AltWeeklies Wire
Cuba Pushes Gay Rights, but Rum-Soaked Despair Lingersnew
Four decades after gays were sent to forced labor camps, and two decades after people with AIDS were forcibly hospitalized, the country recently celebrated its second international day against homophobia. But if the new political page is meant to salvage the standing of the revolution, it's not going down well among the people I meet. Cubans are more overtly cranky than on my last trip a few years back, none more so than the young gay guys on the Malecon.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
06-30-2008 |
LGBT
Kidnapped Journalist Talks About His Ordealnew
The BBC's Alan Johnston refused to cover the Mideast conflict from comfort of a hotel, and was kept in a three-month captivity as a result.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
05-02-2008 |
Media
Call to Palestinenew
Mustafa Barghouti says activist visits are the key to stopping extremism.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
11-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Iran: GLBT Terra Terrornew
Gay groups have used a information shortfall to put their own spin on facts about Iran, as was made clear at a recent confab in Toronto.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
02-23-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: Iran
Al-Jazeera's No Foenew
It's good enough for CBC and many Israelis, so why can't we get the Arab station on our sets?
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
12-22-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Queer Crusade's Bad Servenew
The West's cozy activists should stop imposing their tactics on the world's gays.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
08-04-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
