride parade.
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The Atlanta Eagle raid according to the Atlanta Eagle

Bilerico  Oct 26 09

Fresh from my mailbox, a link to a factual account of the gory details from attorneys for the Eagle.
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Dalllas: police slapped traffic tickets on drivers for not speaking English

Pams House blend  Oct 24 09

Another one to file in the police-out-of-control file. They are now moving into a witty area of activity -- passing personal judgment on Latino drivers' English speaking skills (or lack thereof), by issuing citations to them.
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The Atlanta Eagle launches web site documenting police raid

Pams House blend  Oct 23 09

Now this is a nice bit of activism -- documenting police misconduct online, including official reports, as a snapshot in timeof  what it was like to be raided in 2009, the details for all to see.
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Is Rio The Safest Choice When It Comes To Hosting The Olympics?

Made in Brazil  Oct 22 09

Certainly not, but the city still has seven years to straighten up (or five if you consider that the country is also hosting the World Cup in 2014).
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Help Stop Discrimination in China

Gay Agenda  Oct 21 09

From the IGLHRC: China The rights violated in this case include the freedom of assembly, association and freedom from arbitrary detention.
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Hamas launches religious crackdown in Gaza

America Blog  Oct 19 09

Bringing out the inner knuckle-dragger whether they like it or not. The Guardian: For the first time since Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections nearly four years ago, the group is trying to Islamise Gazan society.
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Police forces adopt smartphones

BBC Technology News  Oct 16 09

Police officers with smartphones spend more time on the beat says the National Policing Improvement Agency.
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Man claims friend came on to him, then he strangled him

Gay and Lesbian Times  Oct 08 09

City Heights man ordered to stand trial for murder

A City Heights man who insisted he is straight has admitted to strangling a gay acquaintance with his forearm after he said the man came on to him, according to court testimony heard last week.
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20 years ago, police shut down the Castro

Wicked Gay Blog  Oct 06 09

By San Francisco standards the evening of Friday, October 6, 1989 started off like any other, with a cool sea breeze buffeting the city and residents welcoming the start of the weekend.
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First Gay Boston Councilman Sues Police

Advocate  Oct 05 09

David Scondras charges that police officers beat him after his arrest for soliciting sex with a minor in 2006.
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Ottawa: Catholic Bishop Flees On Child Pornography Charges

Joe My God  Oct 01 09

Catholic Bishop Raymond Lahey has gone on the lam from Canadian authorities shortly after border guards found child pornography on his computer.
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LGBT in Atlanta: "They are a swing vote"

Bilerico  Sep 28 09

Interesting. The LGBT vote is a swing vote in Atlanta.

All four leading mayoral candidates -- Lisa Borders, Mary Norwood, Kasim Reed and Jesse Spikes -- sent statements urging city officials to conduct a fair investigation into the Sept.
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Dating website used for 'gay blackmail con'

Pink News  Sep 25 09

Two men have been arrested for posing as police officers in order to rob a man they met through internet dating.
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Right-Wing Threats Scrap Serbian Gay-Pride Parade

Google Gay Pride News / TIME  Sep 23 09

PinkNews.co.uk Right-Wing Threats Scrap Serbian Gay-Pride ParadeTIME23, 2009 Serbian police officers walk past graffiti reading "Death to homosexuals," referring to the aborted gay-pride parade in Belgrade, on Sept.
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Right Wing Threats Scrap Serbian Gay Pride Parade

Google Gay Pride News / TIME  Sep 23 09

PinkNews.co.uk Right Wing Threats Scrap Serbian Gay Pride ParadeTIME23, 2009 Serbian police officers walk past graffiti, reading "Death to homosexuals" referring to the aborted gay pride parade, in Belgrade on September 20, .
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Atlanta protests Eagle bar raid: Was it part of a mission to clean up the city?

Bilerico  Sep 21 09

There was a protest this weekend over the bar raid in Atlanta. Monica Helms has lots of videos (in good quality), so hop on over to her site if you couldn't be there.
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