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Slap Upside The Hiatus 1 Apr 2013 | 12:28 am
The astute among you may have perceived somewhat of a reduction in the frequency of updates over the past several weeks. With Slap approaching its seventh year, I need a break to focus on other things...
Documentary about Homophobia in Jamaica 12 Feb 2013 | 08:00 am
Check out this trailer for An Abominable Crime, a documentary about the rampant (and often ignored) homophobia problem in Jamaica. The filmmakers are currently fundraising to help get this film finish...
Men Aquitted For Ordering Gay Drink 14 Jan 2013 | 04:00 pm
Two Cameroon men who were sentenced to five years in prison for “looking gay” after ordering Bailey’s Irish Cream have been acquitted of the charges by an appeals court. The two had already passed a y...
Russia Goes After American Pop Divas 17 Dec 2012 | 04:00 pm
Less than a year ago, the Russian city of St. Petersburg passed a law banning “homosexual propaganda,” with expected hysterical results. From equal rights marches to rainbows on milk cartons, no one s...
Skip Out On The Anti-Gay Salvation Army 10 Dec 2012 | 04:00 pm
It’s about that time of year when the folks at The Salvation Army start ringing bells in front of their red kettles, soliciting donations. If you happen to see a Salvation Army kettle this holiday sea...
Nova Scotia Passes Trans Rights Bill 3 Dec 2012 | 04:02 am
Slap reader Paul has written in with some good news coming out of Nova Scotia. The province passed its Transgendered Persons Protection Act on Friday, explicitly protecting trans Nova Scotians from ho...
Housing Discrimination Courtesy of Rental Diva 6 Aug 2012 | 06:00 pm
Rental Diva, an unlicensed rental agency in Brampton Ontario, is likely to face a human rights tribunal after turning away clients because they’re gay. Thiago Derucio and Christ Prentice called Juliet...
Ukraine Proposes Jail For Positive Gay Depictions 30 Jul 2012 | 06:00 pm
Lawmakers in the Ukraine have introduced an anti-gay bill that would punish “propaganda of homosexuality” with fines and up to five years in prison. Russia recently enacted a similar law this year, w...
Australia’s Gay Panic Defence Get Challenged 16 Jul 2012 | 06:00 pm
Slap reader Tim writes in with this bit of news from Down Under: Currently in Queensland Australia there exists a legal defence which allows a reduced sentence on murder of another person of the same...
Court Rejects Anti-Gay Lawsuit 9 Jul 2012 | 06:00 pm
An anti-gay group calling themselves New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms filed a lawsuit late last year to reverse the state’s equal marriage law. Like most attempts to get same-sex marriage overt...
