ABC has a show called “What would you do?” that can be rather fun to watch, in which some sort of uncomfortable scenario is faked in a public place, and the reactions of the people exposed to it is filmed. At the end, the host of the show and the hidden camera crew comes out…

… He’s a Republican. That’s what makes it interesting. Actually, this is interesting at two levels. First, he’s a Republican not voting to take away someone’s rights. That is very very rare. Second, he’s a Republican not doing what the Central Control of Congressional Politics (CCCP) of the Republican Party is telling him to do.…

Uganda is about to pass a law that will ensure the execution of gay people, people suspected of being gay, or people who may have something to do with someone who is possibly gay. This law stems from political activism by American based conservatives based in Washington DC and is made possible by US and…

Minneapolis Mayor RT Ryback welcomes the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to the LGBT Equality: Creating Change conference being held this weekend in gayer of the Twin Cities. Of special importance is that the NGLTF will be releasing a major report on discrimination against transgender individuals some time today.

There is a report of David Kato Kisule’s death in a blog post at Gay Uganda here. And this: Joint statement of the European Parliament’s Intergroup of LGBT Rights: Death of David Kato… We are deeply saddened by the murder of David Kato Kisule, yesterday 26 January in Kampala, Uganda. David was a lifelong human…

Not much info on this: The blood soaked rag Rolling Stone has been blocked from printing the names, photos, and addresses of gay Ugandan citizens. When the paper did so last year with the headline “Hang Them,” it was taken to court. Here is what Justice Kibuuka Musoke wrote in his ruling: “Gays are also…

See also: Anti-Gay Atmosphere Permeates Uganda Stop a Witch hunt against Gays in Uganda Fighting the Anti-Gay Bill in Uganda

In a landmark vote for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to advance legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The 63-33 test vote all but guarantees the legislation will pass the Senate, possibly by day’s end, and reach the president’s desk before the…

The United States Military has finally come to realize what we all have known for, well, generations. It’s OK to be gay and in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or, believe it or not, the Marines. A Pentagon study on gays in the military has determined that overturning the law known as “don’t…

… or, to be more precise, 70 percent of those polled predict that lifting the ban would have positive, mixed, or no results. The report is expected to become public any moment now, but you can read about what it will contain here.

… acording to the report that will be released by the Defense Department tomorrow. Except Marines, of course. the survey found resistance to repealing the ban strongest among the Marines, according to The Washington Post. It’s an attitude apparently shared by their top leader, Commandant Gen. James Amos, who has said that the government should…

Republican Lindsey Graham, who is a guy with a girls name apparently, strongly feels that the Senate is unlikely to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell during the Lame Duck session. The house has already voted to repeal, and Obama is in favor of repeal, and the Senate is more likely to approve human-rights related legislation…

The United Nations has a list of “discriminatory grounds” for executions … reasons to execute someone that the UN says are not OK. And, the UN just passed a resolution removing sexual orientation from that list. This applies to state executions as well as hate killings. Human rights defenders are protected by the resolution, as…

And now, the other side of the story, for balance:

Federal Judge Virginia Phillips ruled that the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, which essentially bans being gay in the military, is to be ended immediately and in all US military facilities worldwide. According to the judge, “…the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act irreparably injures servicemembers by infringing their fundamental rights.,,,there is no adequate remedy at…