Homophobic Assault in Liverpool Shatters Man's Jaw
Merseyside Police this week released CCTV images of three teens thought to be responsible for a June 21 attack by a group of seven teens on a man in Bootle, north of Liverpool : "The Victim, a 27-year-old man, was with three friends standing outside the shop at around 9pm when he was verbally abused by a group of seven men, who were drinking Alcohol. One of the group then also punched him in the face. The Victim was taken to Hospital where he received treatment for a fractured...

Ian Mulgrew: Justice won't be done for too many in the Pickton case
Vancouver - Serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton now can be bundled off to penitentiary where hopefully he will suffer the tortures of the damned. The long-awaited 9-0 Supreme Court decision upholding his six Murder convictions finally condemns the country's most despicable and most prolific serial killer. It was an expected result. In spite of misinformation given to his jury, the high bench agreed the overwhelming evidence left no doubt of Pickton's guilt and a retrial was...

Pickton: Vancouver top cop apologizes police didn't 'catch this monster sooner'

Vancouver gets set to have a gay old time at annual Pride Parade
Get ready for one of Vancouver's wildest parties of the summer. It's time to show your rainbow colours once again at Vancouver's annual Pride Parade. Some 700,000 people are expected to show up for the extravagant event, making it one of the five largest parades in North America, said Vancouver Pride Society president Ken Coolen. "These parades take on a life of their own, and it's so great to see so many people come out," Coolen said. "I love the exuberance of the day." In...

Ian Mulgrew: Justice won't be done for too many in the Pickton case

Crown expects to stay 20 outstanding murder counts against Pickton

HIGH ON FIRE Interviewed By DUNLOP TV
Dunlop TV recently conducted an interview with the Oakland, California power trio HIGH ON FIRE . Watch the chat below. HIGH ON FIRE launched a summer headlining tour of Canada on July 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The trek ran through July 22 in Montreal, Quebec, where the band shared the stage with Alice Cooper , SLAYER , HALFORD and more as part of the Heavy MTL festival. "Frost Hammer" , the new video from HIGH ON FIRE , was filmed on location in both Los Angeles and New...

Supreme Court rejects Pickton bid for new trial
Ottawa -- The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected serial killer Robert Pickton's quest for a new trial in a unanimous ruling Friday that upheld the pig farmer's convictions for murdering six missing Vancouver women. The nine justices said that despite flaws in the trial judge's instructions to the jury, there was no miscarriage of justice that would warrant retrying the 60-year-old Pickton, who is serving a life sentence with no chance of Parole for 25 years. "Certainly, this was a long...

Supreme Court could order new Pickton trial
Thu. Jul. 29 2010 11:26 PM ET Canada's highest Court will decide Friday if Robert Pickton's six second-degree Murder convictions will stand, or if the case will have to be tried again. Pickton was found guilty on the six counts on Dec. 9, 2007, but the notorious Vancouver-area pig farmer had been facing 20 additional charges. None of those additional charges have gone to trial, and if the Supreme Court decides that the current six convictions stand, the other charges will be stayed. However,...

Supreme Court rejects Pickton bid for new trial

Court upholds killer's conviction
Canada's Supreme Court was unanimous in ruling Robert Pickton's right to a fair trial was not affected by the judge's final instructions to the jury, although they split 6-3 on the reasons. At the end of an 11-month trial, Pickton, 60, was convicted of murdering six Prostitutes in 2007 and sentenced to life in Prison with no Parole for at least 25 years for six counts of second-degree Murder. The Vancouver pig farmer appealed his conviction, saying the judge gave improper instructions to the...

Supreme Court rejects Pickton bid for new trial

Livestreaming the 2010 Gay Games!
The biggest sports and cultural festival in the world will take place in Cologne, from July 31 to August 7. Some 10,000 participants from more than 70 countries will converge for the Gay Games . The motto is "Be part of it!" and the invitation is open to everyone " Gay, straight, bi, male, female, Transgender or transsexual, and regardless of religion, nationality, ethnic heritage, political convictions, athletic skills, physical capabilities, age or physical condition. Some of the...

CBS Trying to Make Up for Lost Characters?
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has given CBS a "Failing" grade because they don’t see the network as fairly and accurately portraying the LGBT community. In fact, CBS received the worst grade amongst the five major networks for a second year in a row. GLAAD’s report is based on the criteria of "quantity, quality and diversity of images of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people." According to reports however, it looks as though the network...

Gay Games Get Underway in Cologne, Germany
Today, the German city of Cologne begins hosting LGBT athletes from more than 70 countries for eighth quadrennial Gay Games. An estimated 10,000 Gay and Lesbian athletes from across the globe are expected to show and participate in the international event. Events include, but aren’t limited to football, Transgender ballroom dancing and Cheerleading. A cultural program will also be part of the event including Art Exhibitions, choir Concerts and film screenings. Unfortunately, some of...

OTEP Frontwoman Interviewed On 'Max & Cherri' Show
On July 18, 2010, "Max & Cherri" show conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya . You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Shamaya was nominated for "Outstanding Music Artist" in the 21st annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) Media Awards . An outspoken advocate of Gay Rights, Shamaya serves as a key figure in the movement to promote fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating...

SL Letter of the Afternoon: Bi Enough
I've been reading your column for years. Until recently, I never really thought I would ever need to specifically ask for your advice, since I liked to think I'd absorbed enough "Savage Love" to have a decent intuition on how to run my Sex Life. But here I am. I'm a 27-year-old single Gay woman. I spent the last two weeks doing a backcountry hike with a guy I had met a few months ago. He was doing it for work (freelance travel writer), and since he didn't set off my sketch-alarm, and as I'm...

How to Be a Gay Lady - Manners for the Modern Lesbian: Lesson Five
Now then ladies, it's been a whole fortnight since our last discussion , so tell me, please, how did you go? How many lovely Gay ladies have you left swooning in the wake of your new and politely charming seductive strategies? I've been waiting patiently to hear all your success stories of hot, well-mannered lovin' and contemplating how best to proceed from here. Maybe it's time for first date etiquette? Morning after etiquette, perhaps? But then I realised how long it's been...

Jerusalem hosts subdued gay pride march
Jerusalem — Thousands of Israelis marched calmly Thursday in Jerusalem's longest Gay Pride parade despite opposition from Anti-gay demonstrators. The subdued Jerusalem march from the center of town to the parliament building contrasted with flamboyant Gay Pride parades elsewhere in the world. Organizers said they were adjusting to the religious character of the city and using their march to promote their political agenda. Carrying rainbow banners, several thousand demonstrators walked...

Obama Expands FMLA to Same-Sex Parents
I may be on a bit of a roll today, but it seems like those who want to criticize the Obama Administration for not doing enough, fast enough for the LGBT community seem to conveniently overlook that this Administration has done more for the LGBT community in short time it’s existed than all prior Administrations combined. What are they doing now?

Richmond police arrest teen in connection with racist graffiti

Congolese community rocked by accusations against pastor