Category Archives: Teh Ghey

Music for a Sunday: Polyushko Polye, three ways

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Today, we ride a troika. First off, the Red Army choir doing a killer rendition of my favorite old Soviet tune: And now, the late, great Ivan Rebroff… …who, despite his stage name, was actually a German (and won medals … Continue reading →

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Fresh video from Russia

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video from today by Dmitriy Zikov, showing Russian police in Red Square arresting a group of LGBT rights activists singing the national anthem at the moment of the opening of the Sochi Olympics. At the end you can hear a … Continue reading →

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Nothing to see here. Move along…

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, gays can feel safe and at ease in Russia with the Olympics on? Funny, but I don’t believe that…why not? Oh yeah…that’s why. An antifascist group of LGBT rights supporters, on October 6 of last year, found out just … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: A little Santorum on your Sochi

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I somehow doubt that this will be the theme song of the Olympics: It sure is catchy, though. And so’s this one: …although I suspect it won’t be played, either.

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Equal marriage: coming soon to Venezuela?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Let’s hope so. Aporrea has the details on what promises to be a landmark piece of legislation, to be presented this week: This Friday, the 31st of January, at 9:00 in the morning, the sex/gender diversity community will present before … Continue reading →

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Good news from two unexpected places

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

First, Texas: Yup, Wendy Davis has laced up her running shoes again. And this time, she’s heading straight for the governor’s mansion: Wendy Davis, the Democratic Texas state senator who won fame trying to block anti-abortion legislation with a marathon … Continue reading →

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An open letter to Johnny Weir

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Dear Johnny: So, I heard you still plan to go to Sochi in spite of everything. Well, Johnny, I must confess I’m baffled and disappointed. Is this the same Johnny I loved so much for his fearlessness? The one who … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on Chelsea Manning

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So. THIS happened. The soldier we all knew as Bradley Manning has officially come out as transgender, and will henceforth be known here as Chelsea, in accordance with her expressed wishes. Of course, her coming-out has been greeted with the … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on the Manning verdict…and the Snowden case

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’ve been traumatized too much by reality to care about the consequences of shattering the fantasy.” — Bradley Manning It was a farce. Really, what other conclusion can I draw when a military judge decides that Bradley Manning was not … Continue reading →

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First same-sex civil marriage for Colombia!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Say “hola” to Colombia’s first same-sex married couple: Carlos Hernando Rivera, and Gonzalo Ruíz Giraldo! On Wednesday, the 67th municipal judge of Bogotá, Carmen Lucía Rodríguez, declared a civil union for the first same-sex couple in Colombia, Carlos Rivera and … Continue reading →

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